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• Pentagon fears Israeli strike on Iran would drag US in
  • CTuttle March 20, 2012 at 7:10 pm with 3 replies

    In Millenium Challenge '02, Gen. Van Riper, as the Red leader, took out 20,000 US sailors, most of the 5th fleet, that consisted of one Carrier...! Now we have 2 Carriers and a third on it's way, and they're saying only 200 sailors...? Wtf...?

• 'Kissinger believes Israelis are in panic and will attack Iran' (2010)
  • CTuttle February 28, 2012 at 12:37 am

    I was surprised at how biased Stratfor is towards the Palestinians/Arabs...! Maybe I shouldn't be, but...!

    Anyways, I ask today... Will Logic Prevail in The War on Iran?

• Look over there! All eyes on Iran as Israel quietly devours Area C
  • CTuttle February 26, 2012 at 3:29 am

    Interestingly, Annie, I had just gotten back from a local gathering of about 30 different community groups, that had gathered on a week's notice, with about 300 of us, and even had two state legislators show up...! We are p*ssed off with what's going down in the State Legislature and the US Congress of late, amongst other gripes, and I almost feel sorry for the 2 critters, almost mind ya...! ;-)

  • CTuttle February 25, 2012 at 9:14 pm with 1 replies

    Btw, Annie, I just gave ya a Hat tip of sorts...! ;-)

    Déjà Vu Parte Douze…

    Hugs and kisses, M'dear...! *g*

  • CTuttle February 25, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Mahalo, Annie for that excellent report...! Of course our MSM doesn't report on the Palestinian's plight, have they ever...? 8-(

• Welcome Annie Robbins as Writer at Large
  • CTuttle December 7, 2011 at 2:17 am

    Aloha, Annie, it's great to see all this deserved praise meted out to ya...!

    Are you going to use your full name now at MOA, SST, and other various sites too...? ;-)

• Welcome to the new Mondoweiss
  • CTuttle November 15, 2011 at 5:07 pm with 2 replies

    Great job, Phil and Adam...! Love the new look...!

• Dennis Ross announces he is leaving the Obama administration in December
  • CTuttle November 10, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    I'd wrote about it yesterday... Wag The Dog: Green Salt is The New Yellowcake... A lot of great links/discussion...! ;-)

  • CTuttle November 10, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    Don't let the doorknob hit ya, where the good Lord split ya, Dennis...! ;-)

• IAEA report is a dud, and 'Moon of Alabama' busted it wide open with "Nanodiamonds"
  • CTuttle November 10, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    i never took MOA off my toolbar, ever. i had serious withdrawls when he closed down.

    I know I'd suffered the same DT's... I needed the liquor he'd served up...! ;-)

  • CTuttle November 10, 2011 at 10:36 pm with 1 replies

    Aloha, annie...! Ain't it cool to see everybody connecting on line...? FB Ali linked to MOA at SST, EW citing b, Iran Affairs' Cyrus Safdari had even commented on myFDL diary... I was flattered...! ;-)

• 'You lost' -- reporters at State say UNESCO vote isolates U.S. from world opinion (and possibly from intellectual property enforcement)
  • CTuttle November 1, 2011 at 11:27 pm with 4 replies

    Folks, you really need to check out this awesome diary Jello Biafra just posted at myFDL...! Truly a bookmark worthy post...! *g*

• Bronner lets controversy subside, then cancels 92d St appearance w/ Perle and Bolton
  • CTuttle November 2, 2011 at 3:59 am

    Dang, annie...! A mighty discerning crowd here, eh...? ;-)

  • CTuttle November 1, 2011 at 11:38 pm with 11 replies

    Phil, checkout this brand new Jello Biafra post at myFDL...

    Thoughts On Visit To Israel...

• Let's negotiate over how we divide the pizza while I eat the pizza
  • CTuttle September 27, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Aloha, Philip and annie...!

    I just put up a new I/P post about this noise...! 8-(

• Arab Fall: Obama administration applauds Libyan seat at UN while it blocks Palestinian bid
  • CTuttle September 17, 2011 at 7:42 pm

    MR. TONER:

    We can go around and around on this. All I can say is that our position remains that we want to see the parties back into direct negotiations. We’re going to remain focused on that goal.

    Negotiate what...? What is there left to negotiate...? The settlements aren't going to stop expanding, the Occupation/Apartheid isn't going to stop, the refugees aren't going to be returned...! So, what's going to change...? Talk is cheap...! 8-(

• Rabbi Ellen Lippmann changes her mind on the boycott
  • CTuttle September 15, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    Has anybody seen this brazen Bibi Chutzpah...?

