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'''Palestinian refugees''': Echoing a long-standing Palestinian claim to a “right of return,” HRW criticizes Israel for prohibiting the return of Palestinian refugees of the 1948 war, and their descendants, to Israel. Israel rightly says that such refugee return is unacceptable, since a large influx of Palestinians would mean the end of the Jewish state. The solution for the Palestinian refugees lies in their settlement in the Arab lands where they currently live, or their repatriation to a future Palestinian state. Israel has already indicated its willingness to participate in an international effort to implement such a solution.
 
'''Palestinian refugees''': Echoing a long-standing Palestinian claim to a “right of return,” HRW criticizes Israel for prohibiting the return of Palestinian refugees of the 1948 war, and their descendants, to Israel. Israel rightly says that such refugee return is unacceptable, since a large influx of Palestinians would mean the end of the Jewish state. The solution for the Palestinian refugees lies in their settlement in the Arab lands where they currently live, or their repatriation to a future Palestinian state. Israel has already indicated its willingness to participate in an international effort to implement such a solution.
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“'''Occupation''':” The HRW report condemns Israel for perpetuating what it calls occupation of Palestinian areas while ignoring the historical circumstances that led to the occupation. In May 1967, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt violated international law by closing the Straits of Tiran and deploying 100,000 troops in the Sinai Peninsula, presenting an existential threat to Israel. After exhausting all diplomatic options, Israel was left with no choice but to exercise its right of self-defense. Israel did not attack Jordan, hoping that Jordan would stay out of the war, and indeed sent messages to King Hussein promising not to attack unless it was attacked first. Unfortunately, King Hussein ignored Israel’s peaceful overtures, and instead used artillery and air power to attack Israeli population centers and ground troops to capture the UN headquarters in Jerusalem. It was only in response to these attacks, in a clear-cut case of self-defense, that Israel captured the West Bank and the Old City of Jerusalem.
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"'''Occupation''':" The HRW report condemns Israel for perpetuating what it calls occupation of Palestinian areas while ignoring the historical circumstances that led to the occupation. In May 1967, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt violated international law by closing the Straits of Tiran and deploying 100,000 troops in the Sinai Peninsula, presenting an existential threat to Israel. After exhausting all diplomatic options, Israel was left with no choice but to exercise its right of self-defense. Israel did not attack Jordan, hoping that Jordan would stay out of the war, and indeed sent messages to King Hussein promising not to attack unless it was attacked first. Unfortunately, King Hussein ignored Israel’s peaceful overtures, and instead used artillery and air power to attack Israeli population centers and ground troops to capture the UN headquarters in Jerusalem. It was only in response to these attacks, in a clear-cut case of self-defense, that Israel captured the West Bank and the Old City of Jerusalem.
    
'''Right of self-defense''': The report accuses Israel of launching three large-scale military offensives in Gaza since 2008, “in the context of hostilities with armed Palestinian groups.” Those offensives, the report claims, “included apparently deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure and killed over 2,000 civilians.” The report ignores the asymmetrical warfare that Hamas and other terror organizations have imposed on Israel, thus effectively dismissing Israel’s right of self-defense.
 
'''Right of self-defense''': The report accuses Israel of launching three large-scale military offensives in Gaza since 2008, “in the context of hostilities with armed Palestinian groups.” Those offensives, the report claims, “included apparently deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure and killed over 2,000 civilians.” The report ignores the asymmetrical warfare that Hamas and other terror organizations have imposed on Israel, thus effectively dismissing Israel’s right of self-defense.
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Israeli governments for generations have tried to find solutions for the Arab public in general and the Bedouin public in particular, and the minister read the data here - how much they wanted to invest in the south, so that the Bedouin and other population can live in houses.  But the Bedouin refused because they preferred to live where they live today.  If you do not want to, you will move to Palestinian rule, where it will undoubtedly be worse, but there you will not shout "racists."  Thanks.</blockquote>
 
