CNN Middle East News- Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may comeThe Syrian assault on the city of Homs is "a grim harbinger of worse to come" without united pressure on the government in Damascus, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. […]
- Activist: Infants, medical staff among dead in Homs crackdownFour straight days of shelling and bombing by Syrian government forces into the besieged city of Homs have left residents cowering, afraid to escape and fearing for their lives as bodies lie in the streets, unable to be recovered. […]
- Syrian regime gets bloody nose from resistanceOne fateful consequence of President Bashar al-Assad's ferocious crackdown on Syrian protesters is the emergence of the domestic armed resistance, the Free Syrian Army. […]
- Al-Assad hangs on by ruthlessness, reformist imageWhen the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well. […]
- No Libya play for the West in SyriaAmid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. And those demanding tougher measures are again asking why events in Syria should not prompt Libya […]
- Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may come
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Israel: The Principles of a Free Society Under Threat
So far, Israel was regarded as the only real democracy of the region, opposed to its neighbors where censorship of the press and violations of Human Rights[singlepic id=496 w=320 h=240 float=right] are commons.
The intrinsic nature of democracy is to allow those who disagree to express their voices, freely and without reprisals. No matter the times or the situation, a democratic country has to remember that only by allowing criticism of its government and policies will it continue to remain legitimate in the eyes of its people.
“Friending” Israel
It’s no secret that most of the world doesn’t want to “friend” Israel. But, Israel isn’t an ordinary unpopular. It is a disproportionate “in your face” angry [singlepic id=426 w=320 h=240 float=right]unpopular. Even Israel’s natural friends — its Diaspora Jewish community — are all over the map. Some love. Some like. But the great majority appear to be increasingly apathetic, if they even care at all.
What else can we call it when less than 10% of American Jews contribute anything to the Jewish Federation, a United Way-type organization that sends a significant portion of its 750 million dollar budget to Israel? Where is the interest if far less than 5% of Jews give to AIPAC, the preeminent pro Israel
The Bomb Israel Should Be Most Worried About
In my last column I wrote about the need for Israel to focus on its Haredi, Arab and ultra-nationalist population bomb, a bomb that threatens Israel’s [singlepic id=425 w=320 h=240 float=right]economy as well as its internal and external Jewish support: ”(Unfortunately, many American Jews) see a Jewish state, yet they recognize their Judaism much more within America’s borders than within Israel’s. Considering Israel’s current demographic trends, this feeling is unlikely to change absent significant internal changes within Israel.
Struggles over terrorism, loyalty oaths, the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) defining who is a Jew, Israeli Arab housing and education deficiencies, separation
Lessons in Leadership – XXVII – How we shape our Destiny
In a problematic society many try to escape from the reality they live in so they can build patterns that would get them what they want. Usually the change [singlepic id=156 w=320 h=240 float=right] achieved is made by individuals and the lack of cooperation and shared efforts between the people results in a limited change which cannot be seen in all the parts of the society.
One example is the Palestinian society; in contrast with other communities in the Arab world, the Palestinian situation is much better but unfortunately it is going backward instead of developing towards the better.
