Israel apologized to Turkey for the raid that killed nine people in 2010 aboard a Turkish ship1. The raid took place in international waters against a NATO country. As a result, relations between Israel and Turkey were downgraded. …
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Obama goes to Israel!
Obama’s visit to Israel will have no consequence. If anything, it will condition USA policies towards Iran even more. Nothing will happen in relation to the occupation issue. Settlements and expropriation of lands in the West Bank will continue. Hezbollah …
The real debate about torture!
The nomination of John Brennan for CIA Chief has drawn attention to the subject of torture, as he has been supporter of it. Let’s have first some reflections on the matter.
The debate about torture should not be about the …
Algo más que armas de fuego!
Hay 90 armas de fuego por cada 100 personas en los Estados Unidos. Hay unos 700 millones de armas de fuego en manos civiles en el mundo, la mitad de ellas en los Estados Unidos. Muchas …
Not only about guns!
There are about 90 guns every 100 persons in the US. There are about 700 million guns in civilian hands in the world, half of them in the US. Many guns sold in the US are banned …
Netanyahu Speech at the UN: Some reflections
The Israeli Prime Minister spoke eloquently and unambiguously … to the American audience. As if addressing a (US) political rally, he referred at one point to “Democrats and Republicans”. The day after, he took calls from Obama and Romney. This …