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What is Peace?

Former US President John F. Kennedy said it best in an address to the UN General Assembly in 1963:


"But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people."

Added by HYaari on May 10, 2009 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Ethnic "Cleansing" Against Jews in the Gallilee

The following is from www.groundreport.com and is only one of many articles online that document the violence in Pekiin, Israel.





The Pogrom of Peki'in, Israel





The Druze community of Israel consists of 120,000 members and resides mainly in the Carmel, Galilee and Golan Heights. Since 1957 the Druze have been drafted to the IDF. Until today over 300 have been killed in active duty. It is therefore no wonder that PM Ehud Olmert announced that the recent events in… Continue

Added by HYaari on May 7, 2009 at 4:26am — 1 Comment

From the Israel-Palestinian Scientific Organisation

This article makes a good point about the negative effects of economic and academic boycotts.



http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El1017&enSearchQueryID=37&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Democracy&



Better neighbors through science

By Allison Kaplan Sommer

June 19, 2005



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Since the Oslo process - even during the tensest… Continue

Added by HYaari on May 5, 2009 at 7:59am — No Comments

Why Boycotting Israeli Products Would be Counter-productive

Israeli advancements in technology benefit us all

Independent, The (London) , Mar 3, 2009 by Steve Connor

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For a relatively small country, it would be fair to say that Israel punches above its weight in science. Some of its research organisations, such as the Weizmann Institute and the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, are acknowledged worldwide as… Continue

Added by HYaari on May 5, 2009 at 7:47am — No Comments

Israeli Peace Education





Someone recently posted a picture of Israeli children writing their names on shells, entitling it in incendiary fashion with the words "Jewish Peace Education." The next day, it was changed to "Israeli Peace Education."



There were many thoughts that came to mind. One thought was this: Wouldn't it be just as possible for anyone to find a picture of an Arab Palestinian reveling in a terroristic act against Jews and… Continue

Added by HYaari on April 30, 2009 at 7:48am — 3 Comments

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