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A Battle Lost: Israel’s Misguided Silence at the United Nations Human Rights Council

Nicholas Saidel — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:53:30 +0000

Israel cannot get a fair shake at the United Nations (UN). This much most Zionists, be they liberal or conservative, can agree upon. Innumerable UN resolutions have unfairly singled out Israel for condemnation, while truly repressive regimes such as China and Iran are rarely, if ever, censured. This is true for the General Assembly, which [...]

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Iran’s Naval Upgrade Could Spell War for Israel in Africa

Nicholas Saidel — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:59:06 +0000

Iran’s sea power is growing. For evidence of this one need look no further than the Iranian-made Fajr-5 rockets that were fired from Gaza into Israel during Operation Pillar of Defense. These rockets, which by Hamas’ intent landed in civilian population centers such as Tel Aviv and Rishon Letzion, increase Hamas’ ability to rain down [...]

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To Liberal American Zionists: A Call to Intervene

Nicholas Saidel — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:49:11 +0000

Due to a breakdown in budget negotiations within the governing Likud-led coalition, Israel is now scheduled to hold elections on January 22, 2013. What a perfect opportunity for liberal Zionists in America who support U.S. President Barack Obama to pull a “Bibi,” that is to say, to be actively engaged — dare I say meddlesome [...]

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UC Zionism: A self-pity party

Nicholas Saidel — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:30:29 +0000

Last week a petition came across my desk from the pro-Israel group StandWithUs. This petition calls on the University of California (UC) President’s Advisory Council on Campus Climate to endorse a July 9, 2012, report titled “University of California Jewish Student Campus Climate Fact Finding Team Report and Recommendation.” The report concludes that Zionist Jews on the [...]

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The blurring of terror

Nicholas Saidel — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:38:33 +0000

Last week’s despicable act of terrorism that killed five Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria was rightly condemned by the international community. What was missing in the media, however, was the labeling of the attacker as a “terrorist.” For as long as I can remember there have been liberal media outlets that substitute the word “terrorist” [...]

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An Open Letter to Michael Oren

Nicholas Saidel — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:18:24 +0000

An Open Letter to Michael Oren Michael Oren, Israel’s Ambassador to the Unites States and its mouthpiece to American Jewry, has been parading around Jewish-American institutions recently in an attempt to galvanize support for Israel, and defend it from the likes of Peter Beinart and other Zionist objectors to the occupation of the West Bank. [...]

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Going Mad over MAD

Nicholas Saidel — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:50:49 +0000

The question has been floating around for some time now: “Is the Iranian regime a rational actor?” This question is more than relevant for military strategists who subscribe to the Cold War nuclear deterrence model known as Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). MAD contemplates the dynamic between two adversaries armed with enough nuclear weapons to survive [...]

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