Tag Archives: Arabs

For many Palestinians, it’s not about conflict resolution. It’s about making Israel go away

Posted on October 18, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS No country for Jews? An Israeli sadly concludes that ordinary Palestinians are fighting a long war against Israel itself by Daniel Gordis October 18, 2015 We have a young language instructor at Shalem College in Jerusalem, … Continue reading →

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Forget the Palestinians: Arab states have too much else to worry about

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST by Amir Taheri July 12, 2015 ….But there are other reasons the Palestine issue has lost much of its luster for many Arabs. One reason was cited the other evening by a Jordanian businessman, Abu Furas, at … Continue reading →

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Israel’s ‘Hardline’ Government Unveils Major Benefits for Israeli Arabs

Posted on June 15, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

COMMENTARY by Evelyn Gordon June 12, 2015 This must have been a trying week for all the people who wrongly believe that Israel’s prime minister is an unabashed anti-Arab racist: Over the past few days, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has unveiled … Continue reading →

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65 Percent of Israeli Arabs Say They’re Proud to Be Israeli

Posted on January 10, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

COMMENTARY by Evelyn Gordon January 8, 2015 It feels almost tasteless to be writing about good news while France is mourning a horrific terror attack. Yet there’s been so much good news from Israel over the last week that my … Continue reading →

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Can Jews and Muslims get along? 60 imams and rabbis meet in Washington to try

Posted on November 24, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON POST by Lauren Markoe November 24, 2014 Frustrated by dangerously high tensions between Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land, 60 imams and rabbis gathered Sunday (Nov. 23) to hatch concrete plans to bridge the gulf between their communities, … Continue reading →

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Why Many Arabs and Muslims Do Not Trust Obama

Posted on September 15, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

GATESTONE INSTITUTE by Khaled Abu Toameh September 15, 2014 “This is not our war and we should not be taking part in it.” That is how many Arabs and Muslims reacted to US President Barack Obama’s plan to form an … Continue reading →

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‘Are you a Jew?’ Arab Attacks on Jews nothing new.

Posted on July 12, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST by Shimon Ohayon July 6, 2014 These types of attacks occurred throughout the Arab world before the establishment Israel and before a single Israeli settlement was ever built. There are not-infrequent moments which perfectly illustrate what our long-standing … Continue reading →

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The Arab street is boiling

Posted on June 29, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM by Yoram Ettinger June 27, 2014 According to the Saudi Arabian-based newspaper, Arab News, “the Arab Spring is not about seeking democracy, it is about Arabs killing Arabs… about hate and sectarian violence…. The Arab Spring is an accumulation of years … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Ethnic Inequality in Israel

Posted on June 8, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY by Steven Plaut Summer 2014 It is commonplace to attribute much of Israel’s domestic tensions to supposed Jewish discrimination against the country’s Arab citizens.[1] Nearly every Israeli Arab nongovernmental organization insists that such discrimination characterizes the Jewish state … Continue reading →

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