Politics – July 2013
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The
story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not about angels and
villains. It is a story about many innocent victims on both sides of the
Fence.
~Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Reflections on June Newsletter
MESG - Great News
Academic Freedom
Shlomo Ben-Ami
Another Gem from Prime Minister Netanyahu
Two-State Solution
Israel State of the Nation Address
UCLA
33rd Conference of Law and Mental Health, Amsterdam
Question
Sex Offenders
Another Question
Child and Animal Pornography
Yet Another Question
Human Trafficking
For the Attention of President Obama
Terror and Drugs
Amsterdam
May God bless Starbucks
Pete Stanley Steffens Collection, Brandeis University
My New Article - “Freedom of Expression v. Social Responsibility: Holocaust Denial in Canada”
New Books
Movie – Five Broken Cameras
One Facebook Status
Barbara Streisand Singing Avinu Malkenu
Mazal Tov to Gal Mekel
Great News for Tel Aviv
Excellent Flight Book
Gem of the Month – Grand Canyon
Monthly Poems
Light Side
Reflections on June Newsletter
Dear Rafi
I
am sitting at my desk reading Dr. David Makofsky's drivel and shaking
with anger. Where did this man receive his PhD. At the Noam Chomsky
school of left wing nuts. Does he have any idea what would happen if
Israel lifted it's navel blockade of Gaza. Gaza would have more arms
including some nasty chemicals then they would have room to store. And
how would our dear Dr. suggest that Israel end the occupation. Maybe
disengagement like Israel did in Gaza. And look how well that turned
out. Does the good Dr. doubt for a minute that every Jew in Israel will
be massacred if the Arabs ever God forbid gain the military advantage.
Did Jews in Europe who where by enlarge left wing because that is the
Jewish way ever believe that Hitler was evil and would do as he said he
would do. When will people remove the burden of their political believes
and deal with the world we live in a realistic way. Idealism is not the
tool you use when you are dealing with evil.
Abe Silverman
Edmonton
Professor Sam Lehman-Wilzig noted that the
problem is that these days close to 100% of all terrorists in Europe
are Moslem. If the percentage was 5 or 7 or even 10% you would not find
Islamophobia.
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Academic Freedom
At UCLA I attended the 29th Annual Conference of the Association for Israel Studies.
In the conference there was a panel on academic freedom. American
participants opined that the university should provide the conditions
for unmitigated atmosphere, where the most offensive, most vile opinions
should be heard. There should be free flow of opinions, and let the
good opinions conquer and prevail over the bad ones.
Suppose
that in a free speech seminar a student opines that Obama is a traitor,
a disgrace to the American people, abomination who should face the fate
of a traitor. The tolerant American professor provides a forum to this
view and a discussion starts whether Mr Obama is a traitor and should be
killed. A few weeks later, Mr Obama is assassinated. Will the tolerant
professor permit similar opinions to be heard regarding Obama's
successor?
This
example is not so farfetched from reality. In 1995 I taught a free
speech seminar at Bar Ilan University. In the class, many different
opinions were heard. I allowed them to be expressed. During the time of
the seminar, Mr Rabin was assassinated by a Bar Ilan student.
For
Americans, the debate on sanctioning Israel is purely theoretical. They
are not part of a realm where their articles might be declined and
returned because of the name of the country that is written on the
envelope, grants refused because of their national identity, invitations
not issued because of their surname, membership in associations revoked
because of Israeli identity.
Shlomo Ben-Ami
While
in LA, I interviewed Ben-Ami for my book on the failed peace process.
This was my sixth interview with one of the negotiators. The interview
was interesting and insightful. I was surprised to hear Ben-Ami saying
that he was not sure whether Arafat read the Oslo Accords. According to
Ben-Ami, Arafat did not read documents, and left this to his associates
and advisors. If this is true, this is yet another factor when one comes
to appraise Arafat’s leadership.
Another Gem from Prime Minister Netanyahu
Prime
Minister Netanyahu explained the difference between Palestinian terror
against Israelis, and Israeli terror against Palestinians.
Palestinian terror against Israelis is terror;
Israeli terror against Palestinians is not terror. It is "illegitimate association".
