Posts Tagged ‘west bank’

Rav Aviner – Leave Illegal Settlement Outposts Now

Harav Shlomo Aviner, one of the leaders of the National Religious Movement, a settler himself, a Posek (halachik religious authority), and head of Yeshivat Ateret Kohanim in the Mulstim Quarter of the Old City, wrote in this week’s Torah pamphlet “Mayney Heyeshua” that the law is most important for a healthy society. He went [...]

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Israel says NO to Obama

Under President Obama, Washington has taken an about face on Bush’s earlier stance on Jews being allowed to live in Judea and Samaria.  The (President) Clinton era  Roadmap had stated that Jews could not expand their ’settlements’, however Arabs were allowed to expand as much as they desired.   Bush Jr. implicitly changed that US policy [...]

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Three State Solution – Israel, Gaza, West Bank

It’s always gratifying and refreshing to hear Arab pundits and experts admit the cracks in their political foundation.
The whole world it seems would be a much better place if Israel and the Palestinians could just get along.  The western world, led by US President Obama, believes that the two-state solution would be the best way [...]

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Life in Husan

Husan חוסן is a sprawling West Bank town on the southern edge of Jerusalem, straddled by Gilo, the tunnels road, and Beitar Ilit.  Most of the residents work in neighboring Beit Lechem, or tend to their fields or herds.  Commerce is practically non-existent in Husan.
In good times, Husan has also been a prime source of [...]

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