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Category Archives: The Conflict
TV: Israel agrees to negotiate over pre-’67 lines
I wouldn’t trust a word Netanyahu, or any Israeli leader, says. He just wants to get the Palestinians to drop their UN bid and then he’ll renege on negotiations later. Or better yet, he’ll torpedo the negotiations through the continued … Continue reading
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Young Israelis: A Turn to the Right
New York Review of Books: “For the last two or three years, we’ve been seeing a very consistent trend of younger Israelis becoming increasingly right-wing,†Dahlia Scheindlin, a public opinion analyst who also contributes to +972, told me. Last year, … Continue reading
Facebook takes down page calling for a Palestinian uprising
Facebook has bowed to pro-Israeli pressure and has taken down the facebook page calling for a third intifada. Other gov’ts pressed facebook to take down pages that called for uprisings in other countries, but facebook refused. In the case of … Continue reading
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Diplomat: I can no longer represent Israel
YNet News: A veteran diplomat says he has resigned from his post because he had a hard time defending the policies of Israel’s current government, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday. Ilan Baruch says he quit because “Israel’s foreign policy is wrong,” pointing … Continue reading
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Israel cracks down on dissent
See the video from the “only democracy in the Middle East” here.
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Netanyahu recording leaked…
al-Jazeera: A recently-revealed tape has shown Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, discussing ways to undermine the Oslo Accords and calling the United States “easy” to manipulate…. Netanyahu – who did not hold political office when the recording was made – was … Continue reading
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Israeli Human Rights Group: The truth about Israel’s land grab in the West Bank
The Independent: Jewish settlers, who claim a divine right to the whole of Israel, now control more than 42 per cent of the occupied West Bank, representing a powerful obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state, a new report … Continue reading
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The Ethnic Cleansing of E. Jerusalem Continues…
How can Israelis justify this? How can they not see the connection between Palestinian resentment of Israel and the impact of these Israeli policies on their lives? By simply denouncing such legitimate grievances as anti-Semitic and ignoring the devastating and … Continue reading
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Juan Cole on Turkish-Israeli Relations
Sometimes, most of time, maybe even all the time when I read Professor Juan Cole’s posts, I want to re-post them verbatim here. His recent post on Turkish-Israeli relations is once such moment. Read it here.
Israeli Ambassador to the US: US-Israel relations a ‘tectonic rift’
The Guardian: Relations between Israel and its staunchest ally, the US, have suffered a “tectonic rift”, according to Israel’s ambassador to Washington. Michael Oren briefed Israeli diplomats on the sharp deterioration between the countries ahead of Israeli prime minister Binyamin … Continue reading
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Israel Derangement Syndrome
Andrew Sullivan: To read Charles Krauthammer today is to enter a twilight zone of an alternate reality. A country permanently occupying and colonizing a neighboring region, and treating its original inhabitants as dangerous interlopers, is the victim. An elite commando … Continue reading
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UCI bans Muslim Student Union
UCI’s MSU should just establish a new club with a similar name, i.e. the Muslim Student Association, and continue to raise awareness of Israel’s murderous policies. OC Register – Excerpts:Â Ayloush called the university’s actions “unprecedented, heavy-handed and draconian.” “It … Continue reading
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Finkelstein on using the Holocaust for political ends
In this video, we have Professor Finkelstein refusing to allow the memory of the Holocaust stifle legitimate criticism of Israeli policies vis-a-vis the indigenous Palestinian people.
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Israel’s tyranny of the majority is dangerous
Ha’aretz – Excerpt: The only democracy in the Middle East is perhaps unique, but it’s doubtful if it’s the real thing. Results of a poll published in Haaretz yesterday reflect what has been known for a long time: a combination … Continue reading
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Fiance of slain Iran protestor meets Peres in Israel trip
Ha’aretz: The fiance of the Neda Soltan, a 27-year-old Iranian woman shot dead during protests in in Tehran, met with President Shimon Peres on Monday during a visit to Israel. “I came to Israel as an ambassador of the Iranian … Continue reading
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