tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post116311516608017199..comments2024-01-14T13:22:19.435-08:00Comments on Via Recta: Talk to Haniyeh first, not AssadPhilip Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17815549376670840475noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-86841507860147069782007-01-23T15:04:00.000-08:002007-01-23T15:04:00.000-08:00anonymous
Thank you for your comment. I certainly...anonymous<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. I certainly do not condone anti Semitism or racism. I thought the cutter was Jewish (most probably a secular one) but extremely critical of Zionism to the point of being deliberately provocative and outrageous (hence the large number of comments). Some of the comments are indeed objectionable but there are so many on either side of her arguments Philip Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815549376670840475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-81729268874838246272007-01-07T15:28:00.000-08:002007-01-07T15:28:00.000-08:00Philip
Just discovered your blog ! I like the ton...Philip<br /><br />Just discovered your blog ! I like the tone of it on Palestine / Israel as it seeks a true peace and seems to recognise rights and wrongs of both sides. <br /><br />However i am a bit dismayed that you have linked to PeacePalestine - "The Cutter". Even in anti-zionist circles this blog is regarded as anti-semitic as opposed to anti-zionist. Take a look at some of the comments Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1165714516473854802006-12-09T17:35:00.000-08:002006-12-09T17:35:00.000-08:00by the way, your majestyyou sure do not remember ...by the way, your majesty<BR/><BR/>you sure do not remember but i once disputed on your blog the idea that for israelis their nationality is judaism and even promised to write a post about it<BR/><BR/>here it is: <A HREF="http://happyarabnews.blogspot.com/2006/12/who-is-jew-who-is-israeli.html" REL="nofollow">Who is a Jew ? Who is Israeli ?</A><BR/><BR/>i should say that some people may find it Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952955021226297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1165223060685712772006-12-04T01:04:00.000-08:002006-12-04T01:04:00.000-08:00Hello. Good day Who listens to what music? I Love ...Hello. Good day <BR/>Who listens to what music? <BR/>I Love songs Justin Timberlake and Paris HiltonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1164662963220132422006-11-27T13:29:00.000-08:002006-11-27T13:29:00.000-08:00Let's just give peace a chance irrespective of wha...Let's just give peace a chance irrespective of what we think of individuals. And, yes, oil is a curse. I wish Middle Easterners only had their brains to rely on for a living. We would've all been better off.<BR/><BR/>-----------<BR/><BR/>not all middle easterners have oil ... and in those cases it was convincingly demonstrataed that they have very little to rely upon..Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952955021226297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1164658731692798782006-11-27T12:18:00.000-08:002006-11-27T12:18:00.000-08:00nobodyEhud Olmert is at last talking to the Palest...nobody<BR/><BR/>Ehud Olmert is at last talking to the Palestinians and they are trying to form a broader-based government.<BR/><BR/>Let's just give peace a chance irrespective of what we think of individuals. And, yes, oil is a curse. I wish Middle Easterners only had their brains to rely on for a living. We would've all been better off.Philip Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815549376670840475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1164486714507804512006-11-25T12:31:00.000-08:002006-11-25T12:31:00.000-08:00By the way I agree that the conflict is much compl...By the way I agree that the conflict is much complicated by the Middle Eastern oil .. that's why i was thinking that you ll be just happy to learn about some of oil substituting technologies we ve been developing recently .. but at the second thought i decided to wait with this until later lest i ll be misunderstoodNobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952955021226297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1164486344735150002006-11-25T12:25:00.000-08:002006-11-25T12:25:00.000-08:00Dr Haniyeh is more reasonable and probably more en...Dr Haniyeh is more reasonable and probably more enlightened than any future leader who might emerge from the wreckage of Beit Hannoun. <BR/><BR/>-----------<BR/><BR/>I agree that dr. haniyeh is the most reasonable and enlightened thing that the arab world could produce until now with a small correction that he appeared long before Beit Hannun..