Category: Israel

Because Israel permanently occupies

[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwOpDuLEVXU[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwOpDuLEVXU Rethinking Zionism By Peter Beinart, Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 3:30 PM 19:26:27 CDT … I remember walking back with my grandmother one night from synagogue, past the loquat trees of Sea Point, South Africa, the most beautiful Jewish ghetto in the world. I was a kid, and boasting about the United States, the …

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A newfound “philozionism”

Don’t be fooled. Europe’s far-right racists are not discerning By Anne Karpf, Tuesday 27 March 2012 14.30 EDT … On Saturday, in the Danish city of Aarhus, a Europe-wide rally organised by the English Defence League will try to set up a European anti-Muslim movement. For Europe’s far-right parties the rally, coming so soon after …

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No reward for ending terror

Jailed Palestinian leader calls for new civil revolt against Israel By Catrina Stewart, Wednesday 28 March 2012 … Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian leader seen as a favoured successor to President Mahmoud Abbas, has declared the death of the peace process and called for a civil revolt and a severing of all ties with Israel. …

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They attach epic importance to their work

Christians Called To Serve Jewish Settlers By Nathan Jeffay, March 25, 2012 … Psagot, West Bank — It is a typical, even  stereotypical, West Bank settlement scene: bearded young men pruning vines while  enthusing about the Chosen People’s God-given right to this region. But in this  case it is Jesus, and not Jewish identity, that …

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An overwhelming consensus

The False Debate About Attacking Iran By Nicholas D. Kristof, March 24, 2012 … I wonder if we in the news media aren’t inadvertently leaving the impression that there is a genuine debate among experts about whether an Israeli military strike on Iran makes sense this year. There really isn’t such a debate. Or rather, it’s …

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So sensationally unfunny

War on Iran? It is too soon to reminisce about Iraq, let alone have a repeat By Marina Hyde, Friday 23 March 2012 16.30 EDT … The thing about a supertanker is that at least you can turn it round. It takes a while, by all accounts, but you have to think any such vessel …

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Converting annihilationist rhetoric into reality

A world map without Lebanon By Belen Fernandez, 07 Mar 2012 16:03 … For all of the ruckus made over past decades about an alleged plot by various groupings of Arabs and Muslims to drive the state of Israel into the sea or otherwise exterminate it, the Israelis have been permitted to regularly test-drive methods …

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