Israeli governments for generations have tried to find solutions for the Arab public in general and the Bedouin public in particular, and the minister read the data here - how much they wanted to invest in the south, so that the Bedouin and other population can live in houses.  But the Bedouin refused because they preferred to live where they live today.  If you do not want to, you will move to Palestinian rule, where it will undoubtedly be worse, but there you will not shout "racists."  Thanks.</blockquote>
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Writing in 2005, a moderate Muslim author:<ref>Manji, Irshad. The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith. United States: St. Martin's Press, 2007. 108-110. [https://books.google.com/books?id=wb5InXNkDacC&pg=PA108].</ref>
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Writing in 2005, a moderate Muslim author:<ref>Manji, Irshad. The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith. United States: St. Martin's Press, 2007. 108-110. [https://books.google.com/books?id=wb5InXNkDacC&pg=PA108].</ref>
 
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In a state practicing apartheid, would Arab Muslim legislators wield veto power over anything? At only 20 percent of the population, would Arabs even be eligible for election if they squirmed under the thumb of apartheid?
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In a state practicing apartheid, would Arab Muslim legislators wield veto power over anything? At only 20 percent of the population, would Arabs even be eligible for election if they squirmed under the thumb of apartheid?
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Would an apartheid state extend voting rights to women and the poor in local elections , which Israel did for the first time in the history of Palestinian Arabs ? Would the vast majority of Arab Israeli citizens turn out to vote in national elections as they've usually done? Would an apartheid state have several Arab political parties, as Israel does? Would the judiciary be free of political interference?  
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Would an apartheid state extend voting rights to women and the poor in local elections , which Israel did for the first time in the history of Palestinian Arabs ? Would the vast majority of Arab Israeli citizens turn out to vote in national elections as they've usually done? Would an apartheid state have several Arab political parties, as Israel does? Would the judiciary be free of political interference?  
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In the 2003 Israeli elections, two Arab parties found themselves disqualified for expressly supporting terrorism against the Jewish state. Israel's supreme court overturned both disqualifications. Would an apartheid state award its top literary prize to an Arab? Israel honored Emile Habibi in 1986, before any intifida might have made the choice politically shrewd. Would an apartheid state encourage Hebrew-speaking schoolchildren to learn Arabic? Would road signs throughout the land appear in both languages? (Even the proudly bilingual Canada doesn't meet that standard.) Would an apartheid state be home to universities where Arabs and Jews mingle at will, or apartment blocks where they live side by side? Would an apartheid state bestow benefits and legal protections on Palestinians who live outside of Israel but work inside its borders? Would human rights organizations operate openly in an apartheid state? They do in Israel. In fact, every year the prime minister responds on the record to the report of Israel's leading human rights groups.  
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In the 2003 Israeli elections, two Arab parties found themselves disqualified for expressly supporting terrorism against the Jewish state. Israel's supreme court overturned both disqualifications. Would an apartheid state award its top literary prize to an Arab? Israel honored Emile Habibi in 1986, before any intifida might have made the choice politically shrewd. Would an apartheid state encourage Hebrew-speaking schoolchildren to learn Arabic? Would road signs throughout the land appear in both languages? (Even the proudly bilingual Canada doesn't meet that standard.) Would an apartheid state be home to universities where Arabs and Jews mingle at will, or apartment blocks where they live side by side? Would an apartheid state bestow benefits and legal protections on Palestinians who live outside of Israel but work inside its borders? Would human rights organizations operate openly in an apartheid state? They do in Israel. In fact, every year the prime minister responds on the record to the report of Israel's leading human rights groups.  
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Above all, in an apartheid state, would the media debate the moral rectitude of national policies? Would a Hebrew newspaper in an apartheid state run an article by an Arab Israeli about why "the Zionist adventure has been a total failure"? Would it run that article on Israel's own independence day? Would an apartheid state ensure conditions for the freest Arabic press in the Middle East, a press so free that it can demonstrably abuse its liberties and keep on rolling?
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Above all, in an apartheid state, would the media debate the moral rectitude of national policies? Would a Hebrew newspaper in an apartheid state run an article by an Arab Israeli about why "the Zionist adventure has been a total failure"? Would it run that article on Israel's own independence day? Would an apartheid state ensure conditions for the freest Arabic press in the Middle East, a press so free that it can demonstrably abuse its liberties and keep on rolling?
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(To this day, the East Jerusalem daily Al-Quds hasn't retracted an anti-Israel letter supposedly penned by Nelson Mandela but proven to have been written by an Arab living in Holland.) 
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(To this day, the East Jerusalem daily Al-Quds hasn't retracted an anti-Israel letter supposedly penned by Nelson Mandela but proven to have been written by an Arab living in Holland.)  
    