    Bibi to Address The UN GA Same Day as Abbas Seeks UN Bid...!

    As I note, Bibi is scared stiff about the potential ICC/ICJ actions...!

• Michael Lerner says We need a Jewish state b/c Jews continue to face vulnerability, hatred
  • CTuttle September 15, 2011 at 12:10 am with 1 replies

    Aloha, Philip, Annie and crew...! Keep an eye out for the IDF's 'Summer Seeds' op...! They're bound to reap what they sow...! 8-(

    I just posted about it... ‘Summer Seeds’ And Other News…

• 'DailyKos' bans Simone Daud, who sought to inject Palestinian view into US political discourse
  • CTuttle September 10, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    That would be Jane Hamsher, MRW...! And, you're just as mistaken with your errant assessment...! 8-(

    But, Yes... FireDogLake, Simoned...! Where it's waters run deep and wide...! *g*

  • CTuttle September 10, 2011 at 8:19 pm with 9 replies

    Aloha, Simoned and Annie...! Simoned, why don't you take a look at the Lake...?
    We're a very welcoming crowd that do favor the Palestinians...!

    Btw, Annie... I just posted a new one A Hot Nite in Cairo... ;-)

• 'Hands at your side like a soldier,' first-graders belt out 'Hatikvah' --at NY school with public funding
  • CTuttle September 8, 2011 at 12:13 am

    Go impress someone else with your obviously overly elevated opinion of yourself.

    Will you take your own advice, POA...?

  • CTuttle September 7, 2011 at 8:38 pm with 5 replies

    What did surprise me was the 100% conviction rate of Stone throwers, and, over half hadn't even 'launched a projectile'...! *gah*

    Mere 15 yro's, fer gawd's sake...! 8-(

  • CTuttle September 7, 2011 at 7:50 pm with 7 replies

    Wow... All Guilty! Observations in the Military Juvenile Court 2010-11

    Just Wow...! 8-(

• Alert: French JDL is recruiting 'militants' to travel to West Bank in 2 weeks
  • CTuttle September 6, 2011 at 12:58 am

    Let sleeping dawgs lie, Annie...! ;-)

  • CTuttle September 5, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    It's truly sad that the Palestinians always pays the price...! 8-(

  • CTuttle September 5, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    ...in the holy land.

    My only regret as a Baha'i, is that our 'Universal House of Justice' is perched atop Mt. Carmel...! ;-)

  • CTuttle September 5, 2011 at 8:53 pm with 9 replies

    *heh* 'Make my Day', too...! ;-)

    Mahalo, Annie, for snagging that sickening snippet...!

    Btw, Do unto others...

• IDF policy director on West Bank demos: 'we don't do Gandhi very well'
  • CTuttle September 4, 2011 at 1:25 am with 1 replies

    Always a pleasure, M'dear...! *g*

  • CTuttle September 4, 2011 at 1:04 am with 3 replies

    Aloha, Annie...! ;-)

    My latest I/P myFDL diary... Turkey: ‘Israel’s bullying in Eastern Med is over,’ And, Israel: ‘We don’t do Gandhi very well’...

• UN report on flotilla raid: Israel shot em the wrong way but everything else it did was fine
  • CTuttle September 1, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    I just posted a new myFDL diary... UN Report: Gaza Blockade Legal, IDF Used Excessive Force...

  • CTuttle September 1, 2011 at 5:00 pm with 3 replies

    Say it ain't so, Joe...

    ...The Obama administration’s fear of offending Muslims will hurt the U.S. war against terrorism, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Thursday in a speech blasting the president’s new counterterrorism strategy. [...]

    “The administration still refuses to call our enemy in this war by its proper name: violent Islamist extremism,” [...]

    “To call our enemy ‘violent extremism’ is so general and vague that it ultimately has no meaning. The other term used sometimes is Al Qaeda and its allies. Now that’s better but it is still too narrow and focuses us on groups as opposed to what I would call an ideology, which is what we’re really fighting.” [...]

    “I assume the refusal of the administration to speak honestly about the enemy is based on its desire not to do anything that might feed into al Qaeda’s propaganda that we’re engaged in a cold war against Islam,”

    Wtf...?

• Wikileaks: US Embassy officials got upclose view of marginalization and removal of Bedouins in Negev in '05 (and said nothing publicly)
  • CTuttle August 29, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Aloha, Philip...! My latest myFDL post... A Look at The New Israeli cables...

• Independent: How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stones
  • CTuttle August 26, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Mahalo, Henry, for highlighting this sordid affair...!

