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Sunday, September 5, 2010
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Missing the boat
Skewed responses to Israel's attack on Gaza Flotilla
Dan Lieberman

Much has been said, but too much is missing from the reactions to Israel's attack on the Gaza flotilla. Start with terrorism. Omitted from discussions of the ‘pirate type' action is that Israel has once again swelled the terrorist ranks. The world's principal manufacturer of terrorists has assured itself relative immunity from terrorist actions by walls, fences, blockades, assassinations and ‘shoot to kill' confrontations. This is not true for the rest of the world ...
Book review
Does Israel have a Future?
hiliardC.jpgThe Jewish people are in greater danger than ever before. Given the debacle in Iraq, many Americans who had not taken a serious interest in the Middle East have begun asking themselves, What are we doing wrong? Why do we keep misreading the signals coming from that part of the world? This crusial question and many many more are the topics of "Does Israel have a future? The case for a post-zionist state" by author Prof. Constance Hilliard ...
Peace through education
Maher Farraj Maher Farraj

The Palestinians and the Israelis have been living side by side, in good and in bad for the last 60 or more years. Both systems, especially the educational system have nothing in common, not even a breath of cooperation.

Both nations have lived through out the years of war and peace-to come- in a political turmoil, and due to a serious dividing conflict about land and identity, they became closer to their religions and to their respected cultures which in turn had an effect on their education. Education became the weaker link among their national agendas; the political conflict, religion and culture.

Thus, the ...

Tunisia
Legislation to ban parental child beating stirs controversy
The first Arab state law in Tunisia aimed at preventing child abuse by prohibiting parental beating stirs controversy with fears it would downgrade the responsibility of parents to discipline their children and open doors for increased juvenile delinquency.

The Justice and Human Rights Minister al-Azhar Buani said that the law was part of Tunisia's efforts to prevent violence against children and to comply with international agreements against child abuse that the North African country signed."The law does not minimize the role ...