Now
think: just how it is to condone terror, of any side? How wise is this
when you call upon your partner for peace to negotiate? Does this
attitude bolster trust?
George Orwell is clapping from his grave.
Two-State Solution
I was happy to read Yuval
Steinitz’s statements: “Prime Minister Netanyahu has made it very
clear that he, his cabinet, and the entire government are totally
committed to a two-states-for-two-peoples solution. Even if there exist
some different opinions within the coalition or the government, every
member of the government is formally committed to the prime minister’s
approach”. The Minister of International Relations, Intelligence, and
Strategic Affairs maintained that “We are ready to see the establishment
of an independent Palestinian state, and to make painful concessions
once it is clear that we will get real, enduring peace in return. While
we do not have preconditions for negotiations, there are two
‘post-conditions’ for an authentic resolution of the conflict: genuine
peace for Israel and genuine security for Israel.
Vol. 13, No. 18 (1 July 2013).
Israel State of the Nation Address
So
many spin doctors are around that it is hard to know what my prime
minister is really thinking. An Israeli prime minister should adopt the
American model of State of the Union Annual Speech and explain to
Israeli citizens what are the challenges and promises for the coming
year, what is his/her agenda, what s/he aims to achieve, and where
Israel stands on crucial issues such as security, peace, the economy,
social justice, housing, friends and foes.
UCLA
The
campus remains as I remembered it, beautiful and welcoming. The Law
School, however, has changed quite significantly since my year there.
I was happy to see the local Hillel thriving, with students interested and eager to learn about Israel.
I thank Norm Abrams, Peter Lowenberg, Herb Morris, Fran Olsen, Ann and Dan Simon for their kind hospitality.
33rd Conference of Law and Mental Health, Amsterdam
I presented my research on euthanasia in Belgium, discussing some of the major
developments that have taken place since the enactment of the Belgian
Euthanasia Act. Concerns were raised about: 1) euthanizing patients
without explicit request. Ending patients’ lives without request is a
lingering problem; 2) euthanizing demented patients and people who are
tired of life; and 3) terminal sedation, a procedure that does not
require the patient’s consent. Finally, some suggestions designed to
improve the situation were offered. Most importantly, given that ending
patients’ lives without request is more common than euthanasia, and the
significant number of terminal sedation cases, it was suggested to urge
the Belgian medical profession to consider physician-assisted suicide
(PAS), a practice that is not common in Belgium, instead of euthanasia.
I
heard fascinating discussions on a wide range of topics, including the
Holocaust, sex offenders, bullying, mental health institutions, human
trafficking, terrorism and physician-assisted suicide.
I thank David Weisstub for his kind invitation, and to Bert Keizer for his kind hospitality.
Mental Health Institutions
Mental
health institutions should have as little characteristics of a prison
as possible. People who have mental problems are less likely to better
their condition in coercive surroundings. The physical geography of the
place makes a great difference. While I appreciate security
considerations, and the safety of people should be promoted, the
buildings of such institutions should not look like a prison. Patients'
rooms should look like rooms, not cells.
There
is a difference between securing the outer perimeter and the internal
perimeter. Patients who might cause harm to others should be monitored
closely. They should not be able to leave the institution without
permit, and should be behind closed doors during the night. Patients who
might run away require the establishment of a secure outer parameter.
At the same time, patients who have suicidal inclinations should not be
locked in their rooms.
Question
50
percent of physicians joined the Nazi party. For some reason, they were
more enthusiastic than other professions to collaborate with Nazis.
Other professions did not have such high representation in the Nazi
party.
I wonder about the possible reasons for that enthusiasm.
Sex Offenders
According
to Jill Levenson of Lynn University, only 2 percent of American sex
offenders are women. 87 percent of victims are female. Only 14 percent
of sex offenders are categorized as predators, i.e., especially
dangerous people.
Another Question
Knowing
that there is a vicious circle where children who were victims of
sexual abuse became sex offenders when they grow up, I wonder why there
is no research on whether children of sex offenders were abused. There
are data bases of sex offenders in the UK and the USA. It is about time
to conduct research on their children.
