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Hillel Neuer Of UN Watch On The PA UN Bid, Unwra Reform, Richard Falk, Syria And More

by Rhonda Spivak. Editor’s Note: Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN WATCH will be the guest speaker at the 2011 Annual Jewish Foundation of Manitobacs Luncheon on Wednesday Nov. 23, 2011 at the Faimont Hotel [see related advertisement on this website]. The general public is invited to hear Neuer speaking on University of Manitoba campus on Wednesday Nov23 at 4:00 p.m.,100 Fletcher Argue Building,(Main Theatre Between Dafoe Library and the Tier Building) hosted by the Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (in co-operation with the Jewish Foundation) http://www.canisa.org . My interview with Neuer on October 31, 2011 follows below]

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UNRWA Jumps the Gun

By David Bedein A letter published in the Jerusalem Post on August 23rd from the UNRWA spokesman and in the Huffington Post by Chris Gunnness which postulates that was US state dep’t has already conducted a study of the Palestinian Authority textbooks, which supposedly “found that the textbooks we use are free of incitement, and that the curriculum is “peaceful” and one in which “religious and political tolerance was emphasized.”

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Ezer Mizion – the Israel Health Support Organization

Ezer Mizion’s ‘very special’ girls   This is one of the most effective and amazing service organizations in Israel. It’s reach is National and it’s help is essential. This is one organization that deserves your generosity.

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A Star is Born in Sderot Israel

When Chagit’s mother was injured in a rocket attack five years ago, things looked bleak.  But her wish upon a star came true two weeks ago, as she was crowned the winner of “A Star is Born” – Israel’s version of American Idol.

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Impact on the Arab-Israeli Peace Prospects – The Middle East Turmoil

An analysis of the Middle East uprisings and it’s impact on the “peace process” and the two state solution. By Professor (Emiritus) F. M. Loewenberg; Bar Ilan University. Thanks to Israel Resource Review and David Bedein for this report.

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Collection of Israel’s Achievements

  *Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world. *Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation by a large margin – 109 per 10,000 people – as well as one of the highest per capita rates of patents filed.

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