Even the éminence grise of Palestinian nationalism, the late Edward Said. stated flat out that "Israel is not South Africa . .  
 
Even the éminence grise of Palestinian nationalism, the late Edward Said. stated flat out that "Israel is not South Africa . .  
 
How could it be when an Israeli publisher has translated Said's seminal work. Orientalism, into Hebrew?
 
How could it be when an Israeli publisher has translated Said's seminal work. Orientalism, into Hebrew?
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I'll cap this point with a question that Said himself asked of Arabs: "Why don't we fight harder for freedom of opinions in our own societies, a freedom, no one needs to be told, that scarcely exists?"  
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I'll cap this point with a question that Said himself asked of Arabs: "Why don't we fight harder for freedom of opinions in our own societies, a freedom, no one needs to be told, that scarcely exists?"  
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I disagree—some people still need to be told that Arab "freedoms" don't compare to those of Israel. The people who need reminding are those who now push the South Africa analogy a step further—equating Israel with Nazi Germany.  
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I disagree—some people still need to be told that Arab "freedoms" don't compare to those of Israel. The people who need reminding are those who now push the South Africa analogy a step further—equating Israel with Nazi Germany.  
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To them, Zionists are committing (sic) hate crimes under the totalitarian nightmare that they dub "Zio(sic)Nazism.."
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To them, Zionists are committing (sic) hate crimes under the totalitarian nightmare that they dub "Zio(sic)Nazism.."
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The sworn enemies of Zio(sic)-Nazism made their debut on the international stage in August 2001. At forums leading up to the United Nations World Conference Against Racism in Durban. South Africa, the Arab Lawyers Union circulated cartoons depicting vampire - toothed Israeli soldiers with Nazi flags fluttering from their helmets 
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The sworn enemies of Zio(sic)-Nazism made their debut on the international stage in August 2001. At forums leading up to the United Nations World Conference Against Racism in Durban. South Africa, the Arab Lawyers Union circulated cartoons depicting vampire - toothed Israeli soldiers with Nazi flags fluttering from their helmets
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One such soldier stood sentry at the boarded-up door of a Palestinian office. The boards formed a swastika. Another leaflet superimposed a swastika on the Star of David. The most malevolent poster distributed at Durban featured Hitler speculating, "What If I Had Won?" Under the heading "Good Things," this poster had the führer saying, "There would be NO Israel and NO Palestinian's blood shed. The rest is your guess."  
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One such soldier stood sentry at the boarded-up door of a Palestinian office. The boards formed a swastika. Another leaflet superimposed a swastika on the Star of David. The most malevolent poster distributed at Durban featured Hitler speculating, "What If I Had Won?" Under the heading "Good Things," this poster had the führer saying, "There would be NO Israel and NO Palestinian's blood shed. The rest is your guess."  
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How, though, can one claim to be fighting Nazism while making common cause with Hitler? The answer is your guess. I'm revolted by how much more inspiration from Hitler these tacticians take. It's no coincidence that in the cartoons circulated at Durban, Israeli soldiers had dripping fangs. Too many Arab Muslim intellectuals, journalists, and politicians tell their audiences that J... are Nazis because they siphon the blood (sic) of  non-Jewish(sic) children(sic) for religious observances. Known as the blood libel. this fiction was itself a favorite calumtiy against Jews in the Nazi publication Der Stürmer. In this way, too, some maligners of Israel hop into bed with Hitler. They copy the Nazis...</blockquote>
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How, though, can one claim to be fighting Nazism while making common cause with Hitler? The answer is your guess. I'm revolted by how much more inspiration from Hitler these tacticians take. It's no coincidence that in the cartoons circulated at Durban, Israeli soldiers had dripping fangs. Too many Arab Muslim intellectuals, journalists, and politicians tell their audiences that J... are Nazis because they siphon the blood (sic) of  non-Jewish(sic) children(sic) for religious observances. Known as the blood libel. this fiction was itself a favorite calumtiy against Jews in the Nazi publication Der Stürmer. In this way, too, some maligners of Israel hop into bed with Hitler. They copy the Nazis...</blockquote>
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What was even more shocking from the Schenindinlin-Reis poll were outcomes regarding one of the most contentious issues in the Israel-Palestinian conflict: control of Jerusalem. The survey, conducted by SFHA, a Palestinian news outlet, indicates that 93% of Arabs, none of whom are Israeli citizens, would prefer that Israel retain control over the city. Of the 1,200 Arabs surveyed, 79 said that they refused to give up their Israeli identification documents.</blockquote>
 
