Daily Archives: March 6, 2015

Purim Paradoxes…writes Michael Kuttner

Jewish communities worldwide have this week been celebrating the Festival of Purim which commemorates the deliverance of Persian Jews from genocidal intentions. The stark relevance between then and today is so obvious that only those...

From the American Alamo to the Israeli Alamo: The Patriotic Battle Cry of Two...

When I grew up in Philadelphia in the fifties as a classic baby boomer, I was not alone with infatuation for the legend of “Davy Crockett at the Alamo,” made a legend by Walt...

Hands off, Palestinian activist tells South Africa

A leading Palestinian peace activist has called for South Africa to back off the Middle East. While South Africans marked the beginning of Israeli Apartheid Week through various activities, Palestinian peace activist Bassem Eid on...

Israeli Apartheid Week: For and against

Israel has reinvented apartheid Apartheid. This word tends to conjure up specific images and ideas: South Africa, Nelson Mandela, pariah, boycotts. This is why dialogue about Israel’s status as an apartheid state becomes – for...

We distance ourselves from Bassem Eid – Embassy of Palestine

PRESS RELEASE OF THE EMBASSY OF PALESTINE Pretoria, 05 March 2015 The Palestinian Embassy in South Africa is aware that Bassem Eid claiming to be a human rights activist is currently in South Africa as a guest...

Opinion: ISIS and the Brotherhood

The US is fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and so is Iran. At the same time, Washington is holding nuclear talks with Tehran and imposing sanctions on its government with...
Uranium-enriching centrifuges on display in Tehran (Caren Firouz/Reuters)

Dealing with a Bad Iranian Nuclear Agreement

The Obama administration and the rest of the P5+1 will likely agree soon on a limited-duration agreement with Iran that aims to provide around one year of warning time before any breakout to nuclear...

The story behind the marble Moses in Netanyahu’s speech

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referenced several cultural, political, and historical figures throughout hishighly-anticipated speech to Congress on Tuesday March 3 – including Harry S. Truman, Queen Esther, Robert Frost, and Elie Wiesel...

Will the arab world help Israel attack Iran…it sure seems that way

Reports: Saudis might help Israel attack Iran Amid the drama of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington, another element of a major story has been overlooked. Arab governments share Israel’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. In a speech that stirred political intrigue in two countries, Netanyahu told Congress that negotiations underway between Iran and the U.S. would “all but guarantee” that Tehran will get nuclear weapons, a step that the world must avoid at all costs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Netanyahu Responds to Obama’s Criticism of His Speech to Congress

sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he offered a “practical alternative” to the deal being negotiated over Iran’s nuclear program, after President Barack Obama criticized his address to Congress as containing “nothing new.” Obama said Netanyahu...