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A leading Argentinian intellectual responds to the antisemitism infecting public discussion of the Gaza conflict; human suffering in Gaza and the "unusually blunt" ICRC; and much more besides.
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Listen to Z Word editor Ben Cohen in a new radio debate on the Gaza conflict; why the continuation of the Gaza conflict is inevitable; and much more besides.
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A leading Canadian union urges an academic boycott of Israel; French philosopher Andre Glucksmann on proportionality; Hamas fails in its attempt to be reasonable; and much more besides.
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As the fighting in Gaza intensifies, so discourse around the conflict becomes more shrill: accusations of dual loyalty; comparisons with the Warsaw Ghetto; advocacy of three states or one state, but not two. All this and more on the Z Word blog.
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As Israel begins ground operations against Hamas in Gaza, the Z Word blog has extensive coverage, comment and analysis.
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The Gaza conflict provokes more Nazi analogies; Hamas uses the conflict to embark on a new round of internal repression; the fanatics and fading celebrities taking to the streets in protest; and much more besides.
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A big lie about Gaza on German radio; Gaza is not like Grozny, says an immigrant in Sderot; and much more besides.
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David Adler critically examines Israel's Gaza campaign and Eamonn McDonagh responds; listen to Z Word editor Ben Cohen in a radio debate on the Gaza conflict; and much more besides.
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Iranian Jews are cajoled into showing their loyalty to the Tehran regime under the guise of a protest over the Gaza conflict; New Year greetings; and much more besides.
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Spain's El Pais comments on the Gaza conflict via a grotesquely antisemitic cartoon; the global stakes in Gaza; the totalitarian "solidarity" activists; and much more besides.
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As the Gaza conflict continues, the term "proportionality" comes back into vogue; South African anti-Zionists step up their thetoric; and much more besides.
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Gaza Special: visit the blog for posts by guest and regular writers on the continuing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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No amount of hyperbole can mask the fact that Israel's operation in Gaza is a legitimate act of self-defense; strategic lessons which Hamas has learned from Hezbollah; and much more besides.
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As Israel launches air strikes to defend the communities of the western Negev from terrorist attack, we can expect the demonization campaign to resume; and much more besides.
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One of anti-Zionism's biggest problems is that Israel has something in common with other democracies - flaws; the Madoff scandal and antisemitism's subtle shift; and much more besides.
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As renewed conflict between Hamas and Israel escalates, the London Review of Books follows the fashion for blaming Israel, regardless of context.
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As the Islamist threat in Somalia grows, the world needs to start paying attention; yet another flawed editorial on Gaza; a note on our blog comments policy (in case you were wondering); and much more besides.
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It's not just about Israel - Gulf Arab concern over Iran's nuclear program is intensifying; and much more besides.
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Jose Saramago demonizes Israelis and portrays the Palestinians as holy innocents; Iran cracks down on human rights and escalates its nuclear program; and much more besides.
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The banality of evil in a laboratory environment; and much more besides.
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Israel's options in Gaza now that the ceasefire is over; remembering Conor Cruise O'Brien; and much more besides.
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Richard Falk repeats previous outrageous statements about Israel, then claims he was misunderstood; what happens when you name your child after Adolf Hitler; the winds of change return to South Africa; and much more besides.
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A key suspect in the AMIA bombing case has his assets frozen; neo-Nazi activity in the border regions of Germany and Austria; and much more besides.
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The brutalities of the Sudanese regime in Darfur now extend to slavery; Tunnelling into Gaza's underground economy; and much more besides.
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Helping the UAE to go nuclear is one of the final acts of the Bush Administration; hosting Hezbollah at the Belgian parliament; why Israel was right to expel Richard Falk; and much more besides.
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Why the US offer of a nuclear umbrella to protect Israel from an Iranian attack may not be more than a comfort blanket; tracking racism in the Austrian media; and much more besides.
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The fraud allegations against financier Bernard Madoff are a reminder of Bebel's warning against the "socialism of fools"; Israeli police postpone a far right march in Umm al Fahm; and much more besides.
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A painful truth - Eamonn McDonagh argues that Tzipi Livni is right to say that Israel cannot always secure the release of its captured soldiers; and much more besides.
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The persistence of the argument that Jewish anti-Zionists disqualify anti-Zionism from the charge of antisemitism; rising to the defense of Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe; and much more besides.
