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THINK ISRAEL
editor@think-israel.org
THINK-ISRAEL features essays and commentaries that provide context for current events in Israel. We try to make sense of what's going on.
We aim at being somewhere between a magazine and a blog. A blog - short for weblog - is a website run by a single writer or several writers with informal pieces and a very personal, sometimes a unique, way of looking at the world.
We have some new articles on the think-israel.org website. Please take a look.
This is what's in the March-April issue:
"Islam and Violent Trends" contrasts the reality of Islam's propensity to violence with the pretense that it is a peaceful religion.
"The Loss of East Palestine: British Perfidy, Jewish Infirmity of Purpose and Arab Intransigence, Part II." Part II deals with time around World War I when the nibbling away at what was slated to become Israel had already begun.
"My Grandfather Invented Iraq: And He Has Lessions For Us Today'" Many of the Arab countries were created after England took over what had belonged to the Ottoman Empire. This focusses on Iraq and Jordan and draws parallels to what currently confronts us.
"An American Dies in Gaza." A few days ago, an American girl, Rachel Corrie, a pro-Arab activist, was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza. She may yet become the second Mohammad al-Dura. For several reasons.
"On Music, Food and Family Visits " is a page from the diary of Moshe Saperstein, who lives in the Gaza strip. This essay is about aesthetics - or his lack of appreciation thereof.
"History and Christianity." This is a brief history of the changing attitudes of different Christian sects towards the Jews.
"Peace In The Middle East: A Pragmatic Road Map from Truth to Peace." This is a thoughtful essay that makes an important point: peace must be constructed on a base of facts and truth, not diplomatic 'constructive ambivalence'.
"The Arabs in the Holy Land - Natives Or Aliens?" Using information from various sources, many of them Arab, this essay makes clear that the Palestinians are not native to Palestine. They are not an ancient people. They are not a people.
"How To Invite Contempt and Encourage Terrorism." The Muslim mindset despises weakness. Concessions by non-Muslims are considered a sign of weakness. Consequently, concessions by the West and Israel are doomed to fail.
And we provide links to websites that supply accurate background information and news relating to Israel.
Do look at the web site.
And please, if you have a pop-ed piece or a comment or an idea for a sketch or commentary, contact the website. Write to comments@think-israel.org
Pieces for THINK-ISRAEL should be informative and accurate. But we refuse to play by the rules layed down by the Arab-favoring media. Break out of their boxes. We can put a pro-Israel spin on what's going on without distorting the truth.
Bernice Lipkin
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