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Author Lee Bender on Anti-Israel Bias in the Media and Society
B’nai B’rith Podcast: New Episode on Dangers of Losing the Narrative on Middle East Conflict (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2019)--Author and attorney Lee Bender notes: “Words have tremendous meaning. And if they are maligned, or misunderstood and mischaracterized, that can cause tremendous problems, issues and concerns.” Bender joined B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin on the B’nai B’rith Podcast to talk about the pervasiveness and dangers of anti-Israel bias in the media.
Jordan and Israel: The Two State Solution Since 1922
The Trump Administration is unveiling its Mideast Peace Plan in Bahrain at the “Peace to Prosperity” conference. It is an ambitious $50 billion economic program for the Palestinian Arabs, including grants, loans and private capital. However, the Palestinian government has boycotted the event and is discouraging others not to attend, contending it does not address political settlement over borders, security and refugees.
Zionism Is Racism: The Dead Horse That Never Dies
The United Nations building in New York. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Many thought that we had finally defeated the idea that Zionism is racism in 1991, when the UN revoked its infamous anti-Zionist resolution. But that is no longer the case. The objective of anti-Zionists is to deny the right of the only Jewish state on Earth to exist. The US State Department defines antisemitism as, in part, a form of racism directed at Israel, due to the use of double standards and other discriminatory practices.
Differences between Israeli and U.S. American Jews
More Jews, no matter their level of observance, observe Passover than any other Jewish commemoration. Why is that? Because it’s the one active thing that we do each year—tell our children that it’s because of that which the Almighty did for us when we came forth out of Egypt, and we are to consider ourselves as if we each personally were slaves and were liberated—that links us and them to our Jewish peoplehood roots.
For Jews in the Democrat Party, it's not about the content of your character
Mar 15, 2019, 7:47 PM Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King believed in an America that would judge people by the content of one’s character. That was one of his dreams.
What’s in a name? Hebrew origins of Palestinian Arab towns in Judea-Samaria
(February 8, 2019 / JNS) With the approval of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334, which declares as illegal any Israeli presence beyond the 1967 so-called Green Line, including the Old City of Jerusalem, its Temple Mount (Judaism’s holiest site) and the Mount of Olives cemetery where Jews have been burying their dead for more than 3,000 years, and an earlier UNESCO resolution disassociating the Jewish people from Jerusalem and other holy sites, one wonders how the United Nations and UNESCO...
Israel must get much tougher on terrorist killers
Feb 14, 2019, 8:38 PM Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. The first, most basic responsibility of a nation is to protect and secure its citizens.
Zionism and the “Deal of the Century”
Israel is constantly being told by the mainstream media, academia, the EU, NGOs, and progressives that the current situation is unsustainable and Israel- right now– must make peace with its enemies. But that is a pipe dream, paternalistic and in fact sprinkled with an undercurrent of anti-Zionism. No, one makes peace with its former enemies. In other words, one must defeat one’s enemies to achieve a full-fledged true peace. Otherwise the conflict will fester.
In the Middle East, Not All Narratives Are Valid
Email a copy of "In the Middle East, Not All Narratives Are Valid" to a friend In the Middle East, not all narratives are valid or equal; some are based on lies. And the biggest falshehood of them all is the narrative of the Palestinians Arabs.
Let's bring progressive Jews back into the fold
Professor Alan Dershowitz is undoubtedly correct when he argues: If you are in favor of women’s rights, gay rights, minority rights, civil rights, a robust free press, independent judiciary, high quality education and health care, then there is only one place in the Middle East that shares these “progressive values,” and that is Israel. Certainly you won't find such values in the Palestinian Authority-governed areas, or in any of the 21 Arab and 56 Muslim-dominated countries.
The unasked question about anti-Semitism in the U.S.
We were heartened to learn that a Philadelphia synagogue is offering an adult education course about anti- Semitism, a timeless scourge that every generation must combat.
Yes, Muslim Antisemitism Exists in the US
To some in the Jewish community: yes, apparently. In a brief description of the course on the Society Hill Synagogue’s website, these are among the questions posed: “What is the role of Christianity and the Church in antisemitism? How has antisemitism morphed over the centuries? In the shadow of Charlottesville we must ask, to what extent does antisemitism threaten the Jewish people in this country? Is it confined to isolated, albeit frightening and horrific, incidents?
On anti-Semitism - American Israelite: Opinion
To some in the Jewish community: yes, apparently. In a brief description of the course on the Society Hill Synagogue’s website, these are among the questions posed: “What is the role of Christianity and the Church in anti-Semitism? How has anti-Semitism morphed over the centuries? In the shadow of Charlottesville we must ask, to what extent does anti-Semitism threaten the Jewish people in this country? Is it confined to isolated, albeit frightening and horrific, incidents?
The unasked question about anti-Semitism in America
Are Jew-hatred and threats from some Muslims in America less vile, less threatening and less problematic than the same actions from white supremacists? To some in the Jewish community: yes, apparently. In a brief description of the course on the Society Hill Synagogue’s website, these are among the questions posed: “What is the role of Christianity and the Church in anti-Semitism? How has anti-Semitism morphed over the centuries?
Are Zionists Worse than Islamists?
Islamism: Can there be any serious argument about a religious-political system that seeks to enshrine and enact its laws (sharia) on lands it occupies, and attempts to conquer through jihad (holy war)?
Ten Toxic Terms Pro-Israel Advocates Must Fight
Mainstream Western media coverage of Israel is laced with expressions intentionally crafted to delegitimize the Jewish State. The good news is that these terms weren’t written in stone 3,300 years ago, but are post-Israel independence creations. By forfeiting this language, we forfeit our history. Here are 10 phrases we must stop repeating: #1- “The West Bank” – No, it’s not.
We Never Left: The Jews' Continuous Presence in the Land of Israel
Early in his first term, President Obama told the whole world in his speech from Cairo: “It is easy to point fingers — for Palestinians to point to the displacement brought by Israel’s founding.” This was gravely misleading.
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Philadelphia, PA: The homeland right of no people on earth is more misunderstood than that of the Jewish people to their homeland of Israel. This is partly because the mainstream media has adopted the Jewish homeland-delegitimizing language of Israel’s foes, but also in part because well-meaning supporters of Israel ourselves unthinkingly use these terms. Both of these practices contribute greatly to the widespread bias against Israel.
The Israel Peace Paradox
Since its re-establishment in 1948, Israel has sought to live in peace with both its Arab citizens and its Arab neighbors. Yet, there are several biblical injunctions that are seemingly in conflict with each other regarding Israel’s responsibilities to promote and seek peace, and protect itself from its enemies.
'Egypt thwarts Islamic State-linked bid to hit Israeli targets at sea'
Egypt thwarted a bid by Islamic State-affiliated terrorists to attack Israeli targets in the Mediterranean Sea last month, Israel’s Channel 2 reported Monday. The terrorists commandeered an Egyptian Navy missile boat for the planned attack, the TV report said, but were stopped at sea by a pursuing vessel, and eight people were believed killed in the ensuing battle.
Lapid: US veto at Security Council no longer assured
Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Saturday that ties between Israel and the US have reached such a nadir that the US’s assistance at the UN Security Council — including using its right to veto anti-Israel resolutions — was no longer assured. “We are at an unprecedented low point in our ties with the US. No one knows what they will do when Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas] goes to the Security Council.
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