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Sunday, October 29, 2017

10/29 Links: Another tunnel found under UNWRA school in Gaza; UAE apologizes to Israel for judo handshake snub

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From Ian: UN finds tunnel opening under UNWRA school in Gaza United Nations officials discovered a tunnel built under a school in the Gaza...

UN to spend $32M to strengthen Palestinian "national identity," $18M to demonize Israel

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The United Nations Development Assistance Framework and the Palestinian Authority have signed a “ strategic programming framework ” for ...

PLO rep: "No peace without Palestinian control of ALL E. Jerusalem" (including Western Wall, Jewish Quarter)

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The Holy Land Ecynemical Foundation held a symposium on Jerusalem on Saturday. Even its description downplays Jerusalem's central r...

To the land that I will show you… (Forest Rain)

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“ Go forth from your country, from the land of your birth and from the home of your father to the land that I will show you.” (Ge...
Saturday, October 28, 2017

More on passports - and which countries are isolated in the world community

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Last week I mentioned that Israel's score on how many countries accept its passports without visas was far higher than most Muslim and...

10/28 Links: What Raqqa Says about Gaza’s Death Toll; Fifth medal for flagless Israel at Abu Dhabi judo Grand Slam

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From Ian: Evelyn Gordon: What Raqqa Says about Gaza’s Death Toll ISIS and Hamas employ virtually identical tactics, which is why compari...
Friday, October 27, 2017

10/27 Links Pt2: Reflections on Balfour 100 from Rabbi Sacks; Protester Caught on Video Calling Israeli-Arab Activists ‘Rats’

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From Ian: David Horovitz: World judo must honor its own ethics code, stop UAE’s anti-Israel discrimination Some might argue that Israel sh...

Moroccan judoka runs away from shaking hands with Israeli like a scared rabbit (update: Men's too)

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Israeli judoka Shira Rishoni defeated Moroccan Aziz Shakir in Abu Dhabi in the 48 kg category. When it came time to shake hands, the Arab ...

Time for the Israel-haters to boycott Trader Joe's

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From the Trader Joe website : Science has proven that elephants have better memories than most of their wild animal counterparts, hen...

10/27 Links Pt1: When it comes to Israel, the Arab world isn’t a good sport; Toameh: Militias vs. Palestinian "Reconciliation"

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From Ian: When it comes to Israel, the Arab world isn’t a good sport Last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s relatio...

Michael Cohen's critique of a twisted New Republic article

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Michael Cohen  is a columnist for the Boston Globe. He is not right wing by any stretch, and I don't agree with him saying unfounded bla...

International Judo Federation even avoided identifying Israelis as Israeli on its own website

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Much has already been written about how Abu Dhabi would not permit Israeli competitors to be identified as such in the Grand Slam judo tourn...

Palestinian government: "Balfour Declaration the biggest political crime in history"

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Autotranslated headline of article in Al Ahram The Palestinian Authority, has issued what is perhaps the most over-the-top statement y...
Thursday, October 26, 2017

10/26 Links Pt2: Israeli wins judo gold in UAE, which refuses to play anthem; Conan and the barbarians

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From Ian: Israeli wins judo gold in UAE, which refuses to play anthem, raise flag An Israeli judoka won a gold medal on Thursday at the Ab...

Arab writer freaks out in discussing "Jordan is Palestine" conference

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We discussed briefly the recent "Jordan is Palestine" conference held in Jerusalem. My opinion has been that while I think the ide...