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At Durban II: YouTube Video of NY protest of Durban II

Following my call for a protest in NYC  to denounce the charade at the Durban II conference, students gathered in front of the UN building to protest its silence of human rights abuses around the world.
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Green-Lined: Our base is broader

A recent op-ed penned by Michael Freund promotes the idea of an immediate annexation of all the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to Israel. His reason, and seemingly his sole reason, is that "these areas are ours by Divine right ... the Land of ...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Israel's construction un-bust

The headlines have been screaming that the Israeli economy is in recession -- as if anyone needed to be told that. The reason why this is a news item is because the data for GDP growth in the first quarter of 2009 (published on 17/5) showed, to no-one's sur...

Point / Counterpoint: We called, but no one answered

Counterpoint to: Call White House, Ask for Barack …it's time for us to dust off James Baker's line: 'When you're serious [about peace], give us a call: 202-456-1414. Ask for Barack. Otherwise, stay out of our lives. We have our own count...

The Warped Mirror: United against Britain's 'Israel lobby'

Lavish praise was heaped on some of Britain's media in the English-language Saudi Arab News , where columnist Neil Berry hailed last week's screening of "a groundbreaking Dispatches documentary for Britain's Channel 4 television, trailed by an artic...

Window on Israel: Shmucking about on the road to peace

The latest we hear is that Israel is willing to stop building settlements, stop taking Palestinian land, and will remove "illegal" settlements once negotiations begin. Does that mean stop creating new settlements, stop adding on the fring...

Ramallah for Real: Last year in Palestine

Last year in Palestine. Sort of. It's 2007. I have all but packed. Well, sort of. It's a tough place to be at, sometimes. Even harder to leave. Although the food's delicious, for many, it's becoming increasingly difficult by the day to get fat, ...

The Sephardi Perspective: In defense of Shas

Recently, the coalition negotiations with Kadima have brought up some very ugly epithets about Shas and its leadership. The political discourse has become rather unsightly. Regular readers of this column are aware that I am no great fan of Shas. Altho...

Investing in Israel: The importance of first impressions

"A first impression makes a lasting impression." As with most clichés, there's more than a kernel of truth in that statement. I happened upon this thought during a recent business trip to Israel.  In the general chit-chat before our meet...

Burning Issues: Burning Issues

"A first impression makes a lasting impression." As with most clichés, there's more than a kernel of truth in that statement. I happened upon this thought during a recent business trip to Israel.  In the general chit-chat before our meet...
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