simmons | December 28, 2011
http://www.euronews.net Israeli President Shimon Peres is calling for the public to support a protest against Jewish religious extremism planned in Beit Shemesh on Tuesday night.
admin | December 28, 2011
For the first time since the creation of Israel 62 years ago, new citizens will be obliged to pledge loyalty to Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state." The bill which was supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came despite a split within his own ruling Likud party after some predicted the new legislation was a terrible mistake which would incite the Arab minority. The loyalty pledge was the brainchild of Avigdor Lieberman, the hard-right foreign minister whose party had proposed the similar loyalty oath for all Arab citizens as part of its last election campaign. The loyalty oath and the insistence that the Palestinian Authority recognize Israel as a Jewish state are said by some to be both racist and discriminatory
admin | December 28, 2011
http://www.euronews.net An Irish-Canadian flotilla bound for Hamas-ruled Gaza in a bid to break the Israeli blockade and deliver aid is reportedly close to its destination. The vessels left Turkey earlier this week but given the sensitive nature of the operation, the organisers were silent about their departure
admin | December 28, 2011
http://www.tjctv.com The Jewish Channel's exclusive interview with Republican Presidential Primary front-runner and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other issues. In this clip, Gingrich explains his position on Israel and declares that the Palestinians are "an invented Palestinian people, who are in fact Arabs." See the full interview with Gingrich on The Jewish Channel * Comcast, in the "On Demand" menu under "Premium Channels" * iO Optimum Cablevision Channel 291 * Time Warner Cable Channel 528 * Verizon FiOS, in the "On Demand" menu, choose "Browse All" then "Premium Channels" * Bright House Channel 330 * Cox Cable Channel 1 * RCN Channel 268 * Frontier Communications, in the "On Demand" menu, choose "Browse All" then "Premium Channels"
simmons | December 27, 2011
Tens of thousands of worshippers are flocking to the West Bank town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas.
simmons | December 27, 2011
The Foreign Ministry warned that Israel's possible recognition of the Armenian genocide, could lead to the serious deterioration of Israel's ties with Turkey. A Knesset committee discussed the possibility of setting a memorial day for the Armenian genocide by the Turkish people nearly 100 years ago, marking a first in Israeli history
simmons | December 27, 2011
An 8-year-old American girl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel's latest religious row. Naama Margolese is afraid of walking to her religious Jewish girls' school for fear of being harassed by ultra-Orthodox extremists. (Dec
simmons | December 27, 2011
Two people have been arrested in clashes between Israeli police and ultra-Orthodox jews in the town of Beit Shemesh. Religious tensions have been rising recently over the community's imposition of gender segregation in public life. And one Israeli schoolgirl has found herself at the centre of the increasingly bitter argument
richards | December 27, 2011
A probing documentary that explores what would happen if history actually repeated itself.
admin | December 27, 2011
Dec. 26 - Gaza's top political leader Ismail Haniyeh visits the headquarters of Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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