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- Obama's Deal: $150 Billion to Iran to Destroy Israel with Conventional Arms
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- "Hamas's decision to participate in the upcoming local and municipal elections will further strengthen the movement and pave the way for it to extend its control from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank"
- "The leaders of the two countries said Russia and the United States are working together to ensure Israel's security."
- Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq lead mob attacks on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad following US strikes
- From an AG reader: "I keep looking and looking but I can't find this story in the NY Times or the WashPo or on CNN or NPR - I just don't understand it"
- BDS-supporting scientist grapples with metaphors…and loses
- "Fixing or killing the #IranDeal will be President #Trump’s first step toward restoring America’s global leadership"
Tag Archives: West Bank
Legal expert Alan Baker on Israeli “occupation” and settlements [VIDEO]
ELDER OF ZIYON August 22, 2016 International law expert and former Israeli ambassador to Canada Alan Baker describes why Israel is not an occupier under international law and why settlements are not illegal.
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Egypt, Gaza, International Law, Jordan, Judea, Occupation, Samaria, West Bank
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“Israel’s interest is now not only for Abbas to remain in his position, but also to strengthen him in that position using the “carrots,” so he could stop Hamas from taking over the PA”
YNET Hamas set to take majority of West Bank cities in local elections by Alex Fishman August 21, 2016 As part of its efforts to take over the Palestinian Authority, Hamas unexpectedly decided to run in the West Bank municipal … Continue reading
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” — George Orwell, 1984
GATESTONE A Guide to the Palestinian Lexicon by Khaled Abu Toameh August 1, 2016 Many Palestinians refer to cities inside Israel proper as “occupied.” Jaffa, Haifa, Acre, Tiberias, Ramle and Lod, for example, are often described in the Palestinian media … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority, West Bank
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“It is not “occupation” that underlies the lack of “hope on the horizon” but the century-long Palestinian rejection of the Jewish right to statehood”
JERUSALEM POST It is not the ‘occupation’ by Efraim Karsh Jun 21, 2016 …Since the beginning of 1996, and certainly following the completion of the redeployment from Hebron in January 1997, 99% of the Palestinian population of the West Bank … Continue reading
“The problem, as stated by so many diplomats, is that there are Jews living in places that Muslims want”
SULTAN KNISH Liberating Our Jerusalem by Daniel Greenfield June 6, 2016 …But there are still Jews in the West Bank and they have to be gotten rid of. Once enough Jews have been expelled, there will be peace. That’s not … Continue reading
Despite threats from Obama Admin and others in the West, Israel will prevail economically, militarily and diplomatically
ISRAEL HAYOM At 68 – is Israel isolated? by Yoram Ettinger May 8, 2016 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other Western policymakers, joined by much of the “elite” Western media, have repeatedly argued that 68-year-old Israel is becoming … Continue reading
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Tagged Judea, Palestinians, Samaria, West Bank
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AIPAC appears incapable of having a conversation about the merits of the #TwoStateSolution, fearing (perhaps with reason) this may jeopardize harmony in “The Big Tent”
MANHIGUT YEHUDIT Our Experience at the 2016 AIPAC Policy Conference by Jeffrey Cohen, US Director Zehut International March 24, 2016 …The message of this conference was that the two state solution is the only option and we must give away … Continue reading
Israelis increasingly see security benefits of “settlements”
COMMENTARY Settlements Equal Security by Evelyn Gordon March 14, 2016 One of the most intriguing findings in the sweeping Pew survey of Israel released last week was a sharp rise in the proportion of Israeli Jews who said settlements are … Continue reading
1964: The Truth about the Palestinians [VIDEO]
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST February 19, 2016 We often hear claims about the Palestinians being a 5,000 years ancient and indigenous people, including the claim that Jesus was a Palestinian. In a highly politicized public opinion war, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Judea, Palestinians, Samaria, West Bank
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