Harpers’ Magazine only put this in their print edition. I offer here a pdf file of Bernard Avishai’s piece exploring the question of the Palestinian Right of Return. I’m not sure about his proposed solution, but the very fact that the subject is being taken seriously in a mainstream US publication and by the pen of a noted [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hamas’
Avishai: ABRAHAM’S CHILDREN Toward a right of return for Palestinians
Posted in Refugees, tagged democracy, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, international law, Israel, Jewish State, Justice, Middle east, Netanyahu, Occupation, One-State Solution, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, pro-Israel, Refugees, Right of Return, Two-state solution on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Ready, Aim, Failure: Bibi Blows It Again
Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, tagged Barak, Egypt, Eilat, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, Israel, Middle east, Netanyahu, Occupation, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Palestinians, rule of law, Terrorism on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In my latest piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I examine the responses to the terrorist attack near Eilat and the subsequent Israeli incursions into Gaza and Egypt. The title says a lot: Ready Aim Failure: Bibi blows it, again.
We Are All Prisoners Here
Posted in Gilad Shalit, Palestinian Prisoners, Uncategorized, tagged B'Tselem, democracy, Gilad Shalit, Hamas, human rights, international law, Israel, Justice, Middle east, Palestine, rule of law on June 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In my latest for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I look at two subjects that each demand their own justice: Gilad Shalit and the many Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
We Interfere, Palestinians Pay the Price: A Neverending Story
Posted in Palestine, tagged Abbas, democracy, Hamas, human rights, Middle east, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Salam Fayyad, Two-state solution, West Bank on June 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Once again, outside interference in Palestinian affairs caused severe harm to Palestinians, and also set back the very ambitions those outsiders wished to advance. For at least the past year, Professor Nathan Brown has been putting forth a nuanced view of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad with the goal of trying to break the Western [...]
Bibi Shows Obama That In DC, He’s The Home Team
Posted in Barack Obama, Bibi Netanyahu, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, Congress, Hamas, human rights, international law, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem, Jewish State, Justice, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, pro-Israel, Settlements, Two-state solution, United Nations, West Bank on May 24, 2011 | 26 Comments »
George Lucas (who incidentally should be legally barred from ever writing dialogue) wrote some of his cheesiest lines in the new Star Wars films when he was waxing political. One of the worst actually resonated today as I watched Benjamin Netanyahu’s triumphant speechto a joint meeting of Congress. Lucas had Natalie Portman (who was, coincidentally, [...]
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