Israel/Palestine

shira

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10. Rubin would be a Democrat in these parts if he didn't live in Israel...

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 01:20 PM

Jan 2012

There are two points in the article, however, I would like to challenge. First, is the description of me as "right-wing" and found it surprising that I defended Derfner.

I reject that entirely. There is more of a choice in politics today--I hope--than being either "left-wing" or "right-wing." As I have repeatedly made clear, I am more accurately described as a traditional liberal in American terminology and as a moderate social democrat in European or Israeli terminology. Since I was a parliamentary candidate in the last Israeli election of a social democratic party that might be some clue as to my political views.

http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/2011/08/whos-right-wing.html

I won’t take the space to present my Democratic Party (US) and Labor Party (Israel) credentials.

http://www.jpost.com/Features/FrontLines/Article.aspx?id=181832

Azurnoir, are you a leftwinger or a liberal?

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Israel's negative campaign against Palestinians is on the backburner, for now [View all] azurnoir Jan 2012 OP

Quote: "The international media and Western foreign ministries barely paid attention to the event" shira Jan 2012 #1

well explain it us will you? n/t azurnoir Jan 2012 #2

The Three Rules of Western Discourse and Why The Media Must Always Blame Israel shira Jan 2012 #3

I take it Barry Rubin has become a fixture at PJ's media azurnoir Jan 2012 #4

Well, a bigoted bunch like PajamasMedia is bound to attract bigots like Rubin... Violet_Crumble Jan 2012 #5

seems a popular site in these parts azurnoir Jan 2012 #7

Rubin would be a Democrat in these parts if he didn't live in Israel... shira Jan 2012 #10

"Azurnoir, are you a leftwinger or a liberal?" do you now or have you ever? azurnoir Jan 2012 #11

Maybe he was a liberal as regards the USA at one time LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #13

P.S. LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #14

When the mainstream left embraces the rhetoric of the far right shira Jan 2012 #15

LB, I think we can both come to agree about this article... shira Jan 2012 #17

excerpts from the first link azurnoir Jan 2012 #16

Both the Right and the Left hate liberals. So? shira Jan 2012 #6

Perhaps you should become more familar with DU's home page azurnoir Jan 2012 #8

What am I supposed to see there? n/t shira Jan 2012 #9

see comment #11 n/t azurnoir Jan 2012 #12