    I expanded it a bit... Boys Who Throw Stones...

• Evidence undermines Israeli gov’t claim that Eilat attackers were Gazans
  • CTuttle August 22, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    Mahalo, Yossi, for all your efforts...!

    I cited ya in my latest myFDL entry...! *g*

• Rep. Rothman blames Hamas, and P.A. too, and Simon Wiesenthal Center blames Arab Spring
  • CTuttle August 19, 2011 at 12:41 am with 4 replies

    This was truly a sad day, today...!

    Seven Israelis and Seven ‘Militants’ Killed in Multiple Attacks...

    Did Bibi really 'allow' it as a Distraction...? 8-(

• State Department awards $200,000 to Elliott-Abrams-led thinktank repeatedly cited by mass murderer Breivik
  • CTuttle August 12, 2011 at 12:38 am with 6 replies

    Aloha, Ya'll... Anybody catch the Steny Hoyer Dog and Pony show in Ramallah today...? ;-)

• Slouching toward theocracy: Tehran and Tel Aviv may have something in common
  • CTuttle August 10, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    Aloha, ya'll...! I was sorely disappointed with Haaretz's latest Editorial... Between London and Tel Aviv...

    I mention it in my latest Linkapallooza at myFDL...! ;-)

    Déjà Vu Part LXIV…

• Tent 1948
  • CTuttle August 7, 2011 at 12:31 am

    And a hearty Aloha to you too...! ;-)

  • CTuttle August 6, 2011 at 11:43 pm with 1 replies

    *gasp* Real 'Social Justice' there Richard...? ;-)

  • CTuttle August 6, 2011 at 9:25 pm with 1 replies

    *ouch* No kidding, eh...? 8-(

  • CTuttle August 6, 2011 at 8:42 pm with 5 replies

    Dayam, I finally was able to log in... *gah*

    My latest FDL offering... ‘Over a quarter million, and Israel STILL isn’t a story’...

    Fancy that, eh...?

• How the peace process became a 'cruel enterprise'
  • CTuttle May 14, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    ...the most effective approach to accomplish that actual achievement is the Fatah and Obama approach of artfully removing obstacles.

    Another 'artful' Witty reply, I see...

    Anyways, my hat's off to Ziyad for coming out today, of all days...

    ‘Palestine Papers: Why I Blew The Whistle’, And, Looking Ahead to ‘Cairo 2′...

• Erakat says Gaza siege is cracking (and she'll be speaking in New York next week)
  • CTuttle May 10, 2011 at 11:28 pm

    Happy Independence Day...! ;-)

    One Man’s Independence Is Another’s Catastrophe...!

• When will the U.N. observe its own resolutions re borders and states?
  • CTuttle May 1, 2011 at 12:07 am

    Btw, I just posted a new post at FDL...

    Some Positive Feedback, More Analysis, And New Details Emerge On The Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal...

  • CTuttle May 1, 2011 at 12:02 am

    Fortunately, Ban didn't buy it...

    UN chief welcomes Palestinian unity deal...

• Two cheers for Palestinian statehood-recognition
  • CTuttle April 23, 2011 at 2:29 am with 2 replies

    As much as I cheer on Palestinian Statehood, I just don't see it happening...

    Amb. Rice’s Remarks at The UN Security Council Debate on The Middle East...

• Noteworthy milestones toward a Palestinian state
  • CTuttle April 13, 2011 at 4:00 am

    Hillary Clinton announced a 'new push' for peace today...

    US Plans New Push on Arab-Israeli Peace...

• 'The Goldstone Report' now belongs to the world
  • CTuttle April 7, 2011 at 10:57 pm with 14 replies

    Jon S, do you realize that the Israeli 'response' to that atrocious attack today killed 5 Palestinians and wounded 40 others...?

    Sounds like an even trade, eh...? 8-(

  • CTuttle April 7, 2011 at 10:21 pm with 4 replies

    Mahalo, Adam, Phil, and, Lizzy for posting this at FDL too...!

    Btw, isn't it reassuring to hear our UN Envoy vow to 'disappear' the report at the UN...?

• Ratner & Horowitz talk Goldstone on Democracy Now
  • CTuttle April 4, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    Aloha, Adam...! Thanks again for the excellent FDL Book Salon yesterday...!

    Here's a BBC report about the UK's 'Universal Jurisdiction' debate in Parliament...! I couldn't find the one I was looking for, but, this one is pretty poignant...

    Sir Gerald Kaufman apologises for 'Jews' remark...

