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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:30 AM Original message |
Ari Shavit / UN must hold Obama to same standard as Israel |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. article cont'd |
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henank (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. Excellent article! |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. Of course this episode should be investigated. |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. yeah, I'm sure the UNHRC, Amnesty, and HRW are working hard on it right now |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. The latter two are, anyway. |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. well, I'm certain they'll convince the UN to make a big deal of it, take it to the Hague, etc... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I think there is no chance that the UN will hold the USA to the same standards as Israel... |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. but HRW and AI do not criticize the USA the same way |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. True! US must be held to same standard as Israel, which does not excuse Gaza |
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henank (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I'm sure there are plenty of countries |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It is amazing, isn;t it? nt |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. The saddest part is no, not at all. n/t |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. UN created Israel, so it is ironic Israel's anti-UN bias |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Well in practical terms the reason There Is a Israel and not a palestine is, the Israelis accepted |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
5. Bring it! |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. right - so what are the odds that "the same rules for everone" will apply sometime soon? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. This seemed like a theoretical discussion to me. |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. so theoretically, unless there's one standard for all - there should be no standard? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Is that really what you think? No rules at all? nt |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. well, yeah. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Well, thank you for being clear. |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. you're welcome - all you have to do is ask |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. But you think what Mr Shavit calls for is impossible? |
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shira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Shavit says it won't happen - and it really won't anytime soon |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. So he's really just playing rhetorical games? nt |
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