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UNESCO and the World Heritage GameMonday, July 16, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, better known as UNESCO, claims to safeguard the shared patrimony of the entire human race.
Who’s Against a Two-State Solution?Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by Efraim Karsh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
"Two states, living side by side in peace and security." This, in the words of President Barack Obama, is the solution to the century-long conflict between Jews and Palestinian Arabs in the Middle East. Washington is fully and determinedly on board. So are the Europeans. The UN and the "international community" vociferously agree. Successive governments of the state of Israel have shown their support for the idea. So far, there is—just as there has always been—only one holdout.
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A Star Sets in the East Tamara Zieve, Jerusalem Post. Since Bethlehem came under Palestinian control, Christians have been leaving. The Archbishop of Canterbury blames anti-Christian feeling among Muslims—and Israel’s security fence.