Last 40 years:
National titles -
-- Bad-to-mid Michigan: 2
-- Blue Blood Michigan State: 1
Final Four wins -
-- Bad-to-mid Michigan: 8
-- Blue Blood Michigan State: 3
trying to remember some Australian things to get mad about before the game today
—spiders
—Andrew Bogut
—different name for Burger King
—vegemite
—Christmas in summer, messed up
—too good at swimming (what's wrong with land?)
—all good-looking
I have largely remained silent in public since January 1 because I believe criticism should be constructive and focused. But this post about the Nakba is deeply disturbing, not only because of its one sided and dishonest characterization of history, but also because it attempts to delegitimize Israel as a state even before 1967.
You cannot have it both ways. You cannot argue that the “settlements”, which began after 1967 following Israel’s victory in a war against neighboring states, are the root cause of the conflict, condemn them relentlessly, and justify marches through Jewish neighborhoods in New York over so called “illegal” land sales in the West Bank, while simultaneously condemning the very founding of the State of Israel itself through a one sided narrative built on distortion and falsehoods.
It is also worth noting that while thousands of Arabs lived within Israel between 1948 and 1967, Jews were expelled from areas captured by invading Arab armies from neighboring countries. Those expelled included Jews whose families had legally owned and purchased land for hundreds of years.
Take, for example, the Tzemach synagogue in Jerusalem. In 1847, more than a hundred years earlier, followers of Chabad Lubavitch established and purchased the synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City. During the 1948 war, the Old City fell under Jordanian control. The Jewish population was expelled, and Jews were denied access to Jerusalem, including the Tzemach Tzedek synagogue.
I really do not want to get too deep into the history because that is not my main point here. There can be disagreements and different perspectives about what happened and to whom, but the focus should be on achieving a long term peace in Israel and the region.
The tweet’s one sided narrative deepens division instead of advancing peace, coexistence, and understanding, and it should never have been posted by the mayor of New York City.
Narrative violation warning:
Elders in my Arab village in Israel told me the richest Palestinians sold their land and left first. 80 years later, their grandkids now claim to be displaced victims.
I am so allergic to victim mindset. It boils my blood. ~15 million displaced Hindus and Muslims in India-Pakistan around the SAME year. No one is trying to be a victim there. It's time to move on.
"You only get to be a victim once. After that, you’re a volunteer."
Bullshit @RepRashida
Here’s what actually happened;
➡️ The Arabs were offered a state for Palestinians in 1947.
➡️ They rejected it.
➡️ Instead, they launched a war to annihilate Israel and lost.
➡️ They’ve been screaming “genocide” ever since.
➡️ There is no apartheid and no genocide. There is Palestinian rejectionist, Palestinian terrorism, and Palestinian propaganda (of which you are the chief spokesperson)
.@YKleinHalevi exposes a striking imbalance in how the 1948 war is taught and remembered today.
Most people can instantly name massacres committed against Palestinians that year, Deir Yassin and Lod come to mind right away.
But when asked about massacres committed by Palestinians and Arab forces against Jews in the same period, like the Hadassah convoy, the response is almost total silence.
This is not accidental. It reflects a widespread pattern where only one narrative dominates public discourse while the parallel Jewish story is minimized or erased.
The reality is that 1948 contains more than one legitimate story. Both peoples lived through fear, loss, and existential stakes. Honest history demands that both sides be fully presented and acknowledged, not just the Palestinian perspective.
When only one single account is consistently highlighted, the full truth of what happened is distorted and a fair understanding of Israel becomes nearly impossible.
#Israel #History
They left on their own Mayor. They left so the Arab armies could come in and kill all the Jews and then they would return! Most Jews encouraged them to stay, thousands did and are now the 2 million Arab Israeli Citizens. Some chose peace and coexistence, others became refugees!
Watch this short clip of @KemiBadenoch articulating simple & plain truths which are — sadly — a breath of fresh air. Why can’t more leaders in the UK, Canada, France, Australia, and even here in US, speak with such clarity on what’s going on?
NBA teams were 1713-1 when leading by 6 or more in the last 30 sec of regulation in the playoffs in the last 29 years.
They are now 1713-2. Rockets are the 2nd team in 29 years to blow a 6+ point lead in the final 30 seconds of regulation, joining the 2024 Knicks.