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Files Added in July 2008

Myths & Facts Online — Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict

• 2008 Presidential Candidates’ Views on the Middle East
  • 2008 Presidential Candidates’ Views on the Middle East [Updated]
  • Barack Obama [Updated]
  • Hillary Clinton [Updated]
  • John McCain [Updated]
• The Arab/Muslim World
  • Arab/Muslims Attitudes Toward Israel [Updated]
• Biography
  • Henryk Mandelbaum (1922-2008)
• History
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (1990-1999) [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (2000-2008) [Updated]
• Israel Scholar Development Fund
  • AICE Visiting Israeli Professors Announcement for 2009-2010
• Peace
  • Keeping Track of the Road Map [Updated]
  • War with Hizbollah [Updated]
  • Main Points of the Agreement on the Release of Missing & Captive Israeli Soldiers in Lebanon (6/29/08)
  • Outline of the Deal for the Israeli Soldiers Kidnapped in the North (6/29/08)
• Terrorism
  • Israeli “Hits” On Terrorists [Updated]
• The Virtual Jewish History Tour
  • Bermuda [Updated]

Files Added in June 2008

Myths & Facts Online — Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict

• 2008 Presidential Candidates’ Views on the Middle East
  • 2008 Presidential Candidates’ Views on the Middle East [Updated]
  • Barack Obama [Updated]
  • Hillary Clinton [Updated]
  • John McCain [Updated]
• Anti-semitism
  • 9-11 Imagery in Palestinian Authority Cartoons
• The Arab/Muslim World
  • Saudi-Run Virginia School Promotes Hate (6/11/08)
  • Saudi Arabia Table of Contents [Updated]
  • Arab/Muslim Attitudes Toward Israel [Updated]
  • IAEA Report on Iranian Compliance with Security Council Resolutions 1737, 1747, and 1803 [pdf]
• Biography
  • Baba Sali (1890-1984)
  • Niki Palli
  • Reuven [Updated]
• Economy
  • Israel Boosts Trade Ties with Africa (4/2008)
• Environment
  • National Contingency Plan for Combating Marine Oil Pollution
• Fact Sheets
  • Fact Sheet #59: Christians in the PA [Updated]
  • Fact Sheet #60: Nuclear Proliferation in the Mideast [Updated]
• History
  • The Kingdom of Israel [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (2000-2008) [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (1946-1949) [Updated]
  • “All of Palestine is Holy Muslim Waqf Land: A Myth and its Roots” – An Essay by Professor Yitzhak Reiter [pdf]
  • The Old City Saga by Adina Shirion [memoir of the fight for the Old City during 1948]
• Holocaust
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1933 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1934 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1935 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1936 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1937 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1938 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1939 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1940 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1941 [Updated]
  • Chronology of Jewish Persecution: 1942 [Updated]
  • Admiral Wilhelm Canaris (1887-1945) [Updated]
  • Abwehr (1921-1944) [Updated]
  • Survivors of the Extermination Camps
  • Hitler’s Threats Against the Jews (1941-1945) [excerpts]
  • Goebbels on the Jewish Question (12/13/41)
  • Himmler on the Extermination of the Jews (6/22/44)
  • Bibliography and Bookstore: The Holocaust, Nazi Germany and World War II [Updated]
• Israel
  • Israeli Opinion Regarding Peace with Syria & Lebanon [Updated]
  • Israeli Opinion Regarding Peace with the Palestinians [Updated]
• Peace
  • Keeping Track of the Road Map [Updated]
  • Easing of Restrictions in Judea and Samaria (6/3/08)
• Reviews
  • A Recipe for Killing Middle East Peace, review of Negotiating Middle East Peace by Daniel Kurtzer, Scott Lasensky, William Quandt, Shibley Telhami and Steven Spiegel
  • Walt and Mearsheimer's Lobby Fantasies, review of The Israel Lobby, by Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer
• Society & Culture
  • Israel at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • Israeli Arabs [Updated]
  • The Official Summation of the Or Commission Report (9/2/03)
  • What is Jewish Music?
  • IDF Principles of War
• Terrorism
  • Attacks on Israelis [Updated]
  • Anti-Israel Terrorism in 2007 and its Trends in 2008 [pdf]
• U.S.-Israel Relations
  • Key Votes: House of Representatives [Updated]
  • House Resolution Condemning Arab Censorship and Antisemitism (6/18/08)
  • Cooperation Between Israel and the State of California [Updated]
  • Cooperation between Israel and the State of Massachusetts [Updated]
  • The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Administration [Updated]
• The Virtual Jewish History Tour
  • Bahrain [Updated]
  • The Jews of Iraq [Updated]
  • Venezuela [Updated]
  • Tajikistan [Updated]
  • Singapore [Updated]

