Politics and its Discontents: A Good Start

Posted by MoS, the Disaffected Lib: Major European countries are proposing a UN mission to Gaza aimed at lifting the siege of Gaza while dismantling Hamas’ tunnel network and rocket arsenals. From Foreign Policy: It remains unclear whether the European plan has the support of Hamas, Israel, or the United

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Left Over: The Sins of The Fathers….

Scotland, Gaza, and the Shameful Silence of So Many Canadians  Montreal Simon Blog  Friday August 1st http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca     I share Simon’s horror at the silence….and I wonder if this is what it felt like for Jews during the critical times of WW2 when they were desperately seeking refuge in

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Fatah and Hamas reconcile … finally

Family quarrels can be nasty affairs, and the seven-year tiff between Fatah and Hamas has been no exception. In the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, Hamas won a decisive majority in the parliament, much to the chagrin of the then ruling PLO-affiliated Fatah party. Encouraged by Israel, the U.S., and western

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wRanter.com: Preparing for the unlikely

Share this: A version of this post appeared as a signed editorial in The Canadian Jewish News on Sept. 12. As a new Jewish year begins, renewed U.S.-led peace talks continue between Israel and the Palestinians. Much has been written about the low expectations surrounding these negotiations on both sides. Certainly,

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