Monthly Archives: January 2014

History of Zionism

This site provides a thorough history of European Zionism, including all of the notable characters and events we have discussed, which influenced the movement. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/isdf/text/maor.html

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Autoemancipation Reading

This is a website with Pinsker’s “Autoemancipation” http://www.mideastweb.org/autoemancipation.htm it is also available on Google Books but the print is pretty small. http://books.google.com/books?id=CpYpAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Netanyahu: Israel not obligated to accept Kerry’s framework in full

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.571062 President Netanyahu has stated the Israel is not obligated to accept every part of the framework Kerry is writing. He has made some bold statements that seems that this discussion is only one way. Israel gets everything they want … Continue reading →

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Pale of Settlement

    The territory within the borders of czarist Russia where the residence of Jews was legally authorized.

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Druze Population in Israel

The Druze community in Israel is considered to be it’s own separate religious group.  There are about one million Druze in Syria and Lebanon, with about 104,000 living in Israel.  However, this is not a completely unified people, there are … Continue reading →

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Daniel Pipes on “Islamism”

A video of Daniel Pipes, the Zionist blogger and activist we talked about in class, on the future of Islamism [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4DpYCW34c[/youtube]

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PM would let all settlers remain in West Bank, official says

Article Link Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not intend to uproot Jewish settlements anywhere in the West Bank, and will not force any settlers to leave, even under a permanent peace deal with the Palestinians, a well-placed official in the … Continue reading →

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Israeli Soccer Politics Blog Post

Article Link Here is an blog post by James Dorsey which explores some of the politics of Israeli soccer clubs: Israeli pitches: A tale of racism, bigotry and double standards           By James M. Dorsey   … Continue reading →

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1915 Ottoman Ethnic Map of the Levant

1915 Ottoman Ethnic Map of the Levant Here is a 1915 Ottoman governmental ethnic map of Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine and other areas in the region.  Check the posting, for analysis of the categories and significance of the map itself.

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Scarlett Johansson’s SodaStream Endorsement Deal Conflicts With Charity Work, Aid Group Says

Scarlett Johanssons Endorsement of Sodastream Conflicts with Oxfam: Scarlett Johansson’s SodaStream Endorsement Deal Conflicts With Charity Work, Aid Group Says By ROBERT MACKEY January 23, 2014 The international aid and development group Oxfam has distanced itself from one of its own global … Continue reading →

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