From www.FreznoZionism.org One of the themes beloved by Jewish-American critics of Israel like Peter Beinart and Rabbi Richard Jacobs has been that Israel is insufficiently democratic. This is also a staple for the Israeli Left whenever Israel’s democratically elected government does something they don’t like. In particular, the Knesset has been debating several possible approaches [...]
Sticks and Stones Ron Ross (9th Feb, 2013) “Names will never hurt me,” that’s what the young man said. But I could see the tear in his eyes, and the toss of his weary head. You’ve seen this sad wounded sparrow, the one who kicks little stones. His hands are stuck in his pockets, and [...]
30 January 2013 (For more like this visit worldjewishcongress.org) Fathi Shihab-Eddim, a senior figure in Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s circle, has called the Holocaust a hoax invented by US intelligence operatives, according to a ‘Fox News’ report. Shihab-Eddim reportedly claimed that instead of being murdered the six million Jews had simply been moved to America. [...]
By Elad Benari (www.israelnationalnews.com) Violent extremism is at its highest level in Europe since World War II and is becoming the continent’s top security threat, the European Union’s executive body said Monday, according to AFP. In a speech on the eve of talks on how to detect and prevent extremism, the EU’s commissioner for home affairs [...]
by Chana Ya’ar (Arutz Sheva; israelnationalnews.com Washington has resumed pressuring Israel on the ultimate goal of dividing Jerusalem and handing Judea and Samaria to the Palestinian Authority in what it deems the “two-state solution” for peace, albeit with more subtlety than during President Barack Obama’s first term in office. Obama has not yet called Likud [...]
By Ron Ross ( 27th January, 2013) We were driving to Beit Shemesh for important meetings with the new Mayor. Not far out of Jerusalem a red light started to show on the dash. The Bridges for Peace CEO Becky Brimmer was driving. Jerusalem is famous for its hills. We were alarmed when the car [...]