http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-beta2 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/#comment-34022 AviShalom Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:30:14 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/#comment-34022 Just wondering, Richard, if Obama still looks like a breath of fresh air now that he is on record as threatening an invasion of Pakistan (<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_el_pr/obama_terrorism;_ylt=Ass0zhjXghB5bWl_CCtMrAiyFz4D" rel="nofollow">AP, Aug. 1, 2007</a>). Just wondering, Richard, if Obama still looks like a breath of fresh air now that he is on record as threatening an invasion of Pakistan (AP, Aug. 1, 2007).

]]> http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/#comment-7521 tangentlama Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:48:46 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/#comment-7521 Brian Whittaker is the brilliant Middle East editor for the UK's Guardian newspaper. As a private initiative, he runs the <a href="http://www.al-bab.com/" rel="nofollow">Al Bab</a>website - a good starting point for wider information on the Arab world as a whole. Along with good analysis, he also offers a good selection of generally up-to-date links. Brian Whittaker is the brilliant Middle East editor for the UK’s Guardian newspaper.
As a private initiative, he runs the Al Babwebsite - a good starting point for wider information on the Arab world as a whole. Along with good analysis, he also offers a good selection of generally up-to-date links.

]]> http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/#comment-7492 Richard Silverstein Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:11:34 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/#comment-7492 Given Marty Peretz's past, it wouldn't surprise me in the least. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_soros#Family" rel="nofollow">Soros' Wikipedia entry</a> has some of that Holocaust background. But the idea that a young child (he was somewhere bet. 12-14 at the time depending on which yr this happened) is responsible morally for his actions, especially when the survival of himself & his entire family was at stake, is odious. It wouldn't be the first odious statement fr. Peretz regarding Israeli peace supporters nor the last. Given Marty Peretz’s past, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least. Soros’ Wikipedia entry has some of that Holocaust background. But the idea that a young child (he was somewhere bet. 12-14 at the time depending on which yr this happened) is responsible morally for his actions, especially when the survival of himself & his entire family was at stake, is odious. It wouldn’t be the first odious statement fr. Peretz regarding Israeli peace supporters nor the last.

]]> http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/#comment-7468 Yuri Guri Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:46:29 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/02/26/tikun-olam-in-the-guardian/#comment-7468 Wasn't Marty Peretz (or one of his equivalents) insinuating that Soros was non-Jewish due to the fact that he pretended to be Christian to escape the Holocaust? Wasn’t Marty Peretz (or one of his equivalents) insinuating that Soros was non-Jewish due to the fact that he pretended to be Christian to escape the Holocaust?

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