Manfred Gerstenfeld on Rising from the Muck: The New Anti-Semitism in Europe
A Resurgent Malady
Rising from the Muck: The New Anti-Semitism in Europe by Pierre- André Taguieff, Ivan R. Dee
Reviewed by Manfred Gerstenfeld
Freddy Eytan on The Long Journey to Asia
Israel and Asia: Building Diplomatic Bridges
The Long Journey to Asia by Moshe Yegar
Reviewed by Freddy Eytan
What If Iran Gets the Bomb? The Iranian Challenge to the West
The Iranians are conducting a clandestine nuclear program in parallel to the public one, the aim of which is clearly the acquisition of nuclear weapons. The Israeli intelligence assessment speaks of three or four years; the Americans add another year or two to this timetable.
The Battle for Divestment from Israeli Securities in Somerville
From summer 2003, the city of Somerville in the metropolitan Boston area became the battleground for a municipal divestment project against Israel. Previously, anti-Israeli divestment campaigns had mainly focused on universities. The Somerville Divestment Project took the form of a campaign for divestment of holdings in Israeli government bonds and stocks of companies engaging in military business with Israel.
U.S.-Saudi Relations After Hurricane Katrina: Increased Oil Dependency and the Vulnerability of Saudi Oil Installations
America’s trade deficit with the Saudi kingdom (due largely to the purchase of crude) is likely to amount to over $30 billion in 2005, up sharply from about $16 billion in 2004.
The conservative Abdallah has managed to win the support of the majority of Saudis in his battle against the domestic militants inside the Saudi kingdom who have targeted the Saudi regime.
Palestinian Christians: A Minority’s Plea for Rights Silenced by the Politics of Peace
The Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 4, No. 3, September 2005 (363) In November 2002, the Vatican offered $400,000 (U.S.) to the Palestinian Christian community in order to improve their lives and thereby convince them to stay in their ancestral residences. This unusual offer was provoked by a massive wave of emigration from formerly Christian-dominated […]
The Academic Boycott of Israel: Why Britain?
No. 36 In April 2002, The Guardian published an open letter calling for a European Union moratorium on funding for grants and research contracts for Israeli universities. Since then, major attempts to boycott Israeli universities and academics have started in Britain. The Association of University Teachers (AUT) boycott of Haifa and Bar-Ilan universities, which initially was approved […]
Faculty Efforts to Combat Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israeli Bias at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Over the past five years, a distorted and hostile attitude toward Israel has prevailed at the University of California-Santa Cruz, creating an intimidating environment for members of the campus community, particularly Jewish students. Much of the anti-Israeli bias has been generated by the university’s predominantly leftist faculty members, who have injected their personal ideology into course curricula, classroom lectures and discussions, and events and speakers sponsored by departments, resea
After the London Bombings: Blair’s Israeli-Palestinian Detour from the Real Root Causes of Terrorism
Looking to explain to the British public the "deep roots" of the July 7, 2005, terrorist attacks on London, Prime Minister Tony Blair pointed to the underlying causes of the violence including the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Clearly, Israel is one of many international grievances cited in the Islamic world today, but the purported link between the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the rage of al-Qaeda and its supporters is patently groundless.
Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society
Living amidst a xenophobic Muslim population plagued by endemic violence bordering on anarchy, the Christians have shrunk to less than 1.7 percent of the population in the Palestinian areas. Persecution of Christians in the PA threatens the very existence of this 2000-year-old community.
Legal Acrobatics: The Palestinian Claim that Gaza is Still “Occupied” Even After Israel Withdraws
Remarkably, even as Israel completes its withdrawal from 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip, official Palestinian spokesmen are already making the argument that Gaza remains “occupied” territory. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas stated that “the legal status of the areas slated for evacuation has not changed.”
The Succession of Saudi King Abdallah, the Oil Market, and Regional Politics
King Fahd de facto governed Saudi Arabia since the crowning of the sickly King Khalid in 1975 – until 1995 when Fahd himself suffered a debilitating stroke. Abdallah, Fahd’s successor, is a conservative ascetic who was never considered corrupt by the population, unlike other members of the al-Saud family.
Democratic Universality and Its Adversaries
Judaism and Christianity emphasize man’s freedom to act morally. Their legacy provides a foundation of thought which effectively supports the proposition that democracy is for all, although it may require an extended time-frame. Some European elitists consider democracy to be the enemy of excellence, with the leveling effects of egalitarianism destroying genuine diversity and strengthening the weak.
Is Zionism Colonialism? The Root Lie
The tragedy of academy is that it has become home to countless people whose mission is to prove the lie that Zionism is colonialism. Thus research is undertaken, books are written, and lectures delivered to establish a falsehood.
Are There Signs of a Jordanian-Palestinian Reengagement?
For the first time in Arab diplomatic history, the Jordanians drafted a peace proposal in March 2005 calling for normalization of relations with Israel before the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. King Abdullah’s proposal omits past Arab preconditions to peace with Israel, such as a return to the 1949 Armistice lines and repatriation of Palestinian refugees.
