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Know Your History: The Six Day War, June 1967
A new series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. The Israel haters make many claims regarding Israel and the Six Day...
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Know Your History: The “Refugee Problem”, 1957
A new series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Israel is constantly blamed for the plight of the palestinian...
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Know Your History: Israel’s Offer to Repatriate Arab Refugees, July 1967
A new series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Something the Israel haters do not admit – heck, even people on our...
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Know Your History: King Hussein’s Plan & The Reaction Of “West Bank” Arabs, 1972
A new series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Here’s another fascinating bit of news history destined to send Israel...
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Know Your History: The ‘Palestinian Refugees’ As Pawns, 1972
A new series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Back in 1972, the New York Times published this piece stating...
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Know Your History: Sabena Hijacking Rescue Operation, 1972
A new series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Remember when the New York Times fawned over Israel’s brilliant...
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Know Your History: A Map Of Palestine, 1855
A series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives and historical documents to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Here’s a map showing provinces of the Ottoman...
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Know Your History: The German Nazi Templers Of Palestine
A series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives and historical documents to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Did you know there were German Nazis living...
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Know Your History: The Jewish And Arab Reactions To The Partition Plan, 1947
A series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives and historical documents to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. This post is for dedicated to Roger Waters, who...
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Know Your History: James Finn’s Observations In The Holy Land 1846-1856
A series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives and historical documents to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Back in 1845, James Finn, British Consul in...
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Know Your History: The Palestinian Arab Refugees (NY Times Dec 11, 1966)
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. One of the most contentious issues of the Middle East conflict is the plight of the Arab refugees from...
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Know Your History: The Fleeing Arabs (Time Magazine May 3rd, 1948)
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. In my last history post, I looked at a New York Times article from 1966, which, among other things,...
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Know Your History: The Six Day War (Time Magazine June 16, 1967)
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. I have previously covered the Six Day War from the point of view of the New York Times in June 1967. Time...
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Know Your History: The Occupation Of Jerusalem (NY Times Dec 20, 1917)
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. In a New York Times article from December 20th, 1917 about Turkish mistreatment of Christian priests before...
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Know Your History: Judea (NY Times Nov 23, 1917)
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. The term “West Bank” to describe the biblical area known as Judea and Samaria, really only came in to use...
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Know Your History: Palestinian Arab Identity And Jewish Presence In Palestine...
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Back in 1919, shortly after WWI where there was much talk about re-establishing a Jewish homeland in...
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Know Your History: The 1929 Hebron Massacre
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Today is the 87th anniversary of the 1929 Hebron massacre of Jews at the hands of Arabs – 19 years before...
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Know Your History: Palestinians Return Home
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. One of the sticking points of the Middle East Conflict is the so-called palestinian right of return. Yet...
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Know Your History: The Reunification of Jerusalem and The Jewish Connection
A series where I bring to you news from the newspaper archives and historical documents to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. With UNESCO’s latest deplorable decision the...
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Know Your History: Muslim Reason For 1929 Riots (NY Times Dec 4, 1929)
A series where I use history to debunk common misconceptions about the Middle East conflict. Following the Hebron massacre and other riots across the country in 1929, the British set up a commission of...
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