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Jimmy Carter's stress on the primacy of the Palestinian issue; faced with a legal challenge to the academic boycott, the UCU capitulates; and much more besides.
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The differences and similarities between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mohammad Khatami - his predecessor and possible successor; the strange world of Richard Falk; and much more besides.
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A conference in Germany sparks a major debate over what constitutes Islamophobia - and whether it mirrors antisemitism; political commentators who won't take the Palestinians seriously; and much more besides.
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Apartheid and ACRI
The imprecise use of the word "apartheid" by Israel's leading civil rights organization may grab headlines, but it also dents credibility, argues Z Word editor Ben Cohen.
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Playing the blame game in the wake of the Mumbai atrocities; assessing the danger posed to Israel by extremist settlers; and much more besides.
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The Hebron evacuation and the threat of a wider civil conflict; No news, but more speculation, in the case of the missing Iranian blogfather; why Pakistan and Afghanistan matter; and much more besides.
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See-sawing reports over whether the Jewish victims of the Mumbai assault were tortured; Jimmy Carter writes another book about "The Holy Land;" basic lessons of the Hebron evacuation; and much more besides.
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Jos, Mumbai and Al Qaeda
Like Mumbai, the Nigerian city of Jos was convulsed by violence last week - but, argues Michelle Sieff on the Z Word blog, we need to understand the difference between inter-religious strife and nihilistic terrorism.
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A mangled joke about the Holocaust raises fears of Norwegian antisemitism; doing one's duty in the face of fanaticism in Mumbai; the Africa event snubbed because of "apartheid Israel"; and much more besides.
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In Mumbai, there was no distinction between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, as Aryeh Leib Teitelbaum tragically discovered: also, terror and liberalism, silence in Gaza, the minister and the Holocaust denier and much more besides.
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Blaming Israel, the UK, the US - but not the terrorists - for the massacres in Mumbai; Egypt's liberal media outlets push antisemitism; and much more besides.
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Iran defends its right to promote its state doctrine of antisemitism; the American Jewish Committee decries the Mumbai attacks as "India's 9/11"; and much more besides.
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Mumbai: Sandra the Heroine
Z Word's blog pays tribute to Sandra Samuel, the nanny who rescued toddler Moshe Holtzberg from the Chabad center in Mumbai.
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New Z Word Podcast
Author Joel Pollak speaks about his new book The Kasrils
Affair: Jews and Minority Politics in Post-Apartheid South Africa - a
penetrating insight into the impact of the apartheid analogy and
anti-Zionist ideology on the domestic South African scene.
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A strange passivity in Jimmy Carter's approach to Zimbabwe; the executioner's noose tightens in Iran; considerations on a "real state" for the Palestinians; and much more besides.
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Whereas Zimbabwe is all over the news, there's a blackout on Gaza - the bizarre claim of a bizarre columnist; Ignoring the Israeli side of the Gaza conflict; as Iran's economy feels the squeeze, so does Ahmadinejad; and much more besides.
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The Nobel Peace Prize winner who thinks Israel - and just Israel -
should be kicked out of the UN; settler extremists in the West Bank
become a greater threat; the Obama baiters, from the far left
salonistas to Al Qaeda; and much more besides.
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We may have arrived at Iran's nuclear moment; antisemitism, ideology and the Red Army Faction; Israel's decision to boycott Durban II; and much more besides.
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The strange case of an Iranian blogger apparently arrested on espionage charges; Christopher Hitchens on antisemitism; deconstructing the Holocaust deconstructors; and much more besides.
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The flaws in Avraham Burg's assertion that Israeli discourse and policy are monopolized by the Holocaust, by Ben Cohen; arguments about Middle East policy - the good, the bad and the pollyannaish, by Eamonn McDonagh; and much more besides.
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Spain's El Mundo reacts to an Israeli military prison sentence; more outrageous Nazi analogies; German ultraleftists destroy a Holocaust exhibit; and much more besides.
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Bashir Under Pressure Over Darfur
On the Z Word Blog, Africa expert Michelle Sieff looks behind Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir's announcement of a ceasefire in Darfur.
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Ben Cohen reports on yet more slanders against America and Israel by a prominent European journalist; Eamonn McDonagh examines another example of the flawed Ireland analogy; Alex Stein suggests the lessons to be learned from the Ali Baher affair.
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Combating antisemitism as Europe marks the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht; how fascists and Republicans during the Spanish Civil War reacted to Kristallnacht; and much more besides.
