Instead of receiving a Nobel Prize for Peace, they should have got the Nobel Prize for Collaborating with Terror,» said Likud Knesset member Zeev Boim regarding the distinction awarded the United Nations a few days ago. He said this protesting the role played by the international organization vis-vis Israel and Hezbollah some time ago, when … Seguir leyendo Has the U.N. contextualized terror? – 19/10/01 →

Jerusalem – The unspeakable atrocity of Sept. 11 left the democratic world facing a difficult challenge and a unique opportunity. The challenge derives from the enormity of the malice that threatens the free world; the opportunity lies in the very possibility of eradicating it. After the tragedy, President Bush announced: «Our responsibility to history is … Seguir leyendo Rid the world of all Bin Laden’s – 28/09/01 →

Since the beginning of the current confrontation with the Palestinians, Israelis have been debating whether a military or a political program should be pursued to end the violence. Advocates of the military option claim that the only way to crush the «cycle of violence» (in diplomatic parlance) is through might. In other words, destroy the Palestinian … Seguir leyendo Peace through military might, or diplomacy? – 07/09/2001 →

An Egyptian professor is sentenced to seven years in prison. Three recent instances of human-rights abuses in countries neighboring Israel have shed new light on how adrift the long-held Western policy of appeasement to dictatorships has been. The first case involved an American-Egyptian scholar sentenced by a State Security Court in Egypt. Saad el-Din Ibrahim … Seguir leyendo Western policy coddles human-right abusers – 17/08/01 →

Jewish delegates were forbidden to attend a U.N. meeting. Jerusalem – When the United Nations was established in 1945, it had 51 member states; today it has 189. This dramatic membership increase is the result of a process of decolonization that began in the 1950s and led to the emergence of new nations. This development … Seguir leyendo U.N.’s pastime: bashing Israel – 27/07/01 →

Today, Israelis are being almost literally sacrificed for public-relations points. Twenty-five years ago this week, Israel stunned the world with a daring and impressive operation. On July 4, 1976, an elite Israeli commando unit flew 3,500 kilometers over four enemy countries and freed more than 100 hostages held at the Entebbe airport in Uganda. The … Seguir leyendo Israel must regain it’s self-confidence – 06/07/01 →

Jerusalem – Some weeks ago, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported an interesting story on a long and winding street that crosses Arab, Bahai and Jewish neighborhoods in Haifa. Until 1948, the road was called El Jabel. But after the War of Independence, the street’s name was changed to U.N. Boulevard, in appreciation to the international … Seguir leyendo Arab Israelis not loyal to Israel – 15/06/01 →

Jerusalem – The modern Czechoslovakian state arose in 1918 on the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its population of almost 15 million was made up primarily of two Slavic nationalities, the Czechs and the Slovaks, plus other minorities such as Jews, Hungarians, Ukrainians, Poles and Germans. The Germans formed 23 percent of the population and … Seguir leyendo History repeating itself? – 25/05/01 →

Jerusalem – At the insistence of internationally acclaimed conductor Daniel Barenboim, the Israel Festival decided in April to finance a concert of music that will perform Richard Wagner’s Die Walkure in July at a prestigious venue in Jerusalem. Unsurprisingly, this created a domestic stir. Performing Hitler’s favorite composer in Israel has long been an issue. … Seguir leyendo Keep Wagner out of Israel – 04/05/01 →

Collaborators with Israel are no longer thrown into snake pits but ‘sentenced to death in court.’ Jerusalem – The killing of «collaborators» by fellow Palestinians once again has gained notoriety. In the context of the current al-Aqsa intifada, at least seven Palestinians have been murdered already – either with their backs against a wall facing … Seguir leyendo Crime and punishment in Palestine – 13/04/01 →