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The price of moderation
Op-ed: Supporters of two-state solution have sown seeds for the de-legitimization of Israel Martin Sherman “…The maximum that any government of Israel will be ready to offer the Palestinians … is much less than the minimum that any Palestinian leader can accept.” Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Febuary 2009 The foregoing […]
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By thy own hand
The growing menace of endogenic Judeo-phobia – or how Jews fan the flames of hatred against their own. By MARTIN SHERMAN “Thy destroyers and thy demolishers shall emerge from within thee.” – Isaiah 49:17 “When people criticize Zionists they mean Jews; you are talking anti-Semitism” – attributed to Martin Luther […]
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The death of a frog
As the parable of the amphibian goes, will Israel reach the lethal boiling point where it has made one concession too many? MARTIN SHERMAN “…if you place [a frog]… in a pot of tepid water…, it will float there quite placidly. As the water gradually heats up, the frog […]
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Dishonest or incompetent?
Op-ed: Israeli academics lack either professional integrity or professional competence Martin Sherman Of late, there has been a major uproar in the media over alleged bias in the Israeli academe. The “eye of the storm” was centered on a research document published earlier this month by the Institute for Zionist […]
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Seeking intellectual integrity
Op-ed: Israeli academia must engage in some searing soul-searching without delay Martin Sherman “Had such professional misconduct occurred in the natural or physical sciences there would have doubtless been serious consequences: e.g. the collapse of a bridge following phony engineering calculations… Yet it would seem that when it comes […]
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Restoring historical memory
Op-ed: Palestinian enmity towards Jews not about borders but about Israel’s existence Martin Sherman Israel is continuously accused by its detractors of “occupying” Palestinian territory and “usurping” Palestinian land by means of an “expansionary settlement policy.” “Occupation” and “Settlements” have thus become the buzzwords by which to denote and defame […]
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Exposing Arab falsehoods
Op-ed: Discourse on Israel-Palestinian conflict based on urban myths, not historical fact Martin Sherman “Indeed, at the very heart of the Palestinian struggle is a determination to win back (the) very rights and protections long denied us by Israel.” Hanan Ashrawi – Palestinians, America and the UN, NYT Jan […]
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Go figure Tom Friedman
Op-ed: Top columnist writings on Israel ludicrous, offer wildly contradictory advice Martin Sherman Tom Friedman is journalist of undoubted talent. He has produced numerous insightful and thought-provoking columns on both US domestic politics and on international affairs that range from the ascent of modern India to the potential profitability for […]
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Who is Martin Sherman?
From my past acquaintance with him, I can testify that he has never sought conformity or consensus. There can, however … be little doubt that his ideas are challenging, provocative and carefully argued…they raise questions of substance as to the conceptual validity … of several major tenets of international relations policy assessment and deterrence"
- Shabtai Shavit, former Head of Israel's Mossad
Foreign policy for Republicans, and others: Part I
As the 2012 elections approach, the Republican Party owes America and its allies a persuasive paradigm.For a while, we were concerned that the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination were not saying much about national security and foreign affairs. Now that a few have started, maybe they were better off […]
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From potentate to puppet?
Is embracing the Islamists the only way Abdullah can preserve his rule? Is preserving Abdullah the only way Islamists can prevent ‘Jordan’ becoming ‘Palestine?’ We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are perpetual and eternal and those interests it is our duty to follow […]
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A study in impotence
The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Water in the Middle East
Israel’s diplomatic reaction to recent charges that its water policy is racist exposes a preference for passivity over preemption. Water reveals a new apartheid in the Middle East. The 450,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank use as much or more water than some 2.3 million Palestinians… even if only […]
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Comprehending the incomprehensible – Part II
Why a failed policy of appeasement prevails and why the Right keeps winning elections but never gets into power. http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=254384 Talkbacks (28) I am absolutely astounded to find so many of your “luminaries” in the universities who are teaching the [youth] that Israel was basically born in sin. Quite a […]
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Comprehending the incomprehensible – Part I
The first of a two-part analysis of why Israel is losing the international battle for hearts and minds. http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=253441 Talkbacks (102) Israel has made itself defenseless. Israel has vacated the battleground of the mind. Israeli ‘hasbara’ is a JOKE! – British columnist Melanie Phillips, IBA Television, 2011 One […]
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To be or not to be – that is the question
It is time to have a clear-headed, hard look at reality: The two state solution is dead. The maximum any Israeli government can offer is less than the minimum any Palestinian leader can accept. The real gap between both sides is much greater than perceived, and that gap is growing […]
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Palestine: What Sherlock Holmes would say
Responding to the response: Answers to questions raised by my ‘Notes to Newt.’ Talkbacks (64) When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. – Sherlock Holmes in This Sign of the Four There has been much talk in Palestine about emigration, especially among the […]
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Note to Newt (Part II): Rethinking Palestine
Some will consider this article provocative – especially if they deem “resettling” as more heinous than “recurrence of war.” Talkbacks (100) Consideration should be given even to the heroic remedy of transfer of populations… the hardship of moving is great, but it is less than the constant suffering of minorities […]
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Note to Newt (Part I): Uninventing Palestinians
The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Uncategorized
I think there is an Arab nation. I do not think there is a Palestinian nation. I think it’s a colonialist invention… When were there any Palestinians? …until the 19th century Palestine was the south of greater Syria. – Azmi Bishara, 1994 I think we’ve had an invented Palestinian people […]
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