Articles by The Jerusalem Post

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Judaism, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Me
Gershon Baskin | The Jerusalem Post - TRANSCEND Media Service, 31 Aug 2020

26 Aug 2020 – For years I have witnessed very violent behavior by settlers and soldiers toward Palestinians. The most violent of these acts were committed by religious settlers. Their hatred is burning in their eyes toward Palestinians, and even more toward Jews who come to show solidarity or protect Palestinians. These behaviors push me to move even further away from Judaism; the religious settlers and the soldiers call me a traitor.

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Palestinian Soccer Head under Fire after Withdrawing Motion to Suspend Israel from FIFA
Khaled Abu Toameh – The Jerusalem Post, 1 Jun 2015

Chairman of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub’s critics take to social media to strongly condemn his decision and call for his dismissal from his job. Rajoub’s last-minute announcement came as a surprise to many Palestinians, especially after his repeated statements that nothing would stop him from pursuing his anti-Israel bid.

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[Obscene] US Sends ‘Lessons Learned’ Team to Model Israel Tactics in Gaza Operation
Michael Wilner – The Jerusalem Post, 10 Nov 2014

The United States sent a team of senior officers to Israel to learn from tactics in Operation Protective Edge in Gaza last Summer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey said on Thursday [6 Nov 2014]. He praised the Israel Defense Forces for taking “extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties” in its war against Hamas.

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Report: US Exerting Pressure on ICC Not to Open War Crimes Probe against Israel
The Jerusalem Post – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 Aug 2014

‘The Guardian’ quotes lawyers and former court officials as saying that western pressure has influenced decision not to open probe.

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FIFA Threatens to Expel Israel over Restrictions on Palestinians
The Jerusalem Post – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Apr 2014

According to Inside World Football, FIFA has given Israel until the summer to improve travel and playing conditions for Palestinian soccer players.

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ISRAEL IS LOSING THE PR WAR SO BADLY THAT EVEN EVANGELICAL SUPPORT IS ERODING
Brian Schrauger – The Jerusalem Post, 19 Jun 2009

The war that Israel keeps losing is the war of world opinion, the war for individual hearts and minds. Consider recent stumbles. Israel’s military campaign in Gaza should have been named "8,000 is enough!" This would have communicated a determination to stop the barrage of missiles from Hamas, using surgical precision to destroy its arsenal, […]

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OLMERT: WE MUST LEAVE MOST OF WEST BANK
The Jerusalem Post, 6 Oct 2008

Israel will have to give up virtually all of the West Bank and east Jerusalem if it wants peace with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a farewell interview published Monday, saying Israel faced a stark choice and needed to make a decision soon. Olmert also said Israel would have to leave the […]

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