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Seated Among the Heroes and Watching the Faces of the Martyrs

In all of this and throughout the nation on this day, there was not a word of hatred, of reviling any enemy… Continue reading

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Haaretz: The Paper for Thinking People?

While there is nothing new or surprising in a paper’s refusal to own up to its misreporting… Continue reading

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Nakba: Reclaiming a Historical Truth

The tragedy befalling the Palestinian Arabs in 1948 was exclusively of their own making, and that there is therefore… Continue reading

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Mahmoud Abbas about Nakba: “We Left Galilee on Our Own”

After the “Nakba” riots on Sunday may 15, widely reported by the mass media as the killing of several unarmed “peacefull” protesters… Continue reading

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United States Recognition of the State of Israel, 1948

At midnight on May 14, 1948, the Provisional Government of Israel proclaimed the new State of Israel. On that same date, 11 minutes later, the United States, in the person of President Truman, announced its recognition of the provisional Jewish government as de facto authority of the… Continue reading

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World Leaders Ignore International Law

The U.S. Administration, the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia made the decision to rewrite history by labeling the Territories ‘Occupied Territories,’ the Settlements as an ‘Obstacle to Peace’ and ‘Not Legitimate….’ Continue reading

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One Nation’s Capital Forever

Jerusalem and the Jewish people are so intertwined that telling the history of one is telling the history of the other. For more than 3,000 years, Jerusalem has played a central role in the history of the Jews, culturally, politically, and spiritually… Continue reading

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It Is A Clash Of Civilizations

In a SPIEGEL interview, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, discusses his country’s controversial settlement policies, the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program and the seeming hopelessness of the conflict with the Palestinians… Continue reading

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A Revolutionary Proposal

I have written in today’s Jewish Chronicle that it is time for Israel to stop going along with the diplomatic lies told for so long by Britain, America and the west about the Arab war against Israel. Lies that have twisted so many people’s minds into the belief that… Continue reading

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Israel’s Right in the ‘Disputed’ Territories

The recent statements by the European Union’s new foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton criticizing Israel have once again brought international attention to Jerusalem and the settlements. However… Continue reading

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Syria and the 1948 War in Palestine – part 2

On August 25 1936, Lebanese Fawzi al-Qawuqji infiltrated into Palestine heading some 150 volunteers from neighboring Arab countries. He fought the French invasion of Syria in 1920, and organized later the resistance to the French Mandatory authorities there… Continue reading

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Syria and the 1948 War in Palestine – part 1

Shukri al-Quwwatli’s war policy during the conflict in Palestine was a disaster both for his presidency and for democracy in Syria. It is easy to argue that Syria should never have pushed for war in Palestine… Continue reading

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The Founding of the Israel Defence Force – IDF

As a result of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the Provisional Government of Israel also declared the establishment of the Defence Army of Israel, consisting of land forces, a navy and an air force. Prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, a number of armed Jewish defense groups operated in British Palestine… Continue reading

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What happened at Deir Yassin?

In 1948, the Arab village Deir Yassin, was attacked by Irgun and Lehi freedom fighters and during this attack civilians allegedly were massacred. What really happened on april 9th 1948 and before… Continue reading