All alone on Israel island By Yousef Munayyer, 18 Sep 2011 14:21 … Solitude and Absurdity. Perhaps no two other words better described the scene at the United Nations earlier this year when US Ambassador Susan Rice raised her hand with a reluctant expression on her face to veto a Security Council resolution condemning Israeli …
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Sep 18 2011
Straightforward common sense
Monsieur d’Nalgar: Ray Close just forwarded the following letter, with this short introduction: A friend of mine, a retired U.S. ambassador, sent this excellent letter to President Obama yesterday. Straightforward common sense. Ray … Dear Mr. President: Just think for a minute—what would happen if the United States abstained when the Palestinian question comes before the …
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Sep 16 2011
So basic, so banal
Israel does not want a Palestinian state. Period. By Gideon Levy, 03:06 15.09.11 … What will we tell the world next week, at the UN? What could we say? Whether in the General Assembly or the Security Council, we will be exposed in all our nakedness: Israel does not want a Palestinian state. Period. And …
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Sep 15 2011
Stripped of their humanity
Israel’s missed opportunities By Anwar Ibrahim, 15 Sep 2011 18:45 … In the prologue to The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem, the author Josephus tells us that works written earlier by others “were marred by inaccuracies and prejudice” and that he “hopes to comfort the conquered and to deter others from attempting innovations”. Josephus’ …
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Sep 14 2011
Catch-22
West Bank villagers’ daily battle with Israel over water By David Hearst, Wednesday 14 September 2011 12.51 EDT … The South Hebron Hills, sweltering in 34C heat and in its second consecutive year of drought, is a landscape of brutal contrasts. There is enough water here to support lush greenhouses, big cattle sheds, even ornamental …
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Sep 13 2011
Tactics and mindsets
Ten reasons Palestine is right to bring its case to the UN By Bradley Burston, 19:23 13.09.11 … There’s a certain implied danger in the idea of playing darts in the dark. Particularly when there are numerous players in a crowded room, and not one has a well-defined target. For Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestine, for Benjamin …
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Sep 12 2011
Ankara’s declaration of independence
Turkey’s stance on Israel will reverberate in Washington By Mohammed Ayoob, Monday 12 September 2011 21.30 BST … Turkey’s expulsion of the Israeli ambassador, the downgrading of its diplomatic relations with Israel, and the Erdogan government’s increasingly firm position on the Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara signify more than a temporary hiccup in Turkish-Israeli …
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