Monthly Archives: February 2012

Christopher Torchia, SF Gate, 2/24/2012: “Turkey’s Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side”

Posted on February 24, 2012 by naltikri

Turkey’s Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side.  This article discusses the SS Struma sinking that we mentioned in class this week.

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Jonathan Lis, Ha’aretz, 2/23/2012: “U.S. refuses to grant visa to Israeli MK due to his membership in ‘terror group'”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by naltikri

U.S. refuses to grant visa to Israeli MK due to his membership in ‘terror group’ — for the first time in recent memory, an Israeli parliamentarian was denied entry into the United States due to membership in a banned organization, … Continue reading →

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Israel Shamir, Counterpunch, 2/22/2012: “What Really Happened in the “Yom Kippur” War?”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by naltikri

What Really Happened in the “Yom Kippur” War?

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Jonathan Cook, MERIP, “The Myth of Israel’s Liberal Supreme Court Exposed,” 2/23/2012

Posted on February 23, 2012 by naltikri

The Myth of Israel’s Liberal Supreme Court Exposed “Little more than a decade ago, in a brief interlude of heady optimism about the prospects of regional peace, the Israeli Supreme Court issued two landmark rulings that, it was widely assumed, … Continue reading →

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More on Khader Adnan

Posted on February 21, 2012 by naltikri

Israel to free Palestinian hunger striker

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Adam Shatz on Palestinian Politics Today

Posted on February 21, 2012 by naltikri

Adam Shatz, London Review of Books, 7/14/11: Is Palestine Next?

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Further Information on the Druze Community

Posted on February 21, 2012 by naltikri

While looking for information on the Druze community as a potential paper topic I found a brief, succinct summary written by Dr. Naim Aridi of the College for Arab Teachers in Haifa. It can be found here

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Power outages, fear of Israeli attack in Gaza affects children’s psychological state

Posted on February 21, 2012 by naltikri

Article from Al Arabiya News

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Israeli army defuses explosive device on border with Egypt; police on high alert at Aqsa compound

Posted on February 21, 2012 by naltikri

Article from Al Arabiya News

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The Cairo Conference and the Creation of Jordan

Posted on February 20, 2012 by naltikri

In 1921, the British split Palestine and Jordan along the Jordan River, a boundary that meant nothing to those living in the area. This website claims that the reasoning was  “The result was that Abdullah, an Arab from the Hejaz (now … Continue reading →

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