Tag Archives: Gaza

Inappropriate Comparisons

When Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maundered the other day in a CNN interview, apparently nervous, about “telegenic dead Palestinians” for the cause of Hamas in the current ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza, any reasonable friend of the State of … Continue reading

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No Moral Center

A couple of days before Inauguration Day for Barack Obama’s second term, Noam Chomsky had a damning indictment for the President. As  a “man without a moral center,” he characterized him in an interview with Al Jazeera. Inauguration will be … Continue reading

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Razing the Ghetto

It is inappropriate to compare Gaza with the Warsaw Ghetto which was created by Governor General Nazi Hans Frank in October 1940. Razing the ghetto commenced  on 18 January 1943 and lasted until April. Neither the size of the Warsaw Ghetto (3.4 … Continue reading

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Pillar of Defense

Noam Chomsky, who had been visiting Tromsø University in September this year, managed a couple of weeks ago to enter Gaza, where he attended a linguistic conference at the Islamic University, for the first time in his life. He had … Continue reading

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Out of Control

Thanks to enduringamerica.com. The report of Al Jazeera reporter Jamal Elshayyal proves that there were two casualties even before Israeli commandos boarded the lead ship of the Freedom flotilla. Sad to say, but today I am more convinced  than ever that this state … Continue reading

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