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Entries tagged with 'Israel'Palestinian despairThe core of the Arab-Israeli conflict is the denial of a Jewish state, not the creation of a Palestinian one. This conflict is driven by Muslim leaders who reject the sovereignty of others in lands they have conquered. Once Muslim... U.S. doesn't control IsraelRe: "Why let Israel threaten war?" by Jack Brumbelow, Sunday Letters. Israel is concerned, as it should be, that Iran wants to use nuclear weapons to wipe it off the face of the earth. Israel needs to be educated, prepared... On 'Hits and Misses': What's wrong with sentiment?Re: "Hits and Misses," Saturday Editorials. Obviously, The Dallas Morning News didn't appreciate Mike Snyder ending his final 10 p.m. newscast with, "I love you, Jane." Have the editors really become so jaded that they can't enjoy pure, unscripted sentiment?... Take words in contextRe: Talking Points, Sunday Points. Rabbi Manis Friedman is quoted, perhaps correctly, but without context. In the Torah, the Israelites were dealing on almost every side with idolaters, some who worshiped trees, some who worshiped by defecating on their altars... What is Israel teaching its soldiers?I would be the last to compare Israeli troops and Hamas fighters in terms of human rights and abiding by the Geneva Conventions. Hamas fighters ride around in ambulances. They take up fighting positions in hospitals and booby trap schools.... US academic boycott of IsraelOver 200 American university instructors have called for an American academic boycott of Israel. For shame. It is absolutely their right to dissent from Israeli policy toward the Palestinians, but what kind of double standard is this? Are they calling... On Points: Figure this to its logical endRe: "Forcing patrons' hands -- Requiring philanthropists to meet diversity targets is absurd, says Heather Mac Donald," last Sunday Points. Thanks for printing Heather Mac Donald's essay on activists' insistence on diversity in the personnel of philanthropic foundations. This is... Astyk misses point of IsraelRe: "Hard compromises for a rural Jew -- Most Jewish observances require the presence of other Jews, notes Sharon Astyk. But that's tricky on a farm 30 minutes from the nearest synagogue," Sunday Points. I am a transplanted Jewish farmer,... Palestinians can't coexistRe: "Israeli rockets anger the world," by Syed Ali, Thursday Letters. Where the heck does Ali get the idea that Jews and Muslims were "living in peace" until the Zionists "established Israel and started driving Arabs from their ancestral homes?"... Israeli rockets anger the worldRe: "Muslims must learn to love peace," by Larry Jacobs, Friday Letters. Jacobs tries to perpetuate the myth that Jews are a peace-loving people while Muslims are not. Aren't 1,300 dead Muslims -- a large number of them women and... The lose-lose prospect of Middle East reportingWestern journalists cannot win in the Middle East. No matter how scrupulous you are in maintaining balance, one side or the other will eventually blast you. The Gaza conflict is a great example. Should Israel have been more careful to... No time for naivetéRe: "A fresh lesson on why Israel is so necessary -- Anti-Semites in Europe are again trying to terrorize Jews, says Rod Dreher. They must not succeed," Sunday Points.Dreher's column was right on target. We feel safe here in America,... Hamas' CNN strategyRe: Photo with "As Gaza toll hits 1,000, progress on cease-fire," Thursday news story. The most powerful weapon of Hamas is its "CNN strategy." It provokes Israel by playing Russian roulette with its children, uses its civilians as human shields... On Points: Innocent travelers targetedRe: "Stuck in travel hell -- Juan Fernando Gómez is an innocent trapped on the terrorist watch list," last Sunday Points. Gómez's column on civilians traveling as terrorists struck me as both frustrating and disappointing. Onlookers may write it off... Check Mideast historyRe: "Palestinians crushed like Indians," by Larry McClung, Sunday Letters. McClung states that Israel, "a militarily dominant society, forced a less powerful people from their land." Letter writers such as McClung and other opinion writers featured in The Dallas Morning... Bumper sticker genocide in TexasFrom a reader in Austin: I cannot believe what I saw today. I was driving [my son] back from a doctor's appointment at when I pulled up behind a red truck at a stop-light. The truck's bumper stickers said "Obliterate... On the Mideast conflict: Both sides acting like childrenRe: "Who are the real Nazis? Calling Israeli actions Hitlerite helps Hamas defend its own, says Jonah Goldberg," Wednesday Viewpoints. I realize Goldberg isn't the brightest columnist. I'm also guessing he doesn't see the irony: He wrote a book equating... Fruits of Hamas terrorRe: "War then, terrorism now?" by Zoher Bharmal, Monday Letters. In 1948, Egyptian tanks were in al-Majdal and poised to advance on Tel Aviv. The presence of those tanks was the reason rockets were fired. Three years ago, there were... Middle East Conflict: With Hamas, no jokingRe: "Downtown rally opposes Gaza bombing -- Muslim protesters decry it as terrorism; Jewish groups say it's self-defense," Wednesday Metro. Where were these protestors when Hamas was, and still is, raining rockets on civilian centers in Israel? And let's not... On the Mideast conflict: What would the U.S. do?To those who protest Israel's attack on Gaza, consider what the American response would be if 3,000 missiles fell on El Paso. Our troops would be in Mexico immediately, ferreting out the terrorists who launched them. When Hamas agrees to... |