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Archive for February 1st, 2012

Degel Shakhor (Black Flag)

Posted in IDF, Refugees, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The phrase “degel shakhor,” lierally “black flag,” refers to a principle in the Israeli military which is supposed to encourage soldiers not to carry out immoral orders. “Just following orders” was not supposed to be an excuse. Reality never measures up to ideals, and it is just as hard for Israeli soldiers to defy orders [...]

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Just Sayin’…

Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Ha’aretz reports that Israel is asking the US to “prod” the Palestinians back to talks. OK, nothing new there, but what I found interesting was this: The Prime Minister’s Office said that the conversation with Clinton lasted 45 minutes, and quoted Netanyahu as saying, “Israel is interested in continuous talks with the Palestinians while preserving [...]

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Israel First Means Israel Last

Posted in Journalism, US-Israel Lobby, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »

In my piece this week at Souciant, I look at the rather ludicrous controversy around the Center for American Progress regarding a blogger’s use of the term “Israel-firster” to describe people whose view of US foreign policy is driven by their (or Netanyahu’s) view of Israel’s strategic interests. It’s a phony argument meant to extend the right-wing [...]

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