Last April students from the San Francisco State University (SFSU) chapter of the General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS) called for “intifada” directly in the face of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. Barkat dropped by at the invitation of SFSU Hillel and subsequently found himself subject to cries of “Intifada! Intifada! Long …
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As I begin this post in the late afternoon in Jerusalem, with the sounds of helicopters circling overhead, this is what we’ve seen today: There were two simultaneous attacks in Jerusalem. One was in Armon Hanetziv (east Talpiot). Two terrorists from Jabel Mukaber – an Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem right …
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First a correction. The information I had cited from Israel National News, regarding President Rivlin receiving an award from NIF turned out to be inaccurate. He is, rather, to receive an award from the Jewish-Arab center for cooperation, Givat Haviva. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/195825#.VWWHz5uJjIW Givat Haviva – a recipient of NIF funds – …
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