Archive for the 'Borders' Category
Reuters & JPost differ on tunnel explosion
0 Comments Published by Paul D. Boyer September 24th, 2008 in Terrorism, Palestinians, Egypt, Borders, Gaza Strip, BiasHere’s what we know according to corroborated news reports: five Palestinians died due to Egyptian security forces blowing up tunnels Palestinians use for smuggling.
Here’s where the story differs…
Reuters says Egyptian security forces blew up two tunnels beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border due to “smuggling” but with no qualifier.
The Jerusalem Post reports Egyptian security forces […]
Clear thinking fanaticism
0 Comments Published by Paul D. Boyer April 24th, 2008 in Terrorism, Israel, Hamas, Palestinians, Jimmy Carter, Iran, Fatah, Borders, Final Status Negotiations, Gaza Strip, Peace, Propaganda, Right of ReturnEveryone’s witnessed the spectacle that goes by the name Jimmy Carter these past few weeks. Perhaps in an attempt to redeem his very public and very disastrous track record in the Middle East during his brief tenure in office, Carter has decided to meet with Hamas and Syria, much to the protest of the […]
The Annapolis summit and Israel’s existence
0 Comments Published by Paul D. Boyer November 27th, 2007 in Israel, Hamas, United States, Politics, Borders, SyriaBernard Lewis highlights two very different set of issues for today’s Annapolis summit regarding what he terms “The Jewish Question.”
The first issue involves Israel and physical border disputes with her neighbors - something which can and should be worked on.
However, if the discussion consists of the existence of the state of Israel, then any negotiation […]
Overstating the obvious - Hamas won’t change
0 Comments Published by Paul D. Boyer April 2nd, 2007 in Hamas, Israel, BordersYou heard it from Hamas - their political platform which calls for Israel’s destruction will NEVER change, regardless of the pressure or the amount of time that transpires.
Hamas’ former Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahar said the new unity government and Hamas have different political platforms.
The political platform of the government would only last for three years […]
Is Israel the problem?
1 Comment Published by Paul D. Boyer March 4th, 2007 in Israel, Borders, Arabs, PeaceIf Israel made peace with the Palestinians and its Arab neighbors would the Middle East experience a golden age of peace without precedent in which all current conflicts between various states with no ties or interests in Israel suddenly dissipate? The smart guys who wrote the Iraq Study Group (ISG) and Kofi Annon seem to […]
Are we reading the same papers??
0 Comments Published by Paul D. Boyer February 19th, 2007 in Hamas, Media, Oslo Accords, Mecca Accord, BordersI honestly don’t know why someone turns into a Hamas-o-phile*.
No matter how many times Hamas refuses to abide by past Palestinian agreements or renounce violence, they still laud Hamas’ praises as if they’ve done anything more than pretend to have actually accomplished anything.
For the record…
1. Hamas did NOT announce its support of a state next […]
