Monthly Archives: February 2011

Limits of legal agreements

On Egypt’s “peace” and Palestinian “demilitarization” By Louis René Beres, February 22, 2011 Today, facing protracted uncertainty in Cairo, Israel could soon have to deal with a new Egyptian regime’s abrogation of the 1979 peace treaty. With this particular regional … Continue reading

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It’s not about Israel

Forget Arab Democracy, Let’s Pretend It’s about Israel It is long overdue for the EU and the U.S. to make good on their promise to leave the talks about all final-status issues, including settlements and territorial compromises, to the parties … Continue reading

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Democracy can be deceptive

How Democracy Could be Hijacked — Anatomy of Egypt’s Revolution By Esam Al-Amin, OpEd News, February 21, 2011 "After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."~~Nelson Mandela January 25 was the date … Continue reading

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Hypocritical media coverage

The Media’s Hypocrisy Regarding Israel An Israeli misdemeanor can make headlines in the capitals of the world while far worse human-rights incidents from Arab states throughout the region will go completely unreported. International News Written by Ron Jager, Five Towns … Continue reading

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Action should be based on reason

Think Again: Hard cases make bad law By JONATHAN ROSENBLUM Jerusalem Post, 18/02/2011 In Israel, too many major political decisions follow the pattern of being determined by emotional considerations. In the course of law school, every student will hear many … Continue reading

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Two-state solution is dead

Two-state solution: A postmortem In the wake of the Palestine Papers and the Egyptian uprising the ‘peace process’ as we know it is dead. Sandy Tolan. Al-Jazeera ,Last Modified: 18 Feb 2011 Among the time-honoured myths in the long tragedy … Continue reading

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Palestinians are the darling of the radical West

Palestine an obsession of radical West, not Arabs It is driven by a view of Palestinians as the ultimate victims, the hapless and pathetic children of the new world order, who need kindly, wizened Westerners to protect them from Big … Continue reading

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Take Back Zionism

‘Yes, I am an Oven Dodger, and a Humanist, a Jew and a Zionist’   I won’t let my enemies define me. Life is too rich with possibilities. Their worldview is too perverted by hatred to grant them such a … Continue reading

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