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Blaming Israel for Gaza’s reconstruction delays is wilful ignorance

THE GUARDIAN by Daniel Taub, Israeli Ambassador to the UK March 6, 2015 The real reason lies in intra-Palestinian violence and intimidation, as the UN and Arab League make clear – yet many NGOs choose to turn a blind eye. … Continue reading

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German Court Rules Synagogue Firebombing an ‘Act of Protest’

DAILY BEAST by James Kirchick February 9, 2015 After three men firebombed a German synagogue, a judge let them off with just arson charges because they intended to ‘bring attention to the Gaza conflict.’ That ruling is as wrong as … Continue reading

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New Chair Can’t Salvage UN Gaza Travesty

COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin February 2, 2015 When the United Nations Human Rights Council announced its plan to convene a commission to investigate last summer’s war between Israel and Hamas, it didn’t even bother pretending to be fair to the … Continue reading

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IDF Soldier Awarded Medal for Storming Booby-trapped Building in Gaza, Killing Terrorists [VIDEO]

ALGEMEINER by Dave Bender January 25, 2015 The Israeli army will grant an unnamed Golani Brigade soldier a citation for bravery after he sprinted alone into a booby-trapped building in Gaza and overcame enemy small-arms fire to secure the structure … Continue reading

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Europe Offers Israel the Peace of the Dead

FRONTPAGE MAG by Ken Levin January 19, 2015 ….The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has provided for Palestinian refugees and their descendants for sixty-five years…..with all other refugee populations, whose total numbers over the decades have been orders … Continue reading

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The Guardian Blames Palestinian Misogyny, Rape, and Violence on Israel

ALGEMEINER by Adam Levick January 5, 2014 A January 1 article published in the Guardian’s Global Development section by Liz Ford started off promisingly enough, with a rare look into the culture of misogyny, rape, spousal abuse, and honor killings … Continue reading

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Egypt prepares to destroy 1,200 homes for Rafah border zone

From a reader: Israel elicits global condemnation for building a few dozen homes in Jerusalem, but the world is silent as Egypt is set to destroy 1200 Palestinian homes MA’AN NEWS AGENCY by Staff December 29, 2014 An Egyptian committee … Continue reading

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Israel’s Critics Say Nothing as Hamas Rebuilds Tunnels With International Aid

COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin December 19, 2014 …..By acquiescing to a situation in which a criminal terrorist group not only continues to rule over a captive population and threaten war against a neighboring sovereign state but also standing by silently … Continue reading

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Sister of soldier who fell in Gaza op makes aliyah

YNET NEWS by Israel Moskowitz December 22, 2014 After tens of thousands of people accompanied her older brother Max [Steinberg] on his last journey, Paige Steinberg realized that Israel was her true home…..After the shiva for Max came to an … Continue reading

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On the False Parallel Between Gaza and Northern Ireland

THE TOWER by Eamonn MacDonagh December 2014 In recent years, debates over how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict might be resolved have begun to make frequent reference to a fairy tale. This tale is based on the supposedly similar conflict in Northern … Continue reading

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