The truth should be taught about the 1948 war
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/the-truth-should-be-taught-about-the-1948-war-1.368167
On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. That is truth, not narrative. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked and destroyed the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. That is truth, not narrative.
Of...
The “Ground Zero” Mosque Will Never be Built – “For Totally Non-Political Reasons
http://pajamasmedia.com/barryrubin/2011/08/28/the-ground-zero-
mosque-will-never-be-built-for-totally-non-political-reasons/
Readers of my column know that I have written repeatedly that the “Ground Zero” mosque would never be built for reasons having nothing to do with politics. The main financiers and the imam have...
To protect Israel at U.N., money talks
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/27/v-print/2377714/
to-protect-israel-at-un-money.html
The recent onslaught of violent attacks against Israel reminds us of the growing threats facing the Jewish state. But even as extremists from Gaza fire rockets and mortars at civilians in southern Israel and...
Allan Adler’s Oakland, Michigan Press blog: Follow up on Interview with David Bedein
http://www.israelbehindthenews.com/bin/content.cgi?ID=4463&q=1
Friday, August 5, 2011
Saying Good Bye
This is harder than I ever imagined to say but I want to let all my readers know that this is my last blog as The Oakland Press...
Terror Attacks on Israel and UNRWA’s Education System
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anav-silverman/
terror-attacks-on-israel-_b_930141.html
"Peace starts here," is the key marketing slogan that UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East) uses in its videos, pamphlets, posters and other marketing and fundraising material....
Op-Ed: The Anti-Israel Distortions Industry
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10516
There is no shortage of claims about alleged Israeli human rights violations in Judea and Samaria, the so called 'West Bank'.
Most of these claims originate from Palestinian sources and NGO’s and are part of...
Naming a grandson
Last Monday, I performed the role of "Godfather" to our first grandson during his Brit Milah, where he got his name: Naveh Nahum.
It was hard to control emotions that gushed out when the name...
Miracle in synagogue: Grad fails to explode
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticle
PrintPreview/1,2506,L-4111075,00.html
While 10 people were injured after a Grad rocket hit an Ashdod yeshiva's courtyard, a much bigger disaster was averted just several blocks away. A rocket which landed near a synagogue where several worshippers...
Weekly Commentary: Israeli doves failed mission – apologists for the Palestinians instead of defenders...
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=53460
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 18 August 2011
A reminder from the past:
"... WHAT if they cheat? What if they take whatever we give them and demand even more, still exercising violence and terror? Within the...
PCHR Is Concerned Security Services Interference into Public Liberties in Gaza
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=53455
PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Press Release
Ref: 85/2011
Date: 18 August 2011
Time: 12:00 GMT
PCHR Is Concerned Security Services’ Interference into Public Liberties in Gaza
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is gravely concerned over increasing assaults...