Tikkun Olam

After writing on how awful I felt about the Rachel Corrie event so many years ago, and how no good has come from it on any side: her family bereft, the Arabs still terrorizing, and Israel still being vilified--I came across this, stating that CNN's photos of Rachel Corrie before and after being run over by a bulldozer might have been manipulated .  As has happened in so many previous so-called "news reports" on incidents in Israel, one cannot assume that they and their accompanying photographs, are TRUTH. Much has been written about how the Rachel Corrie case was handled in the courtroom. Yet all the while, a more subtle judgment has been taking place in the court of public opinion. So while the Israeli court ruled that Corrie’s 2003 death was an accident – given that the bulldozer driver was unable to detect Corrie’s presence – that ruling did not stop CNN from promoting the canard that Corrie was “intentionally murdered.” In describing the verdict, a CNN vi...

Just in case you weren't sure of exactly which city is the capital of Israel--because apparently The Guardian listed Israel's capital as Tel-Aviv, which could really confuse someone who had been, say, living under a rock for a few years--here is an investigative video, interviewing people in Israel to find the real capital of the Jewish State.  Which is, of course, Jerusalem. And has been, for over 3,000 years. And what about "West" Jerusalem and "East" Jerusalem? It's nonsense.  Jerusalem had never been divided until Jordan attacked in 1948 upon the inception of the nascent State of Israel. Thank you, Honest Reporting .