• JNF feeling the heat over Al Araqib
  • CTuttle March 28, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    Meanwhile that Palestinian 'Pizza pie' keeps getting smaller and smaller...

    Report: Gov't to approve 3,800 housing units in J'lem

    The government will approve 3,800 new housing units in Jerusalem outside of the 1967 borders, Channel Two reported on Monday.

    According to the report, the move is an initiative of Interior Minister Eli Yishai.

    *gah*

• Corporate media erase U.S. role in Hamas-Fatah split
  • CTuttle March 28, 2011 at 3:56 pm with 3 replies

    What about Bibi's active role...?

    Israel to Cut PA Ties Over Hamas

    Israel will stop dealing with the Palestinian Authority if it brings Hamas into the government, a senior government official said Saturday night, a few hours after PA President Mahmoud Abbas met in Ramallah with a senior Hamas delegation for conciliation talks.

• How long before American media takes these 5 Egyptian lessons to Israel?
  • CTuttle January 30, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    I don't think it's right to call out another blog with... 'Will they see the writing on the wall?'

    Phil, I truly admire all your extensive and exhaustive efforts to alleviate the plight of the Palestinians and heal Israel, but, why call out FDL specifically...?

    Most of the Lake supports activities like BDS to curb Israel...

    Your niche is I/P and one reason I read here everyday, along with the commenters...! The Lake is wide and runs deep...! It is rather unfair and tiring to see the same old scab being picked... 'Why aren't they front-paging I/P issues?'

    Peace, please...?

• Al Jazeera publishes bombshell leak concerning the peace process; ex-CIA official 'The overwhelming conclusion one draws from this record is that the process for a two-state solution is essentially over'
  • CTuttle January 23, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    The Emperor's wardrobe has been fully exposed for what it is...!

• Once again, Dershowitz issues an ad hominem attack on Goldstone
  • CTuttle January 12, 2011 at 6:32 pm with 1 replies

    Even Goldberg bloviates...

    Why Sarah Palin's Use of 'Blood Libel' Is a Great Thing

    Wtf is going on...?

  • CTuttle January 12, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    It seems that Alan has been a busy beaver...

    Alan Dershowitz Defends Palin’s Use Of ‘Blood Libel’ term...

• Giffords wasn't shot because of her Judaism, ADL says
  • CTuttle January 12, 2011 at 7:32 pm

    'Malleable Queen', eh...? Manchurian Candidate seems more apropos...!

    Mahalo for the link...! ;-)

  • CTuttle January 12, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    *heh* Only because you want her outta your hair in Wasilla...! C'mon, Phil, you need to have full disclosure here...! ;-)

  • CTuttle January 12, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    Do you have a link, MRW...?

  • CTuttle January 12, 2011 at 6:52 pm with 2 replies

    Interestingly, neither Dershowitz nor Goldberg got the memo...

    Alan Dershowitz Defends Palin’s Use Of ‘Blood Libel’ term…

    And

    Why Sarah Palin's Use of 'Blood Libel' Is a Great Thing

    Wtf...?

• The Phantom Menace: Fantasies, falsehoods, and fear-mongering about Iran's nuclear program
  • CTuttle December 31, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Mahalo Nui Loa, Nima...! Outstanding job...! ;-)

• Gaza Two Years Later: In wars
  • CTuttle December 28, 2010 at 11:53 pm with 2 replies

    The intrepid Jody McIntyre has been a busy boy of late...! ;-)

    Here's him getting the BBC's Ben Brown treatment earlier this month, right after that little brouhaha in London town ...

• 'The Palestine Cables': Gaza is a burning issue from Egypt to Latin America to Pakistan, to John Kerry being 'shocked by what I saw'
  • CTuttle December 22, 2010 at 10:51 pm with 1 replies

    Assange's own words

    When will you publish the files related to Israel on your website?

    We will publish 3700 files and the source is the American embassy in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister Netanyahu was traveling to Paris to talk to the US ambassador there. You will see more information about that in six months.

    Do these Israeli files speak about the July 2006 Israeli war against Lebanon?

    Yes there is some information about that and these files were classified as top secret.

    Is there any relation with these files and the assassination of Hamas military leader Al Mabhoh in Dubai?

    Yes there are some indication to this and may be some special reports published by newspapers. Mossad agents used Australian, British and European passports to travel to Dubai and there are diplomatic files about that.

    Are there any security service companies providing information to international airports and monitoring passengers even in the Arab countries?

