Category: The Middle East

How such rhetoric performs

Mr. Mileikowsky and the “seal of Netanyahu”: the perilous encounter between modern nationalism and ancient history By Hussein Ibish, August 17, 2011, 6:21pm … I may be trying people’s patience a little with my recent riff on nationalism in general, and particularly the Israeli and Palestinian versions, but further exchanges with some of my interlocutors, …

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A confused mélange

Fetishizing nationalism By Hussein Ibish, August 16, 2011 … For those in the grip of its authority, a clearheaded understanding of how nationalist ideology actually operates seems extremely difficult. All contemporary nationalisms are based on constructed and imagined narratives about history, geography, culture, ethnicity and religion. Such narratives invariably involve a great deal of what …

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Grounded glory

Praying with the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace By John Philip Newell, 8/13/11 08:03 AM ET … I do not know how many Christians have read the Quran. And I do not know how many Muslims have read the Christian Scriptures. But I do know that until we come back into relationship, until we begin …

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Loyalty to what?

Could Arab staying power ultimately defeat Zionism? By David Hearst, Friday 5 August 2011 … There is an Arabic word you come across a lot when Palestinians talk about their future. Sumud means steadfastness, and it has turned into a strategy: when the imbalance of power is so pronounced, the most important thing to do …

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Post-fundamentalism

Let America be America again By Paul Rosenberg, 05 Aug 2011 12:01 … “America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath – America will be!” – Langston Hughes … As I wrote last week, there are a number of troubling facets of the New Apostolic Reformation [NAR] that cry out for …

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Poisoned wells

Once untouchable, the old despot and his sons faced the wrath of the nation they had terrorised By Robert Fisk, Thursday, 4 August 2011 … Just when the Arab dictators desperately need to drink the secure, cool waters of an Arab summer, along came the Egyptians yesterday to poison the well. Deep into its depths, …

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A common enemy

How Saudi Arabia Killed the Arab Spring By Fayyad, August 1, 2011 … Saudi Arabia squashed the “Arab Spring” when it sent its military to quell the popular uprising in neighboring Bahrain earlier this year. The Saudi intervention was the first systemic use of uniformed, overwhelming force to suppress peaceful demonstrations in the wave of …

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