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A few notes on Israel and the Middle East

Posted by on Aug 5, 2010 in Essays, Images, Personal | 2 comments

A few notes on Israel and the Middle East

I know I criticize Israel from time to time. To be clear, I do not consider myself anti-Israel necessarily; I just do not believe any nation or ideal is above criticism. They are not perfect, just as any nation is not perfect. Yet, I can’t help but wonder what exactly anti-Israel is. Do I believe they should be entitled to a Jewish land? No. I honestly don’t believe any country should be ruled by religious law. I also don’t think there should be a Muslim or Christian country...

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Study shows Iran is more peaceful than Israel

Posted by on Jun 9, 2009 in Links, News | 1 comment

Via Haaretz: A study of the world’s most peaceful countries released yesterday ranks Israel as fourth to last among the 144 countries ranked. According to the Global Peace Index, an annual ranking of the world’s nations on the basis of how peaceful they are, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq are the only countries more dangerous than Israel. This year the index was expanded to 144 countries. It now includes almost 99% of the world’s population. The index is constructed from 23...

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