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- "Israel-US dialogue is necessary about Iran’s nuclear program, since a good agreement with Iran is a clear Israeli interest. But Israel must be prepared with a military option against Iran, as a last resort"
- "Military, defense minister believe a credible threat of an Israeli attack on Tehran’s nuclear facilities is only way US will be able to negotiate better deal with Islamic Republic"
- EVENT Israel Bonds Chicago with The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
- Heard in Jerusalem: "Hasbara" has become something resembling a dirty word
- "Those experiences gave Thomas the fortitude to do something truly courageous: risk her friendships, face her misconceptions, and change her mind"
- EVENT 2nd Annual Kosher Chicago BBQ Festival Competition to benefit Maot Chitim
- 6 European countries join forces to do business with Iran (and throw Israel under the bus)
- "President Joe Biden's Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran"
Tag Archives: Honor killings
“Because it’s unlikely that his name will be publicly remembered for long, it’s worth pausing to consider the grisly murder of Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh in the West Bank city of Hebron.”
NEW YORK TIMES A Cruel Death in Hebron Bret Stephens Oct. 11, 2022 …Murkhiyeh (some news accounts transliterate his surname as Marhia) was a 25-year-old gay Palestinian man who had been living for two years in Israel and had filed papers for … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh, Hebron, Honor killings, Palestinian
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Another Palestinian honorkilling: “Gharib’s father, brothers, and brother-in-law followed her to the hospital and resumed the beating, telling hospital staff they were performing an exorcism on the victim whom they believed was possessed by a demon”
EGYPTIAN STREETS Palestinian Woman Murdered in Honor Killing After Posting Instagram Video with Fiancé by Niveen Ghoneim August 31, 2019 A 21-year-old Palestinian woman died on Thursday in suspicious circumstances that have caused massive outrage among activists and social media … Continue reading
Obeying rules of politcal correctness, European media ignores honor killings
ASIA TIMES Europe’s Muslim Migrants Bring Sex Pathologies in Tow by David Goldman October 14, 2015 The body of a 20-year-old Syrian woman, “Rokstan M.,” was unearthed from a shallow grave in the small Saxon town of Dessau last week. … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Dessau, Europe, Germany, Honor killings, Muslims, Rokstan M.
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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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Tagged Adam Levick, Gaza, Honor killings, Liz Ford, misogyny, Palestinian society, rape, spousal abuse, The Guardian
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Canada introduces law banning polygamist immigrants
YAHOO/AFP by Staff November 5, 2014 Ottawa (AFP) – Canada’s Immigration Minister Chris Alexander Wednesday unveiled plans to ban entry to migrants who practice polygamy and what he termed “barbaric cultural practices.” The move follows a spate of so-called “honor” … Continue reading
‘Honor’ Killings: A New Kind of American Tragedy
MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Dr Phyllis Chesler June 30, 2014 Both the defendant, standing trial for conspiracy to commit murder abroad in Pakistan, and the main witness against him, his daughter Amina, wept when they first saw each other. Amina’s extended … Continue reading
Arab Sex and Arab Terror
ALGEMEINER Arab Sex and Arab Terror by Michael Widlanski July 2, 2014 When an Arab bomber attacks Jews, there is often a SEXUAL motive. Wafa Idris, the first Palestinian Arab woman suicide bomber, had been shamed and shunned by her … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab, Honor killings, Muhammad Abu Khudair, murder, sex, suicide bombers, Wafa Idris
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