Monthly Archives: September 2015

More UNRWA teachers promoting violence on Facebook (updated)

Khaled Abu Walid Kadous is an UNRWA teacher in Nablus. Even though he lives in the area of British Mandate Palestine spends a lot of time posting about "return" to destroy Israel. And he is not...

.@UNRWA teacher calls Jews “trash” that should be burned

Hadeel Alrahami is an UNRWA teacher in Jordan. She posted this on Facebook: A Jew asked a Palestinian: "You're a Palestinian and I am a Jew , right?". The Palestinian answered: "Right". The Jew said: "I...

Addressing the root of the Palestinian refugee problem

Cash shortages at UNRWA distract from the wider issue: it is the lack of a diplomatic solution, not funding, that leaves Palestinian refugees vulnerable. In the end, it was the catastrophe that wasn’t. For a...

Happy campers

Summer is slowly winding down and Israeli school children are in many cases reluctantly adjusting to being back at school…writes Michael Kuttner. Many of them had participated in summer camps organised by a multitude of...

What’s behind Abbas’ dangerous religious war gambit?

On Wednesday morning I had the privilege of joining Sephardic Minyan at Judaism’s holiest site-the Western Wall on our holiest day, Yom Kippur. Wrapped in my white Kittel and Tallit, the minyan felt like...

Trudeau Tells WJR He’s “Cautiously Optimistic” About Iran Deal While Kenney Says Harper Govt’s...

When Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was in Winnipeg in August to meet with the ethnic press, the Winnipeg Jewish Review asked Trudeau about his position on the Iran deal.In response, Trudeau said “…There is...

Girls Join Boys in Hamas Military Training Camps

In July, Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, told cheering crowds of Iranians chanting “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” that he hoped their prayers would be answered. A few days ago, Hassan Rhouhani,...

.@UNRWA school site equates religious Jews with Nazis, encourages kids to attack Jews

On August 19, in response to my findings that many UNRWA teachers were posting antisemitic and pro-terror posts on Facebook, spokesperson Chris Gunness said: Where we find credible allegations of neutrality violations among our staff,...

Mounting malevolence

In my pre Rosh Hashanah op-ed, I explained why there was no chance of genuine peace breaking out in the year ahead…writes Michael Kuttner. Tuning into the news after the two-day Festival it was apparent...
The Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran's capital city

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