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Alan Hart – ZIONISM UNMASKED: A fairy tale that's become a terrifying nightmare

By Alan Hart • Feb 13th, 2010 • Category: Features, Israel, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, War, Zionism

By Alan Hart*
Most Jews of the world (and probably many Gentiles) believe that Zionism is the return of Jews to the land promised to them by God. At the risk of offending some readers of all faiths for saying so, I must confess, and do so cheerfully, that I don't buy this concept because the [...]



Alan Hart – Please, Mr. President, Stop Talking Nonsense

By Alan Hart • Feb 7th, 2010 • Category: Features, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Zionism

By Alan Hart
At a town hall meeting in Tampa, Florida on 28 January, President Obama explained what in his view had to happen if there is to be a two-state solution which would see Israel and the Palestinians living side by side in peace and security. He said, "Both sides are going to have to [...]



Alan Hart – President Obama’s opportunity to speak truth to power, Part 2 – Rahm Emanuel does it for him

By Alan Hart • Nov 14th, 2009 • Category: Israel, Middle East Issues, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Zionism

When I wrote and posted Part 1 of this article, I was, of course, aware that there wasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell of President Obama speaking truth to the power of Jewish America as it was represented at the General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America. The words I put into his [...]



Alan Hart – How Zionist lobby stooges in Congress brought shame to their institution

By Alan Hart • Nov 6th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Features, Haitham's Choice, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Zionism

By Alan Hart *
As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives voted, on Tuesday 3 November, by 344 votes to 36, to urge the Obama administration to oppose endorsement of the Goldstone Report. But for those who are interested in truth and justice, not to mention democracy, the highlight of what passed for debate was the [...]



Alan Hart – What is it, really, that most endangers Israel's future?

By Alan Hart • Oct 20th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Middle East Issues, Newswire, War, Zionism

By Alan Hart *
A nuclear armed Iran? No.
For the sake of discussion, let's assume that some in Iran's current leadership do want their country to possess nuclear weapons and that they do succeed in developing them. What then?
Is it conceivable that Iran would launch a first strike on Israel?
The answer has to be no. Absolutely [...]



Alan Hart – Israel's right or not to exist – The facts and truth

By Alan Hart • Oct 16th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Features, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Zionism

By Alan Hart*
On Monday 12 October, Prime Minister Netanyahu opened the Knesset's winter session by blasting the Goldstone Report that accuses Israel of committing war crimes and vowing that he would never allow Israelis be tried for them. But that was not his main message. It was an appeal, delivered I thought with a measure [...]