The Quotation of the Week (August 31 - September 6, 2014)

A quotation on 'health,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (Two Chinese practise early morning 'Tai Chi' in College Park, Toronto: Oct. 16, 2013) © Jerome D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (August 24-30, 2014)

A quotation of Henry David Thoreau on 'tools,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (Used and discarded electronic items on a roadside in Toronto: May 20, 2013) © Jerome D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (August 17-23, 2014)

A quotation of Benjamin Franklin on 'wise,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (A road light and a sign after the ice storm in Toronto, Canada: Dec. 23, 2013) © Jerome D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (August 10 - 16, 2014)

A quotation of Aristotle on 'man and animals,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (A Canadian goose in a lawn in Toronto: April 23, 2013) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (August 3 - 9, 2014)

A quotation of Hans Urs von Balthasar on 'gift of God and our gift to God,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (Dance of light in Toronto, Canada: April 21, 2013) © Jerome D'Costa

The Arab-Israeli Conflict: the Perennial Failure of the World Nations

This is in memory of the suffering and dead on both sides of the aisle of the Arab-Israeli conflict

The above design (August 2, 2014): © Jerome D'Costa

The Present Israel-Gaza Situation:

• The Haaretz: Live Updates -- Operation Protective Edge, day 21
• BBC: News -- Middle East Conflict
• The Guardian: Gaza
• Aljazeera: Gaza Conflict

 Background and History of the Conflict:

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Pros and Cons
• BBC: A History of the Conflict
• Gaza Timeline: From Samson and Delilah to Israeli Palestinian Fighting
• Historyteacher.net: Arab-Israeli Conflict
•  Timeline of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
• 9 questions about the Israel-Palestine conflict you were too embarrassed to ask
• Zionism
•  Zionism (Jewish nationalist movement)
• Zionism
• Why Orthodox Jews are opposed to a Zionist state?
• Behind the Balfour Declaration
• Balfour Declaration
• Balfour Declaration: How Britain Sold Palestine
• The Role of the Balfour Declaration
• U.S. Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Big Powers & the Arab-Israeli Conflict:

• The Arab-Israeli Conflict; Great Britain and the Creation of Israel
• How the British Created the Israel-Palestine Conflict 
• The Great Powers, the Arabs and the Israelis
•  The Middle East since the beginning of the 20th century
•  Great Power Interventions and the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967-1973

On the Palestinians:

• Palestinian People
• What is Palestine and Palestininians?
• Who are the Palestininans?
• Do Palestinians Really Exist?
• Who are the Palestininans?

On the Jews:

• Jews
• Who are the Jews?
• What Is Judaism?
• Why Do People Hate the Jews?
• Brief History of Israel and the Jewish People
• The 45 Questions Most Frequently Asked About the Jews