Hard to believe that I may be the only U.S. citizen ignorant of the current war situation. Most of what I’ve learned about Judaism has come from the Kellermans’ mystery novels.
Oh I know about the pogroms and the holocaust deniers, and even visited Auischwitz in 1989, and know about Anne Frank too. And the lines “Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out. Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me. And there was no one left.”
And I remember I was puzzled by Bush’s rather extreme “Anti-Semitism” Law. (Fortunately I filed it at the time:) “Today I signed the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004. This law commits the government to keep a record of anti-Semitic acts throughout the world, and also a record of responses to those acts.” (Rense.com)
Fact Sheet U.S. – Israel Economic Relationship U.S. Embassy in Israel (.gov) https://il.usembassy.gov › … › Israel is home to more than 2,500 U.S. firms employing some 72,000 Israelis, … Policy & History Cisco, Intel, Motorola, Applied Materials, and HP are just a few examples.
21 Journalists Have Been Killed in Israel-Palestine War Since October 7
So, I tried to educate myself just a tad (I’m sure an extension is needed in tomorrow’s post):
DEFINITIONS–
ZIONISM is a nationalist movement that emerged in the 19th century to espouse support for the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine, a region roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel in Jewish tradition.
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HAMAS is an acronym meaning “Islamic Resistance Movement” The group’s charter calls for establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in place of Israel …HAMAS’ strength is concentrated in the Gaza Strip and areas of the West Bank.
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PALESTINE Historic region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, comprising parts of modern Israel, Jordan, and Egypt
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HEBRON Hebron is in the southern West Bank of Palestine and is holy for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. That’s why sharing it peaceably is a challenge.
From <https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/the-intensity-of-hebron-in-palestine>
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ISRAEL Two definitions–a republic in southwest Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7,984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem (but not recognized by the international community).
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- the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. From <https://www.dictionary.com/browse/israel>
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