More judaeophobia from Spain, the medieval Catholic country that threw out and exiled all of its Jewish citizens. From JTA: “After taking criticism from several Holocaust scholars and Jewish organizations, a Spanish university has canceled a course titled “Auschwitz/Gaza: A Testing Ground for Comparative Literature,” according to the European Jewish Congress. The course at the University of of Santiago of de Compostela in Galicia trivialized the Holocaust by comparing it to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish groups argued. The Simon Wiesenthal Center condemned the seminar in a letter sent Monday to Spain’s minister of universities, Manuel Castells Oliván. “This very title
Read More +Care about Gaza? Blame Hamas
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Via NY Times: Hamas has left Gaza in shambles. Life there is difficult, sad and abnormal. The shoreline is covered in raw sewage and debris from successive wars. If you ask why such hardships exist in Gaza, the answer will almost always be the same: the Israelis. Really? The Arabs in Israel generally live normal lives and, in many cases, thrive. The Palestinians in the West Bank are largely progressing in stable cities and communities, where electricity is available 24 hours a day. Others are moving forward while Gaza sinks further into despair and disrepair because Hamas has made choices.
Read More +Via NY Times: Two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest city, from Gaza on Thursday for the first time since 2014, the Israeli military reported. (New York Times) See also U.S. Peace Envoy Condemns “Outrageous” Rocket Fire at Tel Aviv – Raphael Ahren (Times of Israel) See also Gaza Rockets Shock Tel Aviv – Michael Bachner (Times of Israel) See also Tel Aviv Mayor Orders All Bomb Shelters to Be Opened (Jerusalem Post)
Read More +Via MFA.GOV.IL: The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said Thursday: “Israel utterly rejects the report published by the Commission of Inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council. This report was born in sin, in a politically biased, one-sided resolution that determined the outcome before the investigation even started. This report was written by three individuals that lack any understanding in security matters, without relevant professional background.” “Hamas has declared war on Israel and calls to kill Jews. Hamas is orchestrating the attacks and using civilians in Gaza as human weapons to assault Israel and Israeli civilians. Hamas exploits the
Read More +Former IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. (ret.) Peter Lerner on the latest Israel-Gaza flare-up – AIJAC
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Former IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. (ret.) Peter Lerner speaking to ABC-TV News 24 on November 13 about the latest Israel-Gaza flare-up. Source: Former IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. (ret.) Peter Lerner on the latest Israel-Gaza flare-up – AIJAC
Read More +Via JPost: Since Israel’s 2005 disengagement from Gaza, the residents of Israel near Gaza have been living under fire, with rockets, terrorist tunnels, booby traps, and burning fields and tires. Israeli children living near Gaza haven’t had a day or night without fear of Red Alerts, fear of being killed in their homes by rocket attacks or infiltration of terrorists into their communities. These Israeli children are denied all basic rights: the right to a normal life, the right to security, the right to go to school and the right to play outside without fear, the right to sleep peacefully
Read More +Via Al Monitor: Last month Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades bulldozed a part of the ancient Anthedon Harbor in northern Gaza in order to expand its military training zone. The Anthedon seaport, which dates back over 3,000 years to the Mycenaean era, was designated an international heritage site by UNESCO in 2012. Click here for more on the demolishment of the ancient Anthedon Harbor in order for Hamas to build a terrorist training camp.
Read More +Deconstructing occupation as a root cause of Muslim terrorism. From Palestinians in Gaza March for Worldwide Islamic Rule: About 3,000 Hizb ut-Tahrir supporters calling for a worldwide Islamic state and waving black flags marched through Gaza for the first time Thursday. Hizb ut-Tahrir seeks to establish a caliphate that would govern the world according to Islamic law. The group was founded in Jordan in 1953 and is banned in several countries, including Russia, Germany and some Arab states. The group opposes Hamas, which rules Gaza.
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