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Symbol of peace focal point of occupation, racism I

Rabbi leads defence of Palestinian olive groves From Ian MacKinnon in Huwara, West Bank :: The Times :: 9 October 2006 The olives are stunted, the trees in poor condition. … Continue reading

11 October, 2006 · Leave a comment

Symbol of peace focal point of occupation, racism II

IDF aims to keep out ‘escorts’ of Palestinian farmers during harvest By Amira Hass, Haaretz Correspondent :: 9 October 2006 The Israel Defense Forces is demanding that Palestinian farmers not … Continue reading

11 October, 2006 · Leave a comment

FAIR’s verdict on PBS Newshour

Study Finds Lack of Balance, Diversity, Public at PBS NewsHour Public TV’s flagship news program offers standard corporate fare Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) :: 4 October 2006 The … Continue reading

10 October, 2006 · Leave a comment

Gaza solutions at hand, now implement them

The tide is turning belatedly in the midst of the staggering crisis in Gaza, as shown in the three articles below (verbatim excerpts). 1. Gideon Samet, Despite, not Because (Haaretz, … Continue reading

10 October, 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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