Embracing the Land
http://www.uruknet.info/?colonna=m&p=79482&l=x&size=1&hd=0
Every morning he wakes up, prays, prepares tea, carries the old tea pot and a small glass and goes to check on his trees and plants. He wanders between the loquat tree and the...
Once again, the Jewish question
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Once+again+Jewish+question/5122436/story.html
If money could buy peace, this would be a golden era for Middle East peacemaking. Notwithstanding activists' much-hyped "boycott, divestment and sanctions" campaign, Israel's economy is booming: Growth last year was 4.5% (despite a...
How Benzion Netanyahu Helped Put in the U.N. Charter A Clause That Could Yet...
http://www.nysun.com/foreign/how-benzion-netanyahu-helped-put-in-the-un/87809/
Benzion Netanyahu, who died Monday in Jerusalem at the age of 102, has been widely scrutinzed this week for his myriad contributions to the history of Zionism in Israel and the United States. Yet...
The Levy Report: Reinvigorating the Discussion of Israel’s Rights in the West Bank
http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/docs/perspectives176.pdf
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Commission to Examine the Status of Building in Judea and Samaria (the "Levy report") has drawn a flurry of overwrought criticism due to its inclusion of a section concerning the lawfulness...
Abbas to UN: Palestinians reject anything less than all of eastern Jerusalem – entire...
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=59247
Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: All day the Israeli left praised Abbas - certain that he was interested in a deal.
But he answered at the UN: "We will accept no less than the all...
A ten step process: HOW CANADA COULD CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
This week, Canadian Foreign Minister has announced that he will visit areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority to inquire as to how foreign aid funds are being spent.
While it would seem natural...
Tonight I’m Gonna Party Like It’s 19[3]9
http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/11/tonight-im-gonna-party-like-its-1939.html
“The sky was all purpleThere were people runnin’ everywhere Oops out of time,Tryin’ to run from the destructionYou know I didn’t even care...So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 199.”-Prince, “1999”
I have been working...
The Palestinians and Their ‘State of Failure’
http://www.jewishexponent.com/the-palestinians-and-their-state-of-failure
Secretary of State John Kerry launched a new round of Palestinian-Israeli diplomacy this summer. The naysayers said he would fail, yet the negotiations continue apace, with Kerry hoping to score a diplomatic victory by...
Israel, Palestine, and Democracy
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/12/17/israel-palestine-and-democracy/
Democracy and demography have become the main arguments for creating a Jew-free Arab state in Judea and Samaria. Israel’s presence in the territories deprives Palestinians of their democratic rights, the argument goes, and if...
Health and Safety in the Workplace – writes Michael Kuttner
http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/health-and-safety-in-the-workplace-writes-michael-kuttner/39704#more-39704
Australia and New Zealand have extensive legislation in place to make sure that sound practices are enforced as far as protecting workers and others.
Perhaps the time has come for these two countries to offer...