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Israel Prepares to Rebut Goldstone
As reported by the New York Times, Israel is preparing to release its own rebuttal to the Goldstone Report, some of the contents of which were released to the newspaper: One concerned the destruction...
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Israel Releases Goldstone Response
Israel has publicly released the document sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in response to the Goldstone Report. The 46-page paper primarily defends the integrity of Israel’s due process and...
View ArticleBad Day For a Meeting
When I scheduled a meeting with HonestReporting’s wunderkind graphic designer to make a mockup of what Backspin will look like (this is not the final look), nobody had an inkling that a decade’s worth...
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Mideast Moves on Without the US
Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories 1. This Jerusalem Post snippet about Israeli support for...
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“Settlement Crisis” Upstages Summit
Today’s Top Stories 1. Prime Minister Netanyahu visited President Obama to discuss Mideast peace, Iran, and ISIS. Once again, the summit was upstaged by “settlement crisis” manufactured by Peace Now...
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Israeli Run Over and Killed After Stoning Attack
Today’s Top Stories 1. An Israeli driver was killed near Hebron after Palestinians pelted his car with a barrage of stones. The driver, identified as 50-year-old Avraham Hasano, was run and over killed...
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Ban Ki-moon: ‘It is Human Nature to React to Occupation’
Today’s Top Stories 1. Another war of words between Israel and the UN: On the same day Israel buried terror victim Shlomit Krigman, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon denounced Palestinian terror, then...
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Robert Fisk: A Few Words of False History
Robert Fisk, a regular subject of HonestReporting critiques over the years, has the dubious honor of lending his name to the verb “to fisk” – to refute or criticize (a journalistic article or blog)...
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Leaked Recording Strains Hamas-Iran Ties
Today’s Top Stories 1. A leaked audiotape is further straining already uneasy relations between Hamas and Iran. In an audiotape leaked to Arab media outlets, Musa Abu Marzouk is heard making a scathing...
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Peering Through a Distorted World View
Stéphane_Dion (CC By Chris Slothouber) Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion recently released the sort of supposedly even-handed statement that is all the rage among political leaders...
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Is Murdering Israelis Just “Human Nature”?
On January 26, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made the bold assertion that terrorism against Israelis is “human nature.” According to Ban, “Stabbings, vehicle attacks, and shootings by Palestinians...
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Israel, Jordan At Odds Over Temple Mount and Western Wall
Today’s Top Stories 1. Israel’s security establishment is furious with cabinet minister Yuval Steinitz after he disclosed that Egypt flooded Hamas tunnels at Israel’s request. Overnight Friday, Egypt...
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What’s Behind Another Gaza Tunnel Collapse?
Today’s Top Stories 1. Israel agreed to return the bodies of 10 Palestinians killed while carrying out terror attacks in recent weeks. YNet explains the deal: According to the agreement that was...
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Historian: AP Cooperated With Nazi Regime
Today’s Top Stories 1. A controversial BBC documentary, Children of the Gaza War, was nominated for a BAFTA Award (the British Academy of Film and Television Arts). The video, in which reporter Lyse...
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Turkey Accord Doesn’t End ICC Investigation of Mavi Marmara
Today’s Top Stories 1. Israeli and Turkish diplomats signed an accord to re-normalize ties. The deal must now be approved by the Turkish parliament and Israeli cabinet. Expect it to pass, but not...
View ArticleReflexões Sobre o Ataque Terrorista na Minha Rua
Israel tem relutado em devolver os corpos de terroristas palestinos a suas famílias uma vez que os sepultamentos transformaram-se em grandes paradas de suporte ao terrorismo contra Israel. Essa...
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Israel and the Dysfunctional UN Human Rights Council
To understand the toxic relationship between the UN Human Rights Council and Israel, one must look to the council’s predecessor, the UN Human Rights Commission. A moment of candor by Secretary...
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