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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Lessons in Leadership XXIX – Our World and their World
Happiness is something which most of us want to feel. Some know how to feel it, others convince themselves that they are living it and others cannot find any [singlepic id=178 w=310 h=230 float=right] way to reach it.
The real problem is in finding the real meaning of happiness. Happiness and other emotions we feel are all gained and understood through those who teach us and stand around us. Time and place affect on the way we understand these emotions. In our days the meaning of happiness have changed and the ways we are given to choose from does not really help in reaching real happiness.
The Israeli Palestinian conflict in few years: A State similar to South Africa Under Apartheid?
While U.S special envoy Mitchell is meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a group of seventy Israeli settlers are demonstrating in the Arab village [singlepic id=177 w=320 h=240 float=right] Silwan in East Jerusalem.
The seventy settlers were given permission by the Israeli police to demonstrate in the Arab neighborhood with Israeli flags. The Palestinians considered this action an assault on the Palestinian presence in the city of Jerusalem and the result is a beginning of clashes which are taking place now and would expand to other parts of the city.
Watan Movement…A Sustained Success
Watan student movement has been created three years ago and works at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Watan works to serve the interests of the Arab [singlepic id=176 w=320 h=240 float=right] students in the Hebrew University and several other faculties in the city.
The movement does not hold a specified political program regarding the Israeli Palestinian conflict and leaves the political opinion to be chosen by its
הישראלים חוגגים עצמאות והפלסטינים משלמים את המחיר
הישראלים חוגגים בימים האלה את יום העצמאות ה62 להקמתה של מדינת ישראל, שנוסדה בשנת 1948, על אדמותיו של העם הפלסטיני שנכבשו במלחמה. יושב ראש הכנסת הצהיר שהחגיגות של העצמאות [singlepic id=175 w=320 h=240 float=right]השנה יהיו בסימן הישגיה של מדינת ישראל, לרגל השנה ה150 להולדתו של בנימין זאב הרצל, מייסד התנועה הציונית. אבל על איזה הישגים הוא מדבר?
הישגי מדינת ישראל ב 62 שנות קיומה הם ברורים לכל, וכל העולם יודע מהם ההישגים הללו: ישראל עדיין כובשת את השטחים שהוגדרו לפי האו”ם כשטחי המדינה הפלסטינית, בגבולות 67. כמו כן היא עדיין מחזיקה ב 11000 אסירים פלסטינים ו 5 מיליון פליטים פלסטינים שנעקרו מבתיהם בשנת 1948. אלו הם ההישגים של מדינת ישראל ב62 שנות קיומה .
Israel continues to challenge the U.S Administration while Syria prepares for a possible war
While U.S officials have criticized advertisements which were made in favor of Israel’s position on Jerusalem, the Syrian President Bashar Alassad is visiting [singlepic id=174 w=320 h=240 float=right] Egypt to discuss many matters including the possibility of a war between Syria and Israel.
The supporting advertisements were made by the president of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder and Nobel peace prize Laureate Elie Wiesel. The American officials agreed that such advertisements are not a wise move. Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted on stating that the demand to freeze settlements building in East Jerusalem cannot be answered and that Jerusalem is the united capital of Israel.
Israel celebrates its 62 Independence Day while Palestinians are still under Occupation
The Israeli people began to celebrate their sixty two Independence Day stating that East Jerusalem is a part of the united capital of Israel and that Israel must [singlepic id=173 w=320 h=240 float=right] only depend on itself in facing the dangers which it faces. The two statements were made by Prime Minister Netanyahu in an interview he made with the BBC and the yearly speech which is made for the memory of the Israelis who fall in the wars Israel goes through.
Will Israel attack Iran?
The Iranian attempts to obtain nuclear powers became the main issue which the world is trying to deal with recently. Israel and the United States are the two [singlepic id=172 w=320 h=240 float=right]leading countries in convincing the world that Iran should not obtain any kind of nuclear powers without conditions and supervision.
Since the negotiations began Iran continues to insist that it is completely legal and even a right for any country to work for creating nuclear projects for peaceful use. The leading countries in the International community are not convinced with what the Iranians are stating and they have doubts that Iran is
