Clinton, Obama, and Cluster Bombs

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-rees/clinton-obama-and-clust_b_84811.html For those of you who will be voting tomorrow on “Super Tuesday” and days following, this post has some relevance to the wee little “droppings” Israel left all over south Lebanon during the last days of its war with…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2008/02/04/clinton-obama-and-cluster-bombs/

To an Israeli friend

 I like Barak more for what his election would say to the world and about us as Americans, than for his positions or his personality.  I think Arun Ghandi stated something similar.  I have seen Mrs. Bill Clinton (really, that’s…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2008/02/02/to-an-israeli-friend/

A rough guide to Hebron

 Yehuda Shaul sounds like an interesting (and courageous) fellow:  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/a-rough-guide-to-hebron-the-worlds-strangest-guided-tour-highlights-the-abuse-of-palestinians-773018.html [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2008/01/27/a-rough-guide-to-hebron/

Advice for Adi

 Adi wrote: I don’t have anything against you sending positive things about “Arab,Moslem,Palestine”. I definitely ask you not to send me any letter or article with diatribes on Israel,Israelis,Zionists,Israeli Army,Israeli Police,Security checking etc etc. +++ There are some here in…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2008/01/12/advice-for-adi/

Why your foreign policy scares me

 Gov. Huckabee, Apparently, you said something about Iranians facing the gates of Hell during your debate last night.  I know you were being picked on last night, but when you fall into the trap of feeling like you have to …  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2008/01/11/why-your-foreign-policy-scares-me/

Charley Reese and the rabbi

 You have confirmed an unfortunate suspicion. Your postscript reflects the same reaction, albeit belated, that the rabbi expressed in his letter.  I read Reese in a completely different light — he is simply suggesting that it is not in America’s…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2007/12/11/charley-reese-and-the-rabbi/

Just in

  Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 11:16 AM Subject: Alienation of Iran’s intellectuals I am constantly impressed by the fact that an overwhelming majority of academics and other intellectuals of Iranian origin currently residing outside of Iran are in agreement that…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2007/12/05/just-in/