Deconstructing the Lies About the Legitimate Nation of Israel
Dennis Prager, one of my favorite columnists, writes: Imagine someone saying that he seeks the destruction of Italy because he regards Italian national identity as racist. Further, imagine that this person constantly denies being anti-Italian, because he does not hate all Italians, only Italy and all those who believe Italy should exist. Now substitute “Jewish” for...
Is Israel a “settler-colonial undertaking,” implying that its primary intent is the exploitation of another people and its land, or is Israel rather Jewry’s great historic opportunity for collective affirmative action in a world where nation states still predominate? The fundamental fact is that the Jews in both Islamic and Christian civilization were a despised and oppressed...
Most Israeli Arabs agree with the country being defined as a democratic Jewish homeland, a survey found. According to the poll released by the Israel Democracy Institute this week, 77 percent of Israeli Arabs would support the ratification of a Zionist constitution as long as it guaranteed them full and equal rights as a minority. The remainder said they were opposed to Jewish particularism in...
Arutz Sheva News Service, DON’T BLAME ZIONISM FOR THE VIOLENT ARAB CULTURE The journalist and former Kuwaiti Communications Minister, Dr. Sa’ad Bin-Tafla, said that violent tendencies in Arab culture have deep roots and are not a product of the conflict with Zionism. “I believe we are all responsible for this culture and Zionism and Imperialism have no part in it,” Bin...
Grace after meals This week’s Torah portion instructs Jews to bless G-d after consuming a satiating meal. “You will eat and you will be satisfied and you will bless your G-d for the wonderful land that He gave you (1).” Thus was invented the ritual of “benching” (Yiddish for blessing), or “grace after meals,” recited after every meal of bread, consisting...
Another victory for Jews and Israel:
The Catholic Church condemned anti-Zionism as a cover for anti-Semitism by means of a joint statement issued by a forum of Catholic-Jewish intellectuals this week.
Catholic Church equates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism
Behind much criticism of Israel is a thinly veiled hatred of Jews by Emanuele Ottolenghi Saturday November 29, 2003 The Guardian Is there a link between the way Israel’s case is presented and anti-semitism? Israel’s advocates protest that behind criticisms of Israel there sometimes lurks a more sinister agenda, dangerously bordering on anti-semitism. Critics vehemently disagree. In...
Deconstructing the Lies About the Legitimate Nation of Israel