Jun 01 2013
Why do people hate Israel? (a self-test) By Bradley Burston, May.28, 2013 | 8:15 PM Every year, the BBC World Service publishes a Country Ratings opinion survey, meant to indicate which of the world’s nations are among the most popular, and which the most disliked. In 2013, as in years past, more than 26,000 …
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May 12 2013
An Open Letter to Elie Wiesel By Avner Inbar and Assaf Sharon, May 27, 2010 In a recent public letter to President Obama, Elie Wiesel urged the President not to “pressure” Israel to cease settlement activity in Jerusalem. According to Wiesel: For me, the Jew that I am, Jerusalem is above politics. It is …
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Apr 30 2013
Behind the use of drones is a complacent belief that murdering Muslims is always justifiable By Yasmin Alibhai Brown, Sunday 28 April 2013 First, read this unconditional acceptance of facts that cannot be denied nor excused. Islamicist terrorism has inflicted atrocities and diffused panic and amorphous, long-term anxiety from east to west, south to …
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Apr 28 2013
How to debunk George W. Bush’s attempts at revisionism By Alex Seitz-Wald, Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 08:00 AM CDT Every dog goes to heaven and every former president should get a shot at repairing his legacy, especially when it’s as tattered as George W. Bush’s. With the opening of his presidential library and museum …
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Apr 27 2013
Syria and sarin gas: US claims have a very familiar ring By Robert Fisk, Sunday 28 April 2013 Is there any way of escaping the theatre of chemical weapons? First, Israeli “military intelligence” says that Bashar al-Assad’s forces have used/have probably used/might have used/could use chemical weapons. Then Chuck Hagel, the US Defence Secretary, …
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Apr 17 2013
As a Palestinian, I refuse to be tokenised and I refuse to have dialogue. By the lower case arab, 17th Apr 2013 I cannot stay silent for much longer. I cannot contain my feelings about a certain word for any longer. The ‘D word’. That dreadful D word. That deflective D word. The word …
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Apr 17 2013
450,000 Palestinian Refugees face Dire Restrictions in Lebanon By Raed Ayad, 8th Mar 2013 Within ten minutes, not taking into account Beirut’s chaotic traffic, one can travel from the Mediterranean equivalence of the Champs-Élysées to an area resembling some of the roughest slums in the world. The living situation faced by those in the Palestinian …
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