Category: Israel

Stars of David. Everywhere.

Being a Jew in Palestine By Beth Miller, April 20, 2012 … The first people I told were Safa and Imad. Good friends, they lived near me  in the Aida Refugee Camp and invited me for lunch every Friday. I knew they were  religious Muslims. Imad had told me that Israeli soldiers had killed his …

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Gruesome binational reality

Two-state solution loses its champion By Hugh Naylor, Apr 13, 2012 … The spines of the books that bear Sari Nusseibeh’s name are testimony to the cause he once championed. There is Palestine: A State is Born, published in 1990. A year later, it was No Trumpets, No Drums: A Two-State Solution of the Israeli-Palestinian …

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When the ground is burning

Israel is paranoid about pro-Palestinian activists By Gideon Levy, 01:43 12.04.12 … And with what shall we frighten the Israeli public in advance of the seventh day of Passover? How will we provide the dose of fear to which it has long since become addicted? After a week of a quiet and safe vacation, we …

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We need independence

Palestinians need freedom in Jerusalem, not Israeli permits By Hanan Ashrawi, 23:04 11.04.12 … It is Easter in Jerusalem. Newspaper pictures show scenes of Christians from all over the world celebrating and commemorating this holy occasion, with processions, special services and prayers. While most come freely with passports and tourist visas, the indigenous Christian population, …

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Astoundingly naïve

Deir Yassin: No passing over history By Yousef Munayyer, 09 Apr 2012 16:52 … On April 9, 1948, scores of Palestinian civilians were massacred at the village of Deir Yassin through co-operative efforts of Yishuv forces like the Irgun, Lehi and the Haganah. The Zionist narrative on the events of 1948 and the Nakba – …

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Begat

Defining Jews, Defining a Nation: Can Genetics Save Israel? By Jeff Wheelwright, Mar 14 2012, 7:01 AM ET … Herzliya, a broad-beached ocean-side resort 10 miles north of Tel Aviv, is booming with construction — big hotels going up on the bluffs and expensive new bungalows on the bougainvillea-laden streets. Herzliya was named for Theodor …

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What must be said

Was gesagt werden muss Das Gedicht von Günter Grass, 04.04.2012, 12:03 … Warum schweige ich, verschweige zu lange, was offensichtlich ist und in Planspielen geübt wurde, an deren Ende als Überlebende wir allenfalls Fußnoten sind. Es ist das behauptete Recht auf den Erstschlag, der das von einem Maulhelden unterjochte und zum organisierten Jubel gelenkte iranische Volk …

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