20 Points on Israel

1. Nationhood and Jerusalem. Israel became a nation in 1312 BCE, Two thousand years before the rise of Islam. 2. Arab refugees in Israel began identifying themselves as part of a Palestinian people in 1967, two decades after the establishment of the modern State of Israel. 3. Since the Jewish conquest in 1272 BCE, the … More 20 Points on Israel

“Poor Palestinians”

The world likes to believe Palestinian accusations against Israel and eventually Israeli politicians cave in to the pressure… But what is the real story? Now enormous numbers of casualties have been reported from Gaza. This in comparison with the relatively low numbers of causalities from the Israeli side caused lots of sympathy for the “poor … More “Poor Palestinians”