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A brief follow-up on the anti-Arab hate-site Ikhras

One of the first responses to my last Ibishblog posting, which was about the anti-Arab hate-speech website Ikhras, was a tweet by a gentleman who, to put it kindly, is best known for his uncomfortable relationship with words. He seemed intimidated by its (modest) length, and urged me to keep my postings under 8,000 words (it was not over 3,000, in fact).

Surrounded by fanatics

https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentaryanalysis/541500-surrounded-by-fanatics Israeli and Palestinian rhetorical extremism is old hat, but it seems to be nearing a new crescendo   Words matter. Sensible people know that. But fanatics know it too. Those who strive for peace between Israel and the Palestinians are keenly aware of their encirclement by radical propaganda. This has been true for decades, […]

We Need to Talk

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/07/we-need-to-talk.html It’s a simple dictum, but one that many still have trouble accepting: Israelis and Palestinians have to talk to each other if they’re going to get anywhere. A flurry of condemnation greeted the tweeting by Ha’aretz reporter Natasha Mozgovaya of a photograph of Ziad Asali, President of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP), at […]