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Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Something conservative Israeli Jews and conservative Americans, Jewish and otherwise, ought to give serious consideration to. Dana Milbank makes powerful cogent and logical argument for a Palestinian State being in Israel's best interests. Mr. Milbank makes perhaps too much sense to be taken seriously by conservatives? Eleven years ago, I carried my infant daughter into a synagogue basement and plunged her tiny body, head to toe, underwater. She emerged sputtering and coughing, then wailing. The procedure, immersion in a Jewish ritual bath called a mikvah, felt barbaric. But it was for an important reason: Her mother isn’t Jewish, and by Jewish custom — and Israeli law — the faith is passed on by matrilineal descent, so I converted my daughter. Making sure she is Jewish in the eyes of the Jewish state gives me peace of mind. If the Gestapo ever comes again, she and her descendants will have a place to go. Just in case. Such a threat s...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Good news on the world stage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be losing ground politically with elections just around the corner. We hope the trend continues and Bibi, as well as his Likud party, are swept from power. Far from certain, but the signs are at least hopeful. Jerusalem (AFP) - Less than a week before Israel's second general election in two years, Isaac Herzog's centre-left Zionist Union opened up a lead on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing Likud, polls showed Wednesday The March 17 vote comes as Israel faces major domestic and international challenges, all of which will have to be addressed by the next government - among them the Iranian nuclear threat, the deadlock in peace efforts and a looming Palestinian legal move at the International Criminal Court. Experts say the vote will largely be a referendum on the six-year tenure of Netanyahu, who has made security the centrepiece o...

by: Les Carpenter Rational nation USA Purveyor of Truth The nation of Israel, a target of Arab Islamic terrorism since its inception again finds it necessary to defend itself from attacks by Hamas. While the world will rightly decry Palestinian deaths resulting from Israeli defensive airstrikes, it is also likely many in the USA and other western nations will be critical of Israel and her necessary response to Hamas, a terrorist organization at it's core. GAZA CITY — The number of reported Palestinian deaths from Israeli airstrikes rose Thursday while rockets fired by Hamas struck farther into Israeli territory, targeting Tel Aviv and other cities. Israel claimed Thursday that Hamas is firing a rocket into Israel at a rate of about one every 10 minutes. Israel's military arrived at the figure based on its claims that Hamas has fired more than 400 rockets at Israel in less than three days. That assessment comes as Israel dramatically escalated its aerial assault in Ga...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny There can be no doubt but of Iran's desire and intention to wipe the Israeli state off the face of the earth. At least not for those who listen to or read the hate filled rhetoric of the Iranian President. The hate that seethes from lips and hearts of many in the Middle East, as well as from the head of the Persian state is palatable. The Jerusalem Post - In a speech published on his website Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the ultimate goal of world forces must be the annihilation of Israel. Speaking to ambassadors from Islamic countries ahead of 'Qods Day' ('Jerusalem Day'), an annual Iranian anti-Zionist event established in 1979 by Ayatollah Khomeini and which falls this year on August 17, Ahmadinejad said that a "horrible Zionist current" had been managing world affairs for "about 400 years." Repeating traditional anti-Semitic slurs, the Iranian presi...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA I find myself totally upset over the willful ignorance of some people. I specifically refer to the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign , a pro Palestinian propaganda add campaign that was slated to be waged against Israelis and their nation. Fortunately the ad campaign this pro Arabic leftist group was sponsoring was canceled. The Seattle Times carried an article covering the issue. Here is a short excerpt: In a reversal of an earlier decision, Metro Transit said Thursday it would not allow a bus ad alleging "Israeli war crimes," saying a flood of comments has convinced officials that service could be disrupted. The ad, purchased by the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign, ties alleged Israeli war crimes to U.S. military aid. The ad had been set to run for a month on the sides of 12 buses starting next week. Metro also rejected proposals for two counter ads. "The escalation of this issue from one of 12 local bus placards ...

By: Les Carpenter III Rational Nation USA As the world population in general (including many  in the USA)demonize the Israelis for being concerned for, and actively insuring the safety of their citizenry, one cannot help but wonder in amazement where rational thought has escaped to. Israel, who has been threatened by the Islamic Republic (now there is a misnomer) of Iran with extinction, and who has to deal with many of her neighboring states refusal to acknowledge her right to exist is doing the only thing a prudent sovereign nation can do...  That is to protect herself from the very real possibility and likelihood that Hamas, Hezbollah, or some other terrorist organization or government will attempt to take measures aimed at destroying her very existence. Hate runs deep within the Muslin world for this tiny democratic and free society. It is beyond ...