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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
Posted in International relations, Lawfare and Delegitimization
Tagged Britain, British Mandate, Conservatives, Israel, Labour, Palestine, Palestinian state, parliament, settlements, UK, vote
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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
Those settlement-building announcements – they’re recycled over and over
Remember last week’s horrific release of 26 murderous terrorists in exchange for “peace negotiations”? (How could anyone forget). In the government’s mistaken way of thinking, in order to make the release more palatable for the Israeli “right wing” (an egregious … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news
Tagged construction, housing, Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, Karnei Shomron, Palestine, prisoner release, Ramat Shlomo, settlements
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UN Rapporteur Richard Falk attempts to silence UN Watch
The vile Richard Falk, the UN’s “Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights” (the Palestinians being the only people entitled to their own personal rapporteur), notorious for his extreme anti-Israel prejudice, is now trying to shut down UN Watch, the organization … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, Boycotts and BDS, International relations
Tagged Human Rights Council, Palestine, Richard Falk, UN, UN Watch
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How the media narrative on Israel has changed over 65 years
In honour of Israel’s 65th birthday (according to the Gregorian calendar), Life Magazine has published a series of fascinating photos (and at least one extremely graphic and gory one) from those early days. Click on this link to view the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Media and journalism
Tagged 1948, British Mandate, Independence Day, Israel, May 14th, media bias, Palestine, Palestinians, War of Independence
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