Monthly Archives: July 2011

Change the lexicon

THE WAR OF THE WORDS We have become accustomed to using  words which are embedded with biased and false conceptions without even realizing that we are unintentionally perpetuating the distortions and outright lies that have become spoken and printed truths. … Continue reading

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Shechem is excavated

Biblical Ruin Uncovered In Palestinian City (PHOTOS) First Posted: 7/22/11 04:21 PM ET Updated: 7/22/11 04:21 PM ET Huffington Post NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Archaeologists unearthing a biblical ruin inside a Palestinian city in the West Bank are writing … Continue reading

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Biblical bells are ringing

Rare gold bell discovered in excavations in Jerusalem 24 Jul 2011, Israel Antiquities Authority The bell was apparently sewn to the garment worn by a high official in Jerusalem at the end of the Second Temple period. Photo: Israel Antiquities … Continue reading

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Arab prisoners want free higher education

Israel Deprives Palestinian Prisoners Of Education Editor’s Note: While Gilad Shalit has been held in Gaza for over 5 years without communication or a visit from the International Red Cross, the Arabs are complaining that Israel is terminating higher education … Continue reading

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High tuition fuels aliyah

From US to Israel for Jewish education With Jewish school tuition fees per child reaching $20,000 a year, many families prefer to make aliyah and get free education. We met some of them onboard Nefesh B’Nefesh flight carrying 250 new … Continue reading

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NGOs in dispute with Hamas

NGOs in standoff over Hamas audit demand Photo: Suhair Karam/IRIN OPt was the second highest recipient of international humanitarian aid (after Sudan) from 2000-2009 (file photo) GAZA, 19 July 2011 (IRIN) – //CORRECTED VERSION// Various international NGOs working in the … Continue reading

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We need holocaust memorials

Column: Born in flames, condemned to remember By Andrew Cohen, Citizen Special, July 19, 2011 On Sunday, a wildfire ignited the dry, forested hills around Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. It filled the afternoon sky with ash and … Continue reading

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No occupation no 67 borders

Ayalon launches campaign to tell ‘truth about W. Bank’ By BEN HARTMAN Jerusalem Post, 19/07/2011 Deputy foreign minister asks YouTube video’s viewers to stop calling Judea and Samaria "occupied territories." Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon stars in a video released … Continue reading

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