3308 كلمة
English original here
موريس فان دي كامب
جون ليونز
شرفة على القدس: مذكرات الشرق الأوسط
سيدني: دار نشر هاربرز كولينز، 2017
دايتلاين جيروساليم: المهمة الأصعب للصحافة (more…)
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John Lyons
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir
Sydney: Harpers Collins Publishers, 2017
Dateline Jerusalem: Journalism’s Toughest Assignment
Clayton, Victoria: Monash University Publishing, 2021 (more…)
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جاي باوير بيل
الرعب من صهيون: الكفاح من أجل الاستقلال الإسرائيلي
نيو برونزويك، نيوجيرسي: ناشرو المعاملات، 1996
قال ستيفن وايز، وهو صهيوني بارز و”يهودي أمريكي”، في خطاب ألقاه عام 1931: “أود أن أقول لإنجلترا (التي كانت تحكم فلسطين في ذلك الوقت في ظل انتداب عصبة الأمم) أن فلسطين العربية تشكل تهديداً على بريطانيا وخطر على العالم، وفلسطين اليهودية ذخر لبريطانيا العظمى ونعمة للعالم!” نحن نعلم الآن أن وايز كان مخطئاً. حيث اتضح أن فلسطين اليهودية هي مسئولية على بريطانيا العظمى. (more…)
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J. Bowyer Bell
Terror Out of Zion: The Fight for Israeli Independence
New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1996
Stephen Wise, a prominent Zionist and “American [sic] Jew,” said in a 1931 speech that “I would say to England [then ruling Palestine under a League of Nations Mandate] if I could, an Arab Palestine is a threat to Great Britain and a menace to the world, and a Jewish Palestine is an asset to Great Britain and a blessing to the world!” (more…)
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The Syrian Civil War is practically over. The Islamic State is a shadow of a shadow of its former self, controlling no major cities or towns in Iraq or Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a massive military withdrawal from Syria. (more…)
With the recent firing of James Comey, the Trump-driven media cycle is complete and the inability of the Alt Right to grasp geopolitical leadership has become apparent. (more…)
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Millennial Woes and I talked about Alt Right’s crisis of confidence in the wake of Trump’s betrayal and what comes next.
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Never betray your friends to court the favor of your enemies. If you betray your friends, the most principled and perceptive among them will drop you, leaving only the delusional and venal. That is not a good trade, given that the approval you gain is bound to be fleeting and contingent, whereas the contempt and distrust you create will be permanent. The people you betrayed may come back to you out of sentimentality or self-interest, but their trust and respect will never return. They will always regard you as a traitor. (more…)