By Mike Whitney
Information Clearing House - August 17, 2010
25,000 Jews live in Iran. It’s the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside of Israel. Iranian Jews are not persecuted or abused by the state, in fact, they are protected under Iran’s constitution. They are free to practice their religion and to vote in elections. They [...]
25,000 Jews live in Iran
by RAINman on 18. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links
John L. Esposito : GOP Candidates’ Viral Fear Mongering
by RAINman on 03. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links
John L. Esposito is University Professor and Founding Director of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding. He is co-author of Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think, and author of the newly released book The Future of Islam (2010).
Middle East Online – 2 August 2010
Education is a priority for many Muslims, [...]
Jewish challenges to Zionism on the rise in the US
by RAINman on 17. Jun, 2010 in Newsletter Links
Gabriel Ash, Emily Katz Kashawi, Mich Levy, Sara Kershnar,
Gabriel Ash is an activist, writer and a core member of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN). He writes because the pen is sometimes mightier than the sword and sometimes not.
Emily Katz Kashawi is an activist, communications professional and a mother of twins.
Mich Levy is [...]
Arab director of Oscar film sparks Israeli outrage
by RAINman on 09. Mar, 2010 in General
Agence France Presse - 7 March 2010
JERUSALEM (AFP) – The Arab co-director of an Israeli film nominated for an Academy Award has scandalised the Jewish state by saying that he does not see himself as representing the country at Sunday evening’s awards ceremony.
The film “Ajami”, directed by Israeli Arab Scandar Copti and his Jewish colleague [...]
Jerusalem: Right-wing Jews antagonize locals under prayer pretext
by RAINman on 13. Oct, 2009 in General
Ma’an – 10 October 2009
Jerusalem – Hundreds of religious Jews marched toward the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, taking over the streets in the Old City in what was described as an in-your-face celebration of Shmini Atzeret, which falls a day after the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
The celebration was viewed by Palestinians in the area as [...]
‘Father of Neoconservatism’ Irving Kristol’s Forgotten Alliance With Anti-Semites
by RAINman on 24. Sep, 2009 in Analysis
By Max Blumenthal
Huffington Post 22 September 2009
In the hagiographic obits that have followed his death, the story of one of Kristol’s most momentous — and cynical — maneuvers has been conveniently forgotten.
By the time Irving Kristol died on September 18 at the age of 89, he had transformed the Republican Party through the neoconservative philosophy [...]
Bishop accuses Vatican of ‘excessive sensibility’ towards Jews
by RAINman on 05. Aug, 2009 in General
Head of ultra-conservative Catholic sect says he is ‘embarrassed’ by Holy See’s reaction to Holocaust comments
Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 August 2009
The head of an ultra-conservative Catholic sect has attacked the Vatican for the “excessive sensibility” shown to the Jewish world following comments made by a Holocaust-denying priest.
Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior general [...]
Seeking a Proud and Peaceful Future (Jimmy Carter’s Address to the United Nations Relief Works Agency)
by RAINman on 18. Jun, 2009 in General, Opinion
Transcript of former US President Jimmy Carter’s Address to the United Nations Relief Works Agency’s Human Rights Graduation in Gaza, June 16, 2009.
By Jimmy Carter
Director of UNRWA operations John Ging, thank you for inviting me to Gaza. Distinguished guests, children of Gaza, I am grateful for your warm reception.
I first visited Gaza 36 years ago [...]
THE OTHER APARTHEID STATE
by RAINman on 17. Jun, 2009 in Opinion
Ronnie Kasrils was South Africa’s Minister of Intelligence under Thabo Mbeki’s leadership
Address by Ronnie Kasrils: CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: RE-ENVISIONING ISRAEL/PALESTINE 12 JUNE 2009
May I start by quoting a South African who emphatically stated as far back as 1961 that “The Jews took Israel from the Arabs after the Arabs had lived there for a [...]
South African study: Israel practicing apartheid and colonialism
by RAINman on 11. Jun, 2009 in General
Report, Human Sciences Research Council, 9 June 2009
The Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa (HSRC) has released a report confirming that Israel is practicing both colonialism and apartheid in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
The HSRC commissioned an international team of scholars and practitioners of international public law from South Africa, the United Kingdom, [...]
Palestinians and Israeli Jews to reach equal number by 2016, data shows
by RAINman on 14. May, 2009 in Analysis
Haaretz Wed., May 13, 2009
The Jewish and Arab populations in Israel and the Palestinian territories will reach an equal number by 2016, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
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New envoy to U.S.: Soon Jews won’t want to live in Israel
by RAINman on 13. May, 2009 in Opinion
By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent Haaretz Tue., May 12, 2009
Suppose a Jewish couple considering immigration to Israel were to ask a bored Jewish Agency emissary for background material on the situation here. “It just so happens I received something today that might interest you,” the emissary might reply, pulling out the most recent [...]
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