Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

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Commentary:

The irony of the verdict in the case cited in the Miami Herald report below is all too obvious to rehash. The bottom-line is that while passing information bound by agreement between 2 “friendly” nations for the U.S. to provide American ally Israel and which was crucial to the security and survival of Israel (and which agreement was defaulted upon by the U.S.), landed Jonathan Pollard in prison for life, an ex-professor is handed a 4 year prison sentence for passing militay secrets to hostile nations; Iran and China: read more

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The IRIS blog did a piece on Monday treating comments of Arab-American Joseph Farah in his World News Daily where he refers to the Obama administration’s so-called “balanced policy” towards Israel as inherently racist, and that it aims for ethnic cleansing of Jews from the historical Jewish homeland.

According to an Israeli daily Haaretz report, this is the atmosphhere and mindset into which defense minister Ehud Barak has walked in negotiating for a so-called “temporary construction freeze”. over the opposition of 3 of the 6 ministers of the “forum of six” ministers regarding construction in Yehuda and the Shomron: read more

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The Jerusalem Post reports that Likud MK Danny Danon is calling for a boycott of the July 4 celebration at US Ambassador James Cunningham’s home and that a number of other Likud members have already approached telling him that they wouldn’t be attending:

The annual reception, held at the ambassador’s Herzliya Pituah residence, was described by at least one lawmaker as “a see-and-be-seen event,” to which politicians usually flock.