Comments on: Buzzkill On BuzzFeed

By: Hundra the Warrior Woman

Hundra the Warrior Woman — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:52:48 +0000

Hmmm….the child has blonde hair in a ponytail not in a hijab, and has a sleeveless top displaying her naked arms. Are you sure she’s a Palestinian? It all looks fake to me.

By: juvanya

juvanya — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:36:30 +0000

Is she even pally?

By: NMBobblehead

NMBobblehead — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:12:54 +0000

Yup, I saw it on Buzzfeed but was not in a place to mail you about it. I was pretty torn between being ticked off they offered no context and the laughing at the sheer tool buzzfeed actually is. Your coverage of this inspiring actress has been great.

By: Norman B.

Norman B. — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:01:25 +0000

Jim, the perception is, true or not, that the left is willing to take unacceptable risks in the peacemaking process. Recent experience has shown that land yielded by Israel has become bases for rocket and terror attacks against it. What is needed before the peace process becomes viable again is a cooling off period that would enable Israelis to redevelop sufficient trust in the Arabs to move to a settlement. As it is now, Hamas makes no secret of wanting to oust Fatah and the PA from the West Bank. It makes no sense for Israel to yield land when the prospects for peace in exchange is highly doubtful.

By: Jim from Iowa

Jim from Iowa — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:18:09 +0000

Reading the Twitter feeds from all you Israelis during Operation Pillar of Defense confirms that you are right. Unless, of course, the Israeli Left has been denied access to Twitter by the Netanyahu Administration. It’s still hard to believe that as bad as Bibi is, the Israeli electorate sees the Left/Center Left as being a far worse alternative, particularly since the Israeli Left doesn’t effectively differentiate themselves from Likud on the Palestinian issue.

By: mzk1

mzk1 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:19:40 +0000

I would say so. People aren’t on a wartime status here, like some people think. Much less, say, than the US “home front” during WWII. But they will still vote security first, quite often.

By: Jim from Iowa

Jim from Iowa — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:21:39 +0000

You’ve got it exactly right, especially when you’re talking about Americans. We just don’t get the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict very well, in part, because we are completely confused by Israeli politics. Chuck Todd, White House correspondent for NBC News and host of “The Daily Rundown” on MSNBC asked in a very weary, exasperated tone of guest Jeffrey Goldberg “What is going on with Israeli politics?” This coming from a very politically-astute reporter and analyst, not some left-wing ideaolgue or Israel-basher. Todd’s question and tone reflects the attitude of lots of Americans.

By: Aussie Dave

Aussie Dave — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:12:05 +0000

Yes, but you know better. Many seeing this photo are reminded of the bogus David vs Goliath symbolism.

By: Yael

Yael — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:01:58 +0000

hmm? all i see is a picture displaying how patient and kind the IDF are, even letting little enemy kids pound on them with no reaction.