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More antisemitic innuendo aimed at Barack Obama's incoming administration; selective views on free speech on Austria's far right; and much more besides.
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Rahm Emanuel's ascendancy dismays Israel's opponents; more flawed journalism by Juan Miguel Muñoz; and much more besides.
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Iran's regime snarls at Obama's election victory; the Greek daily newspaper heralding an end to "Jewish domination"; and much more besides.
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Congo and Gaza - why bad analogies are are bad for human rights; a response to the latest "Cool Hour" on Israel and Palestine; Anarcho-Zionism - there is such a thing; and much more besides.
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Who's really in charge in Iran? Why is the notion of negotiating with Hamas delusional? Explore these and other questions on the Z Word blog. And don't forget Z Word's latest podcast.
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Listen to Z Word editor Ben Cohen discuss the controversy over a
leading reference publisher's encyclopedia which brands Zionism as a
form of racism.
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"Free Gaza" - A Misnomer
On the Z Word blog, Ben Cohen examines the latest mission to Gaza by the organization which misleadingly bills itself the "Free Gaza Movement."
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Karl Pfeifer reports on the leading extreme-right politician elected as President of Austria's parliament; Eamonn McDonagh comments on the latest "Cool Hour" on Israel and Palestine.
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Five reasons to leave the UCU; right-wing extremists take to the streets of Budapest; liberation theology embraces Hamas; and much more besides.
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Religion and politics in Spain and Israel; Examining fears of Durban redux; keeping the memory of a young suicide bomber victim alive; and much more besides.
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Ben Cohen on why antisemitism lies at the heart of the boycott movement; Eamonn McDonagh on why Pope Benedict's doubts, and not "Jewish pressure," might lie behind the reluctance to beatify Pius XII; and much more besides.
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Karl Pfeifer on antisemitism past and present in Hungary; Eamonn McDonagh on a new development in the worst case of terrorism in Argentina's history; Ben Cohen on Australian academics and anti-Zionism; and much more besides.
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Sari Nusseibeh rejects the one-state solution; why the North Korea deal is no model for Iran; and much more besides.
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Ben Cohen on the Macmillan Encyclopedia which revives the accusation that Zionism is racism; Karl Pfeifer on the death of Austria's far-right leader Jörg Haider; Eamonn McDonagh on the follies of former UK Foreign Secretary David Owen; and much more besides.
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The Yom Kippur War revisited, 35 years on; antisemitism and the financial crisis; Belgium's faltering one-state model; and much more besides.
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Ben Cohen examines the faulty logic and prejudiced thinking behind genocide analogies; Eamonn McDonagh considers the relationship between territorial claims and political rights; plus, Kouchner on Iran's nukes, Depeche Mode in Israel, and much more besides.
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The Feast With the Beast
Z Word's blog reports on the fallout from the interfaith dinner held in New York with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Jewish anti-Zionists surpass themselves; the land for peace idea re-emerges; a new military assessment of Hezbollah; a Spanish intervention into the one-state debate - and much more besides.
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A considered response to Samuel Fleischacker's latest "Cool Hour"; the Tikkun Affair comes to an awkward close; and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brings antisemitic conspiracy theories to the UN.
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Iran Threatens Us All
Iran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons - that is why a serious, non-partisan approach is needed in response, say four leading US public figures.
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Tikkun magazine publishes an article by an unabashed antisemite (and then backs down); Perry Anderson misunderstands the place the of the Holocaust in the western memory; the peace proposal that would allow Gaza to triple in size.
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Abbas Expresses Fears for Two-State Solution
In an op-ed article, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warns, "Israel's continued settlement expansion
and land confiscation in the West Bank makes physical separation of our
two peoples increasingly impossible."
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Bigotry on the Rise
On the Z Word blog, Ben Cohen examines the findings of a new Pew Global Attitudes Survey which shows anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim sentiment on the rise.
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On the Z Word blog, Eamonn McDonagh offers a cool response to the latest "Cool Hour on Israel and Palestine;" while Ben Cohen looks at the relationship between the "one-state" formula and the politics of fear.
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On the Z Word blog, Ben Cohen writes about the latest attempt to close
down discussion of the relationship between anti-Zionism and
antisemitism, while Eamonn McDonagh considers some broader questions.
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Remembering 9/11
Z Word's blog examines the legacy of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington seven years to the day.
