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Obama Shakes Up Relations with Israel
President Barack Obama gave a major foreign policy address at the U.S. State Department on May 19. The topic was America’s future relationship with the people and the nations of the Middle East and North Africa. President Obama laid out a series of core principles by which future policy will be guided. As part of the speech, perhaps the most controversial portion, Obama discussed a new approach to the Palestinian issue. He describes the status quo as “unsustainable”. At several point in his speech, the President referred to the “occupation” of Palestinian lands. He spoke out for a peace settlement based upon Israel’s return to its borders in 1967 and Palestinian agreement recognizing Israeli right to exist and peace with Israel. He acknowledged that Israelis have a right to mistrust the … Read entire article »
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Women of the IDF
To honor women’s service in the IDF in celebration of International Women’s Day, the following is a collection of some of the interesting and noteworthy roles women are taking on throughout their service. Women have served in the IDF since its inception, and in Israeli defense organizations before the creation of the State of Israel (exceptional women such as Hannah Senesh and Sarah Aaronsohn, for example). Each year, 1,500 female combat soldiers are drafted into … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Allies, War on Terror
The Gaza the media never sees
Tom Gross has been writing about the misinformation coming out of Gaza for some time. His photos illustrate that the poverty and misery of the people living in the Gaza Strip may be just a little be exaggerated. A little research on the Internet and I have found some statistics, from Palestinian and international sources, that seem to suggest the same conclusion. For example, there are a lot of unemployed in Gaza. Click for a larger … Read entire article »
Filed under: Original writing, Reporting
Genocide 2009
I recently received two e-mails from a person who wanted to discuss the situation in Gaza and compared it to the Nazi Holocaust. I replied to his first missive but ignored the second. The word “genocide” is tossed around a lot these days. It once meant the extermination of an entire nation or race. It now seemingly means the killing of several hundred people. The Israeli actions in Gaza come no where near to approaching genocide. If the Israelis intended such a solution to terrorism, they have the ability to level both Gaza and the West Bank with purely conventional weapons. The actions they have taken since 1949 clearly show that they are restraining themselves from committing such horrific acts. My position on the Israeli issue has been stated here in the past. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Islam, Middle East, Original writing, Politics, War on Terror
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Who Are the Palestinians?
December 11th, 2011 | 2 Comments
Newt Gingrich is correct. The Palestinians were invented as a nation. So what? There are a great many invented nations in the world today. No one suggests that Timor is “invented” or that the bloody Congo is “invented”. History will not change the present. Israel has to deal with the Palestinians in 2011, no matter who they were in 1948 or 1917 or 800 AD. The harsh reality that everyone resists is that you ALWAYS have to deal with things as they are, and not with things the way you wish they would be. Obama has muddied the waters in the Middle East very badly. Rick Perry said it best in last night’s debate. “This president is the problem, not something Newt Gingrich said.” Our priority as a nation should be the support of … Read entire article »
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