Elias Bejjani is a Lebanese Christian patriot and a good friend of Israel. Bejjani thinks that war between Israel and the Hezbollah is inevitable. He may be right.
However, what seems inevitable in the Middle East is often not so at all. I remember when we all believed that Lebanon would be the second country to sign a peace accord with Israel, and I remember when we all believed that King Hussein of Jordan would not last another year on his throne because he would be wiped out by assassins. We said it every year for a very long time, until King Hussein died in his bed, after having concluded an amicable peace with Israel. Continued...
Ami Isseroff on 08.04.10 @ 08:24 PM CST [link] [5 Comments]
You've probably heard of pink washing. "Pink washing" is the label breast cancer activists use for spin by cosmetics firms that pretend they are joining the fight against breast cancer, but are in fact marketing carcinogenic products.
Activists for different causes have used the "blue washing" label. However, it perhaps best fits governments, political analysts and groups that claim their intentions are benign or friendly, while in fact they favor anti-Israel or even anti-Semitic policies. Continued...
Ami Isseroff on 08.04.10 @ 06:26 PM CST [link] [5 Comments]