Naomi Ragen נעמי רגן - Novelist, Playwright and Journalist - Jewish-American novelist, playwright and journalist Commentary Magazine Last week Zbigniew Brzezinski, joined by five other foreign-policy experts from the past, issued an open letter entitled “Stand Firm, John Kerry,” calling for “clarity” on “the critical moral and political issues” in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The letter castigated Israeli settlements and proposed “halting the diplomatic process” to “help stop this activity.” At “Pressure Points,” Elliott Abrams dismantled the letter, noting that, among other things, it ignored history. As it happens, tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of one of the more important items of history the Brzezinski group ignored: the April 14, 2004 letter from President George W. Bush to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Read More The American-Israeli diplomacy culminated in a hugely significant exchange of letters between Bush and Sharon in April 2004. MR. The Obama administration, when it took office in 2009, repeatedly refused to answer whether it was bound by the Bush letter. Read Less
Center for American Progress American Iranian Council | Political Issues that Matter - Ralph Nader's Views on the Issues Remember, these issues represent the tip of the political iceberg. But they are indicative of the corporate domination of the Democratic and Republican parties. Click on any of the issues in the table below for more information the issues that matter for 2008, or find out more about the Nader/Gonzalez position on other important issues, including the environment, social, fiscal, market, labor, political and foreign policy. Ralph Nader on the Political Issues that Matter Shift the Power To illustrate how little has changed in four years, other than conditions becoming worse, the 2008 Nader/Gonzalez campaign is posting these policy positions on various injustices, necessities, and redirections that were prepared initially for the 2004 Nader/Camejo campaign. Affirmative action Agriculture American agriculture is being dominated by two contrary trends in the 21st Century. Climate Change The Nader campaign believes it is time to break our addiction to fossil fuels. Consumer Justice Corporate Crime
The 14 Lies Blocking Peace in the Middle East If a Martian were suddenly to land on earth and start listening to and reading the mainstream media, he would form the impression that the entire Middle East conflict were due to Israel building some settlements in land that much of the world thinks should become a Palestinian state. A near-consensus exists among the governments of the world and among media writers that peace has yet to break out in the because of three principle reasons. The first is that the Jews and the Arabs have been unable to agree about whether there should be a Palestinian state. The Martian could easily carry these beliefs back to its home planet, as long as it did not bother to learn the background and the history of the conflict. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seem to think the idea of Palestinian statehood is the most wonderful idea to come along since the Thirteenth Amendment. Here are just a handful of popular misconceptions and their antidotes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
World Jewish Congress The following article by the Dutch novelist Leon de Winter appeared in the 'Wall Street Journal Europe' on 14 June 2010. Anti-Semitism Is Salonfähig Again By Leon de Winter It's a fascinating phenomenon: Why do people and organizations that present themselves as progressive team up with reactionary Muslims? But Gaza's population voted in democratic elections to be ruled by a party whose hatred of Jews is the cornerstone of its existence. Contrary to Gaza, Chechnya, for example, isn't free. There are some more facts -- lousy, stubborn facts. Here is another fact. The progressives don't care for any other group of poor or suppressed Muslims. One reason is Yasser Arafat, whose genius was to redefine the Palestinian cause in neo-Marxist and anti-imperialist rhetorics. But there is another reason why Western progressives hate Israel but are indifferent toward human rights abuses in Turkey, Iran, or Russia.
National Policy Institute Global Futures Studies & Research by The Millennium Project TomPaine.Com - Home Instructions For Living The battle for life is a battle for sanity. The essence of wisdom is to know yourself. The key to greatness is doing a spiritual accounting. Every day, set aside time to ask yourself: What am I living for? Infatuation is blind. Love is the pleasure of focusing on the virtues of another. It is a greater pleasure to love than to be loved. The opposite of pain is no pain (i.e. comfort). The Talmud says that every person must say, "The world was created just for me." The essence of free will is to choose to be a soul, not a body. We all want greatness. Torah is not a history book. God is our father in Heaven. "I can't" is idolatry. Happiness is choosing to take pleasure in what you have. The natural state of every human being is joy. When people say, "You'll grow up," what they really mean is, "You'll give up like I did." The Six Constant Mitzvot are the goals of Judaism. Judaism isn't all or nothing. Every effort is a success, even if you don't see the results. There are no accidents.
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