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From: AICE To: [email protected] Subject: AICE Update: Do Palestinians Help Israeli Settlements? Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:19:37 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise ay& 21 ex beat E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual IN THIS ISSUE Myths & Facts: Exclusive Mitchell Bard in The Jerusalem Post Fact of the Week Martin Luther King Jr. THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY Bilu Zionist Organization Founded by Israel Belkind (1882) 1 400 Serbian Jews Murdered at Novi Sad (1942) IDF Kills Munich Massacre Planner,Ali Hassan Salameh (1979) See More Jewish History Events AICE PROJECTS January 25, 2016 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Do Palestinians Help Israeli Settlements? Palestinian propaganda has become cliche: settlements are an obstacle to peace, Isra_ers treatment of Palestinians is like the way blacks were once treated in South Africa, Israelis have ghettoized Palestinians behind the security fence and Israeli businesses in the West Bank should be boycotted. We've debunked these myths elsewhere in Myths and Facts, but there is one statistic that provides a powerful rebuttal to the promulgators of this nonsense: 25,000. That is the approximate number of Palestinians who "hold permits that allow them to work inside the settlements, where they build homes for the settlers or work in Israeli-owned businesses." Lwisilyths & Facts: 2012 Take a moment to digest this information. Thousands of Palestinians are helping to build the very structures that their government, as well as foreign governments, want torn down. They work in the businesses that the boycott, sanctions and divestment movement (BDS) want the world to punish. People who are allegedly so persecuted they live in a constant state of fear, anger and humiliation work side by side with Israelis, earning more money and enjoying superior benefits to what they would receive from Palestinian employers. According to the Palestinian Authority's official newspaper, AI-Hayat Al-Jadida, (September 21, 2014)... Click Here to Continue Reading Mitchell Bard in The Jerusalem Post Jewish Students Need Confidence to Feel Safe The latest mantra on college campuses is that students need to feel safe, not so much from physical threats, but from anything that makes them uncomfortable. Faculty are being pressured to avoid "microaggressions," which are usually unintentional remarks that offend students because of their EFTA00698154 4 To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! a a sensitivity - or hypersensitivity -- to anything that they consider demeaning, insulting or somehow offensive. As a number of commentators have written, this trend has reached the extreme where many students do not believe they should have to hear controversial ideas or endure discussions on topics with which they disagree or make them feel discomfort. This is nothing more than the latest manifestation of political correctness running amuck on campuses. Unfortunately, some Jewish students and their enablers from well-meaning Jewish organizations are falling into this anti-intellectual quicksand and being pulled down to the level of minorities intolerant of any challenges to their limited worldview. Click Here to Read More Knesset Building Celebrates 50 Years January 20, 2015 - Though the Knesset celebrated its 50th anniversary of being in its current building yesterday with a karate tournament, music and other festivities, the actual date of the anniversary is Tu B'Shevat (Jan. 25, 2016). In honor of the upcoming day of celebration, here are some interesting points about the Knesset that could help you in your writing: • The current and 20th Knesset has a record number of women members: 32. The previous record was in the last Knesset (elected 2013), which had 27 women. This Knesset started with 29 women, but in the first 10 months, due to turnover, that number grew. • There have been more than 6,000 laws passed since the first Knesset until December 2015. • The current Knesset has a record number of non-Jewish members: 16. That number will grow to 17 later this month when Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon is set to quit and be replaced by a Druze MK, Akram Hasson. • Until now, there have been 17 Knesset speakers. The first three served for a collective 20 years: Joseph Shprinzak (Mapai), Nahum Nir (Ahdut Ha'avodah) and Kadish Luz (Mapai, Alignment). • There have been more than 2,400 private-members bills proposed in the 20th Knesset from its start until December 2015, but only six have completed the legislative process. • This current Knesset has a record number of young MKs (defined as those under the age of 40): 17. The youngest faction is Zionist Union, which has 5 MKs under this age. • The previous Knesset had a record number of new MKs: 48. The Yesh Atid party had 19 new MKs. • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest serving prime minister other than Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion. After Netanyahu are Prime Ministers Yitzhak Shamir and Yitzhak Rabin. Prime Minister Ehud Barak served the shortest term: 610 days. Martin Luther King, Jr. Supports Israel EFTA00698155 Forward this email To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! Sincerely, Mitchell Bard AICE Executive Director ;:, This email was sent to [email protected] by Update Profile/Email Address Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe'" About our service provider. ; 11.; American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise 2810 Blaine Dr. Chevy Chase MD 20815 EFTA00698156