Questions tagged [israel]
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a parliamentary democracy in the Middle East, on the south-eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on the southwest, and the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea to the south. In its Basic Laws Israel defines itself as a Jewish and Democratic State.
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Did Ben Gurion say this about conquering Palestinian land?
I'm watching a video about the Israel/Palestine situation (supposedly from a reputable source), yet the video so far seem filled with inaccuracies and bias. For the record I'm not a member of either ...
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Was Theodor Herzl a self-confessed atheist? [closed]
I'm watching a Youtube video that explains the Israel-Palestine situation, and at this point the journalist/narrator says that Theodor Herzl, known as the father of Zionism or at least a chief ...
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Are Indians immune to Israeli stink bombs?
Russian Television network, RT report that:
An Israeli crowd control stink bomb known as the Skunk, which smells like raw sewage and rotting bodies, destined for employment in the restive region of ...
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Did UNESCO pass 46 resolutions against Israel and 1 against any other country in one period?
From Hillel Neuer (in a recent Twitter Moment):
In 2009-2014, UNESCO adopted:
46 resolutions against Israel
1 on Syria
0 on Iran, North Korea, Sudan or any other country in the world
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Did a lawyer representing the Charlottesville flamethrower man say to kill little babies?
According the article Black nationalist lawyer accused of anti-Semitic remarks to investigate response to rally:
In addition to the allegations of promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, the ...
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Did the Nazi SS set up training camps to assist Jews travelling to Israel?
Ken Livingstone is a former MP and London mayor in the UK, suspended from the Labour party for "bringing the party into disrepute" after making various historical claims about "real collaboration" ...
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Do some Jewish American charity organizations fund the Israeli military?
This was claimed by multiple sources, as an example
Is it not striking that the US grants charity status to organizations whose sole mission is to support the army of another country? Are there ...
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Did the ban on Israeli travellers postdate the construction of Israeli settlements which displaced Palestinians?
From a comment by Amnesty International Australia's Facebook account, since deleted, with a screenshot having 212 retweets and 235 likes (text courtesy of the Algemeiner)
The countries that banned ...
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Did Ariel Sharon say that the Jewish people control America?
Kevin Barrett claims:
I remember it like it happened yesterday.
It was early October, 2001. I was driving through the Shorewood
neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin, listening to BBC News on ...
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Did Benjamin Netanyahu say this about Christian Zionists? [closed]
The following quote is attributed to Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel.
It appears in inspiringquotes.us.
It was shared by a couple of Facebook users, and the quote or part of ...
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Has Israel broken over 60 UN resolutions?
The following meme claims:
Israel has broken 65 UN resolutions with no consequences. Iraq broke
two, got invaded, bombed and destroyed.
Has Israel broken over 60 UN resolutions?
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Did the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army say this about human trafficking?
Did General Yair Golan, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army say this?
General Golan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, on Holocaust
Memorial Day, said:
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Does mixing genders in an army lead to a lower incidence of sexual abuse by male soldiers?
The Israeli Knesset member Merav Michaeli has uploaded a video to her Facebook page where she claims:
אני רוצה לדבר על זה שאילו מתחילת הקריירה הצבאית שלו היו ליד אופק בוכריס חיילות לוחמות, וקצינות ...
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Were 700000 Arab Palestinians forced out of their homes by Zionists?
Foreign policy says:
In the course of the war that ensued, Israel implemented a policy of
ethnic cleansing. 700,000 Arab Palestinians were either forced from
their homes or fled out of fear of ...
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Did pro-Israel Americans convince the U.S. to initiate the Iraq War?
In 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, which initiated the Iraq War.
I've seen several people claim that pro-Israel Americans pushed the US to initiate this war, all referencing a June 2005 article &...
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Was the Jewish flag one of only two flags allowed in Nazi Germany?
Former London Mayor, Ken Livingstone was quoted in this tweet as saying:
in 1935 Hitler passed a law that said that only two flags could be flown in Germany: the swastika and the Zionist banner. ...
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Did Hitler support zionism?
According to Ken Livingstone (UK Labour politician, former Mayor of London), Hitler supported Zionism:
Evening Standard:
Mr Livingstone told BBC Radio London he had never heard anyone in the party ...
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Did Golda Meir make this quote about curfews for women?
From Why We Can’t Stay Silent on Germany’s Mass Sex Assaults
Former Israeli prime minster Golda Meir may have done and said many
things people disagree with, but one of her stances is difficult ...
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Has the US given more aid to the average Israeli citizen than the average American citizen?
From an article entitled, "U.S. Aid to Israel: What U.S. Taxpayer Should Know", by the Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs,
Since 1949 the U.S. has given Israel a total of $83.205 billion. ...
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Did BBC change an article title about Israelis shooting dead a Palestinian in a hospital?
In 12 November 2015, Israeli agents disguised as Arabs escorting a woman in labor, raided a hospital in Hebron, West Bank, seized a Palestinian suspected of stabbing and shot dead his cousin. The dead ...
