Thursday, April 29, 2010

""The Lord Said to My Lord . . . ." To Whom Was the Lord Speaking in Psalm 110:1 ? "

Title: ""The Lord Said to My Lord . . . ." To Whom Was the Lord Speaking in Psalm 110:1 ?"
Publication: Outreach Judaism


Why It Is Important: Christian missionaries often misused Psalm 110 in an attempt to support belief in Jesus. Rabbi Tovia Singer demonstrates how this is patently incorrect.





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"As Britain votes, Liberal Democrats’ record on Israel draws scrutiny"

Title: "As Britain votes, Liberal Democrats’ record on Israel draws scrutiny"
Publication: JTA


Why It Is Important: As the British Parliamentary elections approach, Jews in Great Britain are concerned about the anti-Israel comments of the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and his followers.



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"British protesters attack Israel's deputy ambassador"

Title: "British protesters attack Israel's deputy ambassador"
Publication: Yediot Aharonot (Israel)


Why It Is Important: It has become increasingly more common in Europe that Israelis, and Jews in general, are coming under physical attack.



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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

"Egypt hands life sentences to 3 Hezbollah members"

Title: "Egypt hands life sentences to 3 Hezbollah members"
Publication: Associated Press via Yahoo


Why It Is Important: Documents that Hezbollah is not just a danger to Israel and Lebanon but also to Egypt.


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"Hamas says Egypt kills 4 tunnel smugglers with gas"

Title: "Hamas says Egypt kills 4 tunnel smugglers with gas"
Publication: Associated Press via Yahoo


Why It Is Important: The press often focus on Israel's battle with Hamas terrorists in Gaza but ignore that Egypt is also fighting Hamas and sealing off Gaza.


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

"Syria, Iran arm Hezbollah with improved missiles: US"

Title: "Syria, Iran arm Hezbollah with improved missiles: US"
Publication: AFP via Yahoo


Why It Is Important: This is the key quote of the article: "And we're at a point now, where Hezbollah has far more rockets and missiles than most governments in the world." A terrorist group with this many weapons is very dangerous to both Israel and Lebanon.


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"Moran Upsets Jewish Groups Again"

Title: "Moran Upsets Jewish Groups Again"
Publication: The Washington Post


Why It Is Important: Representative Jim Moran has a history of insulting Jews and Jewish groups.


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Monday, April 26, 2010

Egyptian Hebrew Lit. Professor Ibrahim Farid Denounces the Endorsement of Antisemitic Myths by Arab Media and Institutions

Title: "Egyptian Hebrew Lit. Professor Ibrahim Farid Denounces the Endorsement of Antisemitic Myths by Arab Media and Institutions"
Publication: Middle East Media Research Institute


Why It Is Important: It is rare for anyone in the Arabic world to denounce Anti-Semitism. Further, if you listen to the reporter, it is clear that much Anti-Semitism is assumed to be fact in the Arabic world.


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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Al-Jazeera broadcasts according to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion

Title: "Al-Jazeera broadcasts according to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion"
Publication: Palestinian Media Watch


Why It Is Important: It shows how the Palestinian government officials will claim that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are real, despite being discredited as a forgery approximately 100 years ago.


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Hamas releases cartoon about captured Israeli

Title: "Hamas releases cartoon about captured Israeli"
Publication: Associated Press via Yahoo


Why It Is Important: Hamas is threatening to kill Gilad Schalit in a propoganda cartoon.


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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Establishing Burn Center in Eastern Congo

Title: Establishing Burn Center in Eastern Congo
Publication: MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation


Why It Is Important: The State of Israel helps create the first-ever burn unit for the Congo.



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Helping Cuban Jewish community thrive

Title: "Helping Cuban Jewish community thrive"
Publication: Yediot Aharonot (Israel)


Why It Is Important: There are approximately 1,000 Jews in Cuba, many of whom need basic necessities such as medicine.


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'Iranian nuke scientist seeks asylum in Israel'

Title: "'Iranian nuke scientist seeks asylum in Israel'"
Publication: Yediot Aharonot (Israel)


Why It Is Important: The scientist may be able to provide information about the Iranian nuclear threat.



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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

"Israeli exports grow 11,250-fold in 62 years"

Title: "Israeli exports grow 11,250-fold in 62 years"
Publication: Yediot Aharonot


Why It Is Important: Shows Israeli success over it's 62 years of existence.



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"Hizbullah admits receiving Syrian scuds"

Title: "Hizbullah admits receiving Syrian scuds"
Publication: Jerusalem Post


Why It Is Important: Despite Lebanese and Syrian government denials of Hezbollah (Hizbullah) receiving SCUD missiles, Hezbollah has stated they indeed received the missiles.


