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Is Israel a democracy? (Vic Rosenthal)
Vic Rosenthal's weekly column:Israel’s Declaration of Independence calls for a Jewish and democratic state. This is creatively ambiguous because very few people agree on precisely what each of these...
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Pinkwashing, in summary (ElderToons)
I was inspired to create this cartoon after seeing a Twitter debate sponsored by Haaretz this morning that effectively legitimized the absurd charge of Israel "pinkwashing" its supposed crimes by...
View Article06/11 Links Pt2: The Six Day War, and the Origin of the Left’s Hatred for...
From Ian:Eugene Kontorovich: Exposed: Orange telecom involved in war crimes in occupied territories, according to French officialFirst, let us review developments thus far. Last week the French telecom...
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Hundreds of merchants cross Gaza border every day
From the news articles about Gaza, one would think that Israel only allows medical patients, foreign dignitaries, NGOs and journalists into and out of Gaza.But COGAT's statistics for the last several...
View ArticleDave Zirin's deranged hate of Israel
Dave Zirin is a sports reporter for The Nation. But he doesn't only cover sports - he uses sports to bash Israel.Last year he wrote two columns claiming that Israel routinely attacks Palestinian soccer...
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Muslims upset at Spanish offer of citizenship for Sephardim
From AP:Spain's lower house of parliament gave final approval Thursday to a law setting a citizenship path for descendants of Jews forced to flee the country after all Jews were told in 1492 to...
View Article06/12 Links Pt1: BDS and Hamas: The New Partnership; EU Funds Illegal...
From Ian:Khaled Abu Toameh: BDS and Hamas: The New PartnershipHamas is pinning high hopes on BDS to pave the way for the destruction of Israel through boycotts, divestment and sanctions. Hamas believes...
View ArticleHolocaust survivors understand how important Israel is
I recently saw a video, produced for a synagogue dinner, asking Holocaust survivors what their message was to future generations.It is an open ended question. Some spoke about the importance of...
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NYT talks of a "2,500 year old Islamic cultural heritage site"
From the NY Times:A 2,500-year-old Islamic cultural heritage site in Yemen’s capital was obliterated in an explosion early Friday, and witnesses and news reports said the cause was a missile or bomb...
View Article06/12 Links Pt2: Jewish Voice for Peace? Not really; A new low in fake "moral...
From Ian:Jewish Voice for Peace? Not reallyIn the saturated market of pro-Palestinian activism, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) has emerged as a major player. On its website, JVP now boasts over 60...
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Amnesty does it again - context free Israel bashing
Amnesty USA put out a petition, tweeted by Amnesty International, demanding that the US punish Israel for arresting Palestinian minors:7,000 kids arrested over twelve years! Sounds terrible!I wondered...
View Article06/13 Links: Israel ‘exceeded legal standards’ in Gaza conflict, military...
From Ian:Key Preliminary Findings of the High Level International Military Group on the Gaza ConflictFrom 18th – 22nd May 2015, the High Level International Military Group, made up of 11 former chiefs...
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Pallywood star "Shirley Temper" is Amnesty's poster child - literally
On Friday I wrote a popular post about how Amnesty-USA started an anti-Israel petition based on their statistic that 7,000 Palestinian Arab minors were arrested or detained since 2003 - but they are...
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Palestinians proud that thugs disrupted grassroots women's peace event in...
From the homepage of Creativity for Peace:Creativity for Peace is the leader in preparing young Israeli and Palestinian women to pave the way for peace in their communities and across borders with...
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Israel's tally of Gaza fatalities: 44% terrorist, 36% civilian, 20%...
The Government of Israel has released its latest report on the Gaza war last year. It includes an appendix that describes the results of its investigations on the number of civilians and terrorists...
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The Cockles of Darkness (Mike Lumish)
I was in an exchange recently with a left-leaning, pro-Israel, Jewish Obama supporter who postulated that Obama's vision for Israel is that of a "Jewish" state but... "It is just not the version of the...
View Article06/14 Links: British Muslim campaigner ridiculed for claiming Zionists stole...
From Ian:Daily Mail: British Muslim campaigner ridiculed after claiming 'Zionists' stole his shoeWithin hours, the rant had prompted dozens of mocking tweets, with the hashtags #MossadStoleMyShoe and...
View ArticleSure abortions are easy in Israel, but they aren't liberal enough in NYT op-ed
+972 writer Mairav Zonszein scores an NYT op-ed by coming up with a brand new way to bash Israel:I KNEW Israeli law required that all abortions be approved by a committee. I also knew that the...
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The truth behind the supposed IDF attack on Gaza's power plant
The New York Times wrote on Friday:A born chatterbox, Mohammad gaily told of how he had started a fire in their home last winter by knocking over a candle, and of how his brother had come to his...
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Egypt allows a trickle of people to cross Rafah
From AP:Egypt opened its borders with the Gaza Strip for the first time in months Saturday, allowing Palestinians to enter and leave the isolated coastal strip.The Rafah border crossing will operate...
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