westernfrontamerica.com - 1/8/2009
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As I watch the "experts" on TV prattle on about what Israel must do to stop the war in Gaza, because of their humanist and liberal bias, most of them are totally missing the point. Here is a primer of what Israel must do.
In Israel
michaeltotten.com 1/19/2009 — I'm in Israel now and have been here since Saturday afternoon. I have one more day with a packed schedule and then I should be able to squeeze in some time to write. Stay tuned for several short analysis pieces and a long dispatch from the border with ...
Joe The Plumber Files First Reports From Israel On Gaza Crisis
huffingtonpost.com 1/12/2009 — SDEROT, Israel — Joe the Plumber has set aside his wrenches to become a rookie war correspondent, covering Israel's side of its two-week-old military offensive in Gaza.
The Ohio man, who rocketed to fame during the U.S. presidential campaign ...
What is the Israel lobby?
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 1/13/2009 — Stephen Walt, of The Israel Lobby fame, launches into the blogosphere with a bang: Here's a thought experiment:
Imagine that Egypt, Jordan, and Syria had won the Six Day War,
leading to a massive exodus of Jews from the territory of Israel.
Imagine ...
Can There Be Politics in Tragedy? Or in Gaza?
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/5/2009 — I'm immersed in long-range writing and leave tomorrow for six months in Berlin, but the Gaza war provokes me to share a brilliant essay by Darry Li, a doctoral student in anthropology and Middle East Studies at Harvard and a student at Yale Law ...
Israel, War Crimes, and Shame...
atlargely.com 1/10/2009 — More on Israel:
"Israel's current assault on the Gaza Strip cannot be justified by self-defense. Rather, it involves serious violations of international law, including war crimes. Senior Israeli political and military leaders may bear personal ...
Getting Closer to Nowhere
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 1/11/2009 — Ehud Olmert says that Israel is now “close” to achieving its goals in Gaza. Which is nice, except nobody’s ever been able to clarify what those goals are. As hard-core anti-semite Anthony Cordesman wrote the other day :
This ...
Israel
balloon-juice.com 12/7/2008 — In a must-read post on settler violence, Hilzoy uttered the necessary mantra against trolls.
Obligatory disclaimer for Israel/Palestinian threads: No one should draw any conclusions from this post about my general views on the Israeli/Palestinian ...
What Do American Jews Think About Gaza?
democracyarsenal.org 1/5/2009 — A couple of days ago Michael wrote about the overwhelming and pretty much unanimous response from America's leaders in support of Israel's operations in Gaza. What matters, from a political perspective, is not what 71% of Americans think; what ...
Explaining Israel's Strategic Mistakes
danielpipes.org 1/29/2009 — In an article earlier this month, "Israel's Strategic Incompetence in Gaza," I made three points: that the Israeli leadership unilaterally created its current problems in Gaza, that the war against Hamas meant ignoring the much larger threat of ...