Archive for June 15th, 2008
The (Self-)Deceit of Rachel Corrie
Roberta Seid reviews Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie.
Excerpt:
..what is most curious about Corrie’s Journals is that hard as she tried to impose the ISM narrative on what she saw, her reports constantly contradicted this narrative, though she didn’t recognize the contradictions.
She wrote that decades of occupation had oppressed Palestinians, yet Gazans [...]
The Palestinians of Sderot
The Guardian has an interesting article about palestinians who assisted Israel and have now forged a new life in Israel. In Sderot of all places.
From a plastic chair on his front porch Samir looked out over a garden neatly planted with rose bushes. In this house Samir, his wife, and five of their children are [...]
The Nuts of Iran
Well already knew that Iran was full of nuts.
We just didn’t realize that Israel loved them so much.
The US and Israel are at odds about Iran’s “weapon”: Ten days ago, US Ambassador to Israel Richard H. Jones wrote a severe letter to Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On, with copies sent to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert [...]
