AronT on January 19th, 2003

This long background piece by journalist Ray Hanania, gives a detailed history of Hamas, and the symbiotic relationship between it and the Likud.
While long and somewhat repetitive, it is worth a read:
“Hamas terrorism played into the rage and the frustrations of the Palestinian people, who helplessly watched as the promise of peace evaporated before their [...]

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AronT on December 27th, 2002

I suppose on weekends I have more time to write. So here is something I’ve been thinking about all week, which I finally had time to “put down on paper.”
Speaking of equivalence, anyone who has a good twenty-first century equivalent to that expression, let me know.

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AronT on July 25th, 2002

Here is the Eleventh edition of the Newspeak dictionary, courtesy of the government of Israel.

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AronT on July 24th, 2002

As I read the litany of excuses coming out of the Israeli goverment and army over the bombing in Gaza, I am once again reminded of how accurately George Orwell described the behavior of all authoritarian governments and institutions. These assume that their audience is stupid and forgetful, which allows them to make proclimations about [...]

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AronT on July 23rd, 2002

[For a more general discussion of this issue, see this feature article].
Israelis and many diaspora Jews, often justify the most brutal actions of the Israeli government and army by pointing to the suicide bombings perpetrated by Palestinian terrorists. The latter are used to justify the most heinous acts on the part of Israel. There is [...]

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