Child and Animal Pornography
The
Dutch perceive themselves as the most liberal and tolerant nation in
the world. While they are facing serious competition from the Danish,
there is no doubt about the very liberal nature of the Netherlands.
I
went to the Red Light District to conduct my regular research on the
availability of child and animal pornography. I learnt that child
pornography is impossible to find, i.e., that it is very difficult to
find offline, in obscure places known to the ardent child pornographers.
As for animal pornography, this genre is difficult to find, i.e., that
it is no longer readily available to the travelling customer, but it is
not impossible to find away from the Red Light District, which is
closely inspected and monitored. Elsewhere in Amsterdam, those
interested in this genre will be able to find it as there are still
remainders from the heavy stock that was for sale up until two years
ago, when the law banning animal porn was passed.
What
was revealing was the attitude of the sex shopkeepers. Two years ago,
when I asked questions about these two genres, I had the impression that
one or two of them had to restrain themselves from rising to hit me.
Now the shopkeepers were friendly and smiling, as if a burden was
relieved from their shoulders. They have nothing to hide. They no longer
keep child and animal porn in their shops, and therefore they are not
suspicious of my intentions. They do not care.
Yet Another Question
People
wish to know about convicted children sex offenders in their
neighborhood. Should we also be allowed to know about convicted
murderers, burglars, rapists, and other criminals?
Human Trafficking
Trafficking
in persons, the umbrella term for activities involved when someone
obtains or holds another person in compelled service, is increasingly
recognized as a global crime requiring a concerted response of
governments and civil society. The International Labour Organization
estimates that twenty-one million people are
victims of forced labour. Of these, 22% are victims of forced sexual exploitation and 78% are victims of forced labour.
According
to Jane Nady Sigmon of the US Dept. of State 27 million people are
victims of human trafficking in the world. The majority are women. The
majority of suspects are men. Human trafficking has been found in almost
every industry.
Remarkably, according to Xin Ren of California State University at Sacramento,
2.5 million people are in forced labour. Two experts come up with very
different estimates. This is hard to explain. Possibly more research
needs to be done. Possibly one of the experts is not an expert. Possibly
there is great discrepancy between hard data and estimates.
According
to Sigmon, only 5000 traffickers were convicted worldwide last year.
This shows that a lot more needs to be done to combat modern slavery.
Two
pertinent questions. The first relates to terminology: why human
trafficking and not slavery? Many of the women and children did not give
their consent and are not paid for their services. They are being
exploited day in and day out. This is the modern form of slavery.
Second,
how do you explain 5000 convictions of 27 million cases? True, this is a
relatively new crime in many countries, and there are countries that do
not have laws on modern slavery and human trafficking. But far more
needs to be done.
I reiterate my movie recommendation, “I am Slave” which you can see in full on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?
See Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 11, 2013
The Honorable Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State
http://foreignaffairs.house.
For the Attention of President Obama
The United States has signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but is one of three UN members not to have ratified it.
The other non-ratifying members are Somalia and South Sudan.
Ahhmmm…
Terror and Drugs
I heard a fascinating paper by Silvia Leo of University of Rome–Sapienza about the nexus
between crime and terrorism. She discussed several narco-terrorism
links and terrorist financing sources, ranging from Colombia to
Afghanistan, from Morocco to the Bekka Valley, from Europe to Southeast
Asia and to other parts of the world. According to Leo, during the last
ten years, drug trafficking, transnational gangs, and other criminal
organizations have grown in size and strength and, according to Drug
Enforcement Administration sources, Al Qaeda groups in West Africa were
charging protection fees from cocaine drug-trafficking groups affiliated
with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Terrorist group
operatives are also linked to Mexican drug cartels, providing the
terrorists with easy access to the United States and receive support,
training, weapons and cash from Latin America.
Amsterdam
The
city is as lively as ever. It has many of the characteristics of Tel
Aviv, which suits me just fine. The weather was glorious, clear skies,
warm and sunny. Beautiful. What was distressing was the number of
smokers on the streets, including soft drugs. I am asthmatic, and
sometimes I found breathing a challenge, thus needed to escape into a
closed place to have slightly better air.
