Aug 20 2010
This young Jewish PhD candidate at the University of Chicago has written what I believe is an extremely insightful and timely essay — one that merits the urgent attention and concern of leaders in the fields of politics, religion and academia, not just in America and Europe, but in Israel, as well. Monsieur d’Nalgar: …
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Aug 11 2010
The prior entry (about the “Wonderful” poster at Maxine’s) elicited this prompt response from my also-gracious Norwegian friend Børre after I instroduced it with, “Here is a reminder that [even in the middle of Arkansas] the world’s best propaganda apparatus cannot block out every glimmer of truth:” [Jacques], I don’t disagree with your interpretation of “a glimmer of …
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Aug 10 2010
The first Friday of every month is Gallery Walk in Hot Springs, when the downtown art galleries stay open late. We were strolling along Central Avenue when this poster in the window of Maxine’s caught my eye. I went back tonight and Agnes, the Polish proprietress graciously offered this copy… http://www.myspace.com/thewonderfulpeople
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Aug 08 2010
Lawrence Davidson writes about why we should “sit up and take notice” when the Israelis flatten the Bedouin village of al-Arakib: http://www.counterpunch.org/davidson08062010.html orhttp://bit.ly/9dqi9N or http://tinyurl.com/2wmpcgt This sort of thing happens all the time in “the only democracy in the Middle East.” According to the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions over 24,000 Palestinian homes have been torn down …
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Aug 07 2010
Jamie Doward writes in guardian.co.uk on the passing of Tony Judt at age 62: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/07/historian-tony-judt-dies or http://bit.ly/8XIFF3 or http://tinyurl.com/386pzjr Tony Judt, the British writer, historian and professor who was recently described as having the “liveliest mind in New York”, has died after a two-year struggle with motor neurone disease. Considered by many to be a giant in …
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Aug 03 2010
Robert Fisk writes about the latest skirmish along the Lebanon-Israel border, the latest prelude to the next bloody chapter of Israel’s never-ending bullying in the Middle East schoolyard (with America’s blessings, of course)… Can a tree start a Middle East war? It almost did yesterday. That such a question can be asked is a symbol …
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Aug 02 2010
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. Matthew 2:18 (KJV) Jonathon Cook writes from Nazareth. His August 2, 2010 article, “Revered Rabbi Preaches Slaughter Of Gentile Babies” can be read here: http://www.zcommunications.org/revered-rabbi-preaches-slaughter-of-gentile-babies-by-jonathan-cook or http://bit.ly/aIYgKP or http://tinyurl.com/25toe6q Rabbi Yitzhak …
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