    There are some files about American and Israeli security companies that tried to intervene in certain areas. For example, in Brazil, the American embassy put some Israeli security companies during the Olympic Games

  • CTuttle December 22, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    Forsaken by the "peace process," ignored by mainstream media, denied justice two years after Israel committed what many rights groups called war crimes-- still, the plight of Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip remains a burning issue around the world.

    Btw, Cast LeadPart Deux...?

    "New Gaza war 'a question of when, not if'"

    *aargh*

• Wexler told Israelis, American people will support attack on Iran if talks are tried and fail
  • CTuttle November 28, 2010 at 9:03 pm with 1 replies

    Bibi in Apr. ’07 and the opposition leader, with Rep. Ackerman…

    ¶6. (C) Netanyahu commented that Shimon Peres had admitted to
    him that the Oslo process had been based on a mistaken
    economic premise, and as a result European and U.S.
    assistance to the Palestinians had gone to create a bloated
    bureaucracy, with PA employees looking to the international
    community to meet their payroll. Netanyahu predicted that
    Palestinians would vote for Abbas if they believe that he can
    deliver the money. He suggested putting in place an
    “economic squeeze with an address,” so that Hamas would
    receive the popular blame. Asked if Fatah knew how to
    conduct an election campaign, Netanyahu said the Palestinian
    patronage system should be forced to collapse, which would
    have an immediate impact since the entire Palestinian economy
    was based on graft and patronage. Instead, he asserted, the
    opposite was happening. Hamas was also handling the prisoner
    release issue well since they had created the impression that
    Hamas was in control of the process and “sticking it to the
    Israelis.”

    ¶7. (C) Congressman Ackerman asked if Abbas would survive
    politically. Netanyahu said he was unsure, since politics
    were stressful, especially Palestinian politics. The policy,
    he added, should be to starve the NUG. If any money is
    given, it should go directly to Abbas. Netanyahu said it was
    not clear the GOI has a policy, there was a general climate
    of weakness. [...]

    11. (C) Netanyahu stated that a return to the 1967 borders
    and dividing Jerusalem was not a solution since further
    withdrawals would only whet the appetite of radical Islam.
    Ackerman asked if the Palestinians would accept peace based
    on the 1967 lines. Netanyahu said he would not agree to such
    a withdrawal since the 1967 lines were indefensible, but he
    added that the “right of return” was the real acid test of
    Arab intentions. Instead of Israel making more step-by-step
    concessions, Israel should insist that further concessions be
    linked to reciprocal steps toward peace. The Palestinians
    must drop the right of return and accept Israel’s right to
    exist. The Arab initiative did not meet this standard since
    it keeps the right of return open. Israel will only have a
    peace partner when the Palestinians drop the right of return.
    Asked whether Israel could accept case by case exceptions,
    Netanyahu insisted not one refugee could ever return. Israel,
    after all, was not asking for the right of Jews to return to
    Baghdad or Cairo.

    ¶12. (C) Netanyahu said UNSCR 242 was not a bad formula since
    it did not specify precisely from which territories Israel
    would withdraw. After the withdrawals from Gaza and Lebanon,
    there was deep disillusionment among Israelis about the
    principle of land for peace. Even the noted Israeli leftist
    writer AB Yehoshua had said in a recent interview that he
    despaired about peace because the Arabs wanted all of Israel.
    From 1948 to 1967, the conflict had not been about occupied
    territories, but that point had been obscured by “effective
    propaganda.” The root of the conflict was an Arab desire to
    destroy Israel, which had now become part of the larger
    ambitions of radical Islam.

    ¶13. (C) The 1967 borders were not the solution since Israel
    was the only force blocking radical Islam’s agenda of
    overrunning Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu proposed that
    Israel offer to work with the Saudis against Iran. If Iran
    was not stopped, there would be no agreement with the
    Palestinians, and the peace treaties with Jordan and Egypt
    would come under tremendous pressure. There could be no
    deterrence against “crazies” such as Ahmadinejad. Netanyahu
    advised Congress to expedite the legislative effort for
    divestment. If that did not work, we could reconsider other
    options. Congressman Ackerman said that if Netanyahu came to
    Washington, he would hold a hearing on divestment.

• Wikileaks 'Embassy cables' are now breaking...
  • CTuttle November 28, 2010 at 7:50 pm

    This is a disturbing quote from a 13 May, 2009 cable: SUBJECT: Rep. Wexler Discusses Iran With IDF Intelligence...

    Rep Wexler stated that he expected Israel would be pleasantly surprised by the President’s acceptance of all possible options in regards to Iran.

