Israel

Right Side News 19 June 2013
By Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, Ahavath Torah Congregation
Boston, June 17, 2013

"Death Can Be Silent – The Present State of Free Speech in the U.S., Europe and Beyond”

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am here tonight to discuss the ominous and growing threat to free speech in the Europe, the United States, and the rest of the Western world.

I’ve never been to a synagogue before — although I have visited many mosques! I’m humbled to stand here before you. Thank you, Rabbi, for inviting me and giving the me the opportunity to exercise my freedom of speech.

He and I have a connection: his paternal grandmother was an Austrian, and if his English weren’t so good, we would be able to get by in Yiddish and German.

O-Blog-Dee-O-Blog-Da 18 June 2013
By Melanie Nathan

Two men were arrested in January after a series of incidents in London saw members of the public harassed by self-styled vigilantes who posted footage of their activities online

One included a clip showing a man being subjected to homophobic abuse. The incidents are believed to be linked to a group claiming to be behind "Muslim patrols” of Whitechapel. In the latest video in which a group of men described themselves as "vigilantes implementing Islam upon your own necks”, a man is followed and told: "Get out of here you fag … Don’t stay around here any more.” His pursuers tell him that he is "walking through a Muslim area dressed like a fag.”

The Jerusalem Post 17 June 2013
By Earl Cox

There are many religious and political forums being held across America and around the world for the purpose of attempting to foster understanding, and create an environment of tolerance, between Christians, Jews and Muslims

I am definitely a proponent of the need to understand one another and I am particularly keen on the need to understand those who adhere to the Islamic faith. In order for

youtube. 17 June 2013
By mmedinaut