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April 9th, 2017 - 11:23 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Oslo Bomb Threat

‘Bomb-like device’ defused in downtown Oslo Police in the Norway have set off a controlled explosion of a “bomb-like device” found in a busy area in Oslo’s business district and also arrested a suspect. No damage has reportedly been caused by the device, which was found[...]

February 8th, 2017 - 11:48 am § in Misc.

David Preston: Respecting Other Americans

David Preston shared One Nation Under God‘s photo.  I like the Amish, but if they controlled an area the size of Texas and a bunch of ’em suddenly moved into my ‘hood and said that all the women had to wear bonnets and the men had to drive horse carts, I’d be like . . [&hell[...]

February 1st, 2017 - 9:24 am § in America, Jews

Jews and Muslims

Jews Hand Muslims Synagogue Keys When a Texas Mosque Burns Down Temple B’Nai Israel in Victoria, Texas offered its key to its Muslim neighbors this… Share FORWARD.COM[...]

August 10th, 2014 - 4:06 am § in Jews, Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The limits of Tolerance

From the Detroit Free Press: — Five times a day, loudspeakers at the top of nearly 200 minarets in Jerusalej call to Muslims to pray. They blare before dawn and the wailing cry of the muezzins, or prayer callers, can be heard for miles. Though it is a Middle East tradition that goes back centurie[...]

July 28th, 2014 - 9:41 am § in Uncategorized

Celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr in India

Id to be celebrated tomorrow Muslims in Kerala will celebrate Id-ul-Fitr on Tuesday, marking the culmination of a month-long Ramzan fasting. » A celebratory serving Susanna Myrtle Lazarus meets women in the city who talk about the joy of cooking up the flavours of Eid-ul-Fitr »[...]

May 8th, 2014 - 12:02 pm § in Hypocrisy, Jews

Why Brandeis Was Wrong

Brandeis reneged on an honorary degree to Ayan Hersi Ali because she has asserted that her former religion, Islam, has a real problem that goes beyond bigotry to abuse of women, slavery, and terrorism against non muslims. Ayan’s story might be read in comparison to the story of   Yousef Al[...]

July 23rd, 2013 - 12:00 am § in Jews, Politics, Religion

Tolerance, Israeli Style .. when a secular state has to deal with state appointed reliugous leades who are bigots.

From Vas is Neias: Jerusalem – Despite written attempts to clarify a rather lengthy list of past racist comments, Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu has been informed by Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein that his nomination for Sephardic Chief Rabbi is “unsuitable.” YNETnews.com (htt[...]

September 9th, 2011 - 10:04 am § in Jews, Politics

BREAKING NEWS: Libya: Berber rebels embrace “Udai ugrauli” the Jewish Libyan revolutionary

David Gerbi to meet with National Transitional Council chairman.  Jerusalem Post   ROME – David Gerbi, the international relations representative of the World Organization of Libyan Jews, is called “Udai ugrauli” (“the Jewish revolutionary”) by the Amazigh rebel leaders on the Libyan Nat[...]

August 13th, 2010 - 9:42 am § in Uncategorized

Call Me a Negri

Recently “Dr. Laura” got herself into great trouble by using the “N” word. I really dislike Dr. Laura, in part because she shows a side of Judaism that comes frighteningly close to the arrogance I associate with the worst of Christianity and Islam . Would her words have evoke[...]