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The Legality of the existence of the State of Israel -then, as now
Originally posted on C.R.A.P – Countering Racist Anti-Israel Propaganda:
Ninety nine years ago this April, on April 24 1920, at San Remo, the Supreme Council of the Principal Allied Powers, consisting of Great Britain, France, Italy and…
The British Betrayal of the Balfour Declaration and the Mandate
#Balfour100 … it is imperative that Israel and its friends insist on a full accounting of Britain’s record…. Proud Britain may be, but Israel cannot forget that in May 1939 the British unilaterally abrogated the Balfour Declaration, shutting down Jewish immigration to Palestine. This act had no legal foundation. Continue reading
Posted in History, International relations
Tagged #Balfour100, 1917, Arab-Israeli conflict, Balfour Declaration, Britain, British Mandate, First World War, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish homeland, Jordan, Palestine, WWII
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Anzacs commemorate the Battle of Beer Sheva
October 31st was the centenary of the victorious battle for Beer Sheva by the Allied forces of Britain, Australian and New Zealand during the First World War against the Ottoman forces, and falls just before the centenary of the Balfour … Continue reading
Posted in History, indigenous rights, Israel news
Tagged 1917, Anzac Day, Australia, Balfour Declaration, Beer Sheva, Britain, First World War, Israel, New Zealand, Ottoman Empire, Palestine
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Venahafoch Hu – Turnabout is fair play (In the spirit of Purim)
One of the central themes of the upcoming Purim festival is “venahafoch hu”, lit: And it was turned about. The wicked Haman plotted to kill all the Jews, and his evil plans were turned on their head, whereby the Jews … Continue reading
Posted in Lawfare and Delegitimization, Terrorism
Tagged anti-boycott law, Hamas, Oscars, Palestine, Palestinians, Ron Prosor, SJP, terrorists, UN
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The British Parliament’s vote to recognize “the Palestinian State”
I’m reluctant to post bad news on erev Chag, but I didn’t get around to this yesterday and I don’t want to ignore the issue. On Monday the British Parliament took time out from its domestic woes – the NHS … Continue reading
My Letter to the Editor: Palestinian statehood and Israeli historical rights
A Jerusalem Post reader by the name of James Adler is a regular letter writer to the newspaper. Unfortunately Mr. Adler’s view of the Middle East tends to the extreme dovish left, even though he is obviously a Zionist and … Continue reading