<BR/><BR/>given the incrediable rate at which the Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952955021226297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1164045696416835882006-11-20T10:01:00.000-08:002006-11-20T10:01:00.000-08:00Philip,Thanks for the link. I'll need to study it...Philip,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. I'll need to study it, as it raises several interesting issues I was not aware of.<BR/><BR/>You should be aware that I believe Israel's priority should be The palestinian front, not the Syrian one.<BR/><BR/><BR/>In the mean time, You may wish to look up Dennis Ross's book: "The missing peace". He's been involved with The Peace process since the mid-80's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163974062433414062006-11-19T14:07:00.000-08:002006-11-19T14:07:00.000-08:00AnonymousPlease see this blog post:http://joshuala...Anonymous<BR/><BR/>Please see this blog post:<BR/><BR/>http://joshualandis.com/blog/?p=90<BR/><BR/>for an explanation of why Barak apparently got cold feet over the Golan.Philip Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815549376670840475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163825363157054882006-11-17T20:49:00.000-08:002006-11-17T20:49:00.000-08:00Philip,One more thing: Correct me if I'm wrong, bu...Philip,<BR/><BR/>One more thing: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe it was Mr. Barak who got cold feet on peace with Syria. <BR/><BR/>As I recall, President Clinton flew to Geneva Specifically to meet president Assad (The elder) - and get him to agree to the proposals. Mr Assad said no, and THAT is were 7 years of negotiations ended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163825223308410782006-11-17T20:47:00.000-08:002006-11-17T20:47:00.000-08:00Philip, Word of caution here: I voted for PM Ehud...Philip, <BR/><BR/>Word of caution here: I voted for PM Ehud Barak - twice.<BR/><BR/>I never thought of it in those terms, but I guess there is something there. Israeli Politics have a long tradition of NOT making major policy decisions during an election campaign: It is considered unethical - for a good reason. Mr Barak, I'm sure, knew he was about to lose.<BR/><BR/>I did think at the time, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163795354533346042006-11-17T12:29:00.000-08:002006-11-17T12:29:00.000-08:00AnonymousThank you for your views and the useful l...Anonymous<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your views and the useful links. Do you agree with the following extract from the Wikipedia article?<BR/><BR/>"What most Western commentators fail to add is that talks continued at the Taba Summit in Egypt in January 2001. At these talks both sides came the nearest to agreement than at any time in the entire history of the occupation. However the Israeli Prime Philip Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815549376670840475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163660759638121002006-11-15T23:05:00.000-08:002006-11-15T23:05:00.000-08:00The following link is a fair analysis of the camp ...The following link is a fair analysis of the camp david negotiations.<BR/><BR/>http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1991to_now_campdavid_2000.php<BR/><BR/>The Taba summit - a last ditch effort to save Oslo, is described here:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taba_summitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163657048612173722006-11-15T22:04:00.000-08:002006-11-15T22:04:00.000-08:00Abu Kareem,It is interesting that you believe Pale...Abu Kareem,<BR/><BR/>It is interesting that you believe Palestinians should accept the proposal I wrote earlier:<BR/><BR/>It is EXACTLY what was offered by Israel in Camp-David in the summer of 2000.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Arafat, at the time, rejected the offer - and this led to the present cycle of violence - Over 6 years now and counting.<BR/><BR/><BR/>My main point is that unless The Palestinian Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163637088072356222006-11-15T16:31:00.000-08:002006-11-15T16:31:00.000-08:00Anonymous,In response to your two questions:1. I a...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>In response to your two questions:<BR/><BR/>1. I am not a Palestinian but I think most Palestinians would probably accept such an offer.<BR/><BR/>2. Again I am not going to speak on behalf of the Palestinians, but a real offer should be followed by real committment in which BOTH sides should be held accountable. <BR/><BR/>It seems like many Israelis have reached the smug Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163579812713454932006-11-15T00:36:00.000-08:002006-11-15T00:36:00.000-08:00Abu-Karim,Lets assume Israel proposed the followin...Abu-Karim,<BR/><BR/>Lets assume Israel proposed the following:<BR/><BR/>1. Full withdrawal to the 1967 borders incl. some mutually agreed corrections based on a land-exchange scheme.