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Project Interchange (An institute of the American Jewish Committee) has been doing stellar work engaging in soft Israel advocacy – bringing people from all over the world to see Israel for themselves, so they can view the nation as it truly is, rather than the though the biased, ideologically-driven, filters of the MSM.
By Damla Aras, Middle East Quarterly. In June 2010, the deepening rift between Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) unexpectedly came to the public eye when seventy-two retired ambassadors and consul-generals issued a written statement protesting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an’s lack of respect in dubbing them “mon chers” and criticizing the government’s foreign policy.[1]
Gilad Shalit 1There is one person certainly suffering from a humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Gilad Shalit. He has been held hostage by the terrorist group Hamas, in breach of every international law and human rights convention, for over 40,800 hours,, 1700 days,, 4.5 years;ts in an unprovoked attack on June 25, 2006, w and denied so much as a visit by the Red Cross.
By Yoram Getzler: Christian Presence in the Holy Land / Eretz Yisrael / Palestine is contingent on the Jewish origins of the faith. From beginning to end the Christian bible maintains a geographical consistency, that is, all the events described take place within the limited areas of what was known then as; Judea & Samaria.
Palestinian myths of victimization have been the major obstacle to peace for more 60 years, but they’re largely ignored by journalists, diplomats and would-be peace activists. Instead, the spotlight has been misplaced exclusively on Jewish settlements and the “occupation” that resulted from the 1967 war. The first two years of the Obama administration’s peace efforts were entirely wasted because of the illusion that settlements are the cause of the conflict.
Sami Shihab, a Hezbollah operative who escaped from an Egyptian prison, participated in a Hezbollah rally in Beirut. His network infiltrated operatives and weapons into the Gaza Strip and planned attacks against tourist sites in Egypt. His public appearance was a Hezbollah defiance of Egypt and might indicate Hezbollah-Iran self-confidence.
