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IDF: Stealing from the Mouths of Orphans

March 14, 2008 by Richard Silverstein Leave a Comment

The readers of this blog who disagree with me and who seem to think that I relish criticizing Israel are wrong. I don’t relish bringing to your attention heart-rending stories like this one written by Gideon Levy. I wish I could bring you stories about a military attempting to use its power temperately, defensively, and […]

Gideon Levy: Olmert Needs New Governing Coalition for Peace

January 15, 2008 by Richard Silverstein 3 Comments

You couldn’t find any greater “political dissident” than Gideon Levy in Israeli journalism. And even he has just come out in a Haaretz column saying that Ehud Olmert sincerely wants peace with the Palestinians: After listening to many of his statements, some of them very impressive, one comes to recognize that Ehud Olmert perhaps truly […]

Children of 5767

September 30, 2007 by Richard Silverstein 16 Comments

Man reading newspaper says: “Those poor Burmese monks!” while the TV set shows “Gaza.” (cartoon: Daniella London-Dekel/Haaretz) On Rosh Hashana, Jews do cheshbon nefesh, a spiritual accounting of their deeds during the previous year. The purpose of course is to do t’shuva and “return” from our misdeeds and set out on a new path. Gideon […]

Gideon Levy Attacks Israeli Government Censorship Over Syria Attack

September 17, 2007 by Richard Silverstein 2 Comments

Gideon Levy adds his voice to the Israeli media dissenters who question Israel’s performance in the aftermath of its attack against Syria last week. As I wrote yesterday, his, Yigal Laviv and Larry Derfner’s are still small voices in the sea of self-congratulation that constitutes Israel’s mainstream media. But it’s often that still small voice […]

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