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"When Armageddon lives next door"

Title: "When Armageddon lives next door"
Publication: Los Angeles Times


Why It Is Important: Benny Morris, an Israeli who has done his share of Israel detraction, has written a powerful piece on US-Israel relations and Iran.


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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Locals learn from Israel's water conservation policies

Title: "Locals learn from Israel's water conservation policies "
Publication: KOB (local NBC station)


Why It Is Important: Albuquerque city officials are turning to Israel to improve their water conservation.



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"Government 'opposed' to boycott of Israel"

Title: "Government 'opposed' to boycott of Israel"
Publication: Irish Times


Why It Is Important: The Government of Ireland is refusing to support a boycott of Israel being pushed by the leftist trade unions.


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Saturday, April 17, 2010

"Ten Years, 968 Terror Victims"

Title: "Ten Years, 968 Terror Victims"
Publication: Arutz Sheva (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Most media ignore that almost 1,000 Israelis have been killed and 17,000 wounded by Palestinian terrorists since 2000.


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"El Al honors Druze community"

Title: "El Al honors Druze community"
Publication: Yediot Aharonot


Why It Is Important: Israelis honoring non-Jewish Israeli community.


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Friday, April 16, 2010

"Irish unions host 'anti-Israel' parley"

Title: "Irish unions host 'anti-Israel' parley"
Publication: Jerusalem Post (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Leftist trade unions in Europe are big supporters of boycotts against Israel.


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"German court convicts bishop for denying Holocaust"

Title: "German court convicts bishop for denying Holocaust"
Publication: Yediot Aharonot (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Germany shows yet again that it was one of the few countries in Europe to be willing to fight anti-Semitism


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Thursday, April 15, 2010

"A match made in water"

Title: "A match made in water"
Publication: Israel21c


Why It Is Important: Brazil is looking to Israeli companies for their expertise in water technology


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"Media Watch: Palestinian Threats Sanitized Or Ignored"

Title: "Media Watch: Palestinian Threats Sanitized Or Ignored "
Publication: The Jewish Week


Why It Is Important: Points out important, ignored facts such as how a terrorist killer of mulitple Jewish families was promoted to a high-ranking Palestinian Authority security position yet this was ignored by almost all media.


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"Parisians protest 'Ben Gurion Promenade'"

Title: "Parisians protest 'Ben Gurion Promenade'"
Publication: Jerusalem Post (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Paris has just named a promenade after former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion. Leftists, communists and pro-Palestinian supporters protested the naming and were upset that a promenade was not named for PLO terrorist leader Yasser Arafat.


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

"UK bans Kotel from Israeli tourism ad"

Title: "UK bans Kotel from Israeli tourism ad"
Publication: Jerusalem Post


Why It Is Important: The United Kingdom will not allow an Israeli tourism ad to show the Kotel (Western Wall), the last remaining part of the Holy Temple and one of the most popular tourism locations in all of Israel.


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"Free 10-Day Trip to Israel for College Students"

Title: "Free 10-Day Trip to Israel for College Students"
Publication: The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America


Why It Is Important: Free leadership trip to Israel for college student


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"The Palestinians’ Dirty War "

Title: "The Palestinians’ Dirty War"
Publication: Hudson Institute


Why It Is Important: One of the best analyses from a top reporter on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

"The Suffering Servant In Isaiah 53"

Title: "The Suffering Servant In Isaiah 53"
Publication: Messiah Truth


Why It Is Important: Missionaries commonly point to Isaiah 53 as a prooftext that Jesus was the Messiah. This essay demonstrates the errors in the missionaries' reasoning.


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"Blood Libel on Hamas TV"

Title: "Blood Libel on Hamas TV"
Publication: The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)


Why It Is Important: The President of the American Center for Islamic Research falsely claimed on Hamas TV that Jews kill non-Jews and use their blood to make Matzah.


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"French Government Bans Egyptian Al-Rahma TV – Based on MEMRI Research"

Title: French Government Bans Egyptian Al-Rahma TV – Based on MEMRI Research
Publication: The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)


Why It Is Important: MEMRI research documenting anti-Semitism on the Egyptian station caused the French government to ban the station.


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"Syria snubbed request for talks"

Title: "Syria snubbed request for talks"
Publication: Jerusalem Post (Israel)


Why It Is Important: The article points out two important issues: 1. Syria turned down an opportunity to negotiate with Israel for peace. Syria claims to the press that it wants peace but does not show this when an actual option comes up. 2. The article shows that Syria is transferring SCUD missiles to the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon.