• Israeli settlers have started building 1,649 homes in the last two months
  • CTuttle November 14, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    A couple of quick updates... The cabinet (of 7) approved the 'Bribery Package' by one vote... So it's essentially finalized and our Peace Laureate-in-Chief is pleased as punch...!

    Obama calls latest Israeli plan promising

    I posted a brief summary... Bribing Israel Will Not Help...

• 'New York Times' is clueless
  • CTuttle October 29, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    Aloha, Phil and crew...!

    My latest offering...

    The Science of a Siege...

    Btw, did anybody else catch this... Report: U.S. proposes Israel lease lands from Palestinians under future deal

    According to Asharq al-Awsat, U.S. offers in secret negotiations that Israel lease lands in E. Jerusalem from future Palestinian state for 40-99 years.

    Wtf...?

• Israel goes to war against its own citizens
  • CTuttle October 28, 2010 at 11:58 am with 1 replies

    Last night, I'd asked the question... Freedom Or Provocation In Umm Al-Fahm?

    Some memorable cites...

    National Union MK and Kahane disciple Michael Ben Ari announced on the way to the march that there are terrorists in Umm al Fahm.

    “I warned, and no one listened to me!” Ben Ari said. “I turn to the prime minister and say: There is no reason that the Islamic Movement should be allowed to exist in Israel. In Egypt, it’s illegal. In Jordan, they’re not allowed to have any influence.”

    Ben Ari continued: “There is no reason we should be a stupid democracy and let people who want to destroy us have a voice.”

    and,

    Plainclothes Israeli police officers were seen amongst the Palestinian protesters with handguns firing shots.

    Protesters have said that they believe live ammunition was used, a charge which Israeli police deny.

    Eyewitness said that undercover agents who were throwing stones along with Umm Al-Fahm young men fired shots into the air to signal to the Israeli policemen to start their attack on the Palestinians. Those agents helped the policemen to arrest seven of the Palestinian protesters.

    And last, but not least...

    Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch told the Knesset that the rightist march in Umm al-Fahm had been approved by the Supreme Court and coordinated with the police.

    “Gunpowder was already laid out on the city’s grounds and police officers did their utmost to maintain order. Sometimes the price of preserving democracy is use of force – these are rules applicable to every protest. I support the officers,” he said.

• Report: Israeli soldiers burned Quran during nighttime arrest in occupied Jayyous
  • CTuttle October 28, 2010 at 12:10 am

    Aloha, Phil...!

    Freedom Or Provocation In Umm Al-Fahm?

    Which is it...? 8-(

• Bibi's poodle
  • CTuttle October 21, 2010 at 1:05 am

    Damn, MN...! You certainly paint with a broad brush, eh...?

    I'm a Bahá’í, and, I find that a pretty offensive and ignorant assumption on your part...!

  • CTuttle October 21, 2010 at 12:39 am

    It is always refreshing to see Jimmy Carter in the Middle East...

    Jimmy Carter Says Palestinians Live In A ‘Cage’

    May he live to be a hundred or older...! ;-)

• Gosh, another American writing for a liberal magazine says lowering 'Arab' birthrate inside Israel is hunky-dory
  • CTuttle October 17, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    Aloha, Phil and crew...!

    Just started my own feeble blog...!

    Whirled Peas

    Today's entry bore this great news; "Thousands March Against Loyalty Oath Bill", then, quickly went south...! ;-)

• Last man out of mine greets Chilean president with fervent statement about worker safety
  • CTuttle October 13, 2010 at 11:55 pm

    I think Blankenship and BP's “brain” trust should be hanging their heads in well-deserved shame.

• PA's challenge to Israel: Set your borders
  • CTuttle October 13, 2010 at 4:42 pm with 4 replies

    Well that didn't take long...

    PLO chief sparks outrage after comments on recognizing Jewish state

    …Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) First Deputy Speaker Dr. Ahmed Bahar said Abed Rabbo should be prosecuted before a Palestinian court for his betrayal of the rights of the people, the blood of the martyrs, and Palestinian national principles. [...]

    PLC Secretary Mahmoud Al Ramahi said Abed Rabbo has no right to speak for the Palestinian people, who have put forth enormous sacrifices to end the occupation and establish an independent Palestinian state without backing down on even one inch of land.

    “The Executive Committee itself does not represent a broad sector of the Palestinian people, but is limited to a particular group, especially after the Popular Front suspended its participation in the organization’s meetings, along with it losing the trust of the Palestinian people,” Ramahi said.

    Hamas leader Dr. Salah Al Bardawil said in press statement that Abed Rabbo’s remarks are a “national crime”, adding that Abed Rabbo only represents himself. [...]

