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Robert Fisk: Why bombing Ashkelon is the most tragic irony December 30, 2008, THE INDEPENDENT How easy it is to snap off the history of the Palestinians, to delete the narrative of their tragedy, to avoid a grotesque irony about Gaza which – in any other conflict – journalists would be writing about in their [...]
Bush Pardons Man who Supplied B-17 bombers to Israel in 1948, which bombed the house of America’s military attaché in Damascus, wounding him. President Bush pardoned Charles Winters, who served 18 months in prison for violating the US neutrality Act by helping to deliver two converted B-17 Flying Fortress bombers to Israel in 1948. The US [...]
[Landis Commentary] Rami Khouri makes a convincing case for why punishing the Palestinians will only bring Israel greater pain in the future. The Palestinians will not be clubbed into submission; rather, they will regroup and become better at killing Israelis. So long as there is not light at the end of the tunnel for Palestinians, they [...]
The killing in Gaza has underlined how divided the Arab world is. America’s allies: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the PLO are ranged against Iran’s allies: Syria, Hizbullah, Hamas, and Qatar. The Gaza violence, meant to topple Hamas, will make the breach wider and general radicalization of the region more serious. Bashar al-Asad, as president of the [...]
By Alex, . Number 5: Hamas was launching rockets into southern Israel. Although very few of these missiles hit a target and very few Israelis died as a result of those attacks, the rockets are a source of psychological stress as Israelis living in the affected areas had to live in constant fear. Number 4: [...]
Very best to all Syria Comment readers for the New Year. Best, Joshua Latest census in Syria: Population stands at 22.331 million. The work force is around 4.9 million, of which 1.38 million employed with the government.. [Thanks Idaf] مكتب الإحصاءالسوري ” الرجال أكثر من النساء في سوريا” كشف مكتب الإحصاء السوري أن عدد الذكور [...]
[Landis Analysis] Syria is the only game in town for those wishing to advance peace between Arabs and Israel. This has the Jewish right apoplectic. Danielle Pletka who worked under John Bolton in the State Department tries sarcasm and insults in her “The Syrian Strategy“ to embarrass those who would advance this strategy. Barry Rubin, publisher of MERIA journal and author of The Truth About Syria gathered several Washington [...]
By Patrick Worsnip Reuters Wednesday, December 17, 2008; 2:53 PM U.N. investigator says Hariri killing can be solved UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. investigator probing the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Wednesday he believed the case was solvable but asked for patience as he assembles evidence. Daniel [...]
Posted by Alex Waging Peace in Atlanta By Britta Froelicher Director of the American Friends Service Committee’s Middle East Peace Education Program Written for Syria Comment / 12-16-2008 Is peace about to break out between Syria and Israel? Are the talks sponsored by the Turkish government going to lead to a lasting peace agreement between [...]
Posted by Alex, Damascus (dpa) – The Syrian government announced on Tuesday that it will adopt an anti-smoking law “to protect people from the negative consequences of smoking on health, economy and environment”. The law prevents smoking in public places and prohibits advertising of all tobacco products, reported the Syrian official news agency SANA. Local [...]
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