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A Good Idea For Israel, Which It Probably Won't Take
I saw Sally Quinn , an adjunct member of my Torah study group, last night, and she had a smart idea: Why not erect a massive tent hospital in Sderot, staff it with Israeli army doctors, and treat the Palestinian wounded there? Israel is taking in some of the Palestinian wounded, but not enough ...
George E. Bisharat: Israel Is Committing War Crimes
online.wsj.com — GEORGE E. BISHARAT 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 ... (more) George E. Bisharat: Israel Is Committing War Crimes
Why Democrats recoil from Gaza
Why Democrats recoil from Gaza
theweek.com — Good for Shrum for championing Israel s right to defend itself against the Hamas rocket barrage. He... is correct, too, that lasting peace will come only when the Palestinians abandon their hope that Israel can somehow be defeated or destroyed. ... (more) Why Democrats recoil from Gaza
Naomi Klein: Enough. It's time for a boycott of Israel | Comment is free | The ...
guardian.co.uk — It's time. Long past time. The best strategy to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel... to become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to apartheid in South Africa. In July 2005 a huge coalition of Palestinian groups ... (more) Naomi Klein: Enough. It's time for a boycott of ...
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In Need Of A Hospital
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Goldberg has a good idea for Israel.

Good Idea
Swampland — ... ...by Jeff Goldberg, via Andrew Sullivan: a tent hospital in Sderot to treat the Palestinian wounded.        ...

Of War, and Tent Hospitals
The Belgravia Dispatch — Via Andrew Sullivan, I came across this snippet from Jeffrey Goldberg: I saw Sally Quinn, an adjunct member of my Torah study group, last night, and she had a smart idea: Why not erect a massive tent hospital in Sderot, staff it with Israeli army doctors, and treat the Palestinian wounded there? Israel is taking in some of the Palestinian wounded, but not enough of them. And Israel, as those of you who have been there know, has a lot of doctors. Sally's idea would be, at the same time, the right thing to do and a public relations coup. I told her I'm ...

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