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Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Palestine is a global, not a Western issue [View all]Israeli
(4,182 posts)17. I prefer Tom Segev ....
.....have you read anything of his ??
I highly recommend " ELVIS IN JERUSALEM " :
ref : http://us.macmillan.com/elvisinjerusalem/tomsegev
Segev doesn't share Morris's disdain for Pappé either .
ref : http://www.israeli-occupation.org/2010-07-10/tom-segev-benny-morriss-1948-hebrew/
Morris went weirdly Right wing ....to the disdain of any self respecting Leftist .
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Ilan Pappe is one of the few people I trust, even though he's way more left than me.
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#1
Morris himself puts the number of possible victims at "dozens, if not hundreds".
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#25
Interesting. I got the impression that it was plausible that the massacre happened,
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#39
Now I know how you feel when I'm too stubborn to understand that Mondoweiss is a hate-site.
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#44
I did take a look at MEMO, and I didn't find anything I didn't like on their site.
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#21
The British High Court has found that it's libelous to link Interpal and Hamas.
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#26
That literally means nothing. Everyone knows all money & supplies going into Gaza....
shira
Sep 2015
#32
Jeremy Corbyn ‘very good friends’ with preacher who compared gays to paedophiles
oberliner
Sep 2015
#28
I don't know if you know this, but the Chief Rabbis of Israel seem to be racist and a little bit
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#35
Supporting Hamas shooting rockets into Israel is just as bad as supporting the IDF bombing Gaza.
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#33
I can forgive Bernie Sanders for what he said, because he seems to be giving equal consideration for
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#38
It's not about attacking or defending, nor is it about being justified or not.
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#43
I've read both, so I can compare them, and I think Benny Morris is the one who seems keen on fudging
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#16
I'm looking at his book "One Palestine, complete - Jews and Arabs under the British Mandate"
Little Tich
Sep 2015
#19