The religious wars erupted in Israel when a Muslim driver went through an Orthodox neighborhood committing the heinous crime of playing his car radio too loud on Yom Kippur. A group of Jewish youths assaulted the driver accusing him of deliberately making noise on the holy day. Rumors spread through Arab neighborhoods that the motorist […]

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There is little doubt prejudice exists within Israel by its Jewish majority toward members of the Arab minority. Israel law exempts non-Druze Arabs from being drafted into the Israel Defense Force(IDF) although a surprising number of Arabs do join the force. Many enter the IDF for economic reasons and are frequently allowed to serve in […]

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President Mamoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority expressed interest in positive signals from the Egyptian government regarding the possibility of entering into positive negotiations with Hamas. Egyptian leaders have been holding separate meetings with Hamas and the Fatah party of Abbas in an effort to create a united front in dealing with Israel peace demands. […]

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Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s comments that his nation had to accept the reality of 1967 borders and a Palestinian presence in Jerusalem has been greeted by silence or disbelief among many political leaders in his nation. However, European Union envoy Marc Otte, told the Jerusalem Post, Olmert’s comments represented political courage. “Everyone who has […]

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told an Israel newspaper he was convinced Israel would attack Iran if if obtained nuclear weapons. “I honestly don’t believe(a nuclear weapon) will give any immunity to Iran. First, because you(Israel) will hit them before. And this is the danger, Israel has always said it will not wait for the […]

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Israel Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni made clear she opposes efforts by Prime Minister Olmert to reach a peace agreement with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority. She told French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, “I do not believe in far-reaching proposals and an attempt to expedite matters, especially in light of the political situation.” Olmert told […]

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It is time for the annual harvest of olives on the West Bank of Palestine, but for some reason, Israeli settlers who live near Arabs bent on picking olives appear to regard such actions as akin to fostering terrorism. The Rabbis for Human Rights movement came to support the right of Palestinians to pick olives […]

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Yoel Marcus, writing in Haaretz raises the question as to whether after all the political posturing among Democrats and Republicans during the election, will Israel really be high on the agenda of any new American president in 2009. Israel always has placed high on the list of issues that American presidents are concerned with handling […]

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Any time the world sneezes due to some economic catastrophe, the anti-Semitic kooks are out in public ranting and raving against Jews, and particularly, Jewish bankers. The stock market collapse occurred just as there a Jewish holiday was being celebrated. In the minds of conspiracy believers there is no such thing as a “coincidence.” In […]

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Gerald Frederick Toben, a teacher who has argued the Holocaust never happened, was detained by police at Heathrow airport in London. He was held under a German arrest warrant issued in 2004 which alleges he had carried out “world wide Internet publication” of material that was anti-semitic, and denied, approved or played down the mass […]

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