From: AICE To: jeevacationqgmail.eorn Subject: AICE Update: Does Israel Praise Terrorists who Attack Palestinians? Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:08:24 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise 0444 2ctit abecvt. E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual IN THIS ISSUE Myths & Facts: Exclusive Mitchell Bard in the Jerusalem Post Fact of the Week Egyptian Valedictorian Speaks About Israel fF THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY Isaac Leeser asks President Lincoln to appoint Jewish chaplains (1862) Leo Frank is kidnapped from prison in Georgia and is then lynched (1915) Palestinian terrorists fire over 100 rockets into Israel (2011) See More Jewish History Events August 19, 2015 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Does the Israeli government wants to destroy the al-Aqsa mosque? In August 1929, rumors spread of Jews killing Arabs and of a Jewish plot to seize control of Muslim holy places on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. With a rallying cry to defend the al-Aqsa Mosque, Arab mobs looted Jewish shops and attacked Jewish men, women, and children throughout the country. By the end of the rioting, 135 Jews (including eight Americans) were killed and more than 300 wounded. LejAyths & Facts: 2012 This was the first time during the British Mandate that religion played a direct role in stoking the conflict in Palestine. It would not be the last, however, as Muslim leaders have found it advantageous to periodically make similar accusations to arouse the local population and the Muslim faithful worldwide. Click Here to Continue Reading Mitchell Bard in the Jerusalem Post The BDS Movement's Failure to Derail Israel's International Relations or Economy The press is full of dire warnings that Israel is isolated and growing more so, and that the boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) movement is having a devastating impact on the Israeli economy. It's no mystery that Israel is politically at loggerheads with much of the world over the disastr