Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a parliamentary democracy in the Middle East, on the south-eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on the southwest, and the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea to the south. In its Basic Laws Israel defines itself as a Jewish and Democratic State.
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Did Golda Meir make this quote about curfews for women?
From Why We Can’t Stay Silent on Germany’s Mass Sex Assaults
Former Israeli prime minster Golda Meir may have done and said many
things people disagree with, but one of her stances is difficult to
argue with. When there was an outbreak of…
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Did early Hamas receive some support from Israel?
I often encounter the claim that in its early years, Hamas received some support from Israel (Mossad, Shin Bet, or some other part of the Israeli state), supposedly to prop up a competitor to Fatah and split the Palestinian movement further. I also…
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Did Nelson Mandela directly compare or accuse Israel of apartheid?
The question can be split into 2 parts:
Did he compare Israel to apartheid as an analogy?
Did he directly accuse Israel of the crime of apartheid?
Currently, the only mention of "Nelson Mandela" in the wikipedia article Israel and the apartheid…
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Was the Jewish flag one of only two flags allowed in Nazi Germany?
Former London Mayor, Ken Livingstone was quoted in this tweet as saying:
in 1935 Hitler passed a law that said that only two flags could be flown in Germany: the swastika and the Zionist banner. This is not something I'm 'claiming;' this is not…
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Did David Attenborough say that Israelis are more cruel than any animal?
Did Sir David Attenborough say the following about Israelis? From Israel has lost both the battle and the war (Wikipedia article on Arab News), but the quote has been circulating elsewhere as well:
I am unaware of any animal that is as cruel as…
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Is the the "civilian casualty ratio" in modern day warfare about 3-4:1?
This site claims that, in modern warfare, about 3 civilians are killed for every combatant killed.
This concept can be scientifically proven by understand (sic) the basic concept of “civilian casualty ratio”, that is in every conflict you need to…
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Are the British to blame for Israel's stray cat problem?
Stray cats are extremely common in Israel and there is a common urban legend that they were imported by the British during the mandate period to combat a rat problem.
For example, you can see this claim repeated in this article from the Jerusalem…
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Does Hamas prevent construction material from reaching Palestinians?
Recently, with the situation in Gaza worsening again and many buildings being destroyed, the lack of construction material to aid in rebuilding has been brought up again.
The IDF claims, on their official site (published 2018, according to the page…
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Are Pathans the lost tribe of the Israel?
The Pathan people (also known as the Pasthun) is an ethnic group of around 50 million living scattered across the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and also Iran and India.
Wikipedia explains:
There are many conflicting theories about the…
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Are Indians immune to Israeli stink bombs?
Russian Television network, RT report that:
An Israeli crowd control stink bomb known as the Skunk, which smells like raw sewage and rotting bodies, destined for employment in the restive region of Kashmir, was rejected after it was found that…
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Has Israel interfered in US Elections?
So I came upon this July 2018 Independent article which quotes social critic Noam Chomsky as saying that Israel interfered in US election(s):
Veteran activist Noam Chomsky has accused Israel of “brazenly” interfering in US electoral politics in a…
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Is McDonald's supporting Israel?
In Malaysia, there is an ongoing (though not entirely successful) boycott campaign of McDonald's, on the grounds that McDonald's is a
first tier corporate partner to the cause of Zionism
and has provided
unrelenting support to further…
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Does mixing genders in an army lead to a lower incidence of sexual abuse by male soldiers?
The Israeli Knesset member Merav Michaeli has uploaded a video to her Facebook page where she claims:
אני רוצה לדבר על זה שאילו מתחילת הקריירה הצבאית שלו היו ליד אופק בוכריס חיילות לוחמות, וקצינות שעלו איתו בסולם הדרגות [...] היה הרבה פחות סיכוי…
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Did BBC change an article title about Israelis shooting dead a Palestinian in a hospital?
In 12 November 2015, Israeli agents disguised as Arabs escorting a woman in labor, raided a hospital in Hebron, West Bank, seized a Palestinian suspected of stabbing and shot dead his cousin. The dead cousin was apparently unarmed but tried to…
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Are there discriminatory laws against Israelis marrying Palestianians?
I saw this on Facebook today in the wake of the SCOTUS decision on gay marriage.
While the world celebrates gay marriage victory:
In Israel, you can marry anyone as long as he/she not Palestinian. :
According to the 2003 Citizenship Law, citizens…
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