Files Added in May 2008

Myths & Facts Online — Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict

• 2008 Presidential Candidates’ Views on the Middle East
  • 2008 Presidential Candidates’ Views on the Middle East [Updated]
  • Barack Obama [Updated]
  • Hillary Clinton [Updated]
  • John McCain [Updated]
• The Arab/Muslim World
  • Palestinian Attitudes About Peace With Israel (2008) [Updated]
  • Statement by the White House Regarding Syria’s Nuclear Reactor (4/24/08)
• Biography
  • Garrett Reisman
  • Pope Benedict XVI [Updated]
  • Irena Sendler [Updated]
  • Sarah Aaronsohn [Updated]
  • Moe Berg [Updated]
  • Elizabeth Reaser
  • Esther Jungreis
  • Nelson Peltz
  • Sir Ivan Wilzig
  • Howard Rubenstein
  • Sean Kanan
  • Yossi Harel
• Fact Sheets
  • Fact Sheet #23: Iran [Updated]
  • Fact Sheet #58: Sderot – The Human Dimension [Updated]
  • Fact Sheet #59: Christians in the Palestinian Authority
• Holocaust
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1933 [Updated]
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1934 [Updated]
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1935 [Updated]
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1936 [Updated]
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1937 [Updated]
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1938 [Updated]
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1939 [Updated]
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1940 [Updated]
  • Holocaust Chronology of 1941 [Updated]
• Israel
  • Potential Threats To Israel: Syria [Updated]
  • Potential Threats To Israel: Iran [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (1950-1959) [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (1960-1969) [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (1970-1979) [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (1980-1989) [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (1990-1999) [Updated]
  • Modern Israel & the Diaspora (2000-2008) [Updated]
  • Israel @ 60 Table of Contents
• Israel Scholar Development Fund
  • Israel Scholar Development Fund [Updated]
  • Schusterman Visiting Israeli Professors 2008-2009
  • AICE Announces Winners of 2008 Israel Scholar Awards
  • AICE Announces Winners of 2008 Israel Studies Conference Grants
  • AICE Announces Winners of 2008 Israel Studies Publications Grants
  • Documentaries and Film Clips Related to Israel for Class Use
• Peace
  • Keeping Track of the Road Map [Updated]
• Society & Culture
  • The Jews of Iraq [Updated]
  • Jewish Population in the West Bank & Gaza Strip 1970-2006
  • Israeli Opinion Regarding Peace with Syria & Lebanon [Updated]
  • Israeli Attitudes Toward Iran [Updated]
  • Israeli Intelligence Table of Contents [Updated]
  • Israeli Population Statistics (1960-2008) [Updated]
  • Latest Population Figures for Israel (2008) [Updated]
• Terrorism
  • 10 Most Wanted Nazi War Criminals (April 1, 2008)
  • U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism [Updated]
  • Country Reports on Terrorism: Middle East and North Africa Overview (2007)
  • Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism (2007)
  • Israeli “Hits” On Terrorists [Updated]
  • Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles [Updated]
• U.S.-Israel Relations
  • The George W. Bush Administration [Updated]
  • Congressman sign letter urging President Bush to end Gaza violence (5/14/08)
  • Remarks by President Bush in Jerusalem (5/14/08)
  • Remarks by President Bush to the Knesset (5/15/08)
  • President Bush holds roundtable discussion with Israeli youth (5/16/08)
  • U.S. Presidents On Israel [Updated]
  • Public Opinion Toward Israel's Security
  • Public Opinion Toward Foreign Aid
  • Ben-Ami Kadish: Man Arrested for Disclosing National Defense Information to Israel (4/22/08)
  • Shared Value Initiatives – Energy, Water & the Environment [Updated]
  • Israel & U.S. Sign Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (4/14/08)

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