As the likelihood of an attack on Iran continues to diminish, and on the 45th anniversary of Egypt’s closing the Straits of Tiran to Israeli traffic, I use my weekly column at Souciant to look at some parallels and differences between the lead-up to the 1967 war and the current situation with Iran. It’s a [...]
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Acknowledge the Nakba
Posted in human rights, Israel, Nakba, Palestine, Refugees, tagged 1967 Six Day War, apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Dan Meridor, Iran, Israel, Israeli Independence Day, Life Magazine, Likud, Michael B. Oren, Middle east, Nakba, Palestine, Wall Street Journal, Yom Ha'atzmaut on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s piece at Souciant deals with the anniversary of Israel’s independence and the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe). It takes off from the shameful op-ed the Israeli ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, placed two days ago in the Wall Street Journal, wherein he whines about the world not loving Israel while it holds millions of [...]
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