Tag Archives: Palestine

How the media narrative on Israel has changed over 65 years

Posted on 17 May 2013 by

In honour of Israel’s 65th birthday (according to the Gregorian calendar), Life Magazine has published a series of fascinating photos (and at least one extremely graphic and gory one) from those early days. Click on this link to view the … Continue reading →

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Who’s meddling in Israel’s elections?

Posted on 16 January 2013 by

The Israeli general elections are just around the corner, due to take place next Tuesday, 22nd January. Campaigning is in high gear and party political broadcasts are dominating the media in all its forms.  All this is perfectly acceptable in … Continue reading →

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Why the two-state solution is a non-starter

Posted on 31 December 2012 by

I am not a supporter of the Two State solution (i.e. one Jewish democratic state for Israel and one state for the Palestinians, which are intended to live side by side in peace and security) because it has always seemed obvious … Continue reading →

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The Palestinians’ bid for a state at the UN – davka on 29th November

Posted on 29 November 2012 by

The 29th November is a special date in the Israeli national calendar. As I wrote last year: known in Israel by that strange quirk of mixing Biblical Hebrew with Anglicised calendar months as Kaf Tet beNovember (the Hebrew letters Kaf … Continue reading →

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Kaf Tet beNovember and the Useless UN

Posted on 30 November 2011 by

It was the 29th of November on Tuesday, known in Israel by that strange quirk of mixing Biblical Hebrew with Anglicised calendar months as Kaf Tet beNovember (the Hebrew letters Kaf and Tet having the numerical equivalent of 20 and … Continue reading →

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Non-existent state accepted into UNESCO

Posted on 1 November 2011 by

As threatened earlier this month, UNESCO accepted “Palestine” (which doesn’t actually exist, in case anyone has forgotten) into their organization. Palestinians won entry to UNESCO on Monday, scoring a symbolic victory in their battle for full UN membership, prompting the … Continue reading →

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