<BR/><BR/>2.The uprooting of all Settlements in the territories withdrawn from.<BR/><BR/>3. A token Number of '48 refugees will be allowed to Return to Israel.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to hear your opinion on the following:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163560196269986302006-11-14T19:09:00.000-08:002006-11-14T19:09:00.000-08:00Anonymous,You misunderstood what I said -or maybe ...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You misunderstood what I said -or maybe I was not clear. What I was saying that at one time Palestinians lived in what is now Israel. Those Palestinians cannot be asked to pretend that their history only goes back to 1967.<BR/><BR/>We cannot undo what happened in 1948, but by the same token Israel cannot continue to pretend that the 800,000 Palestinian refugees left of their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163422902139510802006-11-13T05:01:00.000-08:002006-11-13T05:01:00.000-08:00عشتار ,Please understand that I deeply respect you...عشتار ,<BR/><BR/>Please understand that I deeply respect your personal opinion. I also Abhor the deaths on both sides.<BR/><BR/>However, History teaches us that cessation of the present violence can come in two ways: Negotiations (which seem remote atpresent, though I hope a new Government in Ramallah will allow the process to begin), or: The utter defeat of one side or the other - as happened Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163422796575949592006-11-13T04:59:00.000-08:002006-11-13T04:59:00.000-08:00First I'd like to remind all that it was the Pales...First I'd like to remind all that it was the Palestinians who declined the UN partition plan in '47, choosing to fight instead. So the Palestinians also should face up to their responsibilities as well.<BR/><BR/>Regarding Gestures: Israel has made Many Gestures for peace - many of them painful. For instance: As a part of the Oslo Agreements, Israel Allowed the PA to be created and evacuated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163405663165293392006-11-13T00:14:00.000-08:002006-11-13T00:14:00.000-08:00Anonymous (from israel)No this not Algeria and Jer...Anonymous (from israel)<BR/>No this not Algeria and Jerusalem is not Paris , you have given the most unsuitable example , you are ignoring and denying the whole palestenian history before 1948<BR/>The IDF certainly knows Gaza better than me and knows that its one of the most crowded places in the world , wherever you are going to hit you will definatly kill civilians.<BR/>you are claiming that عشتارhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973370066667278471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163362505899537412006-11-12T12:15:00.000-08:002006-11-12T12:15:00.000-08:00Anonymous,The Algerians did not claim Paris as occ...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>The Algerians did not claim Paris as occupied territory because they never lived in Paris. Many Palestinians, on the other hand, did live in Tel Aviv and Haifa.<BR/><BR/>I am not negating the existense of Israel but the Israelis have to come to terms with what happened in 1948. You cannot undo what happened but a little gesture similar to that of King Hussein would go a longAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163346644920187622006-11-12T07:50:00.000-08:002006-11-12T07:50:00.000-08:00عشتارForgive me If my words seem harsh here. Beit-...عشتار<BR/><BR/>Forgive me If my words seem harsh here. Beit-Hanun IS a mistake, though a regrettable one. The reason is simple logic: If Israel was looking to kill Palestinian civilians for the sake of killing civilians, the casualty rate could easy be far higher, given the balance of power. Just by way of example, Russia "WON" its war on terror in Chechnya: over 300,000 people died in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163237546073855922006-11-11T01:32:00.000-08:002006-11-11T01:32:00.000-08:00Dear PhilipThanks for this great post , what happe...Dear Philip<BR/>Thanks for this great post , what happened in beit hannoun was a predictable chronicle. <BR/>As one of the israely analysts said , the IDF computer got confused with the names that israel calls its operations in Gaza , we are observing the same repeating scenario every now and again , new israely operation , new name , same actions and the same end :civilian casualties , children عشتارhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973370066667278471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29778036.post-1163151893314136742006-11-10T01:44:00.000-08:002006-11-10T01:44:00.000-08:00The following link better expresses my point:http:...The following link better expresses my point:<BR/><BR/>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/03-97/03-17-97/a05wn028.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com