jewcy.com - 12/31/2008
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By Michael Weiss >
Commentators in the American and European press too often
succumb to a solipsistic way of thinking of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as if
only one side had any autonomy or agency. The debate between supporters and
critics of Israel is typically couched in the same grammar: ...
haaretz.com - 12/30/2008
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haaretz.com —
Three days into Operation Cast Lead, Israel is
proposing a diplomatic exit. A ground operation likely looms...
in an effort to increase the pressure on Hamas. At the same time, however, others argue that the air force is close to exhausting its target ...
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ANALYSIS / Hamas is hoping for an IDF ground ...
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 12/31/2008
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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com —
Everyone engaged in it is interested in proving
that one side is righter than the other. Since...
no action in the region has occurred without plausible provocation for 4,000 years or so, this requires constantly shifting the metrics by which you ...
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The problem with Israel-Palestine blogging
ynetnews.com - 12/31/2008
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ynetnews.com —
Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals Shin Bet
chief briefs cabinet on day five of Gaza offensive,...
says terror operatives hide in hospitals, mosques. IDF: Hamas increases use of densely populated areas for launching pads Roni Sofer Shin Bet Chief ...
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Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals - Israel News, ...
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MORAL AGENCY:
Those quick to point out how Olmert’s miscalculations have hurt the people he gove…
Instapundit —
MORAL AGENCY:
Those quick to point out how Olmert’s miscalculations have hurt the people he governs will typically suggest that military incursions “radicalize” Arab sentiment, leading to more suicide bombers and more dead Israelis.
Assuming this is true, why is it that the corollary is never asked: namely, how does Hamas radicalize Israeli sentiment? A much remarked-upon fact of the last 72 hours is that Israel’s ultra-left-wing party Meretz has endorsed Operation Cast Lead, a development that should concern partisans of ...
Hamas As A Political Failure
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
(Michael Ramirez)
Jewcy:
by Michael Weiss
Commentators in the American and European press too often succumb to a solipsistic way of thinking of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as if only one side had any autonomy or agency. The debate between supporters and critics of Israel is typically couched in the same grammar: Either the Jewish state is acting defensibly, in its own self-interest, or it is not. Thus Tom Segev writes in Ha’aretz that while the latest assault on Hamas military and political infrastructure is morally justified, it ...
Dreaming of diplomacy
Cold Fury —
... get peace. Instead it got human bombs and rocket attacks. Ditto for the withdrawal from Lebanon. Terrorists stop for only two reasons: (1) They win and graduate to despotic rule (Mugabe), or (2) they’re physically prevented from acting. Israel has decided to go for reason (2). The rest of us should hope it succeeds. Well, those of us who, unlike Grenwald and his craven ilk, think of Israel as a legitimate state with a right to defend itself against genocidal assault, that is. And here’s a notion I really hadn’t thought of before: Those quick to point out how Olmert’s ...
The Siege Of Gaza: Blog Reax
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... what you are
saying. Look me in my face, so to speak, and tell me about the justice
of another dead Palestinian child.
Robert Dreyfuss:
In Israel, the bloody holocaust they've unleashed is an
election game, wherein Netanyahu and his slightly more moderate rivals
in the Olmert-Livni bloc compete with each other to show who is best at
slaughtering Palestinians. In Palestine, a similar election dynamic is
underway.
Michael Weiss:
[W]hy is it that the corollary is never asked: namely, how
does ...
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