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Modern Archaeology From Israel Speaks to History Surrounding Hanukkah
Given that it is the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, it is somewhat fitting that some of the latest and most interesting archaeological discoveries to have been announced in Israel relate, at least...
View ArticleThe Latest Lawfare: Attempt to Arrest Livni in the UK
There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding recent reports that Israeli opposition leader Livni cancelled a trip to the UK because, supposedly, a British court had been petitioned to issue an...
View ArticleHas "Zionist" Become a Slur?
This op-ed in the Jerusalem Post speaks to a sentiment I've had for some time. Reading the news, blogs and especially people's comments on public forums, having discussions in academic contexts, the...
View ArticleAttempted Livni Arrest Prompting Legal Review in UK
In the wake of the abortive efforts to have an arrest warrant issued for Israeli opposition leader Livni in the UK under universal jurisdiction laws the diplomatic exchanges continue and the UK seems...
View ArticleHamas Supporting Arrest Attempts Against Israelis in Europe
It appears that the attempt to have Livni arrested under universal jurisdiction laws in the UK were directly supported by Hamas. While it may not be the case that Hamas was behind the arrest attempts,...
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Awesome Archaeological Discovery in Nazarth
There is obviously a great deal I could write about these days between Schalit, and organ harvesting, I could keep quite busy, but given that I already am pretty busy these days, here's a relatively...
View ArticleLawfare Against Hamas in France
In a case of what appears to be reverse "lawfare" the French media regulatory agency, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), has issued an official warning to Eutelsat, the carrier of the Hamas...
View ArticleLawfare Against Hamas Could Legitimize Goldstone Report
The latest salvo in the Israel-Hamas lawfare efforts taking place in Europe comes from Belgium. Organized by a "pro-Israel group" two Belgian lawyers have requested that the Belgian Federal Prosecutor...
View ArticleWorld's Largest Desalinization Plant comes On-line in Israel
The world's largest water desalinization plant has begun operation in Hadera, in Israel. The plant should be able to provide 300 million cubic meters of water every year which is just shy of one third...
View ArticleHappy New Year Israel! Love, Iran
I got a bit of a kick out of this one (no pun intended!)It's pretty short, so, full text below:The Iranian Football Association inadvertently sent a New Year'sgreeting to its Israeli counterpart on...
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Jordan Asks Canada To Confiscate Dead Sea Scrolls
On the eve of 2010, the Jordanian government sent a diplomatic note to the Canadian government asking it to seize an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls which are currently on loan from Israel to the ROM...
View ArticleProblems With The Israeli Jordanian Peace Treaty
An Israeli judge Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein has hit the nail on the head by pointing out that the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel has had only limited success because some of the...
View ArticleUK Attorney General Visits Jerusalem
In Jerusalem on a quasi-official visit, the UK Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, has had meetings with Israeli officials relating to the recent attempts to arrest Livni in the UK, proposed changes...
View ArticleThoughts on Lawyer Behind Much Lawfare Against Israel
Daniel Machover, a lawyer from London and founder of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights, has published a salvo against "die-hard supporters of Israeli policies" who he argues have co-opted the term...
View ArticleIDF Lawyers to Consult With Army During Operations
The IDF has now adopted the policy of having military lawyers consult with the army not only prior to military operations, but during them as well.Frankly, I took it as a given that this is what had...
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Oldest Hebrew Inscription Discovered
In October, 2008, a teenage volunteer at an archaeological dig at Khirbet Qeiyafa, southwest of Jerusalem (see map,) discovered a 3,000 year old pottery shard with an inscription that appeared to be...
View ArticleThe Song That's Been in my Head All Day!
I love this song and it's been in my head all day!(My own) loose translation from Yiddish:ChorusTumbala-tumbala Tum-balalaika (x2)tum-balalaika, let the balalaika playtum-balalaika, and let us be...
View ArticleLebanon Hopes to Beat Recently Set Israeli Hummus Record
An Israeli town known as Abu Gosh has prepared the world's largest platter of Hummus, breaking a world record recently set in Lebanon. Lebanon had taken the distinction of home of the largest plate of...
View ArticleThousand Year Old Home, and Hippo Bones Found in Tel Aviv
Archaeologists working in Tel-Aviv have discovered a prehistoric (8,000 year old) dwelling along with primitive tools and animal bones including those of a hippo.The work seems to have been carried out...
View ArticleReasons for the Failure of Israeli Diplomacy
Many Israeli diplomats apparently know little or nothing of the culture or history of the country and people they are to be representing. In short, they know little of Judaism or Zionism, reports this...
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