While the war in Gaza goes on under the effects of the israeli Protective Edge operation (the latest in a series of operations undertaken by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza in recent years).and the Hamas rocket shelling of israeli towns, two university classmates Abraham Gutman and Dania Darwish have launched the campaign #JewsandArabsRefusetobeEnemies. Gutman is … Continue reading #JewsandArabsRefusetobeEnemies
Category: Israel
America’s “high moral ground” in Syria
Drums of war again. Among unproved allegations of a chemical attack by the Syrian government against its own people, the USA is preparing to go to war, again, and topple the Syrian regime. Not that the Syrian regime is a model one and that deserves praise, but if the allegations of a chemical attack are … Continue reading America’s “high moral ground” in Syria
TYR reads “The Real Reason Behind War”
by James E. Miller of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada First some excerpts, then a comment, and finally the article. The excerpts: "As economist Joseph Salerno notes: We thus arrive at a universal, praxeological truth about war. War is the outcome of class conflict inherent in the political relationship – the relationship between ruler and ruled, … Continue reading TYR reads “The Real Reason Behind War”
The “democratic” decision making process in the democratic national convention 2012: Jerusalem
Yesterday, the Democratic Party of the USA, in its democratic national convention, decided to reinstate in its party platform the assertion that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, a highly controversial issue. This resolution of the Democratic Party is in opposition to the official diplomatic stance of the USA. It is specially remarkable the "democratic" … Continue reading The “democratic” decision making process in the democratic national convention 2012: Jerusalem
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