It
was nice to hear Hebrew wherever I went. Hebrew was less prevalent than
English, Italian and Spanish but more prevalent than German, French and
Japanese.
Anne Frank
The
lines of people wishing to visit Anne Frank House are as long as ever.
The most popular language in the Anne Frank House is Hebrew yet the
Hebrew version of the diary does not appear at the end of exhibit.
Strange indeed. Should be corrected.
May God bless Starbucks
May God bless Starbucks. I do not take for granted having good coffee at Schiphol. Glad this concern has now been resolved.
Pete Stanley Steffens Collection, Brandeis University
Professor Valerie Alia has asked me to post this and I do it with pleasure:
My
beloved husband, Pete Steffens, died in August 2012. He left behind an
unfinished manuscript and research materials on the history of the
modern Hebrew press. As he wished, I have donated these to the Brandeis
University Libraries in Waltham, Massachusetts.
It is my hope that someone will make use of this resource and complete the book.
It is my hope that someone will make use of this resource and complete the book.
Details:
The Pete Stanley Steffens collection is housed in the Robert D. Farber University Archives and special Collections department. It includes three draft chapters, notes and transcriptions of original interviews with leading publishers and journalists. So long as Pete and Brandeis are credited, you are free to use this.
Pete was the only child of the great Muckraker, Lincoln Steffens, and the writer, translator and activist, Ella Winter and the stepson of the Hollywood screenwriter, Donald Ogden Stewart. He was born in San Remo, Italy November 21, 1924. He attended Harvard and Balliol College, Oxford, and worked as a journalist and academic in the US and UK. He spoke nine languages. He was literary editor for New Outlook in Israel and was active in the Free Speech movement at UC Berkeley, and worked tirelessly to support and encourage Native American journalists in the Northwestern US.
It is my hope that someone will take up and complete this project. For more information, please send me an email:
Valerie Alia. Valerie.alia@gmail.com.
The Pete Stanley Steffens collection is housed in the Robert D. Farber University Archives and special Collections department. It includes three draft chapters, notes and transcriptions of original interviews with leading publishers and journalists. So long as Pete and Brandeis are credited, you are free to use this.
Pete was the only child of the great Muckraker, Lincoln Steffens, and the writer, translator and activist, Ella Winter and the stepson of the Hollywood screenwriter, Donald Ogden Stewart. He was born in San Remo, Italy November 21, 1924. He attended Harvard and Balliol College, Oxford, and worked as a journalist and academic in the US and UK. He spoke nine languages. He was literary editor for New Outlook in Israel and was active in the Free Speech movement at UC Berkeley, and worked tirelessly to support and encourage Native American journalists in the Northwestern US.
It is my hope that someone will take up and complete this project. For more information, please send me an email:
Valerie Alia. Valerie.alia@gmail.com.
My New Article
“Freedom of Expression v. Social Responsibility: Holocaust Denial in Canada”
Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Vol. 28, Iss. 1 (2013), pp. 42-56.
Abstract
On
the occasion of Ernst Zündel’s release from jail, this article revisits
media coverage of Holocaust denial, arguing that the media should
introduce standards of responsibility into coverage of such hatred.
Section (II) defines Holocaust denial and hate speech. Section (III)
outlines the concept of moral and social responsibility. (IV) explains
who is Ernst Zündel and his claim to fame. (V) analyses the ways by
which Zündel had exploited the media; (VI) concentrates atttention on
one episode in which the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation staged a
media event, bringing to its studio Zündel and a Holocaust survivor.
(VII) discusses whether we should ban Holocaust denial tracts; how
should the media cover manipulators like Zündel, and is it justified to
objectively balance between a Holocaust survivor and a Holocaust denier?
Key words: Zündel, responsibility, hate speech, Holocaust denial, Auschwitz, Citron, CBC
The article is available at my website http://www.hull.ac.uk/rca/
New Books
Abdel Bari Atwan, After Bin Laden (London: Saqi, 2012).
