New York Times Gives Column to Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theorist | HonestReporting

New York Times Gives Column to Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theorist | HonestReporting:
Read this article and scratch your heads wondering what the Gray Lady is thinking. To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, "there [the New York Times] go[es] again".
This guy is a wacky nut, but what we have come to fully expect from the New York Times. At least let them know what you think -- contact their ombudsman at http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/
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An Inconvenient Truth- 1948’s Forgotten Refugees -- The Middle East Quarterly

The Middle East Quarterly - 1948’s Forgotten Refugees:
"During the 1948 war, some 600,000 Palestinian Arabs fled their homes to the neighboring Arab states or to parts of mandatory Palestine occupied by Arab states (the West Bank and Gaza).[1] Likewise, within a few years after the establishment of the State of Israel, nearly all of the 850,000-strong Jewish population living in Arab states was either expelled or escaped with just their lives. Most made their way to Israel where they were resettled.

While these latter facts may not be that well known, neither are they completely unfamiliar to students of the Middle East. What is less acknowledged, however, is the de facto agreement of Arab states to resettle Palestinian refugees in their respective territories, expressed in closed-door discussions at cease-fire committee meetings and other gatherings with Israeli representatives.[2] Whether the Arab states properly represented the refugees or treated them and their descendants fairly is a matter for the Palestinians and their Arab brothers to adjudicate on their own."

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Fear and giggles: A day as a Jew in Malmö - The Local

Fear and giggles: A day as a Jew in Malmö - The Local:
Europe -- the most rascist continent on Earth, especially now that it is being overrun by devout Muslims, whose religion simply does accept equality with, or even tolerance of  non-Muslims. It is a zero-sum game for them.

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Assad: Chemical arms no longer needed against Israel | The Times of Israel

Interesting interview, if you believe him. Some of it sounds almost truthfully candid and logical.
Assad: Chemical arms no longer needed against Israel | The Times of Israel:

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Abbas’ UN speech contradicts his “refugee” history - PMW Bulletins

Abbas’ UN speech contradicts his “refugee” history - PMW Bulletins:

A fascinating interview with Abbas -- not to prove he was two-faced and lied to the UN (that happens by all kinds of leaders all the time). What I find amazing is that he told the truth in Arabic to his people earlier this year, when he said,

"The [Arab] Liberation Army retreated from the city [Safed in 1948], causing the [Arab] people to begin emigrating. In Safed, just like Hebron, people were afraid that the Jews would take revenge for the [Arab] massacre [of Jews] in 1929... The people (of Safed in 1948) were overcome with fear, and it caused the people to leave the city in a disorderly way."

Why did he tell the truth? Was it solely part of an effort to show his people that they can't trust their fellow Arabs, who, the piece goes on, contributed to the Palestinians' fate as refugees, or did he also do this as part of an effort to condition his people, just a bit, to not being able to return to Israel as part of a peace deal? I'd like to think the latter, but as in much Arab thought, this could just be the display of blaming everyone else for your woes and lacking self-consciousness or responsibility for your own forefathers' actions.  'via Blog this'