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Sanctuary for Gays: Ignored or Jeered at by West by Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Inst.)

By   /  December 6, 2019  /  friends/enemies, Human Rights, Israel, Mid. East news  /  No Comments

Sanctuary for Gays: Ignored or Jeered at by West by Khaled Abu Toameh  •  December 6, 2019 “Israel has always embraced this path [of liberty] in a Middle East that has long rejected it. In a region where women are stoned, gays are hanged, Christians are persecuted, Israel stands out. It is different.” – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, […]

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Israeli Settlements and International Law (Israeli Embassy in Nigeria)

By   /  November 25, 2019  /  Israel, Israel's legal case, Mid. East news, U.N. & NGOs  /  No Comments

From 2017: Attempts to present Jewish settlement in West Bank territory (ancient Judea and Samaria) as illegal and “colonial” in nature ignores the complexity of this issue, the history of the land, and the unique legal circumstances of this case.       ​The Historical Context Jewish settlement in the territory of ancient Judea and […]

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Why can’t Palestinians talk with Jews about coexistence without fearing for their lives? (EoZ)

By   /  October 20, 2019  /  Israel, Mid. East news  /  No Comments

Oct. 16, 2019 Some local Palestinian leaders met with Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria on Wednesday to discuss issues they have in common and coexistence. The meeting took place in the sukkah of Yossi Dagan, the head of the Samaria Regional Council. “The best way towards coexistence is in the dialogue between leaders who know […]

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For Most Palestinians, the “Occupation” includes All of Israel – Steve Frank (JNS-Israel Hayom via Daily Alert)

By   /  August 20, 2019  /  International, Israel, Mid. East news  /  No Comments

Aug. 20, 2019 For Most Palestinians, the “Occupation” includes All of Israel – Steve Frank (JNS-Israel Hayom) Ask someone at random what Israel should do to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the answer you’re most likely to get is “end the occupation.” For most Westerners, this means the West Bank (acquired by Israel during the 1967 […]

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Europe Poised to Put Warning Labels on Jewish-Made Products – Adam Kredo (Washington Free Beacon via Daily Alert)

By   /  August 12, 2019  /  BDS, friends/enemies, International, Israel, Mid. East news  /  No Comments

Aug. 12, 2019 Europe Poised to Put Warning Labels on Jewish-Made Products – Adam Kredo (Washington Free Beacon) The EU is poised to mandate that Israeli products made in contested territories carry consumer warning labels. The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice recently issued a non-binding opinion arguing that EU law requires Israeli-made products […]

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The Difference between “Retaining” and “Annexing” Territory – Herb Keinon (J. Post via Daily Alert)

By   /  June 12, 2019  /  Israel's legal case, Mid. East news  /  No Comments

Jun. 12, 2019 The Difference between “Retaining” and “Annexing” Territory – Herb Keinon In his interview on Saturday with the New York Times, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman was quoted as saying, “Under certain circumstances, I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank.” Friedman never uttered the word “annex,” […]

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No Arab Demographic Time Bomb – Amb. Yoram Ettinger (Jewish Political Studies Review/JCPA via Daily Alert)

By   /  June 7, 2019  /  Lies & Deceptions, Mid. East news  /  No Comments

Jun. 7, 2019 No Arab Demographic Time Bomb – Amb. Yoram Ettinger (Jewish Political Studies Review) Contrary to conventional wisdom, the Jewish state is not facing an Arab demographic time bomb. In 2018 there were 1.85 million Arabs in the West Bank (not 3 million as claimed by the Palestinians), 1.6 million Israeli Muslim Arabs, 130,000 […]

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Palestinian Businessman Launches New Party – Khaled Abu Toameh (J. Post via Daily Alert)

By   /  May 12, 2019  /  Mid. East news  /  No Comments

May 10, 2019 Palestinian Businessman Launches New Party – Khaled Abu Toameh Ashraf Jabari, 45, a Palestinian businessman from Hebron, announced over the weekend the establishment of the Reform and Development Party. Jabari, who belongs to a prominent clan in Hebron and previously worked for the PA security forces, said, “We just want to focus on […]

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So Why Can’t the Palestinians Vote? BY PESACH BENSON (HonestReporting)

By   /  April 11, 2019  /  double standards, Human Rights, Mid. East news  /  No Comments

JANUARY 1, 2019, “It’s Israel’s fault the Palestinians can’t vote.” That’s an accusation we often hear, especially when Israel pivots to election campaign mode. Unfortunately, the Palestinians are disenfranchised. But not by Israel. The Palestinians have been disenfranchised by their own feuding leaders in Fatah and Hamas. A look at the history shows Egypt and Jordan bear […]

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The Invention of ‘Palestinians’ by Jerold Auerbach

By   /  February 14, 2019  /  History, Israel, Lies & Deceptions, Mid. East news  /  No Comments

Feb. 14, 2019 Millennia before Palestinians appeared on the world stage following the Six-Day War, the “West Bank” was already known as Judea and Samaria. “Palestine” dates from the League of Nations Mandate (1923) that granted England governing power over the land, including Trans-Jordan, that was previously controlled by the defeated Ottoman Empire. The Mandate […]

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