Atwan
is one of the more knowledgeable people on al-Qaeda; thus, whenever he
publishes a new book I do my best to read it. This book supplements his The Secret History of al-Qaeda
(Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006), focusing on the
recent developments that took place after bin-Laden’s death. With
branches in strategic hotspots from Yemen and Somalia to North Africa
and an increasing influence among home grown jihadis in the West,
al-Qaeda has survived attempts to destroy it. The Arab Spring has opened
new battlegrounds for jihadists, particularly in Libya, Somalia, Syria
and Egypt. Atwan also explores the Taliban/al- Qaeda nexus in
Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the attempts to gain adherents in the
Maghreb. As the extremist zeal for a global caliphate shows no sign of
abating, Atwan profiles the next generation of foot soldiers and leaders
and explores the new methods they embrace in the pursuit of jihad in a
digital age. Atwan argues that the Internet is the single most important
factor in transforming largely local jihadi concerns and activities
into the global network that characterizes al-Qaeda today. The increased popularity of Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, Friendster, YouTube
and other social networking sites attract interested jihadists who play
a critical role in identifying potential radicals and alerts about
suspected others. There are hundreds of pages dedicated to Osama Bin
Laden, Abdullah Azzam and other heroes of the mujahideen.
I thank Saqi Books for a copy of this book.
Michael Freeden and Andrew Vincent (eds.), Comparative Political Thought (Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2013).
- Is political theory 'Western-centric'?
- What can we learn from non-Western traditions of political thought?
- How do we compare different strands of national and regional political thought?
- Political thought in China, India, the Middle East and Latin America
- Islamic political thought
- Political thought in the wake of post-colonialism
Unlike
similar edited volumes that focus on the liberal tradition, this volume
is far more global in its attention, with contributions that include “On the historicity of ‘the political’: Rajaniti and politics in modern Indian thought” by Sudipta Kaviraj; “Latin American approaches to ‘the political’” by Laurence Whitehead; “Communism, Confucianism, and charisma: The political in modern China” by Rana Mitter; “Acting and acting out: Conceptions of political participation in the Middle East” by Charles Tripp; “Forms of participation in Muslim political heritage” by Abdulaziz Sachedina.
I thank Routledge for a copy of this book.
Movie – Five Broken Cameras
For
all those who believe that the Israeli occupation is “occupation”, that
the Israeli occupation is the most humane occupation since Genghis Khan,
that it is benevolent, nice, pleasant, humane or any other Orwellian
adjective they choose to soften the word occupation, I highly recommend
watching this film.
The
occupation puts people in impossible situations: it takes young men and
orders them to impose military order on a civilian population; when the
civilian population protests, it issues orders to shoot at them.
The
occupation equips young commanders with orders to protect Jewish
settlers when they attack Palestinians whose land is taken from them by
arbitrary decisions; to prohibit protests against injustice; to deny
people their basic human rights; to invade the privacy of the home; to
take young children from their beds in the middle of the night because
they throw stones at soldiers; to kill innocent people; to transform
children into sworn enemies because they grow up watching injustice that
cannot be explained.
Five Broken Cameras
tells the story of one Palestinian village, the village of Bil'in,
whose population consists of farmers who have been cultivating their
land for generations and who are coerced to face the growing ugly face
of the occupation as settlements are built on land that was forcefully
taken from them and a separation barrier is being built to separate them
from it. The villagers try to resist this gross injustice. For more
than five years, Emad films the struggle, which is led by two of his
best friends, as it affects his family and his own life. Daily arrests
and night raids scare his family; his friends, brothers and him as well
are either shot or arrested.
Documentaries,
like any other film, have cameramen, editors and directors. They have
an agenda. They are there to tell a story. But even if a small fraction
of what Five Broken Cameras shows is true, then it should compel any open-minded person to scream: this evil should be stopped. It should be stopped now!
I have been screaming this for more than thirty years. I yearn and pray for a leadership who will listen.
One Facebook Status
On July 4, 2013 I published the following status:
Happy 3rd of July Egypt! Wishing you liberty, security, peace and prosperity, a regime in which you can flourish.
Within hours I lost 50 virtual friends.
I wish this for every country in the world. Fifty of my former virtual friends believe I should not wish this for Egypt.
