Squeezing a Story Out of Bethlehem

December 23, 2012 15:32 by Simon Plosker Every year around this time, it’s the same tired old story. A journalist attempts to find a Christmas angle for Palestinian suffering, most often focusing on Bethlehem’s Palestinian Christian residents. This year is no different and Harriet Sherwood of The Guardian and sister Sunday paper The Observer is […]

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Israel Advocacy on Campus – It’s Easier Than You Think

January 2, 2013 13:52 by GuestPost Aidan Fishman is a student of International Relations and Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Toronto and the winner of HonestReporting’s inaugural Blankfeld Award for Quality Journalism. For far too many people, any mention of the words “Israel” and “university campus” in close conjunction conjure up images […]

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Hamas Gaza Rocket attacks on Israel ‘violation of laws of war’

Palestinian militants in Gaza violated the laws of war by firing rockets into Israel during last month’s conflict, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. The New York-based watchdog also said Palestinian civilians were repeatedly put in harm’s way when Hamas fired rockets  from densely populated areas. The eight-day conflict followed an escalation in cross-boundary violence. At least 170 […]

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No-go Areas for Jews in Europe

Israel has room for all Jews and welcomes them, but that does not have any bearing on what is going on in Europe. Rabbi Lau predicted that European Jewish history is nearing its end. Surprised that Israelis entering Jordan are required to deposit religious Jewish items, like skullcaps and tefillin, for “security reasons? It’s happening […]

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Israel to UN: Declare Hizbullah a Terrorist Group

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, sent a letter of the complaint to the Security Council on Thursday, demanding the organization enforce UN Resolution 1701, which calls for the disarming of Hizbullah and prohibits the organization from bringing weapons close to Lebanon’s border with Israel. “It is time that European countries recognize Hizbullah […]

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UN Passes 9 Israel-Bashing Resolutions, But Palestinians Still Lose

Today’s Top Stories 1. Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Meshaal have agreed to launch a 3rd intifada against Israel. This one’s going to be “popular.” Khaled Abu Toameh explains: Abbas and Mashaal are aware, the sources noted, that the Palestinians are now not ready for another military confrontation with Israel — neither in the West Bank […]

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