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Category Archives: Israel
When Eichmann Met The Haganah
From episode five of the TV series Hitler’s Bodyguards: TV: “The Haganah made contact with Himmler’s SS to facilitate further Jewish immigration to Palestine… They eventually met in Cairo on November 10, 1937. The Haganah agent attempted to enlist Adolf … Continue reading
Israel’s Not Terribly Corrupt
Comments at Steve Sailer: * According to Transparency International, Israel is ranked #28 on its corruption perceptions index, just above Poland and Portugal: It’s a credit to Israel’s institutions that it ranks that high, given that a lot of its … Continue reading
Forever Pure – Beitar Jerusalem
Published on Apr 16, 2017: “Documentary which follows events at Israel’s most notorious football club. Beitar Jerusalem FC is the most popular team in Israel and the only club in the Premier League never to sign an Arab player. Midway … Continue reading
Michael Oren: ‘Israel’s 1967 Victory Is Something to Celebrate’
For whom is it something to celebrate? For those who support the Jewish state. For those who want to destroy the Jewish state, it is something to mourn. Different groups have different interests. What is good for the Jews is … Continue reading
Haaretz, I Didn’t Call for the Wholesale Killing of All Palestinians
Every victimology has a nationalism and every nationalism contains the capacity for genocide. I love the honesty and realism of the following essay: Haaretz: Israeli lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich: Any option leaving in place an Arab collective with national aspirations that … Continue reading
YNET: Can ‘Jewishness’ be proven with a simple saliva test?
One of the things that Adolf Hitler admired about Jews was their commitment to blood purity. From YNET: A group of experts on genetics and Halacha (Jewish religious law), who are studying the so-called “Jewish gene,” are claiming that the … Continue reading
Haaretz: ‘On Memorial Day, Israel Has What U.S. Lacks’
I don’t see how you can have a common purpose in a multi-racial, multi-religious country unless your country is under assault. I’m thinking about America after 9/11. Neighbors started talking to each other, flags began flying, and there was a … Continue reading
UCLA Professor: What’s Wrong with Jews Being a Minority in Israel?
Jews unite against Trump's immigration restrictions.https://t.co/i1A8GuHeXB…ratic-principles/ — Jewish Journal (@JewishJournal) May 25, 2017 David Suissa writes for the Jewish Journal: Professor Makdisi based many of his arguments on universal values such as fairness, equality, justice, and so on. Focusing on … Continue reading
Mondoweiss: ‘Why is Israel’s interference in American politics not subject to a congressional probe? Because it’s so successful.’
I find Mondoweiss a challenge to read and to simultaneously keep my equanimity. The website challenges my assumptions about the moral superiority of the Jews and of the Jewish state. I can’t think of any Middle Eastern country I would … Continue reading
Portland Food Activists Call Israeli Restaurant Appropriative
Stories like this make my head hurt. Mexican food is my favorite food. Does that mean I should only eat it in restaurants operated by Mexicans? Forward: …a restaurant called Shalom Y’all sits in the problematic “Appropriative Business” column. Its … Continue reading