Which chapter from the Book of Joshua? By Yitzhak Laor, 01:37 19.05.11 … Between 1949 and 1956, in what Israel calls “retribution operations,” thousands of Palestinians, who did not come to attack, were killed on the borders. Hundreds of others, probably fewer, who came to kill or steal or take what was theirs, were also …
Category: History
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May 20 2011
Revelant history
Dear Friends: A propos President Obama’s Middle East policy speech yesterday, and the vigorous reaction that it provoked from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, I have recalled an Op-Ed of mine that was published in the International Herald Tribune in November 2002, a few months before the Iraq invasion. I believe it retains striking relevance in …
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May 18 2011
And we better wake up
President’s fine words may not address the Middle East’s real needs By Robert Fisk, Thursday, 19 May 2011 … OK, so here’s what President Barack Obama should say today about the Middle East. We will leave Afghanistan tomorrow. We will leave Iraq tomorrow. We will stop giving unconditional, craven support to Israel. Americans will force …
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May 16 2011
The fundamental issue
A right to return By Jody McIntyre, Monday, 16 May 2011 at 3:29 pm … No amount of time can make an injustice legitimate. No amount of oppression can make a people forget. Sunday, May 15th 2011 marked the 63rd anniversary of al-Nakba, or the catastrophe, to commemorate the ethnic cleansing of 700,000 Palestinians from …
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May 15 2011
A short history of catastrophe
The Nakba: Catalyst for pan-Arabism By Lamis Andoni, 13 Jul 2009 07:22 … One of the narratives often repeated in the West is that the Arab states sent their armies to crush the nascent state of Israel in 1948. But by miracle and might, the tiny entity emerged victorious over “the organised armies” of seven Arab …
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May 14 2011
Rejoice & shout!
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May 14 2011
Yes we apparently cannot
Obama’s Middle East Cluelessness By Scott MacLeod, 05/13/11 02:55 PM ET … Friday’s announcement of George Mitchell’s planned resignation as the U.S. mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict appears to be yet another sign of the disarray and failure in President Obama’s handling of the Middle East. Recently, two articles provided a troubling inside look at …
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