Maya Norton · December, 2008

Latest posts by Maya Norton from December, 2008

India: Dear Israel, Love Kashmir

  5 December 2008

False Dichotomies’ Alex Stein recently received a letter from Kashmir, thanking him for his coverage of Mumbai. It read: “Jews are and always have been welcome in Kashmir. In fact, in 1991 when Jews were taken hostage by Pakistani militants, it was a Kashmiri group – JKLF which stands for...

Egypt: Supporting Israel's Conscientious Objectors

  4 December 2008

Mona of Mideast Youth expresses her support for Israel's conscientious objectors: “Becoming a conscientious objector in Israel takes an extraordinary amount of courage. Although I cannot refuse with them, I am inspired by their actions and want to spread their powerful message of hope, change, and dialogue.”

Bahrain: King Invites Jews to Return

  3 December 2008

The king of Bahrain has invited Jews to return to his country. “This sounds like the man really likes the Jews, and it sounds as if he is so magnanimous!” Michelle Nevada of Israel Jewish News blogs. “The truth couldn't be farther from what you think.”

Israel: Challenges Facing Arab Businesswomen

  3 December 2008

There is a “double barrier facing Arab women – both gender and coming from a minority,” Ruth Ludlam of Reality and Fiction writes. “Thus, Arab women seeking employment are held back first by their own society's traditional attitudes and later by the discrimination against Arabs in Israeli society. However, there...

Israel: “Live Like the Israelis”

  3 December 2008

The Patriot Missive blog advises how to live with terrorism. “So take note from Israelis who are surrounded by enemies on three corners… Do you know what they do? They go eat at a nice restaurant. Or have coffee with friends… In all honesty, Israelis have it a lot worse...

Germany: Israel is Greatest Threat to World Peace

  3 December 2008

“According to a poll conducted by the European Union recently, in 2005, 65% of Germans consider Israel to be the greatest threat to world peace, ahead of Iran and North Korea,” Svetov writes on Jewcy. He adds: “Germany is the by far biggest European exporter to Achmadinejad's Iran. It is...

Israel: Mourning Mumbai

  1 December 2008

Israel continues to stand by the victims and survivors of the terror in Mumbai. Awash with deep sympathies, the blogosphere's sentiments speak for themselves in mourning the loss of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, along with six other Israelis.