Jan 11 2010

Prez perks in Palestine

 Bush, in a typical display of sensitivity, remarked about his 30-minute trip between Jerusalem and Ramallah yesterday:  “You’ll be happy to know, my whole motorcade of a mere 45 cars was able to make it through without being stopped.  I’m…  [more]

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Jan 07 2010

Searching for Zion

 Here’s a fascinating glimpse into Israel’s “Jewish democracy” from the perspective of an American woman: http://www.transitionmagazine.com/articles/zion.htm One of the things that struck me as I read this was how Palestinians are, for the most part, a remote abstraction, as thoroughly…  [more]

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Dec 31 2009

On seeing Palestine as Cuba

 This morning, a friend wrote this: Please don’t misunderstand me, largely because of [others], I now have much greater compassion for the plight of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.  You-all have helped me see the other side of the coin,…  [more]

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Nov 24 2009

It could be worse

 Re. “Sarah Palin is a nimrod; spread the word…”  After considering the etymology of my previous term of endearment for the lovely Sarah Palin, I find it deliciously ironic, especially when coupled with that other great shooter of fowl and…  [more]

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Oct 01 2009

Reasons to oppose healthcare

 Not original with me and only tangentially related to ME-interests, but worth repeating nonetheless…
  1. Although efforts have been made to reform the healthcare industry since 1912, we should not be too hasty in enacting change.
  2. The federal government has no
…  [more]

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Sep 22 2009

Gila Svirsky

 Have you yet read Susan Nathan’s “The Other Side of Israel?”  I must confess that I was a bit disappointed in the short presentation by Gila Svirsky yesterday.  The experience was no doubt influenced by the snubbing (whether real or…  [more]

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Aug 30 2009

Book review

 I’m almost finished with Charles Pierce’s “Idiot America — How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free” (Doubleday, June 2009).  Just read the chapter on the 9-11 fiasco and the “sexing up” of the Iraq war and…  [more]

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