What was even more shocking from the Schenindinlin-Reis poll were outcomes regarding one of the most contentious issues in the Israel-Palestinian conflict: control of Jerusalem. The survey, conducted by SFHA, a Palestinian news outlet, indicates that 93% of Arabs, none of whom are Israeli citizens, would prefer that Israel retain control over the city. Of the 1,200 Arabs surveyed, 79 said that they refused to give up their Israeli identification documents.</blockquote>
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Israeli elections debunk the "Israel=Apartheid" lie - "Equating Israel with Apartheid South Africa is part of a wider campaign to delegitimize Israel’s existence. While deviously planned, the campaign still lacks any factual basis." (2022 details).<ref>[https://palwatch.org/page/32338 Israeli elections debunk the "Israel=Apartheid" lie], Palwatch, Nov 10, 2022.<blockquote>
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Equating Israel with Apartheid South Africa is part of a wider campaign to delegitimize Israel’s existence. While deviously planned, the campaign still lacks any factual basis.
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In Apartheid South Africa, black South Africans were denied their right to vote in national elections, there were no black political parties that were allowed to run for election, and no black South Africans were elected to the South African parliament.
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While sundry UN figures, self-declared “human rights” organizations, and the Palestinian Authority are engaged in a concerted campaign to brand Israel as a Jewish (supposed) supremacist[sic] "Apartheid State," Israel’s recent elections are another example that exposes the claim as a bogus lie.
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On Nov. 1, Israel held its 5th election for the Israeli parliament since 2019. Statistical information about the potential voters published by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics in the run-up to the election said that of the 6.2 million potential voters who are permanent residents in Israel, 77% are Jewish, 6% were defined as “other” and 17% - 1,044,000 people - are Israeli Arabs.
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While many Israeli Arabs live in mixed towns, and it is impossible to know who they voted for, Palestinian Media Watch did an analysis, based on statistics released by the Central Elections Committee, of the voting patterns in the Arab-only cities, towns, and villages.
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The statistics exposed a wonderful democratic reality:
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*In the Arab-only settlements, 477,552 Israeli Arabs cast their votes.
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*66,812 (17%) Israeli Arabs who live in the Arab-only settlements voted for Zionist parties, while the rest voted for one of the three Arab parties that ran in the elections.
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In the overall elections, the three Arab parties, Ra’am, Hadash-Ta’al, and Balad that ran in the elections received a total of 511,379 votes. While Ra’am and Hadash-Ta’al received enough votes to pass the electoral threshold (3.25%), Balad did not.
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In the new parliament, the Arab parties will hold 10 seats. There will be 8 Muslims, 1 Christian Arab and 1 Druze.
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While Israel has once again proved that it is a robust democracy, the same cannot be said about the Palestinian Authority. While PA law prescribes that elections for the position of PA President and for the PA parliament be held every 4 years, in practice, the last elections for PA President were held in 2005, and the last elections for the PA parliament were held in 2006. And as PMW recently demonstrated, in the last 4 years, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has implemented a number of decisions to consolidate the dictatorial rule of his party, Fatah, and obliterate even the last remnant of Palestinian democracy. These steps included dissolving the PA parliament and the cancelation of elections, after Abbas realized that his party Fatah would lose.
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Conclusion: Israel is a multicultural plurality of its citizens, all of whom – Jews, Arabs, and "others" - have an equal right to vote.
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So next time you hear the “Israel=Apartheid” libel, just know, that it lacks any factual basis.</blockquote></ref>
    
[[Palestinian Authority]] hypocrisy on display. Whike wholeheartedly supporting the BDS movement, a 2021 report published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) shows that trade between Israel and the Palestinians in constantly increasing.
 
