Netanyahu and Nasrallah - Two messianic leaders

Indeed, this is a very benighted region. The source of darkness is a life lived in myths of the past. ...

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And They Shall Ever Meet

Archive  (2001) - While in Germany people want to forget and seek forgiveness, people in the Holy Land look for remembranc...

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No-shows at the Wedding

Lucy Aharish’s marriage to Tzachi Halevy, which drew the seed purists from their hideouts, exposed the simple truth about matters of relationships between men and women – that Israel is no different than the surrounding Arab region...

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Left, Right - What’s the Difference?

Salman Masalha || Left, Right -  What’s the Difference?  Arab MKs have always sat in the opposition, but theirs is a simulated opposition, and will never be a real part of Israel’s democracy. This is an ostracized opposition – even the 'left' isn’t ready to...

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From Rabin's Assassination to The Druze protest

The nation-state law basically gave a constitutional stamp of approval to that same campaign of divisiveness and racist spirit that led to the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Salman Masalha || From Rabin's Assassination to The Druze protest The Old, Familiar...

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Where Is This ‘Israel’ They Talk About?

The nation-state law has not one but several intolerable clauses. All those who spoke out against only two of its clauses are full partners to this fraud that is supposedly Israeli, humane and liberal . Salman Masalha || Where Is This ‘Israel’ They Talk About? In view...

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Hamas in the service of Israel

Hamas Rule in Gaza Isn’t the Enemy of the Israeli Right, It's the Loyal Servant... Salman Masalha || Hamas in the service of Israel Pundits say the government has no clear policy in the Gaza Strip. They’re wrong. It’s true that when Benjamin Netanyahu was in the opposition...

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Israel and Iran: War Games

As each side calls the other a Satan, Iran can continue to entrench its influence in the Arab world and Israel can continue to occupy Palestine unhampered Salman Masalha || Israel and Iran: War Games  The airstrikes attributed to Israel deep inside Syria, aimed at...

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Syria and the Illusion of Arab Solidarity

The Syria Crisis Exposed Nothing More Than The Failure Of Arab Leaders And The Illusion Of Arab Solidarity Salman Masalha || Syria and the Illusion of Arab Solidarity "There is no morality in the politics of the superpowers, and all the more so where wars are concerned, especially when they take place in distant arenas. In such a situation,...

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HER MAJESTY

Salman Masalha HER MAJESTY Neither dust, nor a rock, nor a site Shall I praise from the desert’s edge Nor the reign of thieves that mines Only nightmares under siege. There’s no joy in my grieving heart For a past, for now, for what is to be, For the land or its tenants,...

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How We All Got Here

Reflections on Israeli independence day, the Nakba and how the thugs of tribal and religious nationalism from both peoples are tightly grasping the fabric of the land Salman Masalha || How We All Got Here  Three reflections on independence and the Nakba: 1. Despite...

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The Massacre of Arab Nationalism

Salman Masalha || The Massacre of Arab Nationalism The Israel Defense Forces are slaughtering Palestinian civilians on the border of the Gaza Strip. Bashar Assad’s regime continues to slaughter Syrian civilians. And the entire world is sitting and watching with folded...

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Biblical Presidents

With the Embassy Move to Jerusalem : Samuel Goldman || Biblical Presidents For American evangelicals, there is a term of praise for President Trump that falls like a question mark on most everyone else: “You are Cyrus.” That’s what the Christian pro-Israel activist Mike Evans promised to tell President Trump after his announcement that the...

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Netanyahu's Disastrous Rule Is a Dream for an Arab Nationalist

During his time in the office, he has brought rot to every corner of the country. His continued rule will bring disaster to Jews and Arabs alike. Salman Masalha || Netanyahu's Disastrous Rule Is a Dream for an Arab Nationalist If I were an Arab nationalist, I would pray...

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Trees instead of graves

For the Sake of Our Future Nobody sees what lies ahead, and nobody is thinking about solutions for those who are now living on earth and those who will be living in the coming generations.   Salman Masalha || Trees instead of graves What’s the first thing that...

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Iran’s Messianic War

The importance of Iran's involvement in Syria is rooted in Iran's vision of the Shi'ite apocalypse Messianic meeting - Tehran Salman Masalha || Iran’s Messianic War Iran's involvement in Syria's civil war did not grow simply out of its strategic interests in the...

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