An excellent article on Gaza
I strongly recommend this article at the Jewcy web site on the question of war crimes in Operation Cast Lead and the recent testimony of Israeli soldiers there. Also, you might be interested in the...
View ArticleThe Murders in Itamar Settlement, and the Cynical Government Response
When I read about the horrifying slaughter of five members of the Fogel family, who lived in the settlement of Itamar, I had to ask myself why I reacted the way I did. Was the rage I felt, the intense...
View ArticleAIPAC Cashes In On Jewish Blood
One woman was killed and at least 30 injured in a bomb blast today near the central bus station in Jerusalem. But by now all of you know that. But while I was still gathering data and reports of the...
View ArticleBin Laden Got Way Too Much In Exchange For His Life
It is no surprise that the assassination of Osama bin Laden has brought a wave of celebration in the United States. I, however, found my sentiments best expressed by a 9/11 survivor, Harry Waizer:...
View ArticleAn Israeli Mother Courage
In this week’s piece at Souciant…well, it’s really more of a rant. I’m simply appalled at Benjamin Netanyahu’s cynical use of the murder of Israelis to advance his war agenda. And, it seems, no one,...
View ArticleSorting Through Salafism
I rarely post articles here by others. But the piece my friend Bilal Ahmed has penned for Souciant today is an absolute must-read for anyone dealing with issues around the Middle East, terrorism,...
View ArticleThe Celebrated Murderer, A Phenomenon on Both Sides of the Israel-Palestine...
Yesterday, an old Israeli “war hero” died. His name was Meir Har-Zion. He was a veteran of the Israeli military in its formative Meir Har-Zion in 1954 years after the creation of the state, and we...
View ArticleKidnapped Israelis Getting Lost In Bibi’s Political Agenda
An edited version of this article originally appeared at LobeLog. Palestinians in Gaza protest ICRC’s neutrality on Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike (Photo by Joe Catron) There is a sure, albeit...
View ArticleIsrael-Palestine Without A Peace Process
What we’re seeing now in Israel-Palestine is what this looks like when the US-led peace process is removed and nothing replaces it. Maybe it’s better than an institutionalized process that serves only...
View ArticleVengeance, Not Justice in Wake Of Murders of Israeli Youths
My analysis of today’s events and where they might go. At Lobelog.Filed under: Terrorism Tagged: al-Qaeda, Benjamin Netanyahu, Danny Danon, Gaza, Hamas, Hebron, intifada, ISIS, Israel, Kidnapping,...
View ArticleWhy is Ali Dawabsheh Dead? On Price Tag Attacks
Ali Saad Dawabsheh was only 18 months old when Israeli settlers who entered his village of Douma to carry out a so-called “price tag” attack took his life away by setting fire to his home. The crime...
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