    Arab member of the Israeli Knesset Jamal Zahaliqa called on the PLO to remove its secretary Abed Rabbo from office in light of his statements.

    “Neither Yasser Abed Rabbo nor anyone else has the right to sell the rights of the Palestinians in the interior [1948-occupied Palestine], or to waive the rights of the refugees abroad, or confer legitimacy for that by recognizing Israel as a Jewish state,” he said.

    I agree that it would be a sell-out, but, I think it'd be a great demand to press Bibi on...! Show us the borders...!

• Goldwater: Israel lobby is way too powerful, it could send us to war, and money's at the root of it
  • CTuttle October 8, 2010 at 8:03 pm

    Did anybody else catch this MEMO bombshell...

    Netanyahu demands that Obama commit to predecessor's promises on settlements and refugees...

    I wrote about it in my latest Seminal entry... ‘What Israel Wants’… It Gets!

• Goldberg's Goldstone smear
  • CTuttle October 6, 2010 at 9:10 pm with 1 replies

    I do wonder if the latest acts (or in-actions) addressed by the Septet, and, Bibi, truly speaks volumes towards the Peace Farce's chances...
    My latest Diary...
    ‘Israel Is Addicted To Occupation’

• Mearsheimer: 'Israel, with the help of the lobby, is effectively committing national suicide'
  • CTuttle October 7, 2010 at 12:06 am

    Leen, I'm sorely disappointed you've been sent to Siberia...! Truly...! 8-(

    It was an ugly affair, through and through...! But, this is not true: "Don’t challenge just suck it up and drink the kool aid. Jane is Rahm Emmanuel’s female equivalent. Really"

    I admire your persistence in pointing out the Palestinians' Plight..! I strive to do the same...! But, that is not true and you know it...! 8-(

  • CTuttle October 6, 2010 at 9:43 pm with 7 replies

    *heh* Aloha, M'dear... A little input, on my latest Diary would be greatly appreciated...! 8-)

• Bibi buries Barack's Pax Americana
  • CTuttle October 4, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    Leen... Ma Cheri...! I'm truly missing your input these days...! 8-(

  • CTuttle October 4, 2010 at 9:28 pm

    Thus it is assumed that the only relevant independent statement he is able to make is to announce his own resignation, and mean it this time.

    It's the only 'honorable' course of action left for Abu Mazen...! 8-(

    Especially, considering he's ruling only by executive fiat, and, the Palestinians, collectively, tell him to not only walk away from the table, but, to run...! 8-(

• IDF soldiers convicted of using 11-year-old as human shield in Gaza
  • CTuttle October 4, 2010 at 3:22 am

    I had to to make sure ya'll covered the big ones...! Sure enough...! ;-)

    As I wrote today...

    
    Obama Humiliated And State Lied...

• Sanchez's first mistake
  • CTuttle October 1, 2010 at 11:00 pm with 1 replies

    Honestly, I was disappointed with CNN's knee-jerk reaction, it reminded me of Helen Thomas' sudden 'retirement'... ! The totality of one's works needs to be considered... Marty Peretz comes to mind, in particularly...! But, I was sorely disappointed when many of my FDL brethren 'piled on' Sanchez for his 'bigotry'...! 8-(

• 'Commentary': legitimacy issues, Palestinian resistance and U.S. opportunities are rotting Israel's purpose
  • CTuttle October 1, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    Mutually Assured Destruction is not an assuring prospect no matter the sanity of one’s foe and particularly when apocalypse plays a role in their theology.

    I'd trust Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 'insanity', with regards to any future Nukes, over Bibi's dubious sanity with Nukes...! 8-(

  • CTuttle October 1, 2010 at 9:28 pm with 1 replies

    Aloha, Phil...! Can we finally stick a fork in the 'Direct Talks' peace farce...?

    ‘Worse Than Bush’

• Avigdor Lieberman's UN speech shows the true face of Israel
  • CTuttle September 29, 2010 at 10:39 pm with 3 replies

    Ya know ya'll should credit the US Diaspora for pushing back quickly...! ;-)

• Rosengarten, sole American on boat: It is Jew against Jew
  • CTuttle September 29, 2010 at 9:24 pm with 1 replies

    *heh* Point-blank range even, eh...? ;-)

  • CTuttle September 29, 2010 at 8:13 pm with 3 replies

    Aloha, Phil...! Here's my take on that 'Hijacking'...

