OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 10-25-11 Related: J’lem mayor fires coalition member over court petition, JPost, 10-21-11 If Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat follows through on his threat to fire City Councillor Rachel Azaria from the coalition and take away her important portfolios of early childhood education and community councils, he will be [...]
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All posts for the month October, 2011
Saving “Private” Schalit – and the Defenseless Jewish State
OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 10-18-11 Gilad, his father Noam, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Barak. The Israeli consensus is clear. The deal to free Corporal Gilad Schalit is bewildering: absurd, lopsided, heartbreaking, terrifying, as well as inspirational, humane, necessary, and ultimately rational. Much of the discussion has emphasized the Jewish [...]
Posted by giltroy on October 18, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/saving-private-schalit-and-the-defenseless-jewish-state/
The Blame Israel First Game Insults Palestinians and Prolongs the Conflict
OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 10-11-11 It remains one of the Israeli-Arab conflict’s great mysteries and irritants – with numerous occurrences this September. Israel is trapped in an asymmetrical blame game, not just an asymmetrical war. The Arabs, particularly the Palestinians, are like the obnoxious younger sisters on those awful “tween” TV [...]
Posted by giltroy on October 11, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/blame-israel-first-game-insults-palestinians-prolongs-conflict/
End Price Tag Terrorism – and their Culture of Lawlessness
OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 10-4-11 During these ten days of repentance, when Jews should reflect on past sins to avoid future ones, some extremist hooligans chose instead to sin anew. “Price tag” terrorists burned a mosque in the northern Israeli village of Tuba Zangria, graffiting the messages “price tag” and “revenge” [...]
Posted by giltroy on October 5, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/end-price-tag-terrorism-and-their-culture-of-lawlessness/
