British Prime Minister David Cameron, while speaking to officials in Turkey, referred to the Gaza Strip as a giant prison camp. Rather than be one of the many who called him an idiot for thinking this, I prefer to correct him using facts.
Categories: Economy, Europe/European Union, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid
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Israel has frequently been criticised for being undemocratic due to the fact that it is a Jewish state. There are those who believe that it is impossible for Israel to be democratic as long as it is a Jewish country, and continues to adhere to the objective of maintaining its Jewish majority and character and [...]
Categories: Anti-Semitism, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Zionism
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Honest Reporting found three recent news stories that sunk into the depths of non-exposure as they were overshadowed by the recent Flotilla incident. I thought two were particularly noteworthy.
Categories: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid
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Thanks for visiting our site. If you enjoy what you read here, please sign up for free updates by RSS, e-mail, Twitter, or become a fan on Facebook. The events surrounding the fiasco of the so-called Gaza Flotilla over the past few days have captured headlines around the world. I join with all those who [...]
Categories: Gaza Strip, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
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On Monday, the “Freedom Flotilla” was on its way to the Gaza Strip with several boats. The vessels, flying the flags of the United States, Turkey, Greece, Comoros, Sweden, and Kiribati, set sail toward the Gaza Strip despite warnings by the Israeli military. An Irish ship and second American ship were unable to sail due to mechanical issues.
Categories: Gaza Strip, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
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In a little seen news story this week, however, Hamas has taken this to a whole new level. Rather than focus on its enemies, Hamas has been destroying the homes of innocent civilians in Rafah area.
Categories: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Human Rights, Palestinians
It is at this time each year that we notice how few survivors from the Shoah still remain. The survivors take centre stage across the country as the sirens wail to commemorate those who were murdered by the evil Nazi regime only because they were Jews. Those survivors who are still left to share this [...]
Categories: Economy, Holocaust, Human Rights
So far, it seems that my hopes about Israel’s inclusion in the UN Human Rights Council are not going to come true. Yet again, the UNHRC seems to be targeting Israel, and Israel is fighting back. The Jerusalem Post reports: Israel strongly rejected on Thursday a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for Israel to [...]
Categories: Diplomacy, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Human Rights, Non-Profits and NGOs, Palestinians, Sderot
It is, apparently, impossible to follow the news about Israel without encountering the (in)famous Goldstone Report. The news this week has to do with Goldstone’s connections to NGOs which opposed the war in Gaza before Goldstone conducted his “fact-finding” mission. It would be impossible, and relatively useless, to go through the various problems and inconsistencies [...]
Categories: Human Rights, Non-Profits and NGOs, Operation Cast Lead
Yesterday, Jews all over the world remembered the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auchwitz death camp; this day is now recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The repeated message of Holocaust awareness events is that we can never be allowed to forget the inhumane crimes committed by the Nazis during WWII. In remembering [...]
Categories: Holocaust, Human Rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Non-Profits and NGOs, United Nations
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