Monthly Archives: January 2009

Mark Mac and Dego McFarlane: Tek 9

Posted on January 30, 2009 by

AKA: 4Hero, Jacob’s Optical Stairway, Tom and Jerry… Here is “You Got to Slow Down” for anyone who remembers (and even those that don’t): Original junglists. Nookie remix here.

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Thoughts on the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Posted on January 29, 2009 by

I did not write much about the conflict in Gaza over the past few weeks. I provided a lot of links, perhaps too many, and generally avoided articulating what I think and feel about the situation. Part of this was … Continue reading →

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Never Again

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

[Holocaust Memorial in Paris, Pere Lachaise Cemetery] [Jewish resistance fighter] Visit the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation here. Blogs you should be reading: Contentious Centrist Flesh is Grass Z Word

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Fred Siegel: On the Gaza War

Posted on January 25, 2009 by

[H/t to the Telos Press blog] This talk by Fred Siegel was presented at the 2009 Telos Conference which was a couple of weeks ago. I had all intentions of attending but things came up and, well, you know how … Continue reading →

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The Nation on Gaza

Posted on January 22, 2009 by

[No links in this post. Feel free to visit The Nation's website if you are so inclined.] I don’t read The Nation that much these days. What’s the point? The authors always provide a standard lefty perspective that is predictable … Continue reading →

Posted in International Politics, Israel and Zionism, Magazines and Newspapers, Radicalism, War | 1 Comment

A Sign of Hope? Over 70% in Syria and Egypt Want Peace with Israel

Posted on January 21, 2009 by

[H/t Solomonia] In perhaps one of the most self-evident headlines in the Israel-Hamas conflict we have sociology professor Sami Alrabaa’s, “Hamas prefers war as an alternative to progress” in the National Post. You don’t say? On a more serious note, … Continue reading →

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Zombietime: “Globalize the Intifada”

Posted on January 20, 2009 by

Zombietime provides a comprehensive roundup of peace anti-Jew rallies around the world: On January 10, the war between Israel and Hamas became a global conflict. No longer confined to the Gaza Strip, the fighting spread to cities around the world: … Continue reading →

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Snow Day

Posted on January 19, 2009 by

Some pictures of Prospect Park and my neighborhood. [Snowy trees in the park] [Street scene] [Manhattan in the distance]

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“Be Seeing You”: R.I.P. Patrick McGoohan (1928-2009)

Posted on January 18, 2009 by

“We want information! Information! Information! Who are you? The new #2! Who is #1? You are #6! I am not a number! I’m a free man! Hahahahaha!” Actor Patrick McGoohan (Danger Man, The Prisoner, Braveheart, and many other films) passed … Continue reading →

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Efraim Karsh: What’s Behind Western Condemnation of Israel’s War Against Hamas?

Posted on January 16, 2009 by

What’s Behind Western Condemnation of Israel’s War Against Hamas? Efraim Karsh With a unanimity that has become all too familiar, politicians, the media, NGOs, and church leaders across the globe took their cue to denounce Israel’s legitimate act of self-defense … Continue reading →

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