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Tehran Tilts Toward Moscow
Over the past two weeks, Iran has moved in a pro-Moscow
direction after staking out a neutral stance following the outbreak of Georgian-Russian hostilities, says Kamal Nazer Yasin.
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Among the new posts on the Z Word blog, Eamonn McDonagh welcomes a new series of articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - and takes issue with some of the underlying premises; Ben Cohen reports on how a Malaysian politician has used antisemitism as tool to threaten that country's Chinese minority.
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A controversial court battle in Germany results in guidelines for use of the word "antisemitic;" wild words from the Gaza boat activists; and much more besides.
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A Spanish parliamentarian compares questioning at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv to a Gestapo interrogation; more hate speech on the email list of the UCU; and much more besides.
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Jordan Turns to Hamas
Concerned by failed peace negotiations and increasingly disillusioned with Mahmud Abbas and Fatah, Jordan is thawing its relations with Hamas, says Saad Hattar.
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What does the term "institutional antisemitism" mean? Can there be antisemitism without antisemites? Read Eamonn McDonagh's analysis and join the debate on the Z Word blog.
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Bush Administration Makes Little Progress
As the Bush Administration approaches its final days, disappointment over the lack of progress on a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is widespread.
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How Palestine solidarity activists rewrite the present; the muzzling of Harry's Place and what do about it; a leftist Latin American leader who understand the moral basis of Israel's existence; and much more besides.
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Join the Debate on the Z Word Blog
A pro-boycott British academic circulates a link from the website of former Klan leader David Duke; what does that tell us about the nature of antisemitism today? Add your voice to the debate on the Z Word blog.
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On the Z Word blog, Ben Cohen explains why the current national strife in Belgium offers a salutary warning to advocates of the "one state solution"; Eamonn McDonagh argues that Hezbollah is making a mistake in drawing positive conclusions from the conflict in Georgia.
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On the Z Word blog, Eamonn McDonagh examines the faulty reasoning which excludes the possibility that Israel has reasons for its actions; Ben Cohen looks at the apartheid analogy in the Chinese context; and much more besides.
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Sari Nusseibeh: Two States or One?
On the Z Word blog, Ben Cohen analyzes Sari Nussibeh's fears, expressed in an interview with Ha'aretz, concerning the viability of a two-state solution.
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Ben Cohen lays bare the formula on the anti-imperialist left for explaining disparate global conflicts; Eamonn McDonagh recounts the things he hasn't seen on the streets of Buenos Aires; and guest blogger Contentious Centrist considers a telling remark by the late Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish.
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Ben Cohen on the difference between complex diplomacy and gesture politics; Eamonn McDonagh on the disturbing flaws of an Argentinian philosopher.
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The Myth of the "Antisemitism Card"
As the case of French satirist Siné becomes a cause celebre for parts of the left, Ben Cohen critically examines the notion that antisemitism is a political tactic to divert attention from the situation of the Palestinians.
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Are the Palestinian Refugees Different?
"Palestinians are not the world's first refugee population, but they may be the
first to lament their perpetual refugee status while resisting any effort to
resolve it," says AJC Executive Director David Harris.
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"The Only Leftist of the Far Right in France"
On the Z Word blog, Elif Kayi examines the ongoing controversy in the French press triggered by an article, widely regarded as antisemitic, penned by the satirist Siné.
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Eamonn McDonagh introduces a piece by Mario Wainstein calculated to make both sides of the Middle East debate think through their assumptions; Ben Cohen comments on a textbook case of left-wing antisemitism.
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France, Antisemitism and Free Speech
The latest public scandal over antisemitism in France reveals the "vile" views of cartoonist Siné, but that's no reason to curb freedom of speech, argues Roger Cohen.
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Natacha Atlas on Arab Antisemitism
Z Word's blog reports on remarks by Natacha Atlas, a popular Arabic singer, on antisemitism among Arab artists.
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More "One-State" Sophistry
On the Z Word blog, Ben Cohen examines the latest attempt to argue that the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies in a single state.
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Hamastan: A Glimpse of the Future?
"'Hamastan''" is the pilot program of the Palestinian state - the laboratory for a permanent-status agreement," says Aluf Benn.
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Iran Nukes: Less May Be More
On the Z Word blog, Eamonn McDonagh questions whether softening the tone on Iran's nuclear program will persuade the Tehran regime to give up its ambitions.
