Monthly Archives: August 2012

Remembering the Holocaust is not a disease

Are Jews Who Fear Iran Obsessed With the Holocaust? By Jeffrey Goldberg – Aug 27, 2012, Bloomberg Bringing up the subject of the Holocaust at a dinner party can be a downer. Genocide is an unpleasant and apparently insoluble problem, … Continue reading

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Palestinians do not use water wisely

Ron Jager Responds to Kathleen Peratis by Ron Jager Aug 28, 2012 12:15 PM EDT   Kathleen Peratis’s recent visit to Judea and Samaria, that is those communities located in what she calls the West Bank, has only reinforced the … Continue reading

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The world doesn’t need another war

Israel and Iran jeopardize the neighborhood By Linda S. Heard,  28 August 2012   Iran must be exposed by the international community as the premier terrorist support state that it is, and everything should be done to prevent Iran, the … Continue reading

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Local autonomy or relocation

Plaut: “neither Israeli citizenship nor national sovereignty” for the Arabs Had the Palestinians played their cards right, they could have enjoyed as much freedom and prosperity under local autonomy as do Puerto Rica, Guam, and American Samoa….The fact that the … Continue reading

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Israeli occupation is Arab fabrication

Israeli ‘occupation’ a relic of the past Resilience of Jewish-Israeli survival overshadowed by false Arab-Palestinian notion of being ‘occupied’ Asaf Romirowsky, August 26, 2012 As the dog days of summer are coming to an end, pro-Palestinian activist groups are gearing … Continue reading

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New tactics for Holocaust deniers

A New Slur: Calling people “Holocaust-obsessed” is the new holocaust denial. By Ron Rosenbaum|Posted Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, Slate Adolf Hitler and his staff salute the teams during the opening ceremonies of the XI Olympic Games on August 1, 936 … Continue reading

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Summer program promotes tolerance and understanding

In Jerusalem, an inter-faith summer program bursts some bubbles What do Jewish American teens from San Diego, Israelis from kibbutzim near Gaza and Bedouins from the Negev have in common? Quite a lot, it turns out By Elhanan Miller August … Continue reading

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Arabs flock to Israel to celebrate Muslim holiday

Up to 300,000 Palestinians visit Israel for Ramadan Trend causes significant economic damage to Palestinian vendors who lost untold customers – local Palestinians who took their business to Israel. By Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel |Haaretz,  22.08.12 | In what … Continue reading

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