[[Palestinian Authority]] hypocrisy on display. Whike wholeheartedly supporting the BDS movement, a 2021 report published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) shows that trade between Israel and the Palestinians in constantly increasing.
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*As late as 2022, "Palestinian" schoolbooks deny Holocaust, legitimize Munich massacre. It also incites against, lies about the Jewish faith, slander Jews as a whole.<ref name=ilh-7sep2022> Ariel Kahana, [https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/09/07/palestinian-schoolbooks-deny-holocaust-legitimize-munich-massacre/ Palestinian schoolbooks deny Holocaust, legitimize Munich massacre], ''ILH'', Sep 7, 2022.<blockquote>
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*As late as 2022, "Palestinian" schoolbooks deny Holocaust, legitimize Munich massacre. It also incites against, lies about the Jewish faith, slander Jews as a whole.<ref name=ilh-7sep2022> Ariel Kahana, [https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/09/07/palestinian-schoolbooks-deny-holocaust-legitimize-munich-massacre/ Palestinian schoolbooks deny Holocaust, legitimize Munich massacre], ''ILH'', Sep 7, 2022.<blockquote>
 
An Israel Hayom analysis reveals that despite promises to review its curriculum, the Palestinian Authority continues to use material that incites hatred against Jews and Israel.
 
An Israel Hayom analysis reveals that despite promises to review its curriculum, the Palestinian Authority continues to use material that incites hatred against Jews and Israel.
    
Children in the Palestinian Authority too began their school year on Sept. 1, only instead of the promised education reforms, their schools continue to use the same books that have been heavily criticized for inciting hatred against Jews and Israel.
 
Children in the Palestinian Authority too began their school year on Sept. 1, only instead of the promised education reforms, their schools continue to use the same books that have been heavily criticized for inciting hatred against Jews and Israel.
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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Munich Olympic massacre, Israel Hayom and the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) – an NGO that that analyzes schoolbooks and curricula for compliance with UNESCO-defined standards on peace and tolerance – conducted an analysis of Palestinian school curriculum.
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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Munich Olympic massacre, Israel Hayom and the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) – an NGO that that analyzes schoolbooks and curricula for compliance with UNESCO-defined standards on peace and tolerance – conducted an analysis of Palestinian school curriculum.
 
It revealed that history books in PA and UNRWA schools laud and legitimize the tragedy, in which Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes, describing it as "resistance" to Zionism, and "Zionist interests abroad."
 
It revealed that history books in PA and UNRWA schools laud and legitimize the tragedy, in which Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes, describing it as "resistance" to Zionism, and "Zionist interests abroad."
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The bill: "Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act,"  already passed in 2019,<ref><blockquote>
 
The bill: "Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act,"  already passed in 2019,<ref><blockquote>
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Resolving the conflict between Israelis & Palestinians requires teaching all children to be tolerant. Today, @ADL welcomes the bipartisan introduction of the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act & commends @IMPACT_SE for its important work.</blockquote></ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/adl/status/1119002011553476608?lang=en Apr 18, 2019].</ref><ref>Omri Nahmias, [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/house-committee-passes-peace-and-tolerance-in-palestinian-education-act-611394 House Committee passes Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act], ''JPost'', Dec 19, 2019.<br><i> The legislation is a result of a report by IMPACT-se, which monitors values of peace and tolerance in textbooks.</i></ref> was also passed unanimously in Sep/2022 by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2374/text?r=1&s=2&format=txt 117th Congress (2021-2022): Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act].</ref>
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Resolving the conflict between Israelis & Palestinians requires teaching all children to be tolerant. Today, @ADL welcomes the bipartisan introduction of the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act & commends @IMPACT_SE for its important work.</blockquote></ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/adl/status/1119002011553476608?lang=en Apr 18, 2019].</ref><ref>Omri Nahmias, [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/house-committee-passes-peace-and-tolerance-in-palestinian-education-act-611394 House Committee passes Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act], ''JPost'', Dec 19, 2019.<br><i> The legislation is a result of a report by IMPACT-se, which monitors values of peace and tolerance in textbooks.</i></ref> was also passed unanimously in Sep/2022 by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2374/text?r=1&s=2&format=txt 117th Congress (2021-2022): Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act].</ref>
 
<ref>[https://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/shermans-peace-and-tolerance-in-palestinian-education-act-passed-by Sherman's Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act Passed by House Foreign Affairs Committee Sep 15, 2022.</ref>
 