Barbara Streisand Singing Avinu Malkenu
On
June 18, 2013, the fifth in the Presidential Conference, “Facing
Tomorrow”, was opened in Jerusalem celebrating President Shimon Peres’s
90th birthday. In attendance were past and present world leaders,
international scholars, social activists, poets, scientists, artists,
clergy, entrepreneurs, economists, industrialists and philanthropists.
The highlight of the evening was Barbara Streisand, singing Avinu Malkenu. It was most moving: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Enjoy!
Mazal Tov to Gal Mekel
Ynet
Mazal Tov to Gal Mekel, the second Israeli in the NBA. Mekel, a young talent who grew up in Maccabi Tel Aviv, signed with the Dallas Mavericks. I wish him good luck and much success in this difficult league.
Great News for Tel Aviv
In
addition to going swimming, relaxing in the sunshine, residents and
visitors of Tel Aviv-Yafo can now enjoy free books and WiFi on the
beach. The recently launched beach library offers over 500 books in 5 languages: English, Arabic, Russian, French and Hebrew.
While the library is open till the end of the summer, visitors can also enjoy free WiFi for browsing online. The Municipality has invested over 1.6 million U.S. dollars into providing free WiFi at 80 locations all over the city, including the beach.
Tel Aviv-Yafo Mayor Ron Huldai says such a service is very helpful nowadays when people are used to obtaining information from the Internet: “Technology is a great deal of our life. We believe that once you provide free WiFi, you improve the creativity and possibility of everyone to work everywhere.”
Tel Aviv enjoys over 300 sunny days a year and has 14 kilometers of beach. Going to the beach is one of the favourite pastimes for residents and visitors of the city.
Excellent Flight Book
I recommend Linwood Barclay, Trust Your Eyes,
a highly engaging thriller, with many twists and turns that keep you on
your toes, intrigued and curious. Great flight book, if you are into
this genre.
Gem of the Month – Grand Canyon
The
United States likes to be grand. Last month I went to the Israeli
desert, and this month to the American. There is little resemblance
between the two. Size does make a difference, not necessarily in
quality, but the notion of grandeur becomes more palpable with size.
The
Grand Canyon is, in one word, spectacular. The colors. The shapes. The
scenery. The rocks and the water, all make an unforgettable view. One
photo is worth a thousand words. Here are two.
Monthly Poems
Summer
Come we to the summer, to the summer we will come,
For the woods are full of bluebells and the hedges full of bloom,
And the crow is on the oak a-building of her nest,
And love is burning diamonds in my true lover's breast;
She sits beneath the whitethorn a-plaiting of her hair,
And I will to my true lover with a fond request repair;
I will look upon her face, I will in her beauty rest,
And lay my aching weariness upon her lovely breast.
The clock-a-clay is creeping on the open bloom of May,
The merry bee is trampling the pinky threads all day,
And the chaffinch it is brooding on its grey mossy nest
In the whitethorn bush where I will lean upon my lover's breast;
I'll lean upon her breast and I'll whisper in her ear
That I cannot get a wink o'sleep for thinking of my dear;
I hunger at my meat and I daily fade away
Like the hedge rose that is broken in the heat of the day.
John ClareLight Side
Together We Stand
Teacher: "Anyone who thinks he's stupid may stand up!"*Nobody stands up*
Teacher: "I’m sure there are some stupid students over here!!"
*Little Johnny stands up*
Teacher: "Ohh, Johnny you think you're stupid?"
Little Johnny: "No... I just feel bad that you're standing alone..."
Wife was mad at me
Two deaf men were in a coffee shop discussing their wives.
One sighs to the other, boy was my wife mad at me last night!
She went on and on and wouldn't stop!
The other Buddy says: when my wife goes off on me I just don't listen.
How do you do that? Says the other.
It's easy! I turn off the light!
One sighs to the other, boy was my wife mad at me last night!
She went on and on and wouldn't stop!
The other Buddy says: when my wife goes off on me I just don't listen.
How do you do that? Says the other.
It's easy! I turn off the light!
Peace and love. Have a Great summer.
Yours as ever,
Rafi
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