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Did early Hamas receive some support from Israel?
I often encounter the claim that in its early years, Hamas received some support from Israel (Mossad, Shin Bet, or some other part of the Israeli state), supposedly to prop up a competitor to Fatah ...
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Did Palestinians from the PA with family reunification based IDs engage in terror activities, pre-2003?
While answering this Q, I ran into the following claim by Israeli government, cited by a Haaretz article "Gov't seeks to extend order that can curb Arab family reunification"
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Are there discriminatory laws against Israelis marrying Palestianians?
I saw this on Facebook today in the wake of the SCOTUS decision on gay marriage.
While the world celebrates gay marriage victory:
In Israel, you can marry anyone as long as he/she not Palestinian. :
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Is Israel the only "Free and Democratic" country in the Middle East?
I read a lot about the State of Israel being the only Free and Democratic country in the Middle East:
John McCain:
This is really the worst situation by far that any of us have seen as far as U.S.-...
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Is McDonald's supporting Israel?
In Malaysia, there is an ongoing (though not entirely successful) boycott campaign of McDonald's, on the grounds that McDonald's is a
first tier corporate partner to the cause of Zionism
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Did David Attenborough say that Israelis are more cruel than any animal?
Did Sir David Attenborough say the following about Israelis? From Israel has lost both the battle and the war (Wikipedia article on Arab News), but the quote has been circulating elsewhere as well:
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Did the IDF inflate the numbers of rocket casualties?
According to a 2012 blog article at Mondoweiss, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were exaggerating the numbers of deaths from Hamas rockets: (abbreviated)
Number of rocket/mortar fatalities by year, ...
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Did smiling, female Israeli soldiers pose with "We kill Children" placards during Gaza War?
This image is widely shared on social media.
Did they really do that?
The photo seems real because there is what appears to be Hebrew letters in the background and the uniforms look right.
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Did Moshe Feiglin call for concentration camps?
The Daily Mail claims that Moshe Feiglin, Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, called for concentration camps in Gaza. Israeli official calls for concentration camps in Gaza and 'the conquest of the ...
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Who fired the rocket that hit al-Shifa Hospital and playground in Gaza on July 28, 2014?
There are conflicting claims of who was responsible for a rocket attack on an outpatient clinic at the al-Shifa hospital and a nearby playground in Gaza on July 28, 2014
The Israeli Defence Force ...
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Did Jews "take over" 73% of their land from Palestinians?
I found an article by Matt Giwer saying that the cause of the Israeli-Arab war is that
The Jews, [...] did in fact steal the land from the Palestinians. They actually bought and paid for at most 9% ...
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Is Israel's Air Defense System, Iron Dome, 90% successful?
According to New York Times, March 20 about Israel's Air Defense System, Iron Dome:
Israeli officials initially claimed success rates of up to 90 percent.
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Did Snowden reveal that ISIS is a USA-Israel tactic?
This reports claims regarding ISIS which evolved since 2003 assuming erstwhile names like ISI,ISIS and now IS:
The former employee at US National Security Agency (NSA), Edward Snowden, has revealed ...
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Did the Palestinian Authority exaggerate their census numbers by 50%?
A claim is here:
In 1997, the PA published census figures that exaggerated its population figures in Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Jerusalem by nearly 50 percent. The PA double counted Arab ...
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Does Israel have nuclear weapons?
According to Wikipedia's page on Israel and weapons of mass destructioni:
Israel is widely believed to possess weapons of mass destruction, and to be one of four nuclear-armed countries not ...
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Is the the "civilian casualty ratio" in modern day warfare about 3-4:1?
This site claims that, in modern warfare, about 3 civilians are killed for every combatant killed.
This concept can be scientifically proven by understand (sic) the basic concept of “civilian ...
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Is this map of Israel-occupied territory accurate?
There's an image going around Facebook, showing Israel's occupied territory over the last few decades:
I have seen at least two people (both Christian Zionists) criticize this map as "very biased" ...
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Can Israeli settlers shoot Palestinians with impunity?
According to one prolific contributor to Yahoo Answers:
So-called "Israeli settlers" can shoot Palestinians at will without fear of prosecution so you do want a lot of doctors,and although it ...
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Does the Pepsi brand name stand for "pay every penny to save Israel"?
Is this how the name Pepsi was formed?
Example of the claim
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Are Pathans the lost tribe of the Israel?
The Pathan people (also known as the Pasthun) is an ethnic group of around 50 million living scattered across the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and also Iran and India.
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Does "Israel" mean "Exiled for their sins"?
Joseph Davidovits claims that the word "iisii-r-iar", "ysrỉar" or however you want to transcribe it, that appears on the Merneptah Stele is an Egyptian phrase meaning "those who are exiled for their ...
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Do Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian kids? [closed]
My Arabian friend showed me a video of a child getting shot. He also gave me some links after a quick search:
The Independent: I watched an Israeli soldier shoot dead my two little girls
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