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Posts Tagged ‘Aliyah’

Iqbal Tamimi – Chant for Israel… "long live Demonclassy"

By Iqbal Tamimi • Aug 24th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Uprooted Palestinians' Testimonies, Zionism

Whenever there is a debate about what happens in Palestine, and what kind of hell the Palestinians endure under the Israeli occupation, there is always a Zionist volunteer ready and armoured with the same sentence “Isn’t it enough that Israel is THE ONLY DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST?”
I don’t know who offered Israel such a [...]

Gilad Atzmon's "Jewish Experience": Time for a Paradigm Shift?

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Mary's Choice, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Quotes, Religion, Resistance, War, Zionism

There’s an old story that many children around the world have been told. Perhaps it wouldn’t be a bad idea to hear it again and reflect on what it might mean to us. It goes like this: Many years ago, a young man sold hats from village to village. He would walk from one end [...]

The Demographic Fear Factor in Israel… Keep Them Babies Coming!

By Mary Rizzo • May 25th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Hasbara Deconstruction Site, Israel, Palestine, Religion, War, Zionism

Most observers of the Israel-Palestine conflict have heard a phrase without even really reflecting upon what it might mean or any implications behind it. The phrase is that Israel risks the detonation of a demographic bomb. The Israelis have been convinced up until very recently that they are unbeatable in any military milieu. That belief [...]