A consensus on freezing the freeze talk?
Over at Foreign Policy's The Cable, Laura Rozen extracts something of a consensus on the Obama administration's emphasis on a settlement freeze: from Read More »
"Moderate" Senior Fatah Official: We Won't Recognize Israel
As the Fatah movement prepares for its upcoming leadership convention, a senior group member says the event will be used to display Fatah's commitmen Read More »
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Michael J. Tottenhttp://www.michaeltotten.com/11 October 09The South Lebanon border area is what Robert D. Kaplan calls a "shatter zone," a region where government authority is either diluted or non-existent and where conflict is therefore all the more likely, if not inevitable. "Like rifts in the Earth's crust that produce physical instability," he wrote in Foreign Affairs, "these shatter zones threaten to implode, explode, or maintain a fragile equilibrium. And not surprisingly, they fall within Read more »
Love of the Land
In the Crosshairs of the Syrian-Iranian Axis
Michael J. Tottenhttp://www.michaeltotten.com/11 October 09The South Lebanon border area is what Robert D. Kaplan calls a "shatter zone," a region where government authority is either diluted or non-existent and where conflict is therefore all the more likely, if not inevitable. "Like rifts in the Earth's crust that produce physical instability," he wrote in Foreign Affairs, "these shatter zones threaten to implode, explode, or maintain a fragile equilibrium. And not surprisingly, they fall within Read more »
Love of the Land
In the Crosshairs of the Syrian-Iranian Axis
Michael J. Tottenhttp://www.michaeltotten.com/11 October 09The South Lebanon border area is what Robert D. Kaplan calls a "shatter zone," a region where government authority is either diluted or non-existent and where conflict is therefore all the more likely, if not inevitable. "Like rifts in the Earth's crust that produce physical instability," he wrote in Foreign Affairs, "these shatter zones threaten to implode, explode, or maintain a fragile equilibrium. And not surprisingly, they fall within Read more »
Love of the Land
In the Crosshairs of the Syrian-Iranian Axis
Michael J. Tottenhttp://www.michaeltotten.com/11 October 09The South Lebanon border area is what Robert D. Kaplan calls a "shatter zone," a region where government authority is either diluted or non-existent and where conflict is therefore all the more likely, if not inevitable. "Like rifts in the Earth's crust that produce physical instability," he wrote in Foreign Affairs, "these shatter zones threaten to implode, explode, or maintain a fragile equilibrium. And not surprisingly, they fall within Read more »
Love of the Land
In the Crosshairs of the Syrian-Iranian Axis
Michael J. Tottenhttp://www.michaeltotten.com/11 October 09The South Lebanon border area is what Robert D. Kaplan calls a "shatter zone," a region where government authority is either diluted or non-existent and where conflict is therefore all the more likely, if not inevitable. "Like rifts in the Earth's crust that produce physical instability," he wrote in Foreign Affairs, "these shatter zones threaten to implode, explode, or maintain a fragile equilibrium. And not surprisingly, they fall within Read more »
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Posted in: British TV on the pro-Israel lobby
11/19/09 03:31 PM
At least for the time being the video is blocked on Youtube by country, i.e. Israel, but the segment concerning Honest Reporting can be viewed at http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2009/11/under-attack-hr-accused-by-uk-tv.html#links
Posted in: Who's to blame for Abbas' resignation?
11/19/09 03:23 PM
Save the scarecrow - Sarah Honig Some scarecrows are charmers. They cannot maintain their upright position without outside support, but there's a wide engaging smile scrawled on their faces and their incontrovertible cute-factor makes everyone adore them. Just hear all that pretentious poppycock spouted at us by world opinion (as ever, resonated shrilly by our own left wing). According to trendy conventional wisdom, the Palestinian Authority's scarecrow - Mahmoud Abbas - can do no wrong. At the same time, the Israelis who keep him from keeling over can do no right. Simple isn't it? (Continue) http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-tack-save-scarecrow.html
Posted in: The Gilo announcement -- more than just an announcement
11/19/09 01:16 PM
Gilo and Diplomatic Dismay: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’s statement that the administration is “dismayed” at the construction of more housing in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem — because “neither party should unilaterally preempt negotiations” – is a non-sequitur. Last May, Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House for his first meeting as prime minister with President Obama and announced he wanted to commence negotiations “immediately,” without preconditions, which has been his position ever since. (Continue) http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2009/11/gilo-and-diplomatic-dismay.html
Posted in: British TV on the pro-Israel lobby
11/19/09 01:02 PM
Another Vast Jewish Conspiracy: British media and society are gripped by lies about a "secret" Israel lobby controlling foreign policy. -Robin Shepherd Here is a small selection of events that have taken place in Britain since the end of Israel's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza earlier this year. The government has imposed a partial arms embargo on Israel and failed to vote against the Goldstone report in the U.N . The charities War on Want and Amnesty International U.K. have both promoted a book by the anti-Israeli firebrand Ben White, tellingly called "Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide." The Trades Union Congress at its annual conference has called for boycotts of Israeli products as well as a total arms embargo. (Continue...) http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-vast-jewish-conspiracy.html#links
Posted in: Palin on settlements: Jews 'flocking' to Israel need a place to live
11/19/09 01:30 AM
Apartments in Jerusalem, Now More Scandalizing than Ever: The latest expression of displeasure from the Obama administration over Israeli construction in Jerusalem should not be taken as a comment on the construction itself. It is actually a clumsy attempt at damage control. (Read more) http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2009/11/apartments-in-jerusalem-now-more.html#links
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