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Middle East

The spoiled leftist radical

Provocative foreign activists exploit Israel’s tolerance and comfortable lifestyle.

 

Tal Dror, a second-year student in international relations and Mideastern Studies at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

 

During my first year at the Hebrew University I worked at a typical Jerusalem bar – coffee and pastry in the morning, hamburgers for lunch and plenty of beer in the evening. The bar's proximity to Jerusalem's city center made it popular with the foreign peace activists who arrive in Jerusalem quite often. On numerous occasions I spoke to those who grabbed a drink after another day of protesting in Sheikh Jarrah or Bi'lin. Time after time I found myself wondering – why do they even bother coming here? How can a 20 year old Danish boy wake up one morning and tell his parents he's flying to the Middle East?

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Who has the legal right to Judea and Samaria?

By David Storobin, Esq.

Despite the common misconception among journalists covering the Arab-Israeli conflict, God did not create the world during the six days of the 1967 war, and starting that late in history distorts one’s understanding of the Middle East conflict. In determining what is the law governing Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, let’s start from the beginning.

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The History of “Palestine”

Before the creation of the State of Israel, who were the Palestinians?
Until 1950, the name of the Jerusalem Post was THE PALESTINE POST; the journal of the Zionist Organization
of America was NEW PALESTINE; Bank Leumi was the ANGLO-PALESTINE BANK; the
Israel Electric Company was the PALESTINE ELECTRIC COMPANY; there was the PALESTINE FOUNDATION
FUND and the PALESTINE PHILHARMONIC. All these were Jewish organizations.

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The Nazi roots of Palestinian nationalism

By David Storobin, Esq., a New York attorney and editor-in-chief of the Global Politician, an online journal of politics, economics and world affairs.

Jewish Press, January 12, 2005.

 

"Our fundamental condition for cooperating with Germany was a free hand to eradicate every last Jew from Palestine and the Arab world.

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Building Bridges

Let’s play pretend. Let’s pretend that you and I are neighbors, that we share a common fence in our backyards, and that we respect each other’s rights and privacy.
It’s been a hot, dry summer, and I like to spend the evenings sitting in my backyard listening to jazz...  

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How to boycott Israel properly

David Storobin, Esq. - 12/27/2010

 

Arab and leftist radicals are again talking Israel boycott. To assist my fellow man, I decided to create a list of all the products they should immediately stop using.

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Brigitte Gabriel

GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE
A PERSPECTIVE

By Rabbi Shlomo Uzhansky

A story is told about a king, who died and left his three sons without guidance as to whom he would like to succeed him as a ruler.

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‘Palestinian justice” posters in NYC subway stations

New York City subways have recently started to display advertisements calling for the end of US military aid to Israel, deliberately coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly sessions next week.

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Only Israel – by Yedida Freilich

Comment 1

I‘m a Muslim, but I have to say it is a lot better now the Israeli’s have Jerusalem because before there was a lot of discrimination there against non Muslims and now people of all religions can peacefully worship there.

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PM Netanyahu: “President Abbas, I extend my hand – the hand of Israel – in peace.”

UN Choir presents: Somebody To Hate

 

Ladies and gentlemen, Israel has extended its hand in peace from the moment it was established 63 years ago. On behalf of Israel and the Jewish people, I extend that hand again today. I extend it to the people of Egypt and Jordan, with renewed friendship for neighbors with whom we have made peace. I extend it to the people of Turkey, with respect and good will.

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