<ref>[https://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/shermans-peace-and-tolerance-in-palestinian-education-act-passed-by Sherman's Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act Passed by House Foreign Affairs Committee Sep 15, 2022.</ref>
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[https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-palestinian-authority-is-officially.html The Palestinian Authority is officially antisemitic. It calls all Jewish prayer "racist Tal... rituals."], EoZ, October 16, 2022.<br><font size=1><i>
 
[https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-palestinian-authority-is-officially.html The Palestinian Authority is officially antisemitic. It calls all Jewish prayer "racist Tal... rituals."], EoZ, October 16, 2022.<br><font size=1><i>
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The official Palestinian Authority news agency Wafa, which reflects the official Palestinian Authority positions, reported about Jews worshipping at the Kotel, the Western Wall on Saturday. 
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The official Palestinian Authority news agency Wafa, which reflects the official Palestinian Authority positions, reported about Jews worshipping at the Kotel, the Western Wall on Saturday.  
    
Not on the Temple Mount - but the Western Wall that Jews visit and pray at every single day...
 
Not on the Temple Mount - but the Western Wall that Jews visit and pray at every single day...
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There is no difference between the Shabbat prayers yesterday at the Kotel from the prayers at every traditional synagogue on Earth.
 
There is no difference between the Shabbat prayers yesterday at the Kotel from the prayers at every traditional synagogue on Earth.
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The official position of the Palestinian Authority is that every Jew who visits the Kotel is a "settler."
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The official position of the Palestinian Authority is that every Jew who visits the Kotel is a "settler."
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The official position of the Palestinian Authority is that every Jew who visits the Kotel is has no right to be there and is "storming" a Muslim site.
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The official position of the Palestinian Authority is that every Jew who visits the Kotel is has no right to be there and is "storming" a Muslim site.
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The official position of the Palestinian Authority is that the term "Talmudic," which is the source for virtually every detailed Jewish law from kosher to Chanukah, is an epithet.
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The official position of the Palestinian Authority is that the term "Talmudic," which is the source for virtually every detailed Jewish law from kosher to Chanukah, is an epithet.
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The official position of the Palestinian Authority is that everyday Jewish prayer said daily, worldwide, is considered (supposedly) "racist Tal... rituals [sic]."
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The official position of the Palestinian Authority is that everyday Jewish prayer said daily, worldwide, is considered (supposedly) "racist Tal... rituals [sic]."
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Wafa has previously used the phrase "racist Tal... rituals" to describe Jewish prayer, but up until now it was always in the context of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount. This is the first time, as far as I can tell, that they are mimicking the same antisemitic language attacking Jewish worship on the Temple Mount to apply to the Kotel as well. 
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Wafa has previously used the phrase "racist Tal... rituals" to describe Jewish prayer, but up until now it was always in the context of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount. This is the first time, as far as I can tell, that they are mimicking the same antisemitic language attacking Jewish worship on the Temple Mount to apply to the Kotel as well.  
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By extending its bigoted language to apply to mainstream Jewish worship at the Western Wall, the PA is saying that all Jewish worship is (supposedly) racist and therefore immoral.
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By extending its bigoted language to apply to mainstream Jewish worship at the Western Wall, the PA is saying that all Jewish worship is (supposedly) racist and therefore immoral.
    
This is officially sanctioned antisemitism, and officially sanctioned antisemitic incitement, by the Palestinian Authority.
 
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Which means that it will be almost certainly be roundly ignored.</i></font></ref>
 
Which means that it will be almost certainly be roundly ignored.</i></font></ref>
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* In 2016, two "Palestinian" arabs and one israeli-arab rape a mentally disabled 20-yrs old jewish girl, urinate on her, spit, call out racial slurs, while one films it.<ref>Avi Ashkenazi, [http://news.walla.co.il/item/296452 Three Palestinians are suspected of a 20-year-old crippled rape], ''Walla!'', May 25, 2016.
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* In 2016, two "Palestinian" arabs and one israeli-arab rape a mentally disabled 20-yrs old jewish girl, urinate on her, spit, call out racial slurs, while one films it.<ref>Avi Ashkenazi, [http://news.walla.co.il/item/296452 Three Palestinians are suspected of a 20-year-old crippled rape], ''Walla!'', May 25, 2016.
 
