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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Tunisian play deals with Jewish identity in the Arab world

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A Mediterranean Theatre festival taking place in Tunisia is featuring what appears to be a thoughtful play on Jewish identity in the Arab...

Hasbara is a dirty word (Forest Rain)

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I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. Hasbara is a dirty word. A really, really bad word. As a writer I am sensitive to wo...

08/28 Links Pt1: Trump is busting the myths that prevent ME peace; Bypass Abbas and axe UNRWA; PA: Trump is Shylock!; I Was Robbed of 70% of the Land of Israel

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From Ian: Trump is busting the myths that prevent Middle East peace Last week the State Department announced a $200 million cut in annual ...

International Law Is Not Yet Ready To Deal With The Threat of Terrorism (Daled Amos)

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It is no secret that among the most influential countries in the world, the US stands apart in the strength of its friendship towards I...

The Left has ruled: Muslims are people of color, Jews are white. No matter what they look like.

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I had a ridiculous Twitter war with a NYC radio host yesterday. In response to a pretty absurd tweet by Katie Halper,  who says she is a h...

By the way, Arabs are still setting fires in southern Israel

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YNet reports: Three fires broke out on Monday afternoon, two of them near Israeli communities by the Gaza border. Firefighters, incl...
Monday, August 27, 2018

08/27 Links Pt2: Collier: Antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the principle of the divided cloth; In praise of Richard Millett!; Saluting McCain; Jeremy Corbyn honouring Richard Falk

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From Ian: David Collier: Antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the principle of the divided cloth Before I talk of a divided cloth, let me addres...

.@UNRWA quietly admits that it doesn't keep track of how many "refugees" die

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I found this footnote buried in the 2012 UNRWA and Youth background document at the UNRWA site:  The analysis in this section is ba...

08/27 Links Pt1: Ron Prosor: UNRWA is not the solution; The Great Middle Eastern War of 2019; Iran Claims Full Control of Gulf; Canadian opposition party recognizes Jerusalem

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From Ian: Ron Prosor: UNRWA is not the solution It seems quite a few officials at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv are concerned by reports tha...

Jenin enjoying an economic boom - thanks to Israeli Arabs

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Palestine Today reports that Jenin has been enjoying a huge economic boom in the past two years, as Israeli authorities allow Israeli A...

.@AFP makes part of the Holocaust debatable

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From AFP : Pre-war Lithuania was home to a thriving Jewish community of more than 200,000 people, with Vilnius a hub of learning known as ...

Report: Abbas to close banks in Gaza, cut off all salaries

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I don't know how reliable this report is, but Al Akhbar in Lebanon is reporting that PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas is drawing up plans t...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

Disney's Big Bad Wolf was dressed as a Jewish peddler stereotype (video)

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I don't remember this scene from when I was a kid.... We have lots of ideas, but we need more resources t...

08/26 Links: Late Senator John McCain Remembered as ‘True Supporter of Israel’; Oren: $200 Million Cut in US Aid Might Bring Palestinians to Negotiating Table

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From Ian: Late Senator John McCain Remembered as ‘True Supporter of Israel’ The death of Senator John McCain is being mourned by US Jewish...

The Democratic Party versus the Jewish People (Michael Lumish)

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The Democratic Party versus the Jewish People Michael Lumish aKu  - Turning Away I understand that most American Jews do not ...