Tag Archives: Jews

Undermining Jewish history and the Jewish connection to Eretz Yisrael

Posted on 19 April 2013 by

The assault by Israel’s enemies on Israel’s sovereignty and integrity takes many forms: from all-out war by standing armies to asymmetric warfare via terrorist attacks and missiles launched at civilians, to “lawfare”, boycotts (BDS) – and since most of these … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher, RIP

Posted on 9 April 2013 by

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away yesterday at the age of 87.  She was an extraordinary woman, a powerful politician who aroused very strong feelings of warmth or hatred, depending on your political point of view, but rarely … Continue reading →

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Guest post: London Jewish Book Week 2013 – a view from the sane left

Posted on 27 March 2013 by

A year ago, Brian Goldfarb who comments here quite regularly, wrote a guest post about his visit to the London Jewish Book Week. This is how I described Brian last year: This is a guest post by Brian Goldfarb, a … Continue reading →

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Pigs Jews Monkeys in Space!

Posted on 19 January 2013 by

I’m sure my headline has you all confused but bear with me and all will become clear in a moment. The Iranians have announced that they are launching a monkey into space.  Only 64 years after the Americans launched their … Continue reading →

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Some not-so-funny conspiracy theories

Posted on 19 December 2012 by

In contrast to my earlier post, where the speculation about Israel’s involvement is very possibly accurate, and if it was true would actually serve Israel’s purposes, there are other conspiracy theories that are both wrong and dangerous for Israel and … Continue reading →

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The lighter side of the West Bank Story

Posted on 11 December 2011 by

Comedian Jon Stewart has a very funny “news” skit about the true history of the West Bank on his program The Daily Show.  Click that link to see the video and learn how the Jewish homeland is really in Halifax, … Continue reading →

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