The Telegraph: European human-rights leaders talk about war crimes. But Arab states are largely unmoved by Gaza's plight because they fear Islamic militancy in their own states.
-
-
- Netanyahu govt to impose fines on mayors of cities that … 12
- Resume builders: Be a broken record on Iran, cheer authoritarians … 25
- UN Committee: Israeli system ‘tantamount to apartheid’ 0
- Slater on Beinart 24
- And we live on… 4
- US official — we went to Israel first 14
- Israel lobby’s favorite senator tries to erase Palestinian refugee status … 37
- Israel takes 30 dunams of land near Salfit ‘for security … 4
-
- BDS victory: South Africa strips Ahava’s ‘made in Israel’ label 713
- Video: Israeli mob demands all African refugees be deported from … 478
- Day after pogroms, Likud MK calls for internment camp for … 433
- ‘This is not fair play’: Mahmoud Sarsak’s family demands his … 397
- March of the Flags 347
- Neocons in Washington Post: Military strike on Iran would ‘calm … 326
- Nabi Saleh’s Bassem Tamimi convicted by Israeli courts based on … 293
- Rafah’s nicest tunnel: Siege meets surf in Gaza 224
-
- The Messiah’s Donkey: Settlers fire on Palestinian villagers as the … 235
- Aharon Appelfeld’s rage at the German language (and Arendt’s need … 156
- US to differentiate between ‘personally displaced’ Palestinian refugees and their … 131
- March of the Flags 127
- Affirming a Judaism and Jewish identity without Zionism 117
- Feeling the hate in Long Island 97
- Israeli judge to issue verdict in Rachel Corrie case 94
- WaPo’s Walter Pincus says US is ‘going above and beyond … 87
-
Recent Comments
click link to see last 100 comments- American Zionist responses to Tel Aviv riots– largely indifferent, but some outrage (45)
- Brewer: ….and rockets claim less than one percent of the death toll on Israel’s roads.
- Netanyahu govt to impose fines on mayors of cities that employ migrant workers (12)
- Djinn: On the issue of other nations betraying the refugee conventions they signed up to voluntarily I agree with...
- Israel lobby’s favorite senator tries to erase Palestinian refugee status for millions (37)
- Talkback: “… and the Palestinian People were invented after the 6 day war.” Considering citzenship...
- Shmuel: Speaking of “invented peoples”, there’s an interesting interview with Shlomo Sand in this...
- Shmuel: In any case, my point in quoting the source was to make clear that the Pyramid builders were not slaves and...
- US to differentiate between ‘personally displaced’ Palestinian refugees and their descendants (143)
- Aaron David Miller: After a short ‘peace process,’ look for war with Iran in 2013 (41)
- NickJOCW: Or another Cast Lead? The Zionists are on a plank which is slowly becoming a tightrope thanks to the work...
- Resume builders: Be a broken record on Iran, cheer authoritarians in Gulf (25)
- American Zionist responses to Tel Aviv riots– largely indifferent, but some outrage (45)
Our Writers
- Philip Weiss
- Adam Horowitz
- Jack Ross
- Jeffrey Blankfort
- Ilene Cohen
- Anees of Jerusalem
- Felson
- Muhammad Idrees Ahmad
Blogroll
This is a payoff for Israel from USA invasion of Iraq.
The death tall in Iraq of approximately 1 million people is a sobering thought for most, but it is the fate of Saddam Hussein that has prevented many from antagonizing the Israel.
*******************************************
The lobby that dare not speak its name.
If those "Arab Moderates" spoke up, their would be no public opinion vacuum for the Islamists to fill.
Arab Moderates that criticise Israel will exact heavy price for their country to pay in subtle but substantial chilling of their relationship with USA.
The tactic used by pro-Israel PACs: If member of legislature does not support Israel "enough" his opponent gets immediate, irreverssible, substantial and powerful political and financial support, while the offender becomes vilified in media on every possible issue.
Doing this to countries works just as well. If moderates critical of Israel were to get airing in the country's media, the reaction is swift:
Out of the sudden, aid gets delayed and questioned , access to USA politicians and civil servants becomes difficult, ambassador doesn't get invitations …….
It is extremely powerful.
On the other side, the Islamists speak their mind: they have less to loose and sense of moral fortitude to back them up.
Much of the base root of the harm is due to the USA being most
essentially a plutocracy. Demography matters less than money except as it pertains to minorities. Will this change in a score, when the whole USA will be able to boast the nation no longer contains a white majority? Seems to me, then money will finally be all powerful.
Yes, it has to be fear of being put on the Axis of evil. Because with silence these Arab elites are doing nothing but empowering Islamists, who are the only ones who actually DO something about the Zionists.
And that's the problem for us peaceloving people, but also the solution for the elites. As long as every moderate organization or individual who fights the Zionists for example with boycotts is discredited, the elites (Jewish and non-Jewish) can shout "oh look, only godless Jewhating Muslim terrorists fight Israel".