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Subversive Thrills

A Review of Gaither Stewart's new novel, The Trojan Spy.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Gaither Stewart's >i>The Trojan Spy takes the thriller genre an important step forward, advancing it from the work of his predecessors John le Carré and Robert Ludlum.

Le Carré and Ludlum rebelled against the conventions of the classic spy thrillers, which assumed that we're the good guys who are under attack by bad guys so evil that we're justified in bending the rules to save ourselves from them.

Motherhood Redefined

Arming and training of Jewish-settler women, the Illegal colonists.

(LONDON) - How could anyone develop such a perception of themselves, of others, of the world, and of reality around them?

Confronting the Lords of the Land

Yariv Oppenheimer, Secretary-General of Peace Now, will not bring us peace. But he is the only one who is succeeding in blocking the settlers and preventing the expansion of the outposts.

(MA'ARIV) - A young committed man brimming with public courage stands today almost alone against the settlers, mainly those who reside on private Palestinian lands in illegal settlement outposts.

His name is Yariv Oppenheimer, and he drives the settlers mad because he has succeeded time and again in placing a few boundaries for this band of people.

Lebanon, Palestine & Jewishness...

Gilad Atzmon: novelist, journalist and saxophonist speaks about Lebanon, Palestine, Jewishness and censorship.

(SALEM / LONDON) - I have to say that of all of my heroes in this world, and there are many, one at the top of the list is our friend Gilad Atzmon.

Beauty and the Beast

Subdued
She was lying on the floor
Injured and hurting

(LONDON) - Symbolism is often at the heart of creative expression. While it is symbolic, I see in Nahida's poem strong parallels with reality that are inescapable.

The Lies About the 1967 War are Still More Powerful than the Truth

On this 45th anniversary of the start of the Six Days War...

(LONDON) - In retrospect it can be seen that the 1967 war, the Six Days War, was the turning point in the relationship between the Zionist state of Israel and the Jews of the world.

Until the 1967 war, and with the exception of a minority of who were politically active, most non-Israeli Jews did not have - how can I put it?

The United Jewish Kingdom

"To suggest that anti-Semitism can ever be explained, rather than condemned, is insensitive and, frankly, bizarre" - Michael Gove

(LONDON) - The Telegraph reported yesterday that “ministers have criticised Britain’s biggest exam board after pupils were asked to explain ‘why some people are prejudiced against Jews’ as part of a GCSE.

New Face in NYC and New Voice from Florida

Mordechai Vanunu's image lights up during rush hour in Times Square.

(CLERMONT, FLA) - Last week it became official that this citizen of conscience obtained beyond the required number of petition signatures to get my name of the 2012 ballot for US HOUSE of Representatives, District 5 in Florida.

Last week, this image also flashed during rush hour in Times Square, New York City, as Israel's Nuclear Whistle Blower's June 6 Appeal blanketed US Mainstream Media NEWS Desks nationwide.

China in Dilemma: Interview with Prof. Zhiqun Zhu

Prof. Zhu is the author of "U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century" and "China's New Diplomacy."

(TEHRAN) - Today, most of the international relations analysts and experts consider China as the world's second political and economic power after the United States.

Does it Explode?

"Once we have settled the land, all the Arabs will be able to do is run around like drugged roaches in a bottle" - Israeli general

(BETHLEHEM) - Our situation in Palestine is very dire indeed. Millions of Palestinians squeezed uinto concentration areas and money pours in to a few of them to keep the lid on the rest of us.

Among Palestinians and Israelis, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.