Monthly Archives: April 2016

The month of April has been relatively calm for Israel, but today Palestinian siblings, a brother and sister, were shot at a security checkpoint after disobeying orders from police. The sister, 23, threw a knife at a police officer directly … Continue reading →

http://defence.pk/threads/the-cold-arab-israeli-alliance-against-iran.428172/ Israel and the Sunni Arab states inched closer together diplomatically and geopolitically last week when Egypt transferred control of Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia.

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Hundreds-of-Palestinians-march-in-support-of-Jerusalem-bus-bombing-suspect-451929 Hundreds of Palestinians march in support of Jerusalem bus bombing suspect.

http://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-begins-expansion-apartheid-wall/215471/ Palestinians fear land grab could lead to expansion of settlements as cranes lift eight-metre blocks into place near Christian town of Beit Jala.

The Middle East Institute hosted an event this week – a talk with Daniel Seidmann regarding the current violence taking place in Jerusalem and its political ramifications. He provides very nice summaries of the history of Jerusalem and other aspects … Continue reading →

Here is a website dedicated to the Women in Back of Israel. It has everything you would want to know about the movement.

http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/17/world/un-repeals-its-75-resolution-equating-zionism-with-racism.html The link is a  New York Times article about the repeal in 1991 of the UN’s repeal of the Zionism is racism resolution. It tells how 111 UN member nations, including the US, voted to repeal the resolution and … Continue reading →

The Democratic candidate was unavailable Tuesday to correct his casual traducing of Israel via a grossly inflated Gaza death toll. He was doubtless too busy winning Wisconsin. Heaven help us. http://www.timesofisrael.com/seven-times-worse-than-hamas-bernie-sanders-by-the-numbers/

Personally I always find it interesting when history repeats itself, so while we are in this history class, let us not forget some of the same issues that highlight the Israeli-Palestinian conflict decades ago, still occur today. Israel ramps up … Continue reading →