"Lily's Room"

This is an article collection between June 2007 and December 2018. Sometimes I add some recent articles too.

Entries from 2013-01-01 to 1 year

Anti-Israel tendency

As for this topic, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130420)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130627). Yes, I have long noticed the tendency of the Methodist Church in general. Where is the theology…

The other side of L. Bernstein

Tablet(http://www.tabletmag.com) Leonard Bernstein, the Man Behind the Legend of the Jewish Maestro Homosexuality, Jewishness, and Zionism, in the newly collected letters of the charismatic musician by Adam Kirsch 4 November 2013 Thanks …

What’s in a name?

There are some inaccuracies in this article about Malaysia, but for a reference, I posted here. Local original sources should be examined in this discussion. (Lily)ABC(http://www.abc.net.au) What's in a name? Christians, Muslims and the …

Strange inclination in Malaysia

As for this topic, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20131015)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20131031). (Lily)WorldWide Religious News(http://wwrn.org) Malaysia PM says curb on use of 'Allah' key to …

Anti-Semitism survey

Algemeiner(http://www.algemeiner.com) Pollster: ADL Anti-Semitism Survey Reflects Growing Tolerance for All Minorities, But Anti Jewish Prejudices Persist, 31 October 2013 Results of an annual Anti-Defamation League survey on American at…

“Herald” and the term issue

As for this endless topic, please refer to my recent posting (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20131015). (Lily)Asia News (http://www.asianews.it)Distribution of Catholic weekly in Sabah stopped to see if it used banned word ‘Allah', 30 Oc…

Briefing on the Malaysian news

I have been quoting several sources from Malaysian news reports on this blog as a news collection. (Lily)1.“The Malay Mail”(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Malay_Mail) The Malay Mail is a newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first publish…

Iran’s strategy

Algemeiner (http://www.algemeiner.com) Israeli UN Ambassador: Rouhani Using ‘SLY’ Strategy; Smile, Lie, Yield Minor Concessions, 22 October 2013 Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor addressed the UN Security Council’s Open D…

Anti-Semitic Google search?

Algemeiner(http://www.algemeiner.com) Google Modifies Autocomplete Function After it is Found to Offer Wildly Anti-Semitic Suggestions (UPDATE), 23 October 2013 Try typing “Jews should” into the Google search bar, and the tech giant’s auto…

Menachem Begin

Tablet (http://www.tabletmag.com) Menachem Begin Lives Avi Shilon pens a masterful biography of the man who irrevocably bound Israel to the Diaspora and the Holocaust, 7 March 2013 by Kinky Friedman The former prime minister of Israel was …

One-State Solution?

As for this topic, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120312)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130917)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130923)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130925). (Lily) Al…

Anti-Semitism in Malmö

Tablet(http://www.tabletmag.com) Uncovering Anti-Semitism in Malmö, Sweden Journalist Patrick Reilly wore a kippah for a day and documented the reactions, 22 October 2013 by Elissa Goldstein Patrick Reilly is an Irish journalist living i…

Brunei will be ruled by Shariah

WorldWide Religious News(http://wwrn.org) Brunei Sharia Law Announced By Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah by Richard S. Ehrlich ("The Huffington Post," October 22, 2013) The sultan of Brunei announced on Tuesday (Oct. 22) he will rule his oil-ric…

Anti-Semitism by Nazi & Arabs

As for (1), ‘Japanese to spread their propaganda and influence’ in the fourth paragraph of this article below is correct, but there were indeed other small cases against this behaviour among some Japanese in those days. As for (2), I have …

Oslo Accords and “Time”

Algemeiner (http://www.algemeiner.com) Time Magazine Lies About Oslo and Slanders Jews, 21 October 2013 by Elder of Ziyon Karl Vick in Time does what he always does: Two decades ago, the word Oslo evoked everything the Middle East normally…

Stop anti-Semitism!

Tablet(http://www.tabletmag.com) Nearly 25% of European Jews Afraid to Be Jewish 67 percent say reporting anti-Semitic incidents to authorities is ineffectual, 16 October 2013 by Yair Rosenberg An expansive new survey by the European Union…

Arabism (3)

As for this topic, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20131018)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20131019) respectively. (Lily)(http://www.martinkramer.org/sandbox/reader/archives/arab-nationalism-mista…

Arabism (2)

As for this article, please refer to my yesterday's blog(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20131018). (Lily)(http://www.martinkramer.org/sandbox/reader/archives/arab-nationalism-mistaken-identity/) The Triumph of the State For the first…

Arabism (1)

(http://www.martinkramer.org/sandbox/reader/archives/arab-nationalism-mistaken-identity/) Arab Nationalism: Mistaken Identity by Martin Kramer, “Arab Nationalism: Mistaken Identity,” Daedalus, Summer 1993, pp. 171-206. Three lines of poe…

Post-war attitude of Japan

As for the post-war attitudes, there have been several kinds in both Germany and Japan. The German and the Japanese share some similarities, but there are also significant differences between the two. This matter is not so simple. Also, I …

Intellectual Jihad in Malaysia

These silly disputes on the term ‘Allah' used in the Christian Bibles and publications by the Malay-Muslim authorities in Malaysia have been started since the year 1980. And I have been continuing my academic presentations over this absurd…

“I will speak the truth!”

Just before departing for the U.S. a few days ago, the Israeli Prime Minister said, "I will speak the truth (at the UN)." The below is his whole speech dated 1 October 2013. Please note some important Biblical passages in it.(Lily) (http:…

Marc Chagall

As for Chagall, please refer to my previous posting(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20120418). (Lily) Tablet(http://www.tabletmag.com) Chagall’s Dark Side on Display in New York The Jewish Museum exhibit features the painter’s work fro…

An interview with Amos Oz

Amos Oz has been widely read in Japan. There are three points in the interview: (1) Kibbutz life and his assessment (2) His deep love and pride for the Hebrew langauge (3) Israeli-Palestinian relations. (Lily)Tablet (http://www.tabletmag.c…

Japanese military in Malaya

Malaysiakini(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Anti-Japanese fighters and CPM not the same, 20 September 2013 by Goh Hoe Hoe I am not here to glorify the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), but to speak the truth. It is a proven fact that the CPM …

To accept Israel’s exsistence

As for this topic, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130917)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130919)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130923). This harsh criticism by Dr. Martin Kramer towards Pr…

Islamic terrorism and Malaysia

For your attention: Malaysia has been considered as a 'moderate' Muslim-majority country, but as Mr. Joshua Woo clearly indicates here, the planning of the 9/11 attack took place in what is now known as the “Kuala Lumpur al-Qaeda Summit”. …

Foolish illusion, new approach

As for this topic, please refer to my previous posting (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130917). (Lily)1.“Jerusalem Post”(http://www.jpost.com) ‘Two-state solution is a deadly illusion’ 27 February 2013 by David Kirshenbaum Only the d…

Christian Racial Justice?

Algemeiner(http://www.algemeiner.com) Christian Century Publisher is a Hypocrite on Racial Justice , 28 August 2013 Reverend John M. Buchanan is the editor and publisher of Christian Century, the house organ for mainline Protestantism in…

New Australian PM & Minister

The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com)Ten things to know about foreign policy under Julie Bishop and Tony Abbott 1. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade would become a 'powerhouse' department again • "DFAT will resume its role as…