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"Boxer-Isakson Letter"

Title: "Boxer-Isakson Letter"
Publication American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)


Why It Is Important: Over 3/4 of the Senate signed this letter to Hillary Clinton in support of Israel


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Monday, April 12, 2010

"Israeli mission leads WAAD events at UN"

Title: Israeli mission leads WAAD events at UN
Publication: Yediot Aharonot (Israel)

Why It Is Important: As a world leader in medicine, Israel is heading the World Autism Awareness Day. Also interesting, it is co-heading it with Qatar, an Arab country.


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"Poland’s tragedy is our tragedy"

Title: Poland’s tragedy is our tragedy
Publication: JTA


Why It Is Important: Many of the Polish leaders who died in the plane crash, including Lech Kaczynski, were great friends of Israel and the Jewish people.


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Sunday, April 11, 2010

"Anti-Semitic incidents doubled"

Publication: Jerusalem Post (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Shows the huge rise in Anti-Semitism over the past year and also demonstrates how anti-Israel anger often turns into Anti-Semitic violence.



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"Yom HaShoah"

Publication: Hillel


Why It Is Important: Yom HaShoah is the day of rememberance for the victims of the Holocaust.



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Saturday, April 10, 2010

"UPDATED: (Some) Media Backtrack After “Dead” Palestinian Teen Emerges Alive"

Publication: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA)


Why It Is Important: Demonstrates how even after making a clear error in reporting on Israel, only some news agencies will correct their errors.


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"Seven solar technologies from Israel that could change our planet"

Publication: Israel21c


Why It Is Important: Highights that Israel is one of the leaders in Green technology



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Friday, April 9, 2010

"State condemns Palestinian incitement"

Publication: JTA


Why It Is Important: Pro-Israel supporters have been asking the Obama administration to condemn Palestinian incitement for quite some time.



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"E-mails allege Muslim students orchestrated Irvine disruption"

Publication: JTA


Why It Is Important: On February 8, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren was interrupted 11 times during a speech. The Muslim Student Union claims that it did not stage the event although video from the event shows that it was clearly staged. This article supports allegations that the Muslim Student Union was behind the event.



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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

"UNICEF responds to PMW bulletin on hate ad with UNICEF logo"

Publication: Palestinian Media Watch


Why It Is Important: UNICEF, a branch of the UN, took notice of the misuse of their logo, thanks to Palestinian Media Watch. Advocacy does matter!


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"Australian Christian charity funds terrorist "Abu Jihad Youth Center""

Publication: Palestinian Media Watch



Why It Is Important: World Vision Australia, Australia's largest charitable group, funded a youth center named after a Palestinian leader who murdered civilians.


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"Inspiration in a doctor’s heart and a child’s spine"

Publication: Cleveland Jewish News


Why It Is Important: HBO is showing a documentary showing the great work in Ethiopia of a Jewish doctor from The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). The JDC is the pre-eminent Jewish group that distributes crisis/medical aid around the world.


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"PM's Office: Street naming in honor of terrorist – appalling incitement"

Publication: Yediot Aharonot


Why It Is Important: Palestinian Authority named a street after a terrorist who targetted civilians.


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"Israeli Stocks Climb to Record as Growth Accelerates (Update3)"

Publication: Bloomberg via BusinessWeek


Why It Is Important: The Israeli economy has grown despite the majority of the world experiencing an economic downturn over the past few years.



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"Israel Aid Pays U.S. Dividends That Exceed Cost: Steve Rothman"

Publication: BusinessWeek


Why It Is Important: The articles demonstrates that the US receives more than it gives when it comes to aiding Israel and shows where US aid is going. For instance, many individuals/groups complain that we are giving away so much money to Israel yet ignore that 70% of all US aid must be spent by Israel on US military equipment so the money never truly leaves the US.






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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

"Anti-Israel TV show angers Palestinians"

Publication: Jerusalem Post (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Turkey has been on a smear campaign against Israel for quite some time. Now even the Palestinians are annoyed at parts of the campaign.


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"Israeli scientists racing to create 'bionic eye' that could help millions"

Publication: Haaretz (Israel)


Why It Is Important: New Israeli invention that may cure blindness


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Sunday, April 4, 2010

"UK lawmaker 'sorry' for Israel conspiracy theory comment"

Publication: Jerusalem Post (Israel)


Why It Is Important: A member of the UK parliament has made false and bizarre comments about Israeli control of British politics. Also shows how the Muslim Public Affairs Committee uses neo-Nazi and Holocaust denial sources to support their views



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"Papal preacher apologizes for Jewish remarks"

Publication: Yediot Aharonot (Israel)


Why It Is Important: The Pope's personal minister apologized for comparing criticism of the Catholic Church due to child abuse to anti-Semitism.



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"Gaza Teen Alive and Well after Being 'Killed by IDF' "

Publication: Ma'an (Palestinian)


Why It Is Important: Documents that claims that Israel killed a child, made by the Health Ministry in Gaza and widely reported around the world, were completely false.



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