Category Archives: Human Rights
The Forgotten Jewish Refugees From Arab States
Robert Ivker • Spring 2008 In February 2008, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were discussing “core issues” of the Middle East conflict: the status of Jerusalem, the building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, and the “right of return” for … Continue reading
JIMENA CAMPAIGN
International Rights and Redress Campaign for Jews from Arab Countries On two separate occasions the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ruled that Jews fleeing Arab countries were ‘bona fide’ refugees who fall within the mandate of (the UNHCR) … Continue reading
Netanyahu: Israel is looking to absorb injured Syrians from Aleppo
Jpost – Benjamin Netanyahu By HERB KEINON \12/20/2016 At the same time, he said, Israel will not let the Syrian war or aggression from Syria “spillover into our territory.” Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo credit:REUTERS) The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday began exploring … Continue reading
Jordan, Dr. Peace and Mr. Apartheid
Jpost – Op-EdContributors By MUDAR ZAHRAN \07/24/2010 Last January, Faisal al-Fayez, a Jordanian senator and former prime minister, threatened Israel on national Jordanian television with “6 million Jordanian suicide bombers.” Fayez is considered one of the closest Jordanian officials to … Continue reading
Holocaust Scholar: International community must stop Syria atrocities
Jpost – Middle East By TAMARA ZIEVE \12/18/2016 The chairman of Yad Vashem Holocaust museum says international organizations should be founded “with the express purpose of averting future crimes against humanity.” Members of the Civil Defence rescue children after what … Continue reading
A Tragedy Shrouded in Silence: The Destruction of the Arab World’s Jewry
By Adi Schwartz A vast diaspora was utterly annihilated, but Israelis rarely talk about it. The pages are yellowing, nearly disintegrated. For decades they have lain forgotten, stuffed into crates piled high in the archives of Israel’s Ministry of Justice. … Continue reading
Israeli Defense Minister: Assad is a butcher who must be removed from power
Jpost – Middle East By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \12/16/2016 “Instead of focusing on the fact that 500 people are killed in Syria every day, the international community would rather criticize Israel,” says DM. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaking in Eilat … Continue reading
Text of the Law Drafted by the Political Committee of the Arab League
Text of the Law Drafted by the Political Committee of the Arab League Summary In 1947, the Political Committee of the Arab League (League of Arab States) drafted a law which was to govern the legal status of Jewish residents … Continue reading
Justice for Jews from Arab countries
Jpost – Op-EdContributors By DAVID M. WEINBERG \06/13/2013 Issue of Jewish refugees highlights justice of Israel as legitimate expression of an indigenous Middle Eastern people. Jewish refugees from Yemen cross desert 370. (photo credit:Courtesy Israeli National Photo Archive) Last month, … Continue reading
Release of UK citizen accused of aiding Hamas ordered over alleged torture
Jpost Arab-Israeli Conflict By YONAH JEREMY BOB \11/01/2016 The Judea Military Court recently ordered the release of a dual British-Palestinian national facing charges of assisting terrorists, due to issues with Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) interrogated methods leading to a … Continue reading
