Posts Tagged ‘palestinians’

Glenn Strachan mentioned an article in his facebook page today about a rather sensitive topic: the use, or abuse of the holocaust within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
Palestinians’ Plight, Holocaust Are Not Analogous
I began commenting back, but it was getting a bit too long, so figured I might as well do it here [...]

When I was growing up and we only had one non-commercial TV channel in Israel, we used to fantasize about commercials. We used to envy those lucky people living abroad who get to see those fun mini-clips, all glossy and depicting a larger than life atmosphere. Hey, we even used to get to the movies early, [...]

I’m in a good mood this morning. Just got back from my first workout as a 37 year old woman – so Happy Birthday to me!
Going over the headlines, this one caught my eye:
Hamas: Israel distributes libido-increasing gum in Gaza
Wow, make love not war!
The Israeli news site, Ynet, had this to tell:
Shahwan said that the [...]

So, Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire and Hamas grumbled along about halting their own activities for a week (why just a week, I wonder, but with these guys, even a week comes as a pleasant surprise).
I really hope Hamas will use this ladder to get off their high tree and maybe, just maybe, turn their [...]

An online chat I had with my Palestinian former-friend and former-peace activist whom I met on a peace making board made me wonder though. This guy, who used to tell me how he is pro-peace and against Hamas, bought into all of their propaganda, obviously. Angry (which I can understand), he informed me that he’s [...]

Mo-ha-med wrote two long interesting posts about “debunking Israeli arguments”. First part is here and the second part is here.
There were so many things he’s written there that I see as wrong, I was all set and ready to write a long post debunking his post. Then I read his disclaimer here where he says:
No, [...]

Same deal as we had during the Lebanon War of 2006. Middle East bloggers are debating all over the place.
My blog has been mentioned in a few places, albeit I’m not sure it was in a positive light I am not being sarcastic either, sometimes I just couldn’t tell.
Zeinobia from Egyptian Chronicles even [...]

Started a few hours ago. Watching the constant stream of news was a bit too stressful for me, being as IsraeliDad is there. So instead, I went to watch last night’s episode of the Israeli version of Survivor.
I figured it would be an escapist venture away from our daily reality, however, this time the reality [...]

Interesting Views by Syrian head of opposition (in exile, of course!)
He’s not the only one either. I know I have met my share of liberal, free thinking, left-winged Arabs and Muslims online and offline, who share my own distaste for both Hamas and the Jewish settlers of Hebron (same kind of people in my book).
I [...]

I’ve seen some posts on blogs and forums that continue to blame Israel for the current outbreak of violence (or let’s call it by the name the Israeli media uses: the Gaza War).
I consider myself very left-wing when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict. I am very pro-peace, and like many Israelis, I am more [...]