I wrote this in November 2007 on the hope for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The solution essentially comes down to understanding the most and least that each side can accept. We could argue forever whether the State of Israel should have been created the way it was but,
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Come by Chance and the Politics of Inertia #nlpoli
More than six months after they shut it down, the company that owns the Come by Chance oil refinery wants to sell it. And they want provincial taxpayers to pay. According to Saltwire, “Glen Nolan, president of the United Steel Workers Local 9316 union, said that in recent conference calls
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: United Nations Rejects US Unilateralism on Jerusalem.
The United Nations is a marginalized entity, like the League of Nations, it was formed with the idea that humanity, as a species can do better than just sit within our imaginary borders and fling poo (sometimes thermonuclear) at each other. It’s a noble and nice idea. And that’s about
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: We’ve Done a Good Job at Pretending. Now We Have to Figure Out If the Liberals Deserve to Be Called "Liberal"?
It’s a safe bet that Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem as Israeli capital will likely bring a motion to the floor of the United Nations General Assembly. The Harper/Trudeau machine has been in Israel’s pocket for a decade. Whenever there’s a motion dealing with Israel and Palestine the vote comes down
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: While We’re On the Subject of Jerusalem.
The Palestinians are once again on people’s minds (sort of, briefly) due to Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It sort of confirms the idea that if a nightmare drags on for decades, half a century is plenty, we forget what really
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: About Jerusalem
Trump has broken with previous administrations to announce that the United States will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The question on everyone’s lips is “why?” He wasn’t compelled to do it. If anything the decision seems ill-thought out, even capricious. It threatens to set the region on fire.
Continue readingPostArctica: Dan Bern In Montreal
Had the great pleasure of attending a Dan Bern concert Sunday afternoon at a bar downtown. It was a small back room venue with excellent sound, perfect for this type of performance – one singer with a guitar and harmonica. From wiki “Dan Bern (also known as Bernstein) is an
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Rise Of The “Religious Assailant”
Reuters has brought a new phrase to the surface in an effort to describe someone religiously and politically motivated to attempt to murder peaceful political demonstrators. “Religious assailant” is far more precise than “terrorist”. I wonder what a search of @Reuters for "Religious assailant" turns up in other similar terrorist
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Jerusalem’s checkpoints and ‘Kafkaesque’ restrictions through the eyes of visiting authors: video
Stills from Jerusalem: Uprooted, Walled Out and Cut off – (view video beneath). The video Jerusalem: Uprooted, Walled Out and Cut off was first released by the Palestine Festival of Literature (Palfest). The camera follows a group of authors in the course of their visit to Jerusalem and records their
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Stephen Hawking withdraws from Jerusalem conference – backs boycott of Israel
Reknowned British physicist, Stephen Hawking, has withdrawn from a conference scheduled to be held in Jerusalem in June. The conference – Facing Tomorrow – is to be hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres. Last week Hawking wrote a brief letter to Peres announcing that he wouldn’t be participating. The British
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: Pushing the Envelope on Palestinian Sovereignty
There has not been much movement of late on the Israeli-Palestinian front. This may partly be explained by the relative lack of violent activity by Palestinian groups. The conflict has dropped off the radar for most of the Israeli public, and the only constituency the government needs to worry about
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