Letter: Tiny homes not the right move in tackling big homelessness issue – Desert Sun
admin | February 3, 2020
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Orthodox Jewish Women Take A New Lead In Talmud Study In Israel – NPR
admin | February 3, 2020
Orthodox Jewish women are increasingly joining a custom called Daf Yomi, Hebrew for "daily page," which involves reading a page a day of the Talmud, a centuries-old, multivolume collection of rabbinic teachings, debates and interpretations of Judaism. Here women read the last pages of the cycle at their first women's mass Talmud celebration in Jerusalem in January. Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR for NPR hide caption Orthodox Jewish women are increasingly joining a custom called Daf Yomi, Hebrew for "daily page," which involves reading a page a day of the Talmud, a centuries-old, multivolume collection of rabbinic teachings, debates and interpretations of Judaism.
Analysis: Palestinians Have Indeed ‘Missed an Opportunity’ – to Surrender to Zionism – International Middle East Media Center
admin | February 2, 2020
By Joseph Massad for Middle East Eye Western and Israeli propaganda never tire of telling the world of the age-old Israeli quest for peace, and how much Israel longs to be accepted by Palestinians and the rest of the Arab peoples as a Jewish state an oasis of European civilisation lodged smack in the middle of the Arab world. Indeed, the racist wisdom of former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban (born in South Africa as Aubrey Solomon Meir) that Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity for peace was recently reiterated by US President Donald Trumps son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner. Kushner, speaking of Trumps deal of the century, declared on CNN that if Palestinians reject the plan, theyre going to screw up another opportunity, like theyve screwed up every other opportunity that theyve ever had in their existence.
Comment: Middle East ‘Deal of Century’ is step toward apartheid – The Daily Herald
admin | February 2, 2020
By Omri Boehm / Special to The Washington Post The announcement of President Trumps Middle East Deal of the Century this week basically cedes the West Bank to Israel, allowing the country to seize land that would otherwise have constituted a Palestinian state. Since Palestinian representatives were not invited to the White House for the policys announcement (Trump told reporters last week that the details of the program had been discussed with Palestinian leadership only briefly), the policys significance seems to lie outside the formal proposal; that is, in how Israel, backed by the United States, will respond once the Palestinians reject the offer. In all likelihood, the response will include massive one-sided annexations, empowered by the claim that the Palestinians had refused to compromise
Is the World Zionist Congress a Sham Election?? – The Jewish Voice
admin | February 2, 2020
By: David Ben Hooren As the maddening world around seems to have us fixated in historic impeachment hearings, potential military engagement with Iran, and the third Israeli Knesset election in less than a year, most American Jews are now in for yet another shocking revelation on the political landscape. For those not in the know, the time has arrived once again for a conglomeration of Jewish organizations to compete against one another in the frenetic voting for the 38th World Zionist Congress. The Jewish Agency of Israel building in Jerusalem.
Hands Off ‘Zayde’ Bernie! – The Nation
admin | February 2, 2020
Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane appear on stage with their grandchildren after a campaign rally in San Francisco, California. (Stephen Lam / Getty Images) Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! This week, the Democratic Majority for Israel (DFMI), a new pro-Israel organization founded by AIPAC-affiliated politicos, launched its first major ad buy just ahead of the Iowa caucuses: a nearly $700,000 salvo against Senator Bernie Sanders.Ad Policy Part of whats notable about the ad by the pro-Israel group is that it doesnt mention Israel, Palestine, or foreign policy at all. Instead, the ad casts doubt on an issue very important to all Democrats: the possibility that Zayde Bernie (Grandpa Bernie) might beat Donald Trump in the general election.
Zionist terror in London: Why I have withdrawn from my commitment to play at the great 606 Jazz Club on 1 February – Redress Information &…
admin | February 2, 2020
Gilad Atzmon writes: They destroyed the Labour Party and now they have launched a campaign against the British arts scene.
MuzzleWatch: Pushing back on the threat to free expression – Mondoweiss
admin | February 2, 2020
In this week where the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is remembered, it seems that memory and taking lessons from history are sometimes, at odds. The efforts to stifle free expression, a foundational threat to any free society, are waxing. The good news is that there is a growing ability to push back against such expected and well-funded efforts.
Trump vilifies Palestinians for using the same violence that birthed Israel – +972 Magazine
admin | February 2, 2020
President Trump has hardly attempted to hide his contempt for the Palestinian people. His unveiling of the Deal of the Century on Tuesday revealed in the clearest way possible what he thinks of the millions of Palestinians in the occupied territories, inside Israel, and in the diaspora who would be affected by his peace deal.
The Long History of the Boycott-Israel Movement and Its Terrorist Roots – Mosaic
admin | February 2, 2020
In a detailed study of the origins, activities, successes, and failures of the movement to boycott, sanction, and divest from the Jewish state (BDS), David May shows that economic warfare against Zionism dates back nearly 100 years: During the Fifth Palestine Arab Congress in 1922, Arab leaders encouraged an official boycott of Jewish businesses, as they would at subsequent conferences. . . . On December 2, 1945, three years before Israels founding, the newly formed League of Arab States sought to address the Zionist danger by enacting a general boycott of the Jewish presence in Palestine
