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Jaffa pool restricts entry of Arab residents

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Omer Ori

Jewish and Arab relations in the city of Jaffa have always been tense, and Jewish residents’ committees of some of Jaffa’s neighborhoods have decide to do something about it, at least where the city pool is concerned: They rent out the pool every two weeks – to Jews only.

“There was quite a [...]

Israeli teens don’t like Russians

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

2 Israeli teens assault elderly men playing chess because “they don’t like Russians”

The indictment reveals that the two had arrived at the park where they approached the immigrants. One of them blew smoke in one of the older men’s faces, and proceeded to hit him on his arm with a stick.

One of the immigrants tried [...]

Merkel’s Germany wants to take in Iraqi refugees, but ONLY Christians

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Racism? Islamophobic? God forbid!

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats on Wednesday said they would like to see Germany take on thousands of refugees from Iraq. The hitch? They only want the Christians.

Source: spiegel.de

Racism turns on itself

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

(Note: Ashkenazi Jews are those with a European background.)

Jewish Rightist: “Finish Hitler’s work, kill Ashkenazi Jews”
By Uri Blau, Haaretz Correspondent

A right-wing Jewish extremist has been disseminating calls for the assassination of leftists and Ashkenazim on Internet sites in Israel and abroad.

One film clip posted on YouTube, for instance, declares: “You are about to view a [...]

Bush/Rice State Dept. Explains to Palestinian Americans they’re 2nd Class US citizens

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

US warns Palestinian Americans of delays in Israel

State Department says Israeli authorities may question US Palestinians on arrival in Jewish state, require them to obtain PA travel documents. US Arab groups: Bush administration saying in effect that Arab Americans are second-class citizens

Israeli authorities may question Palestinian Americans on arrival in Israel and require them to [...]

Israeli Jews becoming increasingly racist toward Arabs

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Study: Israeli Jews becoming increasingly racist toward Arabs
By Avirama Golan, Haaretz Correspondent

Israel’s Jewish community increasingly supports the delegitimization, discrimination and even deportation of Arabs, found a report on racism in Israel, set to be released Wednesday.

The report, to be presented at a press conference in Nazareth by Mossawa, the Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens of [...]

Ma’ariv prints racist Obama cartoon

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

“Is Obama good for Jews?” This is the question that is troubling the “democratic” racist Israel.

To answer this question, the following racist cartoon of Barack Obama appeared in Ma’ariv, an Israeli newspaper, showing Obama painting the White House in “BLACK”. Not that I like Obama. His color does not make a difference for me, but [...]

Israel Racism and Winter in the Unrecognized Villages

Monday, February 4th, 2008

By Yeela Raanan

Last week there were strong winds, rain and cold weather all over Israel, and in the Negev. On Wednesday on my way to work I received a call from Sumaya el Atrash, from the village of Saaweh - it is terrible here - come and see if you can help…

The unrecognized villages are [...]

U.S. immigrant beaten up in ‘pogrom’ by ultra-Orthodox gang

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

If they had been Palestinians, they would be called terrorists…

An American immigrant was attacked and beaten Sunday night in Beit Shemesh by a gang of ultra-Orthodox zealots, in what appears to be an escalation of tension between religious groups in the city.

T., who is himself ultra-Orthodox, was kicked, beaten and threatened with further violence in [...]

Protest Against Israeli Racism

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Protest Against Israeli RacismIOF installed barbed wire in an attempt to prevent the protesters from reaching the highway. However, the villagers insisted and managed to reach the road. Troops fired several rounds of rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas at the protesters, however no injuries were reported.