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J Street’s Distorted View of Peace

Andrew Hersh — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:12:18 +0000

That time of year has come again. Attempting to imitate the AIPAC Policy Conference, the self-declared “pro-Israel, pro-peace” organization J Street has kicked off their own conference. Interestingly, while the AIPAC Policy Conference received over 12,000 people this year, the J Street conference had difficulty receiving more than 500 last year. Well, that’s not so [...]

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It is No Dream: The Story of Theodor Herzl

Andrew Hersh — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:39:28 +0000

Theodor Herzl. The man who will forever live on as the founder of political Zionism. Without this man, the state of Israel may never have been created. Herzl had a dream. A dream of a Jewish state that would absorb Jews from around the world and help end anti-Semitism. But Herzl made sure to turn [...]

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AIPAC: Claims & Facts 101

Andrew Hersh — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:38:55 +0000

Between March 4th – March 6th, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee hosted its annual Policy Conference. The event was a spectacular success that drew over 14,000 Americans to the policy conference, while thousands more watched online. The three day event was focused on the shared values between Israel and the United States, which is one [...]

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Why I Support Israel: Rockets & Terror

Andrew Hersh — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:53:32 +0000

It’s 3:00 A.M. You just finished putting your 8 month old child back to sleep for the second time that night. You’re exhausted, and you quickly fall back to sleep. But not for long. The cacophonous sound of the siren wakes you up from your slumber. “Tzeva Adom! Tzeva Adom!” The siren broadcasts this sound, [...]

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Lesson from Purim: Unity in Israel

Andrew Hersh — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:10:18 +0000

Last Thursday and Friday was Rosh Chodesh Adar, or the start of the Hebrew month of Adar. A Jewish quote teaches that “When Adar enters, we increase joy.” The reason for all this joy is that in the month of Adar, the Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, which took place when the Jews were [...]

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Beware of Iran’s Real Face

Andrew Hersh — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:02:15 +0000

Iran is a dangerous actor. Or, perhaps I should say, the Iranian government, led by the radical mullahs and ayatollahs, with a belief that their Mahdi (Messiah) will come after much world destruction, is a dangerous actor. The Saudis, who have a long history of rivalry with Iran, know this. The Israelis, who are arch-enemies [...]

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In Defense of The Times of Israel

Andrew Hersh — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:48:37 +0000

As The Times of Israel just opened up, it received a warm welcome from the Israeli, Jewish, and pro-Israel community at large. Many people wished David Horovitz, who founded the media outlet, Mazal Tov. But clustered into all of this joy and wishes for success, a hater managed to stick his head in and formulate [...]

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Crying Over a Terrorist: Khader Adnan

Andrew Hersh — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:23:21 +0000

Khader Adnan is a prisoner on a hunger strike, now entering its 65th day, protesting his imprisonment by Israel on administrative detention. It was expected that “human rights activists” would burst out in rage, and that the EU would express severe concerns over Adnan’s health. But who is Khader Adnan? Why is he in prison? [...]

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Enough is Enough

Andrew Hersh — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:48:05 +0000

On Friday evening/Shabbat, a holy day of the week for Jews, the lives of nearly half a million Israelis were disrupted as they were given 15 seconds to find shelter from unholy terrorism. Two rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza, and one hit the Hof Ashkelon regional council, while the other hit the Eshkol [...]

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Abbas’ Intransigence: An Overview

Andrew Hersh — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:58:40 +0000

Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the PLO and Palestinian Authority, and in possession of a few other titles and committees as well, enjoys blaming Israel for the lack of peace and peace talks. It is Israel, he claims, that is an obstacle to peace. The P.A. is open for peace and is willing to create [...]

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Iran’s Threat to the World

Andrew Hersh — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:10:17 +0000

Iran poses a threat to the world in its current form as a radical theocratic autocracy. This threat is often carried out through Hezbollah, which is Iran’s proxy, although not always, as recent terrorist attacks in India, Georgia, and Thailand indicate. Now, imagine the threat to the world that this radical theocratic autocracy would pose [...]

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The Aqsa libel: A modern-day blood libel

Andrew Hersh — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:21:58 +0000

Jews are all too familiar with libels and smears. These libels are naturally false – but that doesn’t mean violence won’t erupt. Libels against the Jews has been an “integral” part of Jewish history ever since the Jews were exiled nearly 2,000 years ago from Israel by the Romans, and when the Romans renamed the [...]

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