Palestine, the second battle is imminent – occupied Palestinian territory – ReliefWeb
admin | May 25, 2021
Op-Ed by: Dr. Hossam Elsharkawi, Regional Director of IFRC MENA The shelling stopped in Palestine and Israel
Marjorie Taylor Greene Insists Any Rational Jewish Person Thinks Mask Mandates Are as Bad as the Holocaust – Vanity Fair
admin | May 25, 2021
A good rule of thumb that some but not all people are aware of is that when youre talking about the Holocaust, you probably shouldnt equate it with anything other than actual genocide. Is the thing you want to liken to the Holocaust a deliberate killing of millions of people from a specific nation, ethnic group, or religion with the aim of wiping those people off the planet? Congratulations, you can compare it to the Holocaust.
Timeline of conflict: Why the 2021 Israeli-Palestinian fighting is among the most brutal in years – USA TODAY
admin | May 25, 2021
The intense fighting now raging between Israelis and Palestinians in an area not much larger thanNew Jersey may bethe worst since 2014, but it's part of a complex, bitter conflict that reaches back to the first world war. The dispute is rooted in pre-biblical times. Though its borders have shifted over the years, Palestine used to be what is now Israel, Gaza and the West Bank
Police investigating attacks on Jewish business, synagogue in N. Ireland – The Jerusalem Post
admin | May 25, 2021
Police in the city of Derry are investigating an attack on a Jewish-owned business as a hate crime, the Belfast Telegraph reported on Monday. Perpetrators of the attack painted graffiti on the owner's business. This incident comes on the heels of other acts of antisemitism in Northern Ireland, following a similar global rise of antisemitism amid violence between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist organizations.
Jews Who Leave the Faith Are Still Treated as Jewish – The Wall Street Journal
admin | May 25, 2021
Some Jews elected conversion to survive in 14th- and 15th-century Spain. Others did so for economic and social mobility, as attempted by the families of Benjamin Disraeli and Felix Mendelssohn, and by Gustav Mahler himself, or were motivated by real belief, as with Jean-Marie (born Aaron) Lustiger, Archbishop of Paris from 1981 to 2005, who proudly described himself as a Jew. In any case these converts were, in the end, viewed as suspect by many of their adopted faith.
What do Black Lives Matter and Palestine solidarity have in common? – Open Democracy
admin | May 25, 2021
Amin Husain, a core organiser for Decolonize This Place, a movement in New York City, thinks that BLM has undeniably helped the Palestinian cause. He said: The BLM movement has cracked a certain ceiling around radical politics.
Womans story of Palestine song is a viral hit on social media – The Indian Express
admin | May 25, 2021
As clashes between Israel and the militant group Hamas continues, an Egyptian woman has taken to social media explaining the Israel-Palestine conflict in the form of a song and the video has become a viral hit on the internet. Eman Askars narration of the conflict, which was an adaptation of The Wellerman sea shanty, resonated with many on the internet, with the video garnering over 11 million views on Instagram alone.
UAE offers to play role in Israel-Palestine peace talks – The Guardian
admin | May 25, 2021
The UAE is willing to play a role in peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians, joining an Egyptian push to bolster a ceasefire in Gaza and de-escalate tensions between the two sides, the Gulf powerbrokers leadership has said. Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed said the Emirates, which signed a peace deal with Israel last year, was willing to mediate between both sides and to support Cairos efforts to shore up a truce that brought 11 days of fighting to a close on Friday
Jews and Muslims find common ground in German city – DW (English)
admin | May 25, 2021
It's not every day that members of the Jewish and Muslim communities come together. But even more notable is the association that Monika Bunk and Bilal El-Zayat founded one year ago, called "Together: Marburg Society for Jewish-Muslim Dialogue" ("Gemeinsam e.V. Marburger Gemeinschaft fr Jdisch-Muslimischen Dialog")
Assassination of Israeli PM that scuttled peace deal with Palestine – India Today
admin | May 25, 2021
Perhaps the only time Israel and Palestine came close to a workable peace deal was in the first half of 1990s. Israel began peace talks with Palestinian leaders and Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan in Spain the Madrid Conference in 1991. The first real big breakthrough was achieved in 1993.