    British Ship Is ‘Hijacked’ Off Coast of Gaza

    A small catamaran swarmed by 8 IDF water vessels and numerous helicopter gunships hovering nearby...! Overkill...? 8-(

• After Birthright: Hebron - 500 settlers, 2,000 soldiers and the tensest place I've ever been
  • CTuttle September 18, 2010 at 12:43 am

    Even the World Bank states unequivocally that Israel needs to do something to alleviate the economic plight of the Palestinians...

    I wrote about it today, and the recent UN's WFP and OCHA report, entitled: Between The Fence and a Hard Place...

    "We Need To Feed Our Families"

• Ahmed Moor in the LA Times - 'Rather than lecture on Israel's desire for a lopsided 'peace,' Oren should begin to imagine a state in which each person is equal under the law'
  • CTuttle September 17, 2010 at 10:51 pm with 1 replies

    The World Bank just released it's findings today... The economic future for the Palestinians is mighty bleak indeed...! I just posted a new Seminal Diary...

    “We Need To Feed Our Families”...

• Crossing into Israel: 'two highly-charged narratives'
  • CTuttle September 13, 2010 at 8:43 pm with 6 replies

    Aloha, Phil...! I loved your decision to drag along the better half...! ;-)

    I'm enjoying reading about your escapades and her insights...!

    I wrote about Bibi’s Latest Chutzpah today...!

    'Allah'u'Abha'...!

• Gideon Levy: 'Zionism in its present meaning, in its common meaning, is contradictory to human rights, to equality, to democracy'
  • CTuttle September 9, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    *heh* The Emperor has no clothes...!

• Freeman: Obama has failed in Middle East due to 'pathologies' of US political life
  • CTuttle September 1, 2010 at 11:27 pm with 2 replies

    Sadly, the 'Pathology of Politics' played out today...! ObamaRahma from the WH's Portico:

    ..."But I want everybody to be very clear: The United States is going to be unwavering in its support of Israel’s security and we are going to push back against these kinds of terrorist activities."

    My latest Seminal Diary... ‘They Shoot And We Build’

• More on the 'Firedoglake' controversy
  • CTuttle August 31, 2010 at 4:01 am with 2 replies

    Didn't you write one about the Oakland Longshoremen striking against the Israeli cargo ship...? I haven't blogged about the BDS movement directly, but, I support the movement and try to avoid buying specific products, myself...! Does that count...? ;-)

  • CTuttle August 31, 2010 at 3:47 am

    Amen, Danaa

    And we should all remind ourselves – periodically – that in the larger scheme of things this fight is not about us.

    Well said...! *g*

• Siun and Philip Munger say FDL has offered a platform for criticism of Israel
  • CTuttle August 29, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    Danaa,

    Col.(ret.) Pat Lang, at Sic Semper Tyrannis has done an admirable job screaming about the need to impose the FARA requirements for AIPAC, ADL, JDL, ad nauseam, members that are lobbying directly inside Foggy Bottom, the Pentagon, and, the halls of Congress...!

  • CTuttle August 29, 2010 at 7:16 pm

    Phil,
    Like Philip Munger, I’m a longtime FDL contributor and blog extensively on I/P issues (take a gander…), Jane and the larger FDL community should not be construed as ‘Progressive, except for Palestine’… That is factually inaccurate…! Leen and I are great friends (at least in my eyes) and frequently contribute to each other’s Diaries…! Please do not paint FDL with that paint brush…!

• 'Firedoglake' is progressive-- just don't talk about Palestine
  • CTuttle August 29, 2010 at 7:00 pm with 1 replies

    Phil,
    Like Philip Munger, I'm a longtime FDL contributor and blog extensively on I/P issues (take a gander...), Jane and the larger FDL community should not be construed as 'Progressive, except for Palestine'... That is factually inaccurate...! Leen and I are great friends (at least in my eyes) and frequently contribute to each other's Diaries...! Please do not paint FDL with that paint brush...!

• Bigot or colorful activist? Washington Post is neutral on Islamophobes
  • CTuttle August 20, 2010 at 2:30 am

    Speaking of the WaPoo editorial staff...

    Debunking George Will...

    It's like shooting at fish in a barrel...!

• Good flotilla, bad flotilla: The Libyan ship approaches... or does it?
  • CTuttle July 13, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    Haaretz has reported that MK Zuabi has been stripped of Parliamentary privileges...

    Knesset revokes Arab MK Zuabi's privileges over Gaza flotilla
    In 34-16 vote, Knesset approves stripping Zuabi of three parliamentary privileges over participation in Gaza flotilla; Zuabi: Knesset is punishing me out of vengeance.

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