Israel plans to forcibly transfer 40,000 Bedouin citizens Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Jillian Kestler-D’Amours is a reporter and documentary filmmaker based in Jerusalem. More of her work can be found at http://jkdamours.com. EI, June 16, 2011 A new Israeli proposal that would forcibly transfer more than 40,000 Bedouin citizens into government-planned townships in the Negev (Naqab) desert [...]
Israel plans to forcibly transfer 40,000 Bedouin citizens
by RAINman on 20. Jun, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Pope: Jews Are Not Responsible For The Death Of Jesus
by RAINman on 03. Mar, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Pope: Jews Are Not Responsible For The Death Of Jesus By Megan Carpentier Raw Story Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 – In the second book in his series Jesus of Nazareth, set for release on March 10, Pope Benedict XVI says that the Jews are not collectively responsible for the death of Jesus Christ, reports the [...]
Hate-Preacher Rabbi Provokes Riots in The Galilee
by RAINman on 02. Nov, 2010 in Newsletter Links
Arabs and Jews have united in condemning Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu for inciting racism in the Upper Galilee town of Safed. Eliyahu chaired a conference last week in which he informed his audience that it was ‘sinful’ to sell or rent property to non-Jews, sparking a violent demonstration against Arab students of Safed College. The [...]
Public outcry ensues after rabbis tell Jews not to rent to Arabs
by RAINman on 22. Oct, 2010 in Newsletter Links
Several MKs and nonprofit organizations demand a criminal investigation of Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and 17 other rabbis. By Jack Khoury and Eli Ashkenazi Haaretz - October 21, 2010 Several Knesset members and nonprofit organizations on Wednesday demanded a criminal investigation of Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and 17 other rabbis, after Haaretz reported that [...]
25,000 Jews live in Iran
by RAINman on 18. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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