The history of Madaba pre-dates the arrival of the Arab invaders which came from the Arabian peninsula in the 7th century, supplanted the local population and intrduced, by force, a new religion. Continue reading
Point to Ponder: We are seeing history being rewritten and we remain silent. According to their own testimony over the decades up until the late 1960’s the Palestinians were never a nation or a people. Now, together with other anti Jewish and anti Israel groups the have embarked on a two-prong falsification of historical facts.
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Watch her : Downplaying the Holocaust — Sulzberger & NY Times: Anna Blech at TEDxHunterCCS
Are you tired of reading about the Middle East because it seems to be so confusing? This very brief letter, published in the Financial Times, simplifies everything in a few sentences.
As it is impossible for us to be made aware of all the events occurring all over the world our media, wherever we live, serve as filters, deciding what is newsworthy and what is not. We, who are inclined to believe that freedom of speech is a supreme value, would not dream of calling those filters censorship. Continue reading
Waking from a dream needs courage – to face reality