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radkelt

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• Krugman jumps into debate over Beinart with both pinkies
  • radkelt April 26, 2012 at 12:17 am

    I love Krugman (Robert Reich also), why fault him for not engaging in the IP issue? Many other important journalists avoid it as well, particularly those not pushing the Likud line. His commentary has significantly informed the public political
    discourse, and especially by inference our foreign policy. If you wish to engage those who espouse a liberal agenda on thier IP views I suggest starting with Alan Grayson, Russell Feingold, Bruce Fein.

• '60 Minutes' profiles Palestinian Christians, Michael Oren falls on his face
  • radkelt April 23, 2012 at 2:09 am with 1 replies

    Simon previously did a segment on IDF commandeering a Palestinian home.
    Oren likely was aware of this and predisposed to take the offensive. I applaud
    60 minutes, Bob Simon and Jeff Fager for this show. The fallout will be fascinating.

• Remnick ignores the Nakba's role in Israeli 'democracy'
  • radkelt March 14, 2012 at 2:09 am with 1 replies

    dimadok,
    "47% of Jewish Israelis are descendants from the refugees of Magreeb,
    Iran and Irag"
    Would appreciate substantive data regarding this assertion. Please cite.

• US and Israel march in lockstep towards expansion of military detention
  • radkelt December 16, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    and if you are occupying a public place to protest a corrupt financial
    system and/or a bought and paid for congress, you clearly are a terrorist.

• Comrades in Cairo send solidarity, and advice, to Occupy Wall Street
  • radkelt October 25, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    Known as "the Mafia Mentality" Is there an alternative to "give me what
    I want or I'll kill you, or your family. or etc" ? Not much different from
    the "Samson option", either we achieve a "greater Israel" or we will visit
    a nuclear "holocaust" on you. See Martin Van Creveld re: deployment of
    Israeli subs armed with nuclear tipped missiles.

• The Palestinian Authority's top gun in D.C.: Benjamin Netanyahu
  • radkelt September 23, 2011 at 1:09 pm with 1 replies

    Abbas has no legitimacy legal or otherwise, and has been hopelessly compromised by Israel. Do you suspect his U.N. move might result in
    obviating the right of return?

• If 1.5 million Jews were locked up in Gaza, where would 'Commentary' be on violent resistance?
  • radkelt August 19, 2011 at 10:09 pm with 2 replies

    I attempted to log on to FP to basically support Walts views but was denied
    access. Perhaps I'm paranoid but I wonder if any of you may have encountered similar denial?

• Here's hoping that rightwing crazies' support for Israel-- Rick Perry!-- will make liberal Jews do a reality check
  • radkelt August 19, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    Perry went to Israel to receive a "Defender of Jerusalem Award" or
    some such. 81 congress people were "enticed" to accept an all expense
    paid trip to Israel, mostly "tea party" newly elected members. Aside from
    what appears to be a blatant violation of congressional ethics, the common
    theme seems to be that they are all, or vulnerable to Evangelical persuasion.
    More likely to support (financially and otherwise) the inane proposition
    that G-D gave Palestine to the "Jews"

• 4 Republican congresspeople 'pledge' to hold West Bank
  • radkelt July 18, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    Senator Hillary Clinton publicly called for the American Embassy to be
    moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Might give you some insight as to her mindset regarding Israel.

• Matan Ofan - in Israeli military uniform - threatens mutiny, indiscriminate shooting to prevent 'Sudanis or Syrians' from reaching Tel Aviv
  • radkelt June 17, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    TNX Great insight/comment

• Wait-- did Israel lay a minefield in Golan in last 3 weeks to kill protesters?
  • radkelt June 7, 2011 at 10:48 pm with 1 replies

    the mines were laid in 1967

• Democracy Now reports from the Rafah border crossing
  • radkelt June 7, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    If the border were opened, that would obviate the necessity
    for another flotilla. It appears that US/Israel interests are
    to challenge the legitimacy of the international effort
    to break the siege of Gaza. It’s frightening to contemplate
    what they have in mind. Now that the Palestinians have
    been designated the new “Wretched of the Earth”
    we are left with the horrifying prospect of wholesale slaughter
    of nonviolent demonstrators.
    Israel/US has brought enormous pressure to prevent another Mavi Marmari episode.

