Archive for April, 2008

Dances with Hamas

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The latest edition of the Jersualem Center for Public Affairs' "Jerusalem Issue Brief" is The Diplomatic Dance with Hamas by Efraim Karsh. It skewers the efforts of former president Jimmy Carter and others to bring Hamas into peace talks. The problem is that Hamas does not want to compromise, and ...

The Economist Pans Israeli Docs

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

England's  influential The Economist mag. spent 16 pages slicing and dicing Israel in a Special Report a few weeks back. Now the arts department looks at Israeli documentaries recently shown at festivals in London and in Tel Aviv.  The latest docs prove Israel is not a "true melting pot" but the "ultimate outsiders ...

Maclean’s Provocateur

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

This week's (April 23) issue of Maclean's hailed Israel's 60th anniversary with a sensationally titled cover story: "Why Israel can't survive."  Inside, the piece by Michael Petrou examines Israel's unique challenge of being both a democratic and Jewish. Is it fair or biased? Read it and decide.