Jews in New York rally against Obama
Via The Good Atheist: I just don’t get it. I partially feel as if this is all coming from a big misunderstanding but the intolerance and racism – nonetheless – is inexcusable. Did I miss the speech where Obama said he was giving Israel to someone else (as if he could)? Or the speech where Obama said he was going to bring about peace by giving into anyone? One could easily note ‘racism isn’t only for white Christians’. If Jews are ‘white’, as...
Read More‘Saint’ says his ‘pure semen’ heals women, convicted of rape and indecent acts
This lovely little gem comes via Ynetnews: Nissim Aharon, a former Defense Ministry employee convicted of severe sexual offenses, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Petah Tikva District Court as part of a plea bargain. Aharon was convicted of rape, sodomy, indecent acts, aggravated fraudulent acquisition, making threats, forgery, using a forged document, and attempted disruption of legal proceedings. Well, at least, some justice was delivered. Its hard to believe someone could get...
Read MoreEvolution Controversy in Israel
Teach the controversy! Oh, well, wait.. The chief scientist in Israel’s ministry of education, Gavriel Avital, “sparked a furor” by questioning the reliability of evolution and global warming, leading to calls for his dismissal, according to Haaretz (February 21, 2010). “If textbooks state explicitly that human beings’ origins are to be found with monkeys, I would want students to pursue and grapple with other opinions. There are many people who don’t believe...
Read MoreEgyptian-American Harvard Law student detained and deported by Israel
Hebah Ismail, an Egyptian-American Harvard Law student flew to Israel to do research on human rights. From the Harvard Law Record: A warm smile and easy laugh reveal Hebah Ismail’s unthreatening, gentle personality. An American citizen, this 3L of Egyptian descent works with the International Human Rights Clinic on projects related to Bedouin land rights. Hebah wears a hijab. She still does not know which of one, or combination, of these characteristics prompted the immigration personnel at...
Read MoreStudy shows Iran is more peaceful than Israel
Via Haaretz: A study of the world’s most peaceful countries released yesterday ranks Israel as fourth to last among the 144 countries ranked. According to the Global Peace Index, an annual ranking of the world’s nations on the basis of how peaceful they are, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq are the only countries more dangerous than Israel. This year the index was expanded to 144 countries. It now includes almost 99% of the world’s population. The index is constructed from 23...
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