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Israeli Singer Liel Kolet Very Talented International Success

Shimon Peres Andrea Bocelli and Liel

20-year-old international artist, song-writer and peace symbol – LIEL – began her professional career at the age of 12 when she won the prestigious European talent contest – Bravo Bravissimo. Liel’s exceptional voice along with her genuinely sweet personality and angelic beauty has captivated audiences all around the world.

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Why Israelis care about peace by Historian and Israeli Ambassador – Michael Oren

Israeli Amb. to the U.S. Michael Oren

Given our experience of disappointment and trauma, it’s astonishing that Israelis still support the peace process at all. Yet we do, and by an overwhelming majority

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Breaking News Netanyahu hints at flexibility on Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a Jewish gathering in New York, July 7, 2010. (Michael Priest Photography)

By Uriel Heilman · July 7, 2010 NEW YORK (JTA) — It was an otherwise wholly unremarkable stump speech before a friendly audience in New York.

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No Entrance for Dogs and Jews

no entrance for dogs and Jews- Jordan

This just came to my email and I wanted to post it ASAP. My name is Lior Zagury and I’m a very proud Israeli Jew. Yes, it is important for me to present myself in this way, especially today when there is a feeling that there is a festival for anti-Semites.

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Foundation Of A Conflict Israel History People

By Yoram Getzler

Let us assume that we are truly trying to understand the foundations of this conflict between the Jewish people and the Palestinian/Arab/Muslim world which Prof. Shenhav challenges us to do, (One space for two people, Haaretz, Magazine, Feb 19 ’10 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1150822.html ). The professor calls for a re-imagining of the past in order to understand when and at which moment in history we, the Jewish people, could have acted differently, made decisions unlike the ones we made, which, according to him, would have been more just, and have led to less suffering for the Palestinian people. OK, I accept the challenge. I suggest we expand the possibilities beyond the usual, which is to place the blame on the Jewish people in general and the Zionist enterprise in particular. Continue Reading »

What else can we concede?

By Yoram Getzler

Co-host of Israelseen

MK Benny Begin; my response to Haaretz article “What else can we concede?” Dec 4 ’09    http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1132546.html

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