Beit Or ~ The House Of Light

This writing was produced by Joseph E. Katz, a Middle Eastern Political and Religious History Analyst, for Eretzyisroel.org, the original is published here. Another wiriting about the origins of the Palestinians by Rabbi Isaac Levy is found here.

Jews and the Founding of America by Rabbi Ken Spiro as published on Aish.com.

The amazing story of Jewish influence on the founding of American democracy is a well-kept secret.

The creation of the United States of America represented a unique event in world history -- it was a democracy from its inception, it was rooted in the Bible, and one of its earliest tenets was religious tolerance.

By Rabbi Ken Spiro as published on Aish.com

After the British brutally turned away Holocaust survivors from Israel, the UN voted to partition the land.

The British broke promise after promise to the Jews while they created new Arab countries out of the land of the former Ottoman Empire. In addition, because of Arab revolts and pressure, the British even barred entry to the land of Israel to Jews fleeing the Holocaust. (See Part 64.)

The uproar over the Palestinian people is an uproar created from ignorance, hidden agendas, and anti-Semitism. The Muslim nations along with the Palestinians make claims that have no basis in truth regarding Palestinian claims to the land of Israel. The Arab and Palestinian intent and motives are laid bare when one considers that Israel’s total land mass is one-tenth of one percent of the total land mass that makes up the land of the Middle East. And somehow they are expected to become two nations with the Palestinians. But yet not a single Arab nation bordering with Israel can give just 1% of their more than 99% share in the total land mass of the Middle East for a Palestinian nation