Hypatia
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“To rule by fettering the mind through fear of punishment in another world is just as base as to use force.”
“He would have done the same if she was three years old.”
As the Jewish state, Israel cherishes and upholds the Jewish values of tolerance and mutual respect between Jews and worshippers of all faiths. All religions flourish in our land and we view members of all faiths as equals in building our society and region. Yesterday, like the overwhelming majority of Israelis, I was stunned and saddened to learn that an IDF soldier damaged a Catholic religious icon in southern Lebanon. I condemn the act in the strongest terms. Military authorities are conducting a criminal probe of the matter and will take appropriately harsh disciplinary action against the offender. While Christians are being slaughtered in Syria and Lebanon by Muslims, the Christian population in Israel thrives unlike elsewhere in the Middle East. Israel is the only country in the region that the Christian population and standard of living is growing. Israel is the only place in the Middle East that adheres to freedom of worship for all. We express regret for the incident and for any hurt this has caused to believers in Lebanon and around the world.
A Florida student was arrested and is now facing up to 15 years in jail for making a joke about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The student allegedly wrote, “Netanyahu, if you can hear me, drop some bonbons for us Capstone students in the Ocean Bank Convocation Center.” Investigators interpreted “bonbons” as a euphemism for explosives.
BREAKING: Filton Activist’s Mother ACQUITTED after Parliament Lock-on Emma Kamio, mother of Ellie (Leona) Kamio has today been acquitted in a one-day trial at City of London Magistrates Court. She locked on to the gates of Parliament while the vote on proscription took place.
We have set sail from Barcelona after letting a storm pass: Gaza, we are coming. The glittering waters reflect our hopes, whilst our hearts ache with the news of loved ones killed in Lebanon and the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank. We sail for Palestine, we sail for our interconnected struggles and for collective liberation.
“Doctor, please… maybe there’s still a breath.” With these desperate words, a mother clung to hope her child was alive—but in vain. A child from Zeitoun was killed after being shot by Israeli crane-mounted guns near the “yellow line” in eastern Gaza City.
