Tag: Israel

Chris Coons Continued Support of Israel

Filed in Delaware, International by on January 16, 2017 3 Comments
Chris Coons Continued Support of Israel

If Chris Coons supported the people of Delaware as much as he unabashedly supports the people of Israel, maybe we wouldn’t give him so much crap.

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Palestinians Turn To Hunger Strikes

Filed in International by on May 15, 2012 7 Comments
Palestinians Turn To Hunger Strikes

Most Americans over the age of 40 have probably know of Bobby Sands. However, it is safe to say, that most Americans have know idea who Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh are.

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Israel Leads – Who Will Follow?

Filed in International by on November 8, 2011 15 Comments

On October 30th, the Israeli cabinet voted to shift the tax burden from the poor and middle class to the wealthy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approved the taxation portion of the Trajtenberg report on Sunday, levying heavier taxes on both corporations and the extremely wealthy. Earlier this month, the cabinet approved in principle the […]

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The War Will Be Digitized

Filed in International by on January 18, 2011 2 Comments

The New York Times has an account of the development of the Stuxnet worm to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program.

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Can The Palestinians Get Their Shit Together?

Filed in International by on July 12, 2010 74 Comments
Can The Palestinians Get Their Shit Together?

Nicholas Kristof has an interesting column questioning whether the Palestinians can organize a non-violent protest against Israel. Turns out from the Palestinian perspective, youths throwing rocks is a non-violent protest. Kristof writes: Despite being stoned and tear-gassed on this trip, I find a reed of hope here. It’s that some Palestinians are dabbling in a […]

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The Price of Taking the United States for Granted

Filed in National by on March 17, 2010 8 Comments

The story and repercussions of Israel’s insult to Vice President Joe Biden and the US by announcing hugely controversial expansion of East Jerusalem settlements right as the VP visits doesn’t seem to stop. Allan Loudell has been following this and has up a blog post that he has been updating as the story develops: If […]

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Quote of the Day

Filed in International by on May 16, 2009 0 Comments

The president who did most for Israel was Jimmy Carter — the same Carter who has sometimes been described as an Israel-hater. — Martin Van Creveld

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