So, this is the final installment of Gush Shalom's Truth against Truth. Each of these items could be the subject of discussion, and I would be interested to hear what OS commentators think of such a plan.  For those who will comment "but the Palestinians have already rejected....." ple/… Read full post »

It is easy to be whipped up into a frenzy of support for the actions of Israel if you believe that the war is one of national survival.  (Please read the serialization on this blog of Gush Shalom's Truth against Truth for explanations of the long history of this conflict, the… Read full post »

I was brought up as an orthodox Jew and a Zionist. On a shelf in our kitchen, there was a tin box for the Jewish National Fund, into which… Read full post »

This is the eighth and penultimate installment of Gush Shalom's Truth against Truth.  The start of this series can be found here.

Having recounted the history up to the al-Aqsa intifada and the creation of the the separation wall-fence-barrier, we are brought more to the pres… Read full post »

Last week I reported on the hoax email announcing the cancellation of a pro-Israel rally in London at the weekend.  Today, the hoaxers unmasked themselves:

Well yes, it was us. We sent the Board of Deputies Hoax email.  Not some 'Islamist cell' 'o… Read full post »

This is the seventh installment of Gush Shalom's Truth against Truth.  The start of this series can be found here. 

The Al-Aqsa Intifada

74. The breakdown of the summit, the elimination of any hope for an agreement between the two sides and the unconditional pro-Israel… Read full post »

This is the sixth installment of Gush Shalom's Truth against Truth.  The start of this series can be found here.

The Peace Process

57. The October 1973 war, which commenced with the surprise initial successes of the Egyptian and Syrian forces and ended with their defeat, con… Read full post »

This is the fifth installment of Gush Shalom's Truth against Truth.  The start of this series can be found here.

"The Six Day War"

46. Like everything else that happened in the last 120 years, the June 1967 war is seen in a very different light by the two sides. According t… Read full post »

Demonstration of reservists against the war on Gaza, called by Courage to Refuse.  Tel Aviv, 8 January 2009.

Here's the fourth installment of Gush Shalom's  Truth against Truth. The start of this serialization can be found here.

The paragraphs are helpfully numbered to assist discussion, and that has started to get off the ground on some of the other posts, so thanks to those participat… Read full post »

Peace Now rally in Tel Aviv against the war on Gaza on Saturday 10 January. 

So far my serialization of Gush Shalom's Truth against Truth has been very warmly received by those who have commented.  It certainly hasn't generated the heated discussion I was anticipating, and I'm half glad (because I'm a coward, and hate flame wars, let alone real ones).  But also/… Read full post »

This is the normative opinion, the reasonable one. To object to war and the killing of innocent people. I think that it is a lot more curious to ask the right what brings them out, what is the thought behind going out with flags to say “I am for the killing… Read full post »

So, here's some more from Gush Shalom's Truth against Truth for you all to get your teeth into.  The paragraphs are helpfully numbered to assist discussion.  Before commenting please consider the purpose of this history: to tell an intertwined narrative that includes both Israeli/… Read full post »

There's a lot of history being talked on Open Salon at the moment.  I guess if I had the time, I could get stuck into all that.  But, to be honest, I've already got another blog mouldering away elsewhere which I haven't kept up since, oh, I don't know how long.… Read full post »