Ronald Radosh writes in The Real Agenda of the New Student Left that there is an emergence of a new and dangerous student anti-war movement, one that seeks to confuse its audience by the rhetoric of peace and human rights, while in fact seeking to organize a new anti-capitalist and anti-Israel campus activism. It is truly a coalition of the leftover Left- a group seeking anxiously to create a new umbrella cause that they hope can be for their generation what Vietnam was for that of their parents. DAFKA.org (an acronym for Defending America For Knowledge and Action) is a
Read More +From Nonie Darwish: Muslims Must Welcome the Jews in Our Midst: Egyptian-American writer Nonie Darwish, interviewed on Al-Arabiya TV on March 23, said: “We should begin to view the Palestinian Arab cause in a different manner. For 58 years we have been fighting Israel….Enough, we must resolve this problem, because it hinders the progress of the Arab peoples.” “We must be just and grant the Jews security. There are five million of them, and we are 1.2 [billion] Muslims. What are we afraid of – five million Jews? We must welcome them, so they can live in our midst.” “We
Read More +Nonie Darwish Speaking Tour
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Nonie Darwish, a renowned speaker and Arab friend of Israel, will be speaking at U.S. campuses this week. We hope you’ll be able to come hear the compelling story of Nonie’s life and ideological journey, from Egypt to Gaza to the United States of America. Feel free to drop a line to campus@zoa.org, or visit http://www.thecollegezionist.org/
Read More +Nonie Darwish explains an “Obsession”
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An article submitted by reader MazeArtist (embedded link added by Smooth):===== In Jerusalem, taxi drivers come from many backgrounds and educational levels, and are usually open to conversations. On my way to the Conference on Antisemitism, Multiculturalism, and Ethnic Identity at Hebrew University The taxi driver who took me there was an Arab resident of Abu Dis, which is located within the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority. Though Ayyad appeared to be dismayed by this inconveniences of the Security Fence and checkpoints built by Israel to deter terrorists, throughout our conversation he pointed out how much he loved the culture
Read More +‘Arabs for Israel’ launch website
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Recognizing Israel has little support in the world, Arabs and Muslims who back the Jewish state are developing a new website, ArabsforIsrael.com. Its developer, Middle East-born author Nonie Darwish, says “now is the right time for Arabs and Muslims who believe in and support Israel to do so.” In its statement of principles, Arabs for Israel says it can support the Jewish state and religion “and still treasure our Arab and Islamic culture.” “There are many Jews and Israelis who freely express compassion and support for the Palestinians,” the website says. “It is time that we Arabs express reciprocal compassion
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