Are Jewish Settlements Obstacles In Peace?

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Jewish Settlements

The Obstacle in the Peace Process

Who says that settlements are THE obstacle in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace process? If they were the obstacle, there would have been Peace long ago. So what, then, is the real obstacle in obtaining Peace in the region? Continue reading

Muslim and Jewish Argument over the Land Of Israel (A Sample)

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Muslim versus Jew

Muslim versus Jew

Jewish Argument: The Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people. God gave it to the children of Israel. Even your Qur’an confirms this fact in numerous verses. Continue reading

Israel neither Uses nor Impedes Palestinian Water

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A Palestinian man rides his a bike through a rain flooded street at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. Photo by Mohammed Othman/Flash90

Myths about Thirsty Palestinians[1]

Irresponsible, uninformed masses of the world appear lazy when they accept false reports. These masses accept accusations against good people without questioning the claims or the motives of the accusers, and they fail to expend any effort searching out facts about the accused and the accusations. It is into this environment that unscrupulous, anti-Semitic people fabricate such accusations Continue reading

The Muslims Who Saved a Synagogue

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Bradford Reform Synagogue exterior

Bradford’s synagogue was faced with closure in 2012, but today its bright future models cross-cultural cooperation[1]

It happened in Bradford, UK.  The last remaining synagogue, the beautiful, 132-year-old Bradford Reform Synagogue, was in serious need of repair.  Its ceiling was leaking. Its eastern wall was damaged. The kitchen needed work. And disabled access needed improving. Continue reading

Palestinian Charter

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Yasser Arafat, PLO leader, explains goals of Palestinians to the United Nations. (© Bettmann/Corbis.)

Palestinian National Covenant (Charter)[1]

(Transliteration of al-Mihaq al-Watani al-Filastini)

Adopted by the Palestine National Council in 1964, revised in 1968[2] Continue reading

Anti-Semitism: A Key Pillar of Islamic Extremist Ideology

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Islamic anti-Semitism approving Hitler

Cornerstone of Extremist DoctrinesNo religious extremist group in any Muslim country can develop its ideologies without using anti-Jewish language. Anti-Semitism has always been the key factor or pillar used to produce and grow their extremist agendas. Continue reading

Muslim Family Helped Jewish Friends during the Holocaust

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L-R: Bachriya Hardaga with Rivka Kavilio and Zejneba Hardaga and their daughters on a street in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (1941)

“Our home is your home”

In April 1941, Sarajevo was bombed from the air when the Germans invaded Yuogoslavia. The Kavilio family, Josef, Rivka, and their children, fled to the hills during the heavy bombardments. When they returned to their home, Continue reading

Judea for Jews, Arabia for Arabs, Part 9 (Final)

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The Kaaba, ancient sacred stone building that Muslims pray toward in the Grand Mosque. Mecca, Saudi ArabiaIsrael — A Jewish Heritage, cont’dThe Qur’an also describes the settlement of Ishmael outside of Canaan near Kaaba. In Chapter 14, verse 37, the Qur’an mentions Abraham praying to God as follows: Continue reading

Judea for Jews, Arabia for Arabs, Part 8

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Abraham on the Way to Canaan. Pieter Lastman (1614)Israel — A Jewish Heritage, cont’dIn Part 7, we learned two significant facts:

  1. Abraham did not expel Hagar and Ishmael, because God had ordered him to resettle them outside of Canaan. Why? Continue reading

Judea for Jews, Arabia for Arabs, Part 7

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Hagar, Ishmael, and Gabriel in the Wilderness of Mecca. Nicolas Colombel (1682).Israel — A Jewish Heritage, cont’dIn Sahih Bukhari, Book 55, Hadith 583, Ibn Abbas (the cousin of Prophet Mohamed) states:

Ishmael’s birth to Hagar caused strife between her and Sarah, who was still barren. Abraham brought Hagar and their son to a land called Paran or (Faran in Arabic) Continue reading