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Iran: Who's in Charge?
The Economist asks who wields ultimate authority in Iran and examines relations between Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Kristof's Flawed Advice
On the Z Word blog, Ben Cohen challenges New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof's contention that the next US President needs to show Israel "tough love."
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The Right to Exist (Or Not)...
On the Z Word blog, Eamonn McDonagh critiques the recent, pro-boycott report on Israel and the Palestinians issued by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
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How to Engage Syria
As a Syrian delegation visits Wasshington, the US should focus on its demands upon Damascus, including ending support for Hezbollah, argues Michael Bergman.
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The Academic Boycott: Still Relevant?
As practical developments undermine the campaign to boycott Israeli academics, Z Word's blog examines whether the issue is still relevant.
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Antisemitism in America
It's occasional and it's more likely to be coded, but it's not prevalent - America is a land where Jews are embraced, says Marco Greenberg.
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Iran: The Inevitability of War
Leading Israeli historian Benny Morris argues that the stand-off over Iran's nuclear program will result in a military confrontation in the coming months.
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Our Man for Iran
The arrival in Geneva of top US diplomat William Burns, who will participate with European colleagues in direct talks with Iran, means that Tehran has to choose between dragging its feet or taking negotiations seriously, says The Economist.
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Samir Kuntar: Cruelty and Silence
Z Word's blog reflects on the political meaning behind the scenes of celebration which greeted terrorist Samir Kuntar on his return to Lebanon.
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South Africa's False Halo
Z Word editor Ben Cohen examines the recent delegation of South African human rights notables to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
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After the Club Med Party
France has held a successful summit of Mediterreanean countries, including a constructive encounter between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, but the energy neds to be sustained in the aftermath, argues The Economist.
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Strike Before It's Too Late
Time is running out for diplomacy over the Iranian nuclear program; instead, the US should focus on support for Israel before, during and after a strike on Tehran's nuclear facilities, says John Bolton, the former US Ambassador to the UN.
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Prisoner Release the Right Move for Israel
Release of Hezbollah prisoners will help prevent future abductions, argues Uri Misgav.
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Hezbollah’s Incomplete Victory
Although Hezbollah may have “won” the Second Lebanese War, argues Roee Nahmias, Sheikh Nasrallah cannot claim a complete victory.
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Qatar as Mediator
The small Arab state, with ties to US and Israel, has taken on an important role as regional peacemaker, argues Robert F. Worth.
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Has Israel Lost Its Cool?
Israel is losing its “psychological equilibrium,” argues Yehuda Ben Meir.
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Iran Wants the Bomb
The Iranian regime has clearly demonstrated that it wants nuclear weapons, not nuclear fuel for civilian use, argues Peter D. Zimmerman.
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Assessing the Winograd Commission and the Second Lebanon War
Yehezkel Dror, member of the Winograd Commission, argues that Israel has failed to learn from the mistakes of the Second Lebanon War.
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Learning from the Balkans
Bosnia and Kosovo - as well as conflicts in other parts of the world, from Cyprus to Kashmir - can teach Israelis and Palestinians that conflict management, instead of conflict resolution, is more attainable and profitable, argues Shlomo Avineri.
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Israel Won't Attack Iran Without US Approval
Israel has not set a date to attack Iran's nuclear facilities and will not do so without US backing, says Yossi Melman.
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Thinking Through Military Action Against Iran
Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt discuss diplomatic and military options in the ongoing crisis over Iran's nuclear program.
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Leading Academic Boycott Opponent Resigns from UCU
Eve Garrard, a leading British academic and trenchant critic of the academic boycott, has resigned from the UCU over its recent boycott resolution.
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Facing up to the Naqba
The Palestinian people did undergo a catastrophe - or naqba - but responsibility lies with their own leadership; now the world must urgently address the rights of both Palestinian refugees and those Jews driven from Arab countries, says Irwin Cotler.
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Sarkozy in Israel: Reviewing the French Press
On Z Word's blog, Elif Kayi translates and analyzes some of the comments in the French press on President Sarkozy's recent visit to Israel.
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Iran: Sticks Then Carrots
Tough new sanctions on Iran imposed by the EU need to be followed up with diplomatic incentives to persuade Tehran to abandon its nuclear program, says The New York Times.
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Israel May Not Be Bluffing
Israel may or may not be bluffing about the prospect of an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities - toughter sacntions are needed to avert military action, says The Economist.
