L’esegesi scientifica moderna considera i primi libri della Bibbia puramente simbolici, privi di un reale contenuto storico: Abramo, Isacco, Giacobbe e lo stesso Mosè non sarebbero mai esistiti e con essi neppure i luoghi che li hanno visti protagonisti.
Emmanuel Anati e Flavio Barbiero, con le loro ricerche, hanno dimostrato invece che il racconto biblico si riferisce a personaggi, fatti e luoghi reali. Il Monte Sinai è al centro delle vicende narrate nel Pentateuco e le informazioni fornite dal testo indicano l’area di Har Karkom come il luogo reale in cui si sono svolte.
Forti riscontri si sono avuti anche sul "campo". Le ricerche condotte dalle spedizioni archeologiche italiane nel deserto del Neghev individuano con certezza il "vero" luogo dove dimorarono le tribù di Israele in fuga dall'Egitto e prima della conquista della Palestina: la loro terra promessa.L’esegesi scientifica moderna considera i primi libri della Bibbia puramente... more
Tel Aviv has 936 lawsuits against them for Gaza assault
Israel was set to face an avalanche of war crimes lawsuits from Palestinian lawyers who accused Tel Aviv of dozens of crimes five months after its three week assault on the Gaza Strip, the German daily Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
A group of Palestinian lawyers filed 936 lawsuits against Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) and the cases will soon be heard in Spain's National Court under universal jurisdiction, Iyad al-Alami, head of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), said.
PCHR's attorneys are collecting evidence of human rights violations and war crimes committed against unarmed civilians.Israel set for blizzard of war crimes charges
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THE ISRAEL LOBBY AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
John J. Mearsheimer
Department of Political Science
University of Chicago
Stephen M. Walt
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
March 2006 RWP06‐011
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The two authors of this Working Paper are solely responsible for the views expressed in it. As academic institutions, Harvard University and the University of Chicago do not take positions on the scholarship of individual faculty, and this article should not be interpreted or portrayed as reflecting the official position of either institution.
An edited and reworked version of this paper was published in the
London Review of Books Vol. 28, No. 6 (March 23, 2006), and is available online at www.lrb.co.uk
THE ISRAEL LOBBY AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
U.S. foreign policy shapes events in every corner of the globe. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East, a region of recurring instability and enormous strategic importance. Most recently, the Bush Administration's attempt to transform the region into a community of democracies has helped produce a resilient insurgency in Iraq, a sharp rise in world oil prices, and terrorist bombings in Madrid, London, and Amman. With so much at stake for so many, all countries need to understand the forces that drive U.S. Middle East policy.
The U.S. national interest should be the primary object of American foreign policy. For the past several decades, however, and especially since the Six Day War in 1967, the centerpiece of U.S. Middle East policy has been its relationship with Israel. The combination of unwavering U.S. support for Israel and the related effort to spread democracy throughout the region has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion and jeopardized U.S. security.
This situation has no equal in American political history. Why has the United States been willing to set aside its own security in order to advance the interests of another state? One might assume that the bond between the two countries is based on shared strategic interests or compelling moral imperatives. As we show below, however, neither of those explanations can account for the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States provides to Israel.
Instead, the overall thrust of U.S. policy in the region is due almost entirely to U
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Amazing stuff is happening in France. It all began with a relatively well-known French-Cameroonian comedian,Dieudonné M’bala M’bala was invited to participate on a TV show on the channel France 3. The show also featured a Maghrebian artist and Dieudonne decided to impersonate an extremist Israeli settled infuriated by the presence of an Arab on a French show (for those of you who understand French, you can see an excerpt of his appearance that day here).
Dieudonne who, in the past, had always enjoyed ridiculing pretty much every segment of French society clearly had never expected the hysterical uproar that his humor would trigger that day: the huge constellation of French Zionists organizations lead by the notorious CRIF (”Representative Committee of Jewish organization in France” - the French version of AIPAC) immediately attacked Dieudonne, suing him for racists comments and suing him for “anti-Semitism” (a criminal offense in France). This was hardly the first time that the French Zionist mob had decided to crush an outspoken critic of its role in French politics or its unconditional support for the last racist state on the planet: Israel.
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The government's counter terrorism unit yesterday warned of concrete terror threats against Israelis traveling abroad, especially in Sinai, Thailand and Turkey.
While the counter terrorism bureau already issued the warning a number of weeks ago, it chose to reiterate it ahead of the High Holidays at the end of September, a time when many Israelis holiday abroad.
The bureau, a branch of the Prime Minister's Office, advised Israelis currently in Egypt, and in particular in Sinai, to leave immediately.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday confirmed that Israel security forces had recently foiled two attempts by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah to kidnap Israeli businessmen abroad.
Last month, new intelligence on Hezbollah's intentions to abduct Israelis abroad prompted the bureau to issue a warning to travelers, who were advised to take special precautions.
In its warning, the unit explained that intelligence reports suggested Hezbollah was planning abductions as revenge for the assassination of Imad Mughniyeh, the militia's operations chief, who was killed in a Damascus car bombing in February. Israel has denied any involvement in the bombing.
The counter terrorism unit stressed that a continuous threat exists in Thailand called upon Israeli citizens to avoid unnecessary visits. The unit warned that a potential threat also exists in the Philippines, Turkey and Uzbekistan. The government's counter terrorism unit yesterday warned of concrete terror threats... more
While spending a summer in Egypt studying Arabic, Muizz Rafique and some friends made a short trip to the top of Mt. Sinai. The peak is known to the locals as "Jabal Musa" (or the Mountain of Moses). Muizz narrates the story of their hike up the mountain and their encounters and reflections along the way.
While spending a summer in Egypt studying Arabic, Muizz Rafique and some friends made... more
Steve Pannu's daughter Jennifer just got married six months ago. The accountant and her husband were vacationing in Egypt when they joined about 40 other tourists on a resort bus trip to Cairo.Steve Pannu's daughter Jennifer just got married six months ago. The accountant and... more
