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The War of Ideas in the Middle East
I don't believe it.... some beloved names on that list. Will be hard to smear all of them.
If you need the other side to produce a Gandhi, you are on the wrong side.
Providing material support to a terrorist group is a violation of the Patriot Act.
It's somewhat ironic that her stage name, Cat Power, comes from the Caterpillar company, whose bull dozers are used to demolish Palestinian homes. May they be next to boycott Israel.
"His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."
- Balfour 1917
The Balfour Decleration seems to recognise a Palestinian people, one which didn't need to migrate across continents, revive a language, adapt to a new climate, learn new geography or eat new foods.
May he rest in Peace. From God we come, and to him we return.
The symbolism speaks for itself.
There is plenty of footage of the IDF standing by, even protecting, settlers as they throw stones at Palestinians making their way to school or shopping, with none of them having the protection of a helmet or armored car. Maybe the Palestinians should swap the sling shot for the pain ball gun as used on the Mavi Marmarra.
"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country"
So if the US forces in Afghanistan went to war with Russia, and Russia won territory, would that make Afghanistan Russian?
I wonder what the response of the State Department would be if a flotilla to Benghazi was threatened by Gaddafi?
The flotilla is avoiding Israeli waters, Hillary.
Who is wiping who off the map?
Who is wiping who off the map?
Had these Bedouins been Jewish, their treatment would be called antisemitic. Yet these people are semitic and have a much deeper connection to the land than migrants from Moscow or New York, who in 20 years will probably be dining at Bedouin themed restaurants complete with plastic camels and polyester tents.
They gave money to the same charities that where still being funded by the USAID programme.
“We must pledge ourselves to support those brave men and women who this very moment are carrying forth the struggle against British imperialism in the streets of Belfast and Derry." - Peter King, supporter of the IRA
" There are no laws in war!! I hate Arabs and wish them all the worst and it would be fun for me to kill them or even massacre them" - Most moral army in the world.
"I’m not humane to murderers!"
I wonder if any of these cuffed men were charged with any crime, let alone murder.
I remember seeing this photo of the Empire State Building bathed in green light to celebrate Eid. I hope this year the same tradition is upheld, be it on the 11th or whenever. Ramadan Kareem.
link to a.imageshack.us
Like all islands, due to excessive CO2, it is at risk of being submerged by rising tides. Maybe BHL will finally wake up. Hopefully he will discover Martin Luther rather than King Canute.
It also shatters the claim that Israel and the USA's foreign policies are perfectly aligned. BHL in an earlier fantasy piece on the blockade, commented that the blockade was also enforced by Egypt. I wonder if he truly would support democracy promotion in the land of the Pharohs, some how I doubt it?
The BBC showed a report from the West Bank yesterday, where Salam Fayyad said he is no longer going to wait for diplomacy and negotiations, but is building his own facts on the ground. He is hopeful and says 2011 will be the year in which the occupation ends.
link to bbc.co.uk
"When asked about a Palestinian state, Gov. Huckabee stated that he supports creating a Palestinian state, but believes that it should be formed outside of Israel. He named Egypt and Saudi Arabia as possible alternatives"
- Mike Huckabee, HuckabeePresidential Candidate and Fox Television Host.
I see the Whitehouse was pretty quick to condemn these remarks as 'Offensive And Reprehensible', I wonder what that makes the attack on an Aid flotilla, or the blinding of an activist, or the bombing of Gaza?
In her defence, she was asked for her comments on Israel not Jews, she responded 'Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine. Remember these people are occupied and it's their land'.
She then said they should go home ' back to Poland, Germany, America and everywhere else'. I'm not so sure the case against her is technically as damming as some make out, still wouldn't like to be in her shoes though.
I heard that tape too and it sounds fake to me, especially when compared to an earlier recording audio youtube clip that was released by the IDF desk.
It seems rather transparent: antisemetic remark - check, anti american remark - check, and all in crystal clear audio, unlike the audio on the original far less damming tape which was pimped out.
This website has been set up which is collating the survivors testimonies:
link to gazaflotillasurvivors.posterous.com
A shorter summary of witness accounts appears here:
link to newshoggers.com
And the NYT's Ethan Bronner has a piece that starts off by saying that shots were fired from the helicopter prior to the commando's descent:
link to nytimes.com
Revealing footage of a similar attack on a journalist reporting from the seperation fence in the West Bank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34jPNN0qdF8#t=1m30s
Israel claims to build on the land of their ancestors, well in this case it's clear they are building on the bones of someone elses ancestors.
May I suggest building a library instead, ideally one with a section for dictionaries so that the word tolerance can be looked up by these 'tolerant' Israelis.
"They attack us because of our freedoms" it seems the western elites have their own cravings for conspiracy theories too.
I personally have tried to stop referring to the settlements as illegal, and instead refer the settlers as criminals. I think such a change in language is useful, as illegal, especially in the wake or the Iraq war, has lost it's meaning. Whereas criminal suggests something or someone that runs contrary to all nations.
Meanwhile Israel has stopped issuing work permits for International NGOs working in the occupied territories. I guess we won't see that on CNN or the symbolic donations of toys made by Palestinians to the children of Haiti.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1143854.html
"Israelis More Tolerant of Arabs Than Swiss" is the headline I'm waiting for.
By Israel's own twisted logic, the rockets of Hamas are in fact military aid donated at great personal risk .
There is something about the spent tear gas cannister that serves as a rather apt metaphor for Israel at this moment.
It is too often casually launched at civilians where it whistles and wheezes and blinds all it in touches, but when the smoke has cleared all that is left but a scortched and empty husk.
Give 'em enough rope.
Surely if you need the other side to produce a Ghandi, then you are on the wrong side.
The one state solution is useful as a threat, but it is lightyears away from being a credible prospect. Israel and the lobby can't even give up settlement expansion, I can see them giving up Tel - Aviv.
Give them enough rope I say
I we can have pre-emptive war, why not pre-emptive peace.
I think from a tactical perspective it is easier to explain that Ahmadinejad doesn't have the authority (let alone the means) to strike Israel. Just liken him to Biden.
First we were told Gaza was in Lockdown because of rockets. There have not been any rockets for a while, so why is Gaza still in lockdown?
The empror has no clothes, but the subjects are bashful.
A three year mis-quote or rather mis-mis-quote, of a president who has neither the means or the authority to persue such an action, is being to used to justify Isralei crimes not in Iran, but in Gaza.
Surley this is where one's ire should lie, with those who would strech and strain to justify criminality, not those who try to excavate and examine the evidence.
You yourself admit that the quote can be interpreted as entirely passive, so should you not critise Reuven Rivlin who said "The same U.N. that allows the president of a country to announce on a podium its aspiration to destroy the State of Israel has no right to teach us about morality,"
Second time lucky.
Ilena posing with Avigdor
So this is what 'natural growth' looks like.