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Category Archives: Diplomacy

Palestine National Day and Welcome, Ambassador

This evening I had the pleasure of attending a meet and greet drinks affair to commemorate Palestinian National Day at the NSW Parliament House, Sydney. Now a yearly event, it … Continue reading

15 November, 2006 · Leave a comment

Redneck reaction to crimes in Beit Hanoun

Ever been struck by the extent of the mean-spirited (nay, hateful), racist, denialist reader comments to articles in Ha’aretz and Y-Net (especially Y-Net)? Here’s but a small taste of what … Continue reading

8 November, 2006 · Leave a comment

Ethnic cleansing, transfer them, they should be grateful

MK Benny Elon spells out, as reported by Gideon Alon, his “somewhat delusionary plan for the voluntary transfer of the Palestinians in the territories”: Let them move to Bulgaria. They’re … Continue reading

8 November, 2006 · Leave a comment

Something’s Rotten in the State of Israel

YNet – Something’s Rotten in Israel Latest drop in global corruption index yet another warning sign Ha’aretz – Hundreds of Ethiopians Jews protest in Jerusalem – Blood demo becomes anti-racism … Continue reading

7 November, 2006 · Leave a comment

Timely Reminders

"Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the devil in others, never succeed in making the world better, but leave it either as it was, or sometimes perceptibly worse than what it was, before the crusade began. By thinking primarily of evil we tend, however excellent our intentions, to create occasions for evil to manifest itself."
-- Aldous Huxley

"The only war that matters is the war against the imagination. All others are subsumed by it."
-- Diane DiPrima, "Rant", from Pieces of a Song.

"It is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there"
-- William Carlos Williams, "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower"


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