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One Semitistan: Mixtape 2008
This album will be released on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the One Semitistan Uptown NYC Party. Please contact OneSemitistan@gmail.com for more information. One Semitistan ???????? ???? ?????? ??? 1. Tamer Hosny – Arrab Habibi (Egypt) / ???? ???? – ??? ????? 2. Tomer Yosef – Al Tatusi (Israel) / ???? ???? – ?? ?????
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Abrahamic-Brahmanic Linkages
I have read up on numerous theorists who posit bizarre and often dubious links between the Abrahamic and Brahmanic traditions. Some of the overlapping themes that remain scholarly questionable include: various Semitic-sounding place-names in India that are attributed to Hebraic rather than Arabic roots, particular Hindu castes/communities (Yadavs, Kashmiris) for whom some sort of distant
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The Goddesses of Psych Trance
Not since the heights of Burning Man have I frolicked in luscious layers of psychedelic madness. The hallu- cinogenic intensity of the PsyTrance phenom is of far-reaching popularity in certain corners of the world. The Morning Glory party that I recently attended with two members of the tribe was on the slopes of Mt. Galboa,
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Ghetto Town Flavor
B-Boy of G-Town is comin’ up outta the hood. His hood is called Shuafat Camp, a sprawling refugee camp located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The camp is surrounded by the eight-meter high concrete separation barrier. Even though all of the camp’s inhabitants possess Jerusalem ID cards (since their homes fall within the municipal boundaries
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Earnest EU Goes to Izzland
The question has long loomed on the political horizon. Will Israel ever become a full-fledged member of the high and mighty European club? This problematic of international convergence encompasses a plethora of diplomatic and geographic considerations that render Israel insecure about its future position among the various supranational blocs. Currently, the political relationship between Israel
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MDA and the Red Crystal
For 57 years, Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) was not a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Due to explicit non-recognition by the international community, the lone national aid society with a Jewish symbol faced a thorough rejection of its red Star of David as a valid international
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Highly Healthy Hebrews
Ruffling his distinctive beard and directing a regal, pacific gaze towards the growing crowd of Shavuot revelers, Sar Elyashuv ben Yehuda made a dignified proclamation, “Our people have arrived at another season of development.” As the multitudes of multihued Black Hebrews congregated in the Village of Peace town square, their spiritual aura and robust, communal
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Temple Mount Disengagement & the 3rd Temple
PEACE ???? ???? I will start off by proclaiming 3 truths about metaphysical, physical, and political reality, as it pertains to the everlasting conflict between the 3 monotheistic faiths in Jerusalem. 1. The Messiah will never come. 2. The Muslim claim to the Temple Mount complex will never attenuate. 3. All holy places were contrived