Monthly Archives: March 2012

Peter Beinart; an Israeli on the Failures of Zionism

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201232611482224476.html

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Palestinians in the Israeli Army

http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/palestinians-join-israeli-army-for-better-life

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Sharp increase in Palestinian deaths in 2011

Here is a brief summary of the casualties of the Arab-Israeli conflict last year. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/2012321125998938.html – Patrick

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Even Einstein couldn’t think of a peace plan An archive of Einstein’s letters reveal his thoughts on a problem he couldn’t solve: how Arabs and Jews can live together. From Jerusalem, Donald Macintyre reports

Einstein’s views on Palestinian peace…

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Yehoshua on American Jewry

In this article, prominent Israeli writer A.B. Yehoshua states that American Jews are only “partial Jews”.

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Netanyahu

I believe there was some confusion in class today about current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He is part of the Likud Party, which is a conservative, right-wing political branch that spawns out of Jabotinsky and other militant parties during … Continue reading →

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Israel’s use of the media

Browsing the Electronic Intifada I found this article documenting Israel’s investment into training Israeli “media warriors” to use social networking as a form of spreading propaganda. There is obviously quite a bit of bias to it, but the point is … Continue reading →

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The Nakba Law and the Controversy Surrounding It

http://972mag.com/nakba-law-inside-pandoras-box/14477/ This article, “Nakba Law: Inside Pandora’s Box” is from a blog and news commentary website that reports the current events going on in Israel and Palestine. This article is about the recently enacted Nakba Law that prohibits citizens from … Continue reading →

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Jews are the world’s most migratory religious group

This is an interesting article from the Washington Post about Jews and thier migratory patterns throughout history:   http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/jews-are-the-worlds-most-migratory-religious-group/2012/03/08/gIQASShizR_story.html?wprss=rss_social-nation-headlines&Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost  

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