enter the fray: our reader discussion forum
The Fray Browse by Tags
Sign in
  
Advanced
All Tags » Israel » democracy

  • Hamas 'Hijacked' Palestine

    The dear author has taken the view, that Hamas has somehow effected a coup within Palestine, when in fact they were democratically elected in 2006. Unfortunately this also is a meme widely proffered by the talking heads of the Israeli PR machine. How else to deal with the Palestinians? - we cannot talk to Hamas they are ... <insert fearsome ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by kentis on January 12, 2009

  • Who supports Democracy?

    It is insane to call the Lebanese political system democratic, as it not only divides power among sectarian lines but those divisions are not equal to those sects' share of the population. All political decisions are made in backroom deals by the same few changing casts of characters, with the occaisonal addition of some one's son. No wonder ...
    Posted to Foreigners by Orientalista on June 12, 2008

  • Can Israel Survive 4 Another 60 years?

    You forget nother ''categories'' of Jewish people who don't care...or wish they didn't have to..... Israel is, after all, a FOREIGN COUNTRY, if one does not live there. I know, I know....everyone in the USA has an ''old country''....so why not be proud of Israel being your ''old country'' if you are Jewish? One good reason is, there is no other ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by Little Neck on May 13, 2008

  • Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran or Just Kiddin'?

    Senator McCain seems to have a lock on the Republican nomination. The Democratic race is leaning Obama, but Team Clinton has a long record of coming from behind (no pun intended). If dirt is to be dug up and thrown, Bilary and Co. will be shoveling fast and hard. So, McCain vs. Whom? If McCain does win, what happens to Pax Americana? ...
    Posted to Foreigners by IMKessel on February 14, 2008

  • I'm confused how Applebaum's point relates to Israel ...

    On one hand, the message makes sense -- with enough of an infrastructure in place, it is easier for a country in the west (such as Great Britain) to stop occasional terror attempts than it is for an eastern country with absolutely no infrastructure to consistently stop much more frequent attempts. But what about in Israel? Certainly successful ...
    Posted to Foreigners by coolhound on July 3, 2007