Aaron Miller, long-time State Department official, warns President Obama against pushing so hard for direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Lara Friedman, of Americans for Peace Now, explores the tangled web that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will need to walk now that even the Arab League has endorsed direct talks. The sum of both [...]
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Israeli Cast Lead Report: Yes, Virginia, There WERE Crimes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Avichai Mandelblit, Gaza, Goldstone, Hamas, human rights, IDF, international law, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinians, rule of law, Terrorism on July 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’ve just finished reading the Israeli report updating investigations into alleged war crimes in Operation Cast Lead. The report quite clearly shows there were some serious issues in that war, and that international outrage was not unwarranted, even if Israel would still maintain it was exaggerated. Many make the case that the report vindicates the [...]
My Favorite Band and My #1 Topic of Interest
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged BDS, Boycott, democracy, Gaza, human rights, Ian Anderson, Israel, Jethro Tull, Palestinians, pro-Israel on July 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ask anyone who knows me even a little bit socially who my favorite rock band is, and they will not hesitate for a second before they say it is Jethro Tull. So, at least they will be expecting me to say something about Tull’s leader, Ian Anderson’s statement that the band intends to perform their [...]
Avraham Burg and a New Israeli Progressive Party
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Avraham Burg, democracy, Dov Khenin, Hadash, Israel, Israeli Arabs, Justice, Occupation, Palestinians, pro-Israel, Shai, Shivyon Yisrael, West Bank, Zionism on July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In today’s Ha’aretz, Avraham Burg apparently announced the formation of a new party. His description of it: “The party Israel Equality (Shivyon Yisrael ) – with the acronym Shai in Hebrew, gift – will fight for a state that will be a total democracy; everything else will be either personal or on the community level. [...]
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