Repost: Abbas in 2012 vs 2023
In 2012 Abbas said both, “I believe that West Bank and Gaza is Palestine, and the other parts (are) Israel.” and “We don’t want to use terror…” In 2023, Abbas was given 30 minutes to speak to the UN. During his hour long tirade, he renegged on both claims, saying, “I want Safed,” and “keep the ground aflame with popular resistance.”
Repost: Various stories on hate being taught
The head of Muslims Against Antisemitism in the United Kingdom, Ghanem Nuseibeh, told the Post that “Qatar media is heavily censored and such extremist incitement would not be published without government approval.”A Qatar expert, Nuseibeh added that it has been “the most virulent spreader of antisemitism in Arabic-speaking communities and there are no signs this has stopped.
Repost: Matti Friedman, "An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth"
2013, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict claimed 42 lives— roughly the monthly homicide rate in the city of Chicago.
Repost: Stephen Pollard, "It's often the self-proclaimed anti-racists who are the foulest of the lot"
If a bigot says “I’m not antisemitic” three times to a bathroom mirror, with the lights off, then Roger Waters pops out to defend them as just being honest about {{{the Zionists}}}.
Repost: Seth J. Frantzman "What articles on Israel's 'one-state reality' get wrong - analysis"
I do not agree with the conclusions of the following text. I agree with the premise and reality that there are major double standards in reporting on the Islamist Holy War.
Repost: Emily Schrader, "From Ramallah to Tehran: Palestinian ties to Iran throughout history"
This fanatical emphasis on Israel has not gone unnoticed by everyday Iranians. Mina, an Iranian from Tehran area, told Ynet that “despite the IRI trying to brainwash the population in Iran into hating Israel from a very young age, going as far as teaching kids in primary schools that Israel is our biggest enemy, Iranians remain aware that the IRI funds 'revolutionary fighters' (Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad) in Palestine…instead of caring for Iranians, the IRI uses its assets to fund Hamas.”
Repost: Zack Rothbart, “Everyone knows about Herzl. Is it time for Max Nordau, the intermarried father of Zionism, to get his due?”
He also coined the term “Muscular Judaism” — a redefinition of what it meant to be a Jew in the modern world; a critical shift away from the traditionally insular, “meek” Jewish archetype devoted solely to religious and intellectual pursuits. The “Muscular Jew” in theory and practice was necessary in order for a modern Jewish state to be established.
Repost: Silvan Shalom, "A fence built for peace"
The general assembly request recalls the famous observation of Abba Eban that "if Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions".
Repost: Emma Goldman, "On Zionism"
to those who till the soil.