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Ilene Cohen

Obama plans to confront Netanyahu over settlements, borders, 2 states, the whole megillah

by Philip Weiss on March 31, 2009 · 8 comments

Yes I just violated my anti-ethnocentric Yiddish policy in that headline. Apologies to everyone. Rosten: rigmarole.
Akiva Eldar in Haaretz says that Obama will be basing his Israel/Palestine policy on the report by the 10 realist luminaries who say that resolving injustice in Israel/Palestine is the key issue to fighting Islamic terror. Group is led by Henry Siegman, who Eldar says is seen in Israel as "far left." In Israel, I'd emphasize. We're here, we're queer, get used to it.
(Thanks to Ilene Cohen, who says this is important evidence that the jig is up for Israeli rejectionism.)

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Horrific ‘Guardian’ reports will stoke international pressure for Gaza war crimes investigation

by Philip Weiss on March 23, 2009 · 40 comments

The Guardian has published three videos with statements from Palestinians supporting allegations of Israeli war crimes in the Gaza assault. The Guardian says Israeli soldiers used Palestinian children as human shields for tanks, targeted medics and ambulances, and used drones to fire missiles, sometimes killing whole families. Ilene Cohen writes:

I think we can by now safely move beyond the word "allegation." Among the conclusions:
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Ilene Cohen: ‘Why am I so boringly repetitious about pro-Israel ‘talking points’”?

by Philip Weiss23 March 2009

Ilene Cohen writes: Richard Falk in this interview is, as always, unflappable and indefatigable. He is challenged by the BBC interviewer that the Israelis “dismiss” him because he is “biased,” and following the interview, an Israeli spokesperson is quoted as…

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