http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Mon, 28 May 2012 12:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81832 Craig Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:32:28 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81832 No, believe it or not, there are other people named Craig on this planet. That's my name and it's not "Pearlman" you nutty jackalope. No, believe it or not, there are other people named Craig on this planet. That's my name and it's not "Pearlman" you nutty jackalope.

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81847 Shirin Thu, 21 May 2009 13:44:59 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81847 Mark, you need to go away for awhile, study some history, and then come back after you can discuss the subject with at least a little bit of knowledge of facts. Mark, you need to go away for awhile, study some history, and then come back after you can discuss the subject with at least a little bit of knowledge of facts.

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81814 Shirin Thu, 21 May 2009 13:31:55 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81814 Pity? Oh, please! They have free will in regard to their own actions, and they freely choose to be brutal, racist thugs. They are not innocent bystanders. Pity? Oh, please! They have free will in regard to their own actions, and they freely choose to be brutal, racist thugs. They are not innocent bystanders.

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81846 Jake in Jerusalem Wed, 20 May 2009 10:26:49 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81846 Israel wants to keep its own land in the same way that any sovereign state wants to keep its own land. The problem is that Jihadis believe that the whole world "belongs to Islam". Hence territorial disputes Muslims have with Hindus, Buddhists, Christians... and also Jews. The real question is why do Muslims o badly want everyone else's land? Israel wants to keep its own land in the same way that any sovereign state wants to keep its own land. The problem is that Jihadis believe that the whole world "belongs to Islam". Hence territorial disputes Muslims have with Hindus, Buddhists, Christians… and also Jews. The real question is why do Muslims o badly want everyone else's land?

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81808 ibnezra Wed, 20 May 2009 09:16:30 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81808 Hi all, I have two posts about the history of Hill 26 and my experience there. One is a brief translation of the settlers internal forums about ta'ayush and me at hilltop 26. it is interesting and can be found here <a href="http://ibnezra.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/leftists-and-arabs-at-mitzpeh-avichai-שמאלנים-וערבים-במצפה-אביחי/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://ibnezra.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/leftists-...</a rel="nofollow">" target="_blank">http://ibnezra.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/leftists-...</a></a> and also <a href="http://ibnezra.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/violence-at-hilltop-26/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://ibnezra.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/violence-...</a rel="nofollow">" target="_blank">http://ibnezra.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/violence-...</a></a> send around. all the best, joseph Hi all, I have two posts about the history of Hill 26 and my experience there. One is a brief translation of the settlers internal forums about ta'ayush and me at hilltop 26. it is interesting and can be found here http://ibnezra.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/violence-... and also http://ibnezra.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/violence-... send around. all the best, joseph

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81813 andrew Wed, 20 May 2009 08:07:20 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81813 Thanks for that, Tree. My letter to a local hasbara paper (a minor miracle in itself) was met with two responses, and one of them had to nerve to brag about the kindness of the Supreme Court regarding the separation wall. It's like the constant hyping of Israel as a democracy because Arabs can serve in the knesset, except that's no mechanism for challenging the segregation (and no one ever mentions that only zionist parties go into the cabinet, anti-zionist parties are banned from the whole government by law). Plus the whole knesset just voted to ban Balad and Ta'al, but that was over turned by the court but I'm assuming they can try again. Do you have a good resource on the Israeli court system and how it doesn't really protect any one from the state? This is a relative blindspot in my knowledge. Thanks for that, Tree. My letter to a local hasbara paper (a minor miracle in itself) was met with two responses, and one of them had to nerve to brag about the kindness of the Supreme Court regarding the separation wall. It's like the constant hyping of Israel as a democracy because Arabs can serve in the knesset, except that's no mechanism for challenging the segregation (and no one ever mentions that only zionist parties go into the cabinet, anti-zionist parties are banned from the whole government by law). Plus the whole knesset just voted to ban Balad and Ta'al, but that was over turned by the court but I'm assuming they can try again. Do you have a good resource on the Israeli court system and how it doesn't really protect any one from the state? This is a relative blindspot in my knowledge.

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81845 Eva Smagacz Wed, 20 May 2009 07:21:21 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81845 Mark, If someone will come to my house in leafy Sussex, Uk and told me that they were victims in Marshall Islands so they now can kick me out of my house and could I please set up a tent in neighboring county I would totally reject their logic too. And if I quietly left and started living in a tent social services would take my children and I would be admitted to emergency ward in a local psychiatric facility. We art not idiots. Please don't use "total rejection" as an excuse for Nakba. Mark, If someone will come to my house in leafy Sussex, Uk and told me that they were victims in Marshall Islands so they now can kick me out of my house and could I please set up a tent in neighboring county I would totally reject their logic too. And if I quietly left and started living in a tent social services would take my children and I would be admitted to emergency ward in a local psychiatric facility. We art not idiots. Please don't use "total rejection" as an excuse for Nakba.

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81831 Eva Smagacz Wed, 20 May 2009 07:10:54 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81831 Replies sometimes "fold" and need to be expanded again. Replies sometimes "fold" and need to be expanded again.

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81807 Saleema Wed, 20 May 2009 06:42:42 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81807 Doesn't our friend Witty have anything to say on this? Doesn't our friend Witty have anything to say on this?

]]> http://mondoweiss.net/2009/05/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-81848 PlanetMichelle Wed, 20 May 2009 06:35:57 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/19/max-blumenthal-reporting-from-the-west-bankon-saturday-i-traveled-to-the-south-hebron-hills-to-the-palestinian-village-of-s.html#comment-81848 The Israelis removed their settlers in Gaza only because they were planning the big terror trip on the Gazans. They made a detailed dummy Gaza in the negev desert (complete with masjids, schools etc) they practiced their weapons on. They are big effen liars everything they say and do. Never will there be a 2 state. No intentions whatsoever. No peace. Just an Arabridden Palestine (and power in the White House). Whether it was Natenyahu or Mossad Livni or Olmert or any of them. Obama has no leverage...we are broke and Zionists own the banks! We've got nothing but trouble in store for us (God help the Palestinians!) with Obama the best we can hope for is that he makes things drag untill the next Republican asshole comes along. The Israelis removed their settlers in Gaza only because they were planning the big terror trip on the Gazans. They made a detailed dummy Gaza in the negev desert (complete with masjids, schools etc) they practiced their weapons on. They are big effen liars everything they say and do. Never will there be a 2 state. No intentions whatsoever. No peace. Just an Arabridden Palestine (and power in the White House). Whether it was Natenyahu or Mossad Livni or Olmert or any of them. Obama has no leverage…we are broke and Zionists own the banks! We've got nothing but trouble in store for us (God help the Palestinians!) with Obama the best we can hope for is that he makes things drag untill the next Republican asshole comes along.

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