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First posting news: The police arrested two suspects residents of the territories who were allegedly raping a young mentally disabled woman in Tel Aviv, utlrinared on her and called out racist slurs. The case was hidden for fear of confrontations between Arabs and Jews, and hunting was underway for by the third suspect, Israeli citizen whose identification is known to the police.
 
First posting news: The police arrested two suspects residents of the territories who were allegedly raping a young mentally disabled woman in Tel Aviv, utlrinared on her and called out racist slurs. The case was hidden for fear of confrontations between Arabs and Jews, and hunting was underway for by the third suspect, Israeli citizen whose identification is known to the police.
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Some 810 cases already documented as of 2019, including Lipaz Himi, Ori Ansbacher And the 'Gan Hai'r' case.<ref>[https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/666303 Adv. Roni Aloni Sedovnik, 'Following the reports about the rape of the 7-year-old: it's time to talk about national rape,' ILH, June 19, 2019.
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Some 810 cases already documented as of 2019, including Lipaz Himi, Ori Ansbacher And the 'Gan Hai'r' case.<ref>[https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/666303 Adv. Roni Aloni Sedovnik, 'Following the reports about the rape of the 7-year-old: it's time to talk about national rape,' ILH, June 19, 2019.
 
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In the event that the published details turn out to be true, the case of the rape of the 7-year-old girl will join the case of the late 8-year-old Lipaz Himi who was raped and murdered, the rape in the city garden, the rape and murder of the late Uri Ansbacher and another series of horrific crimes of nationalist origin. How long will we continue to ignore this phenomenon?
 
In the event that the published details turn out to be true, the case of the rape of the 7-year-old girl will join the case of the late 8-year-old Lipaz Himi who was raped and murdered, the rape in the city garden, the rape and murder of the late Uri Ansbacher and another series of horrific crimes of nationalist origin. How long will we continue to ignore this phenomenon?
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In conversations with Palestinian representatives and security prisoners, I have been told many times that a Palestinian who rapes or commits a sexual offense tarnishes the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and they oppose it, but this is foolishness in its embodiment since the cocoon has risen - do not be surprised by the leadership of Fatah, Tanzim and the Palestinian Authority that so many terrorist attacks also include humiliating sexual offenses against girls, girls and women. When you release a crazed monster into the streets of a city after starving it in a cage, you cannot claim that you are not responsible for what it devoured. The incitement to hate Israelis long ago crossed the limits of the laws of war.
 
In conversations with Palestinian representatives and security prisoners, I have been told many times that a Palestinian who rapes or commits a sexual offense tarnishes the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and they oppose it, but this is foolishness in its embodiment since the cocoon has risen - do not be surprised by the leadership of Fatah, Tanzim and the Palestinian Authority that so many terrorist attacks also include humiliating sexual offenses against girls, girls and women. When you release a crazed monster into the streets of a city after starving it in a cage, you cannot claim that you are not responsible for what it devoured. The incitement to hate Israelis long ago crossed the limits of the laws of war.
 
This week an international conference on war and justice is being held in Jerusalem, although 810 cases of sexual assault on a nationalistic background have already been counted just in the seam line - to date, the organizers of these conferences have not found a place to discuss these war crimes. Maybe our country believes that if they don't call it by name, it will disappear?
 
