Professor Tony Judt at NYU, whose writings have often appeared on this site, recently gave a lecture at NYU. As always, it is well worth reading. In fact I would argue it is mandatory reading for anyone who considers themself “leftist” or “progressive.” Judt provides the historical background for the political debates of today. He [...]
The headline of this piece in Ha’aretz, depicting a TV satire on Lieberman, reads: “Israeli TV show depicts Lieberman as Darth Vader-esque dictator.” In my view, the clip depicts Lieberman as more Hitler-esque than akin to Darth Vader, despite the Star Wars music. The author of another article in Ha’aretz also seems to feel Israel [...]
Watching the news about the Bhutto assassination, I am reminded what a poor job our media does of covering the news (see this post). But I am not one to blame the messenger. It is our individual responsibility to learn more about any given topic and use that knowledge to form our own judgements. Not [...]
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Tony Judt, an eminent professor of history at NYU, has appeared in this blog many times. Below is another interesting analysis of his, that recently appeared in Ha’aretz. I have often viewed the conflict between Israel and Palestine as analogous to two little children fighting over a silly toy, each side crying “It’s mine” “It’s [...]