NOVANEWS
- What has Israel really done to Jewish culture post WWII?
- Talking Israeli apartheid on The Colbert Report
- Pakistan takes small step in refusing mercenaries access to their territory
- Why Pakistan and America will never see eye to eye
What has Israel really done to Jewish culture post WWII?
Posted: 31 Mar 2012
The continuing expanding colonies in the West Bank are a key reason that Israel has a grim future as a Jewish state (rightly pointed out by Andrew Sullivan). But what of the argument, made by many Jews and others, that Israel is a refuge for the Jewish people and has the right to exist on this basis alone? The Magnes Zionist takes care of those arguments:
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Talking Israeli apartheid on The Colbert Report
Posted: 31 Mar 2012
There are so many problems with this interview – Peter Beinart talking about “democratic” Israel, as if the occupation isn’t fundamentally created and supported in Israel proper – but at least such issues are on mainstream US TV: The Colbert Report |
Pakistan takes small step in refusing mercenaries access to their territoryPosted: 31 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PDT
It’s right to be skeptical that this will ever happen – Pakistan is notorious for being a nation whose political and military class simply act above the law – but at least it’s being said (via Dawn):
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Why Pakistan and America will never see eye to eye
Posted: 30 Mar 2012
One of the strongest impressions of my recent visit to Pakistan – meeting journalists, dissidents, writers and intelligence people – was the profound disconnect between Pakistan and the West. The country has suffered due to a range of factors since 9/11 – corrupt government, American bombardment, unaccountable intelligence services, drone attacks, countless murders and economic challenges – and the idea that Pakistan should help Washington in its war against terrorism is dismissed by most (if not all) citizens. I’ve rarely been to a country where getting to the truth about matters is so difficult. Key elements of the state quite clearly act above the civilian government, an out of control intelligence service that sometimes backs militants, kills journalists and still loves US largesse. This piece by Steve Coll in the New Yorker indicates a Pakistani elite that both criticises America but enjoys getting money from them:
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