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The "New Palestinians"
Nicholas Kristof on a new refugee diaspora in the Middle East, largely ignored thusfar, but with the potential for devastating impact.
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Zimbabwe, Israel and the Left
Z Word's blog asks why the energy which drives left-wing anti-Israel campaigns is absent when it comes to Zimbabwe.
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Jews in the Arab World
Z Word's blog on how a BBC report downplays the suffering of Jews from Arab countries as Jewish organizations convene in London for a conference on the issue.
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Assessing the Second Intifada
There are many lessons to be drawn from the second intifada, not least the high price paid by ordinary Palestinians for a strategy that brought them nothing, says Sever Plocker.
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Cohen Debates Lerman on Anti-Zionism
By permission of CQ Global Researcher, which has recently produced a special issue on antisemitism obtainable here,
Z Word's blog republishes a debate between Ben Cohen and Antony Lerman
on the relationship between anti-Zionism and antisemitism.
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A Tahdiya, Not a Hudna
Hamas regards the temporary ceasefire around Gaza as a tahdiya (a basic ceasefire), not a hudna (a truce which would recognize the other side's legitimacy), argues Jonathan D. Halevi.
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Israel and the EU: A New Era
Despite the objections of Arab countries and some NGOs, both Israel and the EU understand the advantages of an upgrade in ties, says the Jerusalem Post.
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Americans and the Jewish State
In a major essay for Foreign Affairs, Walter Russell Mead examines why US policy in the Middle East reflects the "power of public opinion."
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Ahmadinejad: Saying What He Really Means
Attempts to excuse Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's exhortations for the elimination of Israel as mere calls for "regime change" are exposed in this new report from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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Lies, Damn Lies and the UCU
Z Word's blog reports on the denial, evasion and duplicity which mark the arguments of supporters of the academic boycott.
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Have They Gone Too Far?
Haviv Rettig on signs of a backlash against anti-Zionist ideas and activism.
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Israel Boycott Campaign Spreads
Z Word's blog looks at recent boycott activism in the UK, Ireland and Canada and finds that a politics of narcissism underlies these initiatives.
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The Hijacking of Britain
Israel's Ambassador to the UK, Ron Prosor, argues that the UCU's renewed academic boycott reflects the increasing prevalence of radical anti-Israel sentiment in British public discourse.
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Sanctions, Not War
An attack on Iran could result in a disaster which leaves the country's nuclear program intact - financial pressure on Tehran is a better route, argues the The New York Times.
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Warren or Mahmoud?
There are two views of Israel's future: Warren Buffett's and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's. And it's Buffett who's on the money, says Thomas Friedman.
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Churchill and Zionism
Two news books examine Winston Churchill's relationship with the Zionist movement and the project of building a Jewish state.
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Iran's Nuclear Game
As fear over Iran's nuclear capabilities increases, Z Word's blog examines two recent, and important, contributions on the vital question of what to do - and what is likely to be done.
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Why Israel Advocacy Succeeds in the US
Pro-Israel groups succeed not because they strongarm the US Administration, but because very large numbers of Americans share their aims, argues Gerard Baker.
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The UCU: A Moral Cesspit
"The only good reason for anyone now to belong to UCU is to exert themselves to
take it back from the boycotters," says University of Manchester Professor Norman Geras.
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Israel's Search for Security
Sixty years after its foundation, and despite facing myriad security threats, Israel has taken its place in the community of states, argues Gerald Steinberg.
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The UCU's Disgrace
The UCU "is a disgrace as an organization that purports to defend its members against
discrimination," says Shalom Lappin.
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Fighting the UCU Boycott
Z Word's blog reacts to the UCU's boycott vote and links to the vital arguments against the academic boycott of Israelis.
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Why Olmert Must Resign
The Olmert affair is both a warning
and an opportunity for a country mired in corruption and moral decline, says Yossi Klein Halevi.
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Demons Past and Present
A "disturbing ambiguity" in Europe's relationship with the past impacts its attitude towards Israel, says Emanuele Ottolenghi.
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Iran Fails the Test: What Next?
What will be the consequences of Tehran's refusal to cooperate with international monitoring of its nuclear program, asks The Washington Post.
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Antisemitism in Indonesia
Antisemitism is rife among Indonesian Muslims: the challenge lies in eliminating the religious teachings which promote it, says Ahmad Junaidi.