• With one signal -- 1967-- Obama decides to take on Netanyahu on the Arab Spring
  • radkelt May 20, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    Agree with Rutherford's comments above, doesn't this bring to the fore
    the issue of foreign influence in domestic politics?
    Correct me if I’m mistaken. Our (US) government is totally beholden to special interests; military/corporate/intelligence/foreign/congressional/whatever; any lobbying group that will contribute to reelection coffers. Insidiously these groups enable a feed back mechanism which perpetuates the system at the
    expense of uninformed taxpayers

    The Is/Pal issues has been subsumed into this distructive gyre.
    This is not now, and very likely will never be judged on the
    issues of human rights, international law, or simple justice.
    The die has been irrevocably cast in the narrow interests of
    greed, power, and ( G-D gave us this land, from the Nile to the Dan) fantasy.

    I love this web site, and so many of the insightful and inspiring
    commentaries.

• Wiesenfeld says an Israeli critic has 'deep self-hatred' and Palestinians want to murder him
  • radkelt May 15, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    To the Editor: Wiesenfeld's reply NYT letters May 6

    If Tony Kushner were a student, no trustee or administrator would have the right to deny him a degree if the requisite requirements were fulfilled.
    On the other hand, an honorary degree is wholly within the discretion of the board to grant. It identifies the university with accomplished, generous citizens or public figures. It is also a tool that enhances a university’s image in the educational marketplace.
    Mr. Kushner’s degree was opposed by a majority of the CUNY board because he is an extremist. No extremist from any quarter, whether from far left or far right, is a good face for any university.
    What makes Mr. Kushner different from other honorees who are known Israel critics among the 450 or so honorary degrees awarded during the 12 years I have been on the board (all of them approved, including with my vote) is that he accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing — a term that crosses the line.
    Ethnic cleansing is Nazi Germany, Bosnia, Darfur and Rwanda, to name a few (the American Indians didn’t fare too well, either). If Israel is an ethnic cleanser, how is it that over one million Arabs live better there than in almost any Arab state?
    CUNY should remain a place of comfort and welcome for all of our students, faculty and administrators — including supporters of the Jewish state.

    JEFFREY S. WIESENFELD
    New York, May 5, 2011

    The writer is the CUNY trustee who initially raised objections to an honorary degree for Tony Kushner.

    If the issue is one of "ethnic cleansing" would engaging Mr. Wiesenfeld in
    a debate be fruitful? I'd be happy to see this discussion aired in the MSM.

    BTW Piotr, subtlety and nuance are often wasted on me, if I misread your
    previous post, please forgive my intemperate response.

• 'Is this is what the most moral army in the world does!?': An American student describes being shot by the Israeli military during a peaceful demonstration
  • radkelt May 13, 2011 at 10:29 pm with 1 replies

    Can't f***king believe PRIOT dwells on a similar planet! Looking forward to his piece " Moral Distribution of White Phosphorus on Caged
    Civilians" and his companion piece "The Morality of Laser Directed
    (American Supplied) Missles on Ambulances"
    Mondo, you have a winner here, a hasbarista par excellence.

• Goldstone op-ed praises Israeli investigation of Gaza war crimes, but UN committee paints a different picture
  • radkelt April 2, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    given universal conscription does rocketing any area of Israel
    (including former Palestine villages) constitute "targeting civilians"?
    If deliberately targeting civilians is "terrorisim" how can indiscriminate
    use of white phosphorus not be categorized as such?

  • radkelt April 2, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    "In one minute, a courageous observer. In the next a spineless liar"...
    could be true of most of us given sufficient pressure.

• What is your question for Benjamin Netanyahu?
  • radkelt March 26, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    "He then recounts how he dealt with President Clinton".... funny thing
    about Monica Lewinsky .............

• Marqusee: democracy development and great power intervention are at odds
  • radkelt March 26, 2011 at 8:51 pm with 2 replies

    Citizen,
    you can't possible assume that public opinion/popular will
    would, could possibly, influence the actions of the congressional
    corporate plutocracy? seriously? ( I share your hopeless dream)

• Israel lobbyist blames Palestinians for Israel's killing of 4 civilians
  • radkelt March 24, 2011 at 12:41 pm with 1 replies

    Same questions. From previous news items: Israeli drones, present
    24/7, identify a car carrying suspected "terrorist" and demolish it
    with a missile. Not from previous news items but confirmed by
    informed sources: drones laser "paint" a target ie. ambulance, UN
    observer post etc., for subsequent hit by a "smart" bomb. This argues
    for an ability to instantly take out Gaza based missile launchers. Some
    knowledgeable commentary would be appreciated.

• Libya/Gaza
  • radkelt March 20, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    given that Israel surveils Gaza 24/7, has demonstrated ability to
    precisely launch missiles from drones, why should we not assume
    Israel collusion in Hamas rocket attacks as an ongoing justification
    to "defend itself"?

