Tag Archives: Egypt

Good News Friday

Posted on 16 September 2016 by

All of a sudden the days are getting shorter and Shabbat begins earlier, so my posting times for my Good News Friday posts will be earlier than they’ve been these past few months (I hope!). I start this week’s installment … Continue reading →

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Arab leaders begin to realise that antisemitism holds back their societies

Posted on 16 August 2016 by

The Olympic Games that are still going on in Rio have been notable (or maybe pretty normal for all we know) for the several instances of overt antisemitism displayed towards the Israeli athletes by Arab or Muslim participants. It started … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism, Incitement, Lawfare and Delegitimization, Mideast news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Good News Friday

Posted on 15 July 2016 by

Once again a dreadful terror attack, this time in France, has made me think twice about posting a Good News Friday post, but I’ve come to the conclusion that if I only publish good news posts in a week when … Continue reading →

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There’s trouble brewing down south on Gaza’s border

Posted on 8 May 2016 by

The knifing intifada appears to be waning – for the moment at least, a testament to the IDF and the police’s counter-terror and intelligence activities. But down south on the border with Gaza, there is trouble brewing once more. Last … Continue reading →

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Israel’s reaches out to its neighbours

Posted on 28 February 2016 by

Together with the recent #BDSFails around the world (more of which later), there have been interesting developments in Israel’s relations with its neighbours and “further neighbours”. Our biggest and most important close neighbour is Egypt, and relations have been cool … Continue reading →

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What incitement feels like for Muslim children and how it influences their lives into the future

Posted on 9 February 2016 by

Millions of words, acres of newsprint and gigabytes of bandwidth have been spent trying to explain the phenomenon of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish incitement in Muslim societies. The Israeli government, particularly Binyamin Netanyahu himself, go on and on about incitement to … Continue reading →

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