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"Our Generation's Spanish Civil War"
Terry Glavin on why Afghanistan matters - and why so much of the left has got it wrong.
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The Art of Negotiating
Talks should be held with Tehran "to see if we can change Iran's behavior, and to make clear we are not the problem. Their pursuit of nuclear weapons is," says Dennis Ross.
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Up, Up and Away: The Rise in Oil Prices
Oil could soon be priced at $200 per barrel. The Economist examines why - and what might be done about it.
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Not Antisemitism, But Anti-Communism
Some nationalist historians are portraying the antisemitic violence in Poland after World War II as a reaction to the apparent "transgressions of Jewish communists," writes Laurence Weinbaum.
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South Africa Scarred
Z Word's blog on how deadly racist violence in South Africa has not diverted the attention of those politicians pushing the canard of Israeli "apartheid."
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Israel-Syria Talks: Why Now?
Economic pressure and worries about Lebanon and an over-reliance on Iran are pushing Syria to the negotiating table, says Amir Taheri.
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Hitler Sent By God, Says Hagee
A political storm has erupted over remarks about the Holocaust and the formation of the State of Israel made by the evangelical preacher, John Hagee.
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In Praise of Avram Grant
Z Word's blog pays tribute to the Israeli coach of English soccer team Chelsea, after a season in which he endured antisemitic harassment.
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Goodbye to the European Left?
Neoconservatism may be in trouble in America, but a new conservatism is taking hold across Europe, presenting a positive opportunity for Israel, argue Yossi Shain and Peter Berkowitz.
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Palestinian Academics Push Antisemitism
The Palestinian Authority has co-opted Palestinian academia into a virulent campaign to delegitimize Israel through the promotion of antisemitism, say Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook.
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Israel's "American Problem"
"Unthinking" American support for Israel actually hurts the Jewish state, argues Jeffrey Goldberg.
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Reflecting on Anti-Zionism Down Under
Philip Mendes considers the parallels between antisemitism and anti-Zionism from an Australian perspective.
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Assessing Iranian Ambitions
Israel's Deputy PM Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz gives a wide-ranging lecture at YIISA, Yale University's research institute on antisemitism (video).
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Keep Lebanon Together
"Hezbollah cannot continue to rule a separate state within a bogus state," says The Economist in a leader article.
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Hate on Campus
Freedom of speech means that University Presidents have a duty to challenge antisemitism and extremism on campus, says Brian Levin.
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The Iran Lobby
Influential voices in Germany are pressing for a strategic partnership with Iran: and that means accepting Tehran's nuclear ambitions, warns Matthias Kuentzel.
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Hamas's Forked Tongue
Assurances from some Hamas leaders that their organization is not antisemitic can't be squared with its active promotion of antisemitism, says Alan Johnson.
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UK Antisemitism Report: One Year On
A progress report from the UK government following its earlier response to the milestone All-Party Inquiry into Antisemitism.
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Iran: The Cold War Showdown
The toughest foreign policy challenge for the next US President is the "cold war" with Iran, says Thomas Friedman.
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1933 and 1948
Israel's 60th anniversary is also an occasion to recall a different anniversary which is no less significant, says William Kristol.
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Mythology on J Street
In challenging five apparent myths about being pro-Israel, Jeremy Ben Ami - one of the founders of the dovish "J Street" lobby group - has come up with a few of his own, says Ami Isseroff.
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"Occupied" Gaza?
Going by traditional international legal tests, Gaza is not occupied by Israel, say David Rivkin and Lee Casey.
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Rolling Back Hezbollah
Only the Lebanese military stands between Hezbollah and the collapse of Lebanese sovereignty, says David Schenker.
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Israel at Sixty: The Will to Survive
Sixty years after its creation, Israel's collective psyche represents both a determination to move forwards and a deep sense of the past, says Walter Reich.
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Five Myths About Being Pro-Israel
Jeremy Ben-Ami on what it means - and doesn't mean - to be a supporter of Israel.
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Israel at Sixty: The Right to Exist
On the Z Word blog, Ben Cohen counsels against being seduced by the so-called "one-state solution."
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Israel at Sixty: Struggle in the White House
Richard Holbrooke recalls the epic struggle within Harry Truman's Administration over the recognition of the State of Israel.
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Israel at Sixty: The Decade Ahead
Tough security challenges face Israel over the next ten years, but the IDF will rise to them, says Ron Ben Yishai.
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