Comments on: The North of Israel http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/12/the_north_of_israel.html DPF's Kiwiblog - Fomenting Happy Mischief since 2003 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:59:16 +1300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: deserthead http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/12/the_north_of_israel.html#comment-638333 deserthead Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:46:33 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=38723#comment-638333 "We saw the (outside of the) former home of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who left in 1948." Haha, nicely phrased. One could also say that Abbas and his family were expelled from the city by Irgun and Lehi forces and was thus forced to go to Syria during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Source: Sela, Avraham. "Abbas, Mahmud." The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East. Ed. Sela. New York: Continuum, 2002. “We saw the (outside of the) former home of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who left in 1948.”

Haha, nicely phrased. One could also say that Abbas and his family were expelled from the city by Irgun and Lehi forces and was thus forced to go to Syria during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Source: Sela, Avraham. “Abbas, Mahmud.” The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East. Ed. Sela. New York: Continuum, 2002.

]]> By: Southern Raider http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/12/the_north_of_israel.html#comment-638150 Southern Raider Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:45:54 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=38723#comment-638150 Its actually a shame Israel doesn't control Hebron, Tiberias etc as there is some much religous history their and the economy of both the Israelis and Arabs would benefit from increased tourism. Its actually a shame Israel doesn’t control Hebron, Tiberias etc as there is some much religous history their and the economy of both the Israelis and Arabs would benefit from increased tourism.

]]> By: Countess http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/12/the_north_of_israel.html#comment-637866 Countess Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:56:31 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=38723#comment-637866 A female cabinet minister , of course some ultra orthodox newspapers had a photograph of the new cabinet with the few women photoshopped out "Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspapers have altered a photo of Israel's new cabinet, removing two female ministers. Limor Livnat and Sofa Landver were grouped with the rest of the 30-member cabinet for their inaugural photo. But Yated Neeman newspaper digitally changed the picture by replacing them with two men. The Shaa Tova newspaper blacked the women out." However she doesn't appear to be either of the two women. Maybe shes like Rodney, a cabinet minister in name onlr A female cabinet minister , of course some ultra orthodox newspapers had a photograph of the new cabinet with the few women photoshopped out

“Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspapers have altered a photo of Israel’s new cabinet, removing two female ministers.
Limor Livnat and Sofa Landver were grouped with the rest of the 30-member cabinet for their inaugural photo.
But Yated Neeman newspaper digitally changed the picture by replacing them with two men. The Shaa Tova newspaper blacked the women out.”
However she doesn’t appear to be either of the two women. Maybe shes like Rodney, a cabinet minister in name onlr

]]> By: paul henry http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/12/the_north_of_israel.html#comment-637827 paul henry Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:28:04 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=38723#comment-637827 DPF don't come back. Just keep traveling and posting these excellent bits. DPF don’t come back. Just keep traveling and posting these excellent bits.

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