Archive for April, 2008

The Arab Rejection, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.
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The Arab Rejection, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.

Click here to view the original article. The Arab nations have, in effect, rejected the United Nations appeal for a cease-fire in Palestine. True, their reply was not worded as an outright rejection. The conditions stipulated were, however, so extreme that they could obviously not have been accepted by the Jews or, for that matter, […]

Britain Seeks Western Bloc’s Unity on Israel, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.
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Britain Seeks Western Bloc’s Unity on Israel, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.

Asks France to Delay Any Action; English Officers to Stay in Arab Legion Click here to view the original article. By Jack Tait From the Tait From the Herald Tribune Bureau Copyright, 1948, New York Herald Tribune Inc. LONDON, May 26-Great Britain is seeking to “co-ordinate” the Palestine police- of the five-nation Western Union powers-Britain, […]

Stassen Favors a ‘Stabilizing’ Palestine Force, Associated Press, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.
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Stassen Favors a ‘Stabilizing’ Palestine Force, Associated Press, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.

For U. N. Troops Rather Than Lifting Embargo; Seeks Boston Delegates Click here to view the original article. BOSTON, May 26 (AP).-Harold E. Stassen said today he is in favor of the United Nations sending a “stabilizing force” to Palestine rather than lifting the arms embargo. The Republican Presidential aspirant said such a force could […]

Wasson, on Deathbed, Said Arabs Shot Him; Soviet Press Reports on Israel, United Press and Associated Press, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.
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Wasson, on Deathbed, Said Arabs Shot Him; Soviet Press Reports on Israel, United Press and Associated Press, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.

Click here to view the original article. JERUSALEM, May 24 (delayed) (UP) -American Consul General Thomas C. Wasson, fatally wounded by a sniper’s bullet in a Jerusalem street, said on his deathbed, It was the Arabs.” A spokesman for Haganah. the Jewish Army, implied that Arabs also killed United States Navy Communications expert Herbert M. […]

Extensive Damage in Jerusalem Caused by Arab Legion Shelling, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.
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Extensive Damage in Jerusalem Caused by Arab Legion Shelling, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.

Jews List Religious Buildings Hit or ‘Desecrated,’ Say Bevin Can Stop War Whenever He Wants; Protests Transmitted to U. N. and the Pope Click here to view the original article. By Kenneth Bilby By Wireless to the Herald Tribune Copyright 1948, New York Herald Tribune Inc. JERUSALEM, May 24 (Delayed).-Arab Legion shelling, now in its […]

Arabs Urge Action by Security Council, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.
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Arabs Urge Action by Security Council, NY Herald Tribune, May 27, 1948.

But Say Any U. N. Move Must Bar Jewish Arms Imports, Immigration Click here for the original article. By John G. Rogers LAKE SUCCESS, L. I, May 26.-The Arab states rejected tonight the United Nations Security Council’s latest plea for a Palestine truce, and said they could not consider cessation of hostilities unless the Council […]

Teaching with Technology – Online Resources
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Teaching with Technology – Online Resources

Main Page Why teach with technology The Secretary’s Conference on Educational Technology-1999 Rationale for Using Technology and Multimedia Applications in the Classroom How to teach with technology The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (especially these articles- Newspapers as teaching tools, Television in the classroom, Using classroom projection, Evaluating online resources, Wikis, Preparing presentations for educational use) […]

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A Return to Defensible Borders, Dan Diker, Azure, Summer 2005.
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A Return to Defensible Borders, Dan Diker, Azure, Summer 2005.

A week after his historic White House summit with United States President George W. Bush in April, 2004, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stood before a packed Knesset plenum. A sense of triumph could be heard in his voice as he presented a list of American assurances that he had secured in a letter from […]

Keith Whitelam Claims Bible Scholars Suppress Palestinian History in Favor of Israelites, <i>Biblical Archaeology Review</i> Mar/Apr 1996.
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Keith Whitelam Claims Bible Scholars Suppress Palestinian History in Favor of Israelites, Biblical Archaeology Review Mar/Apr 1996.

Twenty years ago—in the third issue of BAR—I wrote an article entitled “Kathleen Kenyon’s Anti-Zionist Politics—Does It Affect Her Work?” The article shocked and angered many in the academic world, which was not accustomed to this kind of journalism—or rather was not accustomed to asking this kind of question in public. We have come a […]

Christian Zionism, Hadassah Levy, COJS.
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Christian Zionism, Hadassah Levy, COJS.

Christian Zionists believe that the return of the Jews to Israel is a necessary step in the process leading up to the “last days.” These Christians believe that the apocalyptic texts found in Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and Revelations refer to a literal return of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel. Since 1948, some […]