Although much is heard about the plight of the Palestinian refugees from the aftermath of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence and the 1967 Six Day War, little is said about the hundreds of thousands of Jews who were forced to flee from Arab states before and after the creation of Israel. In fact, these refugees were largely forgotten because they were assimilated into their new homes, most in Israel, and neither the United Nations nor any other international agency took up their cause or demanded restitution for the property and money taken from them. Legislation passed in the Knesset during 2015 designated November 30 as a day of recognition for Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
If you thought NSO Group and their Pegasus spyware was bad… well you were right. But these assholes are possibly worse, and doing nothing but damage to societies that cannot be possibly defended with any excuse.
Saved for reference during my next trip.
Gotta get my hummus fix.
When you find yourself on the same side as Hassan Nasrallah, Louis Farrakhan and David Duke on the question of a country’s right to exist, it’s time to re-examine every opinion you hold.
This article is the counterpoint to another recent and logically incoherent New York Times article by Michelle Goldberg titled "Anti-Zionism Isn’t the Same as Anti-Semitism".
Anti-Zionism is the denial to grant the Jewish People their right to self-determination, which is without a doubt Anti-Semitic.
This article is worth a read, if anything for being honest about facts and history.
I recently finished watching The Expanse and I've got no show to watch. Here's a few suggestions to myself.
Note: These are the schools run by the U.N. in the Palestinian territories of Gaza, Judaea and Samaria. The United Nations. And they are written by the Palestinian Ministry of Education, part of the Palestinian Authority which signed the Oslo Accords and officially recognizes Israel, not by Hamas.
So while the U.N. and the U.S. admonish Israel for expanding the settlements, Palestinian children are raised and educated by the U.N. to believe that the State of Israel itself is completely illegitimate.
This is not simply "anti-Israel bias". This is not pursuing a "Two State Solution". This is anti-Semitic bullshit.
This is a very interesting behind the scenes look at a piece of recent history.
I bet a lot of countries are thankful now that Israel took this step.
Very interesting article on the KGB's views of, attitude, and actions against Israel in the 70's.
"Beyond the historical interest in stories about the KGB’s war on world Jewry, it’s important to note that Russia is currently controlled by the agency's graduates. "
Scary.
UNESCO's vote denying historic Jewish connection to Jerusalem is some of the most sickening, blatant antisemitism to come out of the UN recently. You don't vote on history, just like you don't vote to decide whether 2+2 is 4 or 4.5. This is historical revisionism at it worse, comparable to Holocaust denial.
I'm outraged and insulted that Mexico voted for it (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4866113,00.html)
Also of note, the statement of UNESCO's Director-General AGAINST the resolution: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/statement_by_the_director_general_of_unesco_on_the_old_city-1/#.WAEBQaOZOEI
Many believe that water scarcity due to population growth and climate change would be a central factor in future conflict. For Israel specifically, it's a huge source of tension with neighbors. Here's a technological solution to prevent this. As they say: Necessity is the mother of invention.
"Israel now gets 55 percent of its domestic water from desalination, and that has helped to turn one of the world’s driest countries into the unlikeliest of water giants."
"...the national water authority built innovative water treatment systems that recapture 86 percent of the water that goes down the drain and use it for irrigation — vastly more than the second-most-efficient country in the world, Spain, which recycles 19 percent."
Visualization of the recent wave of (mostly) stabbing attacks in Israel.
This is a big deal for Israel, where historically there hasn't been enough fresh water for its population.
Rough words from the former head of the Mossad. Bibi is doing tremendous harm in his posturing for earning votes.
Today's analysis of what happened in Gaza yesterday pretty much describes the situation there for decades.