The month from October 13 to November 13, 2015 witnessed many terrorist attacks in the MENA region and Europe. The US State Department loudly condemned the large scale attacks in Chad, Lebanon and France, but was more muted in its condemnation of the attacks in Israel. Most significantly, the State …
Read More »US State Department Comments on Terrorism in Israel and the Territories
FirstOneThrough There were several terrorist attacks against Israeli Jews in early October 2015. The US State Department gave very tepid comments about the murders, especially compared to how the US reacted to the arson attacks that claimed the lives of three Palestinian Arabs in July 2015. When one considers that …
Read More »Arlene from Israel: Mid-way – Joy and Urgency.
We are currently in the middle days of Sukkot. It is not a full holiday, but a half-holiday, still filled with joy. I thought perhaps I would not post during this time. But there are matters of significance that call to me in urgent tones, telling me to do so. …
Read More »Palestine – Mapping The Truth Erases A Long-running Fiction.
The US State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs has featured a map on its website – which both rejects and corrects the misleading use of the terms “1967 boundaries” and “1967 borders” – which have never existed in relation to any territorial subdivision between Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. …
Read More »Islamic State – Pope Calls For International Consensus.
Pope Francis has made public his thoughts on the action necessary to counter Islamic State. Speaking to Vatican Radio after his return from a visit to the EU parliament in Strasburg, he said: “I never say all is lost, never. Maybe there cannot be a dialogue but you can …
Read More »A Deeply Dishonest White House Denies that Kerry Said What Kerry Said.
Various sources are reporting that the White House is claiming that US Secretary of State John Kerry did not say what US Secretary of State John Kerry said. In the Times of Israel we read: The US State Department denied claims Friday that US Secretary of State John Kerry made …
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