The Arabist on the Incident With the Israeli Embassy in Cairo
The Arabist: The construction of a wall outside the embassy was almost a provocation to people to come and bring it down. The symbolism of a wall was not lost on any one and merely angered people. Very...
View ArticleThe Palestinian Issue is at the Center of the Arab Spring
Matthew Duss of the Center for American Progress writes that the more representative Arab governments become, the more pro-Palestinian (and Anti-Israeli) their rhetoric will be: Just as many American...
View ArticleRick Perry Attacks Palestinian UN Quest in Israeli Newspaper
A fine example of American politicians kissing Israeli asses ahead of American elections.
View ArticleOverstatement of the Day
David Warren: The greatest threat to the world’s peace, at this moment, comes from a man named Recip Tayyip Erdogan. Wait till you read the rest of Warren’s ridiculously alarmist article..
View ArticleOn Palestine, the American People is not Stupid
Yesterday I read Thomas Friedman’s New York Times article which was critical of “the most diplomatically inept and strategically incompetent government in Israel’s history”. Then I decided to read the...
View ArticleWhat Will a US Veto Against Palestinian Statehood Tell Us About Present-day...
Robert Fisk: So locked into Israel has US foreign policy become, so fearful of Israel have almost all its Congressmen and Congresswomen become […] that America will this week stand out not as the...
View ArticleWhat Does the US Get in Return for 2.5 $Billion Dollar Aid to Israel?
Arthur Herman argues that in fact the US is getting a pretty good deal for “sticking its neck out to help Israel”. In short, here is what America gets according to Herman: A Country that espouses...
View Article“Wrong Side of History”
Australia’s former foreign minister Gareth Evans: It is difficult to imagine Israel’s leadership changing course at this stage, and it is probably too late for the Obama administration to escape from...
View ArticleBad Excuse
The Economist blasts the main reason pro-Israelis countries are giving for opposing the creation of a Palestinian state in the UN: The argument that the Palestinians must resume negotiations before...
View ArticleIsraeli Women Shed Their Clothes In Support of Aliaa Mahdy
Oh boy.. Dozens of Israeli women stripped off their clothes Saturday in a show of solidarity with the 20-year-old Egyptian blogger who caused a stir in the Arab world last week when she posted a naked...
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