Monthly Archives: February 2011

West obsessed with Israel

Posted on February 27, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

Our absurd obsession with Israel is laid bare The Middle East meant only Israel to many. Now the lives of millions of Arabs have been brought to Europe’s attention Nick Cohen, The Observer, Sunday 27 February 2011 The Arab revolution … Continue reading →

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Jewish State needs Shabbat

Posted on February 25, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

Weekly Parsha, VAYAKHEL It is the public Shabat more than any other public sign of Jewishness – flag, language, culture, etc. – that defines Israel as being a Jewish state. Rabbi Berel Wein Friday, February 25, 2011   Rashi points … Continue reading →

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Islamic law in Saudi Arabia

Posted on February 25, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

SAUDI ARABIA GETS READY TO PUT ORDER IN ITS COURTS A $2 billion undertaking will codify Islamic law, make judges accountable In 2009, a Saudi judge sentenced a Turkish barber, Sabri Bogday, to death for blasphemy, and in the same … Continue reading →

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EU support is misdirected

Posted on February 25, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

Is EU serious about supporting human rights across north Africa? The EU has ignored democracy, freedom and human rights abuses in Libya and other north Africa states in the past. If it is really serious about helping them now, it … Continue reading →

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Arabs have a better life in israel

Posted on February 24, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

My Israel By Lee M Hiromoto, Harvard Crimson, February 22, 2011 “Discrimination is built into Israel.” Zionism “has at its core the replacement of one people with another.” These were two claims I heard at a law school panel discussion … Continue reading →

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Land for peace is dead

Posted on February 23, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

No Settlement in Sight By Daniel Greenfield, February 22, 2011 During a week in which half the Middle-East was in flames, the diplomatic chatter over a UN condemnation of Israel’s so-called "settlements" showed just how irrelevant Western diplomacy is to … Continue reading →

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Israel is not defined by conflict

Posted on February 23, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

Ian McEwan Missed the Real Israel To resolve this conflict – like all conflicts – truth, nuance, subtlety, complexity, criticisms, contradictions and moral clarity are our friends By Gil Troy, February 22, 2011 The delegitimization campaign tries to rob Israel … Continue reading →

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Don’t expect democracy

Posted on February 23, 2011 by CNP Webmaster

Little hope of democracy as Arab despots overthrown The toxic, fundamentalist creed of Wahabbism, which both Ibn Saud and his heirs subsidised and exported, has since made peaceful civil governance in almost every Muslim country today virtually impossible. By Kevin … Continue reading →

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