Monday, May 31, 2010

"Close-Up Footage of Mavi Marmara Passengers Attacking IDF Soldiers"

Title: "Close-Up Footage of Mavi Marmara Passengers Attacking IDF Soldiers"
Publication: Israeli Defense Forces



Why It Is Important: Video shows unprovoked attacks by people on the Gaza flotilla on Israeli soldiers.



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"Kill Jews for Allah"

Title: "Kill Jews for Allah"
Publication: Palestinian Media Watch


Why It Is Important: Arabic TV videos people on the flotilla to Gaza calling for the killing of Jews.



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Saturday, May 29, 2010

"Behind the Headlines: The Israeli humanitarian lifeline to Gaza"

Title: "Behind the Headlines: The Israeli humanitarian lifeline to Gaza"
Publication: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel


Why It Is Important: Goes over the actual amount of aid which comes into Gaza, which is considerably larger than what is portrayed in many media outlets.



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Monday, May 24, 2010

"Gaza Opens Olympic Size Swimming Pool"

Title: Gaza Opens Olympic Size Swimming Pool
Publication: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA)


Why It Is Important: Despite claims that there is a concrete shortage in Gaza, Gazans still managed to build a new Olympic-sized pool.


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"Video: A Drive Through Jerusalem Reveals Economist, Al Jazeera Obfuscation"

Title: "Video: A Drive Through Jerusalem Reveals Economist, Al Jazeera Obfuscation"
Publication: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting


Why It Is Important: Prove that claims made to smear Israel in two publications are clearly false.



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Saturday, May 22, 2010

"Odd way to treat a Canadian stamp"

Title: "Odd way to treat a Canadian stamp"
Publication: Montreal Gazette

Why It Is Important: Canada issued a stamp celebrating it's relationship with Israel but post office workers will not publically display it.


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"Three EU Diplomats Leave "Anti-Israel Propaganda" Mission"

Title: "Three EU Diplomats Leave "Anti-Israel Propaganda" Mission"
Publication: IsraelNationalNews


Why It Is Important: The European Union (EU) has been pushing Israel about cutting a peace deal while many question the EU's support of the Palestinians and it's neutrality. This article supports the questionability of the EU leader's neutrality.





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Sunday, May 16, 2010

"The rightful heirs of Palestine"

Title: "The rightful heirs of Palestine"
Publication: Jerusalem Post (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Shows how Napoleon Bonaparte supported a Jewish state in Israel while today's French leaders are less supportive of Israel.



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"Shavuot"

Title: "Shavuot"
Publication: Aish HaTorah


Why It Is Important: Explains the history, laws and customs of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.



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"2010 Top Ten Anti-Israel Lies"

Title: "2010 Top Ten Anti-Israel Lies"
Publication: Simon Wiesenthal Center


Why It Is Important: Reviews the top lies about Israel and gives the counterpoints to these lies.



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"Swedish Candidate Blames Jews for WWII, 9/11"

Title: "Swedish Candidate Blames Jews for WWII, 9/11"
Publication: Israel National News (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Anti-Semitic claims are growing more mainstream in Sweden.


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"Church Group Helps Fund Jewish Anti-Zionists"

Title: "Church Group Helps Fund Jewish Anti-Zionists"
Publication: Israel National News (Israel)

Why It Is Important: It is increasingly popular among Christian denominations to fund anti-Israel groups.



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Thursday, May 13, 2010

"Growing Up, Kagan Tested Boundaries of Her Faith"

Title: "Growing Up, Kagan Tested Boundaries of Her Faith"
Publication: New York Times


Why It Is Important: Documents how Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was the first girl at her synagogue to get a Bat Mitzvah



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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

"David Horowitz at UCSD"

Title:"David Horowitz at UCSD"
Publication: David Horowitz Freedome Center via YouTube


Why It Is Important: A member of the UCSD Muslim Student Association announces her support for the killing of Jews by Hezbollah. The support comes at the end of the video.


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Monday, May 10, 2010

"Israel accepted into OECD"

Title:"Israel accepted into OECD"
Publication: Yediot Aharonot (Israel)


Why It Is Important: Israel was accepted into the pre-eminent world economic body, based on Israel's strong economic success.



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"Security Council Resolution 242 According to its Drafters"

Title: "Security Council Resolution 242 According to its Drafters"
Publication: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA)



Why It Is Important: UN Resolution 242 is often incorrectly cited by media and world leaders as demanding that Israel return all land from pre-1967 borders. This was never the idea of the authors of UN Resolution 242 nor does the resolution make this claim. This is a well-referenced article that provides quotes from the authors of the resolution that they deliberately did not write that Israel should return all the land captured in 1967.


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Sunday, May 9, 2010

"Hezbollah's Strategic Threat to Israel"

Title: "Hezbollah's Strategic Threat to Israel"
Publication: The Middle East Quarterly


Why It Is Important: The article is a well-researched (with references) on the dangers of Hezbollah and it's connection to Iran and Syria.


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Saturday, May 8, 2010

"Rocket hits south Israel"

Title: "Rocket hits south Israel"
Publication: Yediot Aharonot (Israel)


Why It Is Important: New attack on Israel by Gaza terrorists



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Thursday, May 6, 2010

"Abbas: Hamas is smuggling weapons into the West Bank"

Title: "Abbas: Hamas is smuggling weapons into the West Bank"
Publication: Haaretz


Why It Is Important: Hamas is the most powerful faction of the Palestinian Authority government and has repeatedly stated that it is not interested in peace.



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Sunday, May 2, 2010

"Egyptian Cleric Ahmad 'Eid Mihna: The Jews Are Behind the Misery, Hardship, Usury, and Whorehouses, and Any Form of Corruption"

Title: "Egyptian Cleric Ahmad 'Eid Mihna: The Jews Are Behind the Misery, Hardship, Usury, and Whorehouses, and Any Form of Corruption"
Publication: MEMRI


Why It Is Important: Documents that Anti-Semitic claims are common in Arabic broadcasts.



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Saturday, May 1, 2010

"Celebration of Lag BaOmer"

Title: "Celebration of Lag BaOmer"
Publication: Orthodox Union


Why It Is Important: Today is Lag BaOmer! Learn about this Jewish holiday!


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"Ethan Bronner Reveals the Deal on Journalism in the Middle East."

Title: "Ethan Bronner Reveals the Deal on Journalism in the Middle East."
Publication: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA)


Why It Is Important: The New York Times Jerusalem correspondent tells how the freedom of Israel and lack of freedom in many Arabic countries works against Israel in the press.


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