An effective ad against Hillary “I’ll say anything to get elected” Clinton by a fan of Barack Obama: More here.
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At long last, a partner for peace!
Uri Avnery sees reason to celebrate the new Palestinian National Unity Government. Not only the Palestinians must be breathing a deep sigh of relief after the swearing in of the Palestinian National Unity Government. We Israelis have good reason to do the same. This event is a great blessing, not only for them, but also…
Bibi losing the Midas touch
Binyamin Netanyahu has been tirelessly pounding the airwaves and talk circuits with dire warnings about the impending Holocaust facing Israel. Binyamin Netanyahu, speaking at the 4th Annual Jerusalem Conference Monday morning, repeated his call for the world to prove that now is not like the 1930s and that the world knows how to respond this…
Who is behind the car bombings in Baghdad?
There have been persistent but unverified reports that the car bombs we keep hearing about in Baghdad may not be entirely the work of whom we have been led to believe. Last year, Robert Fisk reported that young Iraqi men were being trained to drive and unwittingly used as couriers to transport explosive laden cars…
RIP
Noam Chomsky celebrates the life of deceased Israeli intellectual Tanya Reinhart: Her numerous articles and books drew away the veil that concealed criminal and outrageous actions, and shone a searing light on the reality that was obscured, all of immense value to those who sought to understand and to react in a decent way. Her…
Provocative president points finger at Israel
My following book review appeared in yesterday’s Sydney Sun-Herald newspaper: Palestine: Peace not Apartheid Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster, $45) When US President Jimmy Carter delivered his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in 2002 – awarded for “advancing democracy and human rights” and bringing peace between Israel and Egypt in 1978 – he reiterated the…
In memory of Tanya Reinhart
One of Israel’s finest intellectuals has died: Linguist and left-wing activist Professor Tanya Reinhardt died in New York on Saturday at age 63. Reinhardt, one of the most outspoken representatives of the radical Israeli left, was a fierce critic of the 1993 Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, saying they represented a…
The Bombshell that awaits Israel
The Winograd inquiry into the summer 2006 war with Hezbollah is turning out to be a rare and remarkable example of a country willing to confront some painful realities, for which Israel should be applauded. Already, it has uncovered some harsh revelations about the polices of the Olmert government, and threatens to expose some much…
Too much of a good thing
The derision that has greeted the recent confession of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (better known as KSM to his friends) underlines just how contemptuous the public has become of the investigative and judicial processes synonymous with the Bush Administration. As Paul Craig Roberts explains, the whole farce has backfired. The sheer number of crimes and terrorist…