Word: israelism
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...Israeli government claim that its Defense Forces "is an ethical army" in light of such atrocities? Israel clearly timed its attacks to coincide with the vacuum of power between U.S. Presidents, banking on our indifference. And to our shame, their bet paid off, for they've again gotten away with it. Tamra Fallman, ITHACA...
...appreciate that there is a civil discourse taking place on this issue,” said Abdelnasser A. Rashid ’11, a member of the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee. Matt R. Cohen ’11, a co-president of Harvard Students for Israel, generally approved of Feldman’s statements but was skeptical of the effect that the friendship between the two panelists may have had on Feldman’s willingness to defend Israeli policies. “Coming from what appears to be a long-standing relationship with Professor Khalidi, I don?...
...reverse order, the leaders of Israel's top three political parties appeared on television the night of the Feb. 10 elections and declared victory. This was clever, since none of them had really won. Avigdor Lieberman, whose extreme anti-Arab Yisrael Beitenu party finished third, went on first. His party had surged in the final weeks and would now, he boasted, be "the key" to forming a majority coalition in the 120-seat Knesset. Maybe. Benjamin Netanyahu, whose Likud party finished second, appeared next. He had won, he said, because Likud was the leading right-wing party and conservatives...
...political junkies, the aftermath will be more fun than the campaign: there will be a fascinating dance as the various players wheel and backstab in search of a governing coalition. For the rest of the world, however, the results are cause for concern. And for the Obama Administration, Israel presents an even greater foreign policy challenge than before - especially if, as expected, Lieberman's extremists join the government. (See pictures of heartbreak in the Middle East...
...election-night orators, Lieberman appeared the most confident. His support had grown since the war, on the strength of Jewish anger at Israel's indigenous Arabs, some of whom had cheered Hamas and waved Palestinian flags during the fighting. Among other things, Lieberman had suggested that Israel should fight Hamas as "the U.S. did with the Japanese" - which some people saw as raising the remarkable specter of innocent Israeli Arabs interned in concentration camps. "Lieberman has created a classic European anti-immigrant party," said Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator. "Only his supporters are the immigrants, and their targets...