  • radkelt March 20, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    question: does Israel allow access to Palestinian prisoners by
    international medical organizations, Red Crescent, Red Cross,
    Medicins Sans Frontiers ?

• Israeli diplomat who resigned in protest shows up at Sheikh Jarrah demo
  • radkelt March 6, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    GTMA(F)B (give to me a break)
    He's a hero! He put his legacy on the line! (perhaps endangered his retirement) early or late his action is worthy of praise.
    We hope he will be an exemplar for other fence sitters.

• The first fight was, I'm sick of lecturing Arab women on how they dress
  • radkelt January 16, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    I recently attended an annual PeaceAction fund raising dinner (select
    audience, no?). After a wine or two I asked some of the casually encountered, (within an appropriate context) if it might not be time to question our financial support of Israel, especially given the difficulties
    facing our less fortunate. People were polite, professed unfamiliarity with
    the issue and drifted away. My fly was zipped, I did not have salad clinging
    to my lips, nor had I trespassed on a cultural face space or halitosis free zone.

    It is a monumental challenge to raise awareness of vital issues within a
    context demanding conformity, but such an enticing circumstance.

    I suspect your familial relationship will ultimately be reinforced by this
    event, some discord is enhances intimacy.

• Available Now: The Goldstone Report: The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict
  • radkelt January 11, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    So what do you think is going to go down when Netanyahu's request
    for Pollard's pardon reaches the sausage makers?

• Naked conspiracy: Ackerman says 'first class team' of 5 Jewish, pro-Israel congressional chairs has 'major, major, major influence' on Obama
  • radkelt October 29, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    The only people who might change the system, Congress, are profiting
    from the status quo. Campaign finance reform, limiting donations or allowing "none of the above" on the ballot (thus forcing a reevaluation of the issues), proportional representation, and instant runoff voting would go a long way towards making the voting process more equitable.
    Since no politician is going to vote against their reelection prospects
    by embracing the above changes, the only non-violent way match the
    influence of the corporations is a tax revolt. Congress is unresponsive to it's lower and middle class constituents, but we, not corporations,
    enable them to continue to function.

• Israeli soldiers don keffiyehs to try to break the back of Palestinian resistance, then stop photographers from filming them
  • radkelt October 10, 2010 at 11:51 pm with 1 replies

    No one is asking Israel to give up anything at this point, rather the
    request is that Israel recognize the universal declaration of human rights,
    (to which she is a signator) and to comply with the Geneva Conventions, and the convention against genocide. Until Israel is willing to abide by the
    rules of international discourse , she ought to be pressured to conform,
    or suffer universal opprobrium in the market place (BDS).

• Goldwater: Israel lobby is way too powerful, it could send us to war, and money's at the root of it
  • radkelt October 8, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    Oh Chaos, stop trying to be diplomatic. "facts are stupid things"
    (Ronnie Raygun) and of course they can be anti-semitic, silly.

• Could Israel survive without Harvard?
  • radkelt October 8, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Avi,
    Sort of calls into question the assertion of G-D gave it to us, no?
    There is reason to be concerned that the historical record, and genetic reports in the scientific literature may be subject to an Israel centric
    interpertation.
    I always look forward to your informed comment

  • radkelt October 8, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Oh to be James Bond!

• A few scenes from the occupation
  • radkelt September 21, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    Terrific idea. How about this: offer settlers same deal, but they must surrender their domicile to Palestinian refugee. I've always felt the US should have taken every Jewish refugee fleeing European pogroms,
    today they would be so throughly integrated as to obviate the horror
    show unfolding in the middle east.
    My cohort was overwhelmingly secular, progressive, diversity
    embracing and mutually supportive within neighborhood enclaves.
    Like my contemporaries they would have intermarried, joined the PTA,
    golf clubs etc.
    Of course it caused some pain to parents who wished to maintain some
    religious or ethnic continuum, but the love of grandchildren conquers all such divisions.

• Help Mondoweiss continue to grow – give a tax deductible donation today
  • radkelt September 16, 2010 at 8:04 pm with 6 replies

    I am somewhat financially constrained myself, retired social worker/school teacher, former director of the multi billion-hedge fund SKRUU, LLC.

    I love this site. It brightens my day and is therapeutic: saves me from screaming at the radio and TV, wadding up the newspapers in a futile fit of rage and other childish behaviors.

    I am indebted to Adam for his patience in dealing with my
    luddite shortcomings. The check is in the mail. (honestly)

    Please check out annainthemiddleeast.com a website of
    the beautiful, compassionate, articulate Anna Baltzer.

    Thanks for all you do.

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