Tag Archives: Palestine

Is Israel Anti-Semitic?

One of the most thankless tasks for a Blogger is to write anything about Israel, especially on an American website. It is just not worth it. The vitriol pours forth in “comments”. Two of the many bad things in the … Continue reading

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Israel: Criticism is NOT Anti-Semitism

You dont have to travel far in Norn Iron to see that Nationalist-Republicans and Unionist-Loyalists take very different views on the Israel-Palestine Conflict. Are we taking sides as a kinda knee jerk reaction? Nationalists support Glasgow Celtic…and Palestine. Unionists support … Continue reading

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Not In My Name!

A few days ago, I posted a Blog…”Helpless in Gaza”. In that Blog, I noted how articulate Israeli spokesmen were pushing the idea that Israel was in some way on the front line fighting for Civilisation. That Israel is in … Continue reading

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Helpless In Gaza

Israel-Palestine is a subject I have avoided for years. For a serious newspaper columnist or a humble Blogger, its a thankless task to try and analyse that particular conflict. History is about “nuance” and the partisans of Israel and Palestine … Continue reading

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