BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, JPOST– The Fatah-Hamas reconciliation effort is an entirely Palestinian affair and no one has the right to intervene in it, a Palestinian Authority official in Ramallah said on Saturday. The official, who was responding to reports about Israeli and American opposition to efforts to achieve reconciliation between the two rival parties,…
DetailsBY REUTERS– Police backed by the army used batons and teargas on Sunday to charge protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square demanding Egypt’s ruling generals swiftly hand power to civilians, in some of the worst violence since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. Medical sources said as many as 11 died in Sunday’s violence. With little more…
Details*Tu Bishvat is a Jewish minor holiday, usually falling around January. I always liked when this holiday came around because my classmates brought dried fruits and nuts to class. Finally a holiday with a healthy theme! I always gained a couple pounds during Hannukah when you’re supposed to eat donuts. Consider this recipe kosher for…
Details“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”—G.K. Chesterton
Think on this! “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, WITH THANKSGIVING let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Messiah Jesus.” … “No matter how many promises God has made, they are…
DetailsIngredients 2 ½ cups water 1 cup couscous, uncooked 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided 1 cup red onion, minced 1 cup red bell pepper, minced ½ cup green bell pepper, minced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 cup feta, crumbled ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup egg substitute 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley…
DetailsWoman in Black Many of these precious victims no doubt tried to be positive and keep on believing something good or someone would eventually come and save them. Most could not even grasp the degree of The Evil confronting them and thereby continued to go forward. However, at some point on the long path to…
DetailsBY ISRAEL KASNETT, JPOST— Five US administrations, going back to former president Jimmy Carter, have imposed sanctions on Iran. And years of failed diplomatic efforts to get Iran to sit down to formal negotiations have led the US and most European nations to conclude that the imposition of sanctions was the best option to try…
DetailsPlease view this incredible video of Mosab Hassan Yosef on the terrorist group Hamas, the ideological nature of the conflict, and the need for a secure Israel. It was delivered to the Deustcher Israel Kongress on 6 November 2011 in Germany. Mosab is the author of Son of Hamas and he bravely assisted Israel –…
DetailsPalestinian Refugees: An ongoing human rights scandal. Join the call for an end to the Palestinian refugee crisis. A betrayal artificially created by Middle Eastern governments for over 60 years.
BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS— “Palestinians ponder next step in their statehood bid,” said the Los Angeles Times. “Palestinians will keep knocking on U.N.’s door,” said Reuters. They will go to the Security Council; or they’ll go to the Security Council only if they’ll win; even if they won’t win; now, or maybe later; then to the…
DetailsFrom Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, the U.N. always seem to bury any chances for significant global progress behind mounds of useless resolutions, and empty rhetoric. Watch this hard hitting, entertaining video that discusses who’s behind the “United” Nations, and setting the global example of “human rights” and “security”.
DetailsBY BARRY RUBIN, PAJAMAS MEDIA— In a speech, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asks: “Why does America promote democracy one way in some countries and another way in others?” Here’s how the question should be rephrased: Why does America subvert the chances for democracy one way in some countries and another way in others? Here’s…
DetailsBY JPOST STAFF— Israel has reached its lowest poverty levels since 2003, according to the 2010 Israeli Poverty Report released on Thursday, but still faces significant problems in wealth disparity and impoverished children. According to the report, 20 percent of Israeli families – some 1.7 million people – live in poverty. Among them are 873,000…
DetailsBY THE DAILY BEAST— For much of the last decade, as Iran methodically built its nuclear program, Israel has been assembling a multibillion-dollar array of high-tech weapons that would allow it to jam, blind, and deafen Tehran’s defenses in the case of a pre-emptive aerial strike. A U.S. intelligence assessment this summer, described to The…
DetailsBY REUTERS— An Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites may become likelier in 2012 if Israel calculates it has more room to act alone in a U.S. presidential election year, a former U.S. official and nuclear diplomacy expert said. Mark Fitzpatrick, an Iran watcher at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, told Reuters the latest…
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