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Tony Judt on Evil
Tony Judt, the NYU academic, wrote a thought-provoking essay on Europe’s struggle to conceptualize evil in the post-war era, and the role of the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism in the public sphere. He argues that by presenting the Nazis’ extermination of the Jews as a “singular crime” and the ultimate case of evil manifest, it has [...]
Much Ado About Something
Speaking of when religious conservatives attack, Sudanese officials jailed a British school teacher for her ghastly act of allowing the school children to name a teddy bear, Mohammad (gasp!). Since there is not much else to worry about Sudan… right. It is hard not to see this as absurd, even from someone relatively non-judgmental as [...]
Walls of Shame
Check out Al-Jazeera, English’s six-part series on geo-political walls. It covers US-Mexico, Morocco-Spain, and Israel-Palestine.
Sarkozy Hates the Ticking
Ever see a French President walk off the set of ’60 Minutes’? After a few annoying questions about rumors concerning his wife leaving him, the French right-winger Sarkozy takes out his earpiece and calls the interview a “stupid” and “big mistake.” His wife (the woman he is “American-kissing” in the picture) eventually left him, citing [...]
Jesus Hates Zionists
For real, dawg. Unfortunately, some Christians are slow to recognize that. But it’s never too late; a Dutch Church is reconsidering its policy of “Solidarity with Israel.” After 37 years of boasting of “inalienable solidarity” with the people of Israel, the Netherlands’ second largest church plans to reexamine its stance this fall. A group of [...]
Médecins Sans Ethics
The French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, whose claim to fame was co-founding the charitable organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Border, for those of you who don’t speak Arabic) is beating the drums of war and sounding awfully reminiscent of Dick Cheney, Richard Pearl, and other war mongering neocons who filled the airwaves with similar [...]
One-Two-Three Dutch Punch Leaves Israel Wobbly
If it were not for the Palestinians sharing some of the brunt, Israel’s entire rage and fury would have poured of the Dutch the last few days. Israel took a few hits from the Dutch this week the left them smashed, and none of them was off a joint. Two days ago, the Netherlands defeated [...]
Like Timex: Muslim Assimilation in Europe Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking
Gideon Rachman’s international affairs blog on the Financial Times website tackles some pretty serious topics. In one of today’s posts, he exudes excitement because his 8 year-old son asked the Mrs., “Do you lick a dick a day?” Though Rachman’s first response was “I wish,” he was soon struck by a less primordial thought when [...]
Israel Played Role in Air France Entebbe Hijacking
Newly released documents by the British National Archive, obtained by the BBC, include a diplomat’s claim of Israeli involvement in the hijacking of an Air France plane in 1976. The plane was diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, and the operation was concluded with an impromptu, superman-like rescue by Israeli commandos. Given the suspected advance [...]
More On The Boycott
In addition to the British academic and trade unions that have decided or planning to boycott Israel, South Africa’s largest trade union is mulling a similar move: South Africa’s largest trade union federation will launch a campaign against “the Israeli occupation of Arab lands” this week, demanding that Pretoria impose a boycott on all Israeli [...]
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