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Thursday, June 29, 2023

When the Mufti planned to build settlements on the West Bank

From The New York Times, September 17, 1951:BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 16— Haj Amin el Husseini, the exiled Mufti of Jerusalem, and his Arab Higher Committee have started. a move to create a solid belt of Palestine Arab settlements around Israel and prevent-the moving of refugees away from Israel borders.This change of front has come with the present evident collapse of the. former...

Yasir Arafat Museum has a new exhibit on Jewish settlements

Today, the Yasir Arafat Museum opened up a new exhibition. What part of Palestinian history is it about?Silly. It is about how terrible Jews are.Dignitaries, including the Palestinian prime minister Muhammad Shtayyeh, crowded the space to see maps and text on the walls showing how Jews are taking over what they consider Palestinian land.Shtayyeh commented after his tour, ...

The progressive Israeli High Court is to the right of the "fascist" Israeli government

From Times of Israel:The High Court of Justice issued a sharp rebuke on Tuesday of the government’s recent request for yet another delay in the court’s order to evacuate the illegal Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin encampment in the West Bank.Justice Noam Sohlberg rejected the government’s request for a four-month extension for the submission of its position on the issue, and instead...

Apparently, the only unilateral moves opposed by the US and EU are those by Israel

In yesterday's State Department briefing there was this exchange between Said Arikat and spokesperson Ned Price:Q: The Arab press and the Israeli press are both reporting that Israel is planning a – like a – to accelerate the demolishing of – the demolition of Palestinian homes in Area C and in other areas. Do you have a comment on that?MR PRICE: Our comment on this is – remains...

01/24 Links Pt1: The continuing lie of the “Gaza blockade”; As Billions Flow to Jordan, US Remains Mum on Extradition of Palestinian Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi; Who will celebrate World Hijab Day this year?

From Ian: Palestinians are playing the long game on world stage – Israel could lose The United Nations General Assembly recently approved a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to render an opinion on whether the continuing Israeli occupation of the territories has become permanent, and in fact an annexation of the territories. In principle, the...

An analysis of Ken Roth's tweets prove his anti-Israel obsession and lack of credibility as a human rights expert

On Thursday I wrote about The Nation article claiming that Ken Roth, formerly head of Human Rights Watch, was unfairly passed over for a position at Harvard Kennedy School because of powerful Jews who didn't like his being a critic of Israel.The argument, as I showed then, was absurd. Even according to the article, "Roth’s tweets on Israel were of particular concern." Since...

Tom Nides: I Work Every Day to “Eliminate” Jews from Judea and Samaria (Judean Rose)

Imagine a Jew waking up each morning in his plush, temporary Jerusalem digs, drinking his chai latte, and saying to himself, “What immediate steps can I take today to make Judea Judenrein? Is there something I can do right now to block Israel’s use of the mountain aquifer that supplies half of Israel’s water? Who can I meet with during my 8-hour workday to ensure that Jerusalem...