NOTE: I use the term "Palestinian" in various forms in this piece. But for the sake of variety (and to avoid repetition), or in order to portray the attitudes of some of the historical subjects, I use the term "Arab" at times, meaning it to be interchangeable with "Palestinian." This usage is not meant to be pejorative or prejudicial. الارشيف يكشف: … [Read more...]
Ben Gurion’s Plan for Regional Conquest and Israeli Empire
Odeh Bisharat, one of Haaretz's few Israeli-Palestinian columnists (Sayeh Kashua is another), published an incisive article on what he calls "the end of the road" for Zionism. But the first paragraph, which comprised a quotation from David Ben Gurion (the full archival passage in Hebrew is here), really opened my eyes. At the first meeting of the Haganah … [Read more...]
Israeli Activists Urge IDF Pilots to Refuse Orders to Attack Iran
Israeli peace activists have created an online petition which calls for IAF pilots to refuse to participate in war against Iran. Though the pilot corps is among the most élite of the entire army, there is a long tradition of resistance within the IDF to serving the Palestinian and Lebanese Occupations. I'm including both the English and Farsi versions … [Read more...]
Dagan, Ashkenazi, Diskin, Peres Likely Foiled 2010 Netanyahu-Barak Attack on Iran
Amir Oren is one of Haaretz's most artful journalists when he addresses sensitive security-related matters. In his current story (Hebrew, English here), if you read between the lines and put 2+2 together, you'll understand that Oren is telling us with a wink and a nod that a few of Israel's Wise Old Men (not all are old, and some haven't always been wise, … [Read more...]