This week an international conference on war and justice is being held in Jerusalem, although 810 cases of sexual assault on a nationalistic background have already been counted just in the seam line - to date, the organizers of these conferences have not found a place to discuss these war crimes. Maybe our country believes that if they don't call it by name, it will disappear?
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The UN Security Council states that a sexual assault committed by a citizen of one nationality against a citizen of another nationality, in a recognized area of ​​conflict between the two nations, will be considered a war crime. Nevertheless, it was very difficult for us to convince the Ministry of Defense that the rape of the late Lipaz Chimi at the age of 8, on Independence Day 2006, there was a nationalistic event. But a firm fight backed by evidence for a nationalist motive did its job, and especially the opinion of Chief Mani Itzhaki who stepped out of the square box and weighed my claims with rational feminist eyes, and chose to break the concept that dominated the Ministry of Defense. Thanks to the gender perspective that Superintendent Itzhaki introduced into his professional considerations, he decided to have a difficult debate with the Ministry of Defense, which for years resisted our request to see the late Lipaz hit by terrorism.
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The UN Security Council states that a sexual assault committed by a citizen of one nationality against a citizen of another nationality, in a recognized area of conflict between the two nations, will be considered a war crime. Nevertheless, it was very difficult for us to convince the Ministry of Defense that the rape of the late Lipaz Chimi at the age of 8, on Independence Day 2006, there was a nationalistic event. But a firm fight backed by evidence for a nationalist motive did its job, and especially the opinion of Chief Mani Itzhaki who stepped out of the square box and weighed my claims with rational feminist eyes, and chose to break the concept that dominated the Ministry of Defense. Thanks to the gender perspective that Superintendent Itzhaki introduced into his professional considerations, he decided to have a difficult debate with the Ministry of Defense, which for years resisted our request to see the late Lipaz hit by terrorism.
 
Since the recognition, which we see in our office as a historical legal precedent in the history of the struggle for women's rights, we have been able to bring such recognition to another 5 minors and women. Additional girls that I represent in other cases, who were also raped by Palestinians, insist that this was a hostile attack for all intents and purposes and was carried out against the background of the conflict between the nations. And they must be recognized as victims of hostilities due to nationalistic rape.
 
Since the recognition, which we see in our office as a historical legal precedent in the history of the struggle for women's rights, we have been able to bring such recognition to another 5 minors and women. Additional girls that I represent in other cases, who were also raped by Palestinians, insist that this was a hostile attack for all intents and purposes and was carried out against the background of the conflict between the nations. And they must be recognized as victims of hostilities due to nationalistic rape.
 
The rape in Gan-ha'Ir [City garden] was also recognized as a terrorist incident, the rape of the late Lipaz Himi was also recognized as an attack after a persistent legal battle that we waged, the rape in 'Gey Ben Hinom' of a student from Bezalel was also recognized as an attack only after a difficult legal battle, and the rape on Sironit Beach was also recognized as a nationalistic terrorist attack as well . Only after a long legal battle. The fruits of our struggle resulted in the fact that even in the case of the late Ori Ansbacher Z"L, the Shin Bet appeared at the scene of the crime immediately even though it was a sex offense before the murder. This should be the case in any case of nationalistic rape.
 
The rape in Gan-ha'Ir [City garden] was also recognized as a terrorist incident, the rape of the late Lipaz Himi was also recognized as an attack after a persistent legal battle that we waged, the rape in 'Gey Ben Hinom' of a student from Bezalel was also recognized as an attack only after a difficult legal battle, and the rape on Sironit Beach was also recognized as a nationalistic terrorist attack as well . Only after a long legal battle. The fruits of our struggle resulted in the fact that even in the case of the late Ori Ansbacher Z"L, the Shin Bet appeared at the scene of the crime immediately even though it was a sex offense before the murder. This should be the case in any case of nationalistic rape.
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Bassem Kashkush (Qashqush) - באסם קשקוש [باسم قشقوش]).</font><ref>Matan Wasserman, [https://www.maariv.co.il/news/law/Article-950379 The women's organizations turned to the ombudsman: "The affair of the pimping in the jails is a nationalistic terrorist event for all intents and purposes"], ''Maariv'', 07/10/2022.
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Bassem Kashkush (Qashqush) - באסם קשקוש [باسم قشقوش]).</font><ref>Matan Wasserman, [https://www.maariv.co.il/news/law/Article-950379 The women's organizations turned to the ombudsman: "The affair of the pimping in the jails is a nationalistic terrorist event for all intents and purposes"], ''Maariv'', 07/10/2022.
 
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The Chairman of the Council of Women's Organizations in Israel sent an urgent letter regarding the affair to the legal adviser to the government, attorney Gali Beharev Miara. She claimed: "The decision not to file an indictment will be a cry for generations and will create an unprecedented crisis of confidence."
 
The Chairman of the Council of Women's Organizations in Israel sent an urgent letter regarding the affair to the legal adviser to the government, attorney Gali Beharev Miara. She claimed: "The decision not to file an indictment will be a cry for generations and will create an unprecedented crisis of confidence."
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