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  • Pro-Israel activists break new ground -- an anti-Arab hate video
  • State Dep't official's 'Are you Jewish?' question to US citizen keeps rattling Foggy Bottom
    • charleston June 7, 2012 at 2:55 pm

      Hysteria and venom are not rational arguments and do not confirm your erroneous (ignorant) position no matter how often or forcefully you chant your mantras.

      Calling me names, will not deny the truth or historicity of facts, in fact it demonstrates how shallow and bankrupt are your arguments.

      But as they say, conclusions not based on reason, cannot be rationally upheld or defended.

    • charleston June 7, 2012 at 1:31 pm with 19 replies

      dear woody- here is reality and history

      link to en.wikipedia.org

      " Judea or Judæa ( /dʒuː.ˈdiː.ə/[1]; from Hebrew: יהודה‎, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh "Tribe of Judah", Greek: Ιουδαία, Ioudaía; Latin: Iudaea) was the name of the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל‎ Eretz Yisrael) from the 8th century BCE (Assyrian rule) to the 2nd century CE, when Roman Judea was renamed Syria Palaestina following the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt."

      ...........so you see Judaea it was and it is.

      Palaestina/Palestine was the name imposed by the Romans-and became widespread in the Christian west because of Jesus...but even the Bible

      ACTS: 1-8
      " But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

      so Woody, you are wrong.

    • charleston June 7, 2012 at 11:44 am with 8 replies

      sorry if this post is too long-

      ".... U.S. Government employees are prohibited from entering the Old City on Fridays during the month of Ramadan due to overall congestion and security-related access restrictions. U.S. citizen employees of the U.S. Embassy and Consulate General and their families are prohibited from using public transportation networks, including buses and light rail services, and their associated terminals.

      Travel Restrictions for U.S. Government Personnel

      Personal travel in the West Bank for U.S. government personnel and their families is allowed in the areas described below. They may travel to Bethlehem from 6:00 a.m. to 11 p.m.; to Jericho; and transit through the West Bank using only Routes 1 and 90 to reach the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge or the Dead Sea coast near Ein Gedi and Masada. They may also travel north on Route 90 from the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge to the Sea of Galilee during daylight hours. Personal travel is also permitted to Qumran off Route 90 by the Dead Sea and all areas south of Highway 1 and east of route 90 in the Dead Sea area.

      U.S. Government personnel and family members are permitted both official and personal travel on Route 443 between Modi'in and Jerusalem. All other personal travel in the West Bank, unless specifically authorized for mission-approved purposes, is prohibited.

      General Safety and Security

      Israeli authorities remain concerned about the continuing threat of terrorist attacks. U.S. citizens are cautioned that a greater danger may exist around restaurants, businesses, and other places associated with U.S. interests and/or located near U.S. official buildings, such as the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem. U.S. citizens are also urged to exercise a high degree of caution and to use common sense when patronizing restaurants, nightclubs, cafes, malls, places of worship, and theaters, especially during peak hours. Large crowds and public gatherings have been targeted by terrorists in the past and should be avoided to the extent practicable. U.S. Government personnel have been directed to avoid protests and demonstrations and urged to maintain a high level of vigilance and situational awareness at all times. U.S. citizens should take into consideration that public buses and their respective terminals are off-limits to U.S. Government personnel.

      Since December 2009, two U.S. citizens have been murdered in separate incidents while walking in the woods in the Beit Shemesh area near Jerusalem. Israeli authorities characterized the murders as terrorist attacks.

      A bomb blast near the Central Bus Terminal in Jerusalem on March 23, 2011, injured several U.S. citizens.

      There are live land mines in many areas of the Golan Heights, so visitors should walk only on established roads or trails. Near the northern border of Israel, rocket attacks from Lebanese territory can and have occurred without warning.

      A terrorist attack on two commercial buses and two private vehicles on Route 12 north of Eilat killed eight and injured nearly 40 on August 18, 2011.

      Entry/Exit Difficulties

      U.S. citizens planning to travel to Israel or the West Bank should read carefully the detailed information concerning entry and exit difficulties in the Country Specific Information sheet. U.S. citizens in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip are strongly encouraged to enroll with the Consular Sections of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv or the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem through the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). Occasional warden messages issued by the Embassy and the Consulate General are e-mailed to registered U.S. citizens and are posted on State Department websites to highlight time-sensitive security concerns...."

      from the U.S.State Dept

      link to travel.state.gov

      This is really a non issue. People wanting to go to the PA areas can certainly travel through Jordan. Many people are unaware that after the arabs attacked Israel, a cease fire was imposed........which has never ended........because it seems impossible to agree on a peace treaty.

      Following the 1967 war, the arabs

      link to en.wikipedia.org

      " The 1967 Arab League summit was held on August 29 in Khartoum as the fourth Arab League Summit. The summit came in the aftermath of the Arab defeat to Israel in the Six-Day War and is famous for its Khartoum Resolution known as "The Three No's"; No peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with Israel.[1] The summit also resolved that the "oil-rich Arab states" give financial aid to the states who lost the war and to "help them rebuild their military forces."[2] The final communique of the meeting "underscored the Palestinians' right to regain the whole of Palestine—that is, to destroy the State of Israel."[3] The outcome of this summit influenced Israeli foreign policy for decades.[4]"

      .............this was and remains the true agenda of the arabs, no matter what fantasies they construct.

    • charleston June 7, 2012 at 11:20 am with 4 replies

      You may not be aware, Jews are more likely to be assaulted and murdered if they have wondered into arab areas?

    • charleston June 7, 2012 at 9:50 am with 50 replies

      here it is.....

      link to jerusalem.usconsulate.gov

      " The American Citizen Services Unit of the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem provides information and assistance to U.S. citizens visiting or resident in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza. For local information outside those areas, please consult the website of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. The State Department's website, travel.state.gov, also has a wide range of country-specific information."

      by the way, I think Jews are not allowed to travel into certain areas of Judea and Samaria or Gaza, probably why people are asked if they are Jewish.

  • Israel's reliance on US has turned it into a 'global pariah'
    • charleston June 7, 2012 at 6:43 pm with 1 replies

      Israel has negotiated recognized borders with Egypt and Jordan.

      The Arabs of gaza and Judea and Samaria, having been on the losing side of every war the Arabs waged against Israel to destroy Israel, want everything they want before they begin to negotiate.

      By the way, the Arabs refuse to recognize Israel, and have stated that Israel's borders would be determined by war. That was when the Arabs states attacked Israel and thought they would prevail.

      heh

  • US Embassy to American in trouble in Israel: 'You're not Jewish? Then we can't do anything to help you'
    • charleston June 7, 2012 at 9:33 am with 1 replies

      The US maintains an office in Jerusalem

      " Serving U.S. Citizens in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza
      The American Citizen Services Unit of U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem provides information and assistance to U.S. citizens in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza. U.S. citizens visiting or residing in Israel are served by the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv."
      link to jerusalem.usconsulate.gov

      which will not assist Jewish Americans!

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