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Category Archives: Israel
SWC Officials Attend Israeli PM’s Speech to U.S. Congress; Existential Threat Extends Beyond Israel
Here’s the bit I love most: “The Prime Minister reminded the world that Iran is a master at ‘hide and cheat’ and that nuclear inspectors failed to stop North Korea from becoming a nuclear power and that inspectors alone will … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, R. Abraham Cooper, Simon Wiesenthal
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John Mearsheimer: What Mondoweiss Means To Me
You don’t often find scholars praising a blog. What grabs my attention here is that I have always thought of the pro-Israel crowd as the good guys and the anti-Israel crowd as the bad guys. So while I still think … Continue reading
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NYT: In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases
I don’t see anything shocking, appalling or horrible in the following story. All that happened is that four students got caught saying out loud what most people think (they make choices based on their group interests). It seems to me … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Islam, Israel, Jews
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The Future Of Greater Israel
John J. Mearsheimer, “The Future of Palestine: Righteous Jews vs. the New Afrikaners,” in Antony Loewenstein and Ahmed Moor, eds., After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine, (London: Saqi Books, 2012), pp. 135-153: Israel is not going to allow … Continue reading
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Political Scientist John Mearsheimer: ‘A major threat to academic freedom today comes from the Israel lobby’
I never thought about the following points until I read this essay. I’ve always taken it for granted that Israel advocates are the good guys and anti-Israel advocates are bad guys. Perhaps the matter is more complex? Chaim Amalek: “It … Continue reading
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