Tarif Khalidi

Emeritus Professor, American University of Beirut

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Joe Biden believes that what's happening in Gaza is "not genocide". Let's help him find the right description: A Boy Scout Jamboree? A rabbit hunt? Deer stalking? Or perhaps a Peace Corps operation? Or maybe a trip down the Delaware?

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The Israel "Defence" Forces: the most ludicrous description of an army in modern history.

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Every liberation movement throughout human history has been called terrorist by the powers against whom they revolted.

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A wise, balanced and principled statement by Dominique de Villepin on the blitzing of Gaza: a rare French public voice calling for justice in Palestine.

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Do western media realize how horrid their coverage is of the Russia-Ukraine war as that coverage is perceived by the rest of the world? Instead of seeking a peaceful diplomatic solution to a highly complex issue, they merely urge on the dogs of war. This is shameful

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What allegedly "civilized" state would allow its hooligans to rampage, under army protection, through the world's holiest city, Jerusalem?
The answer: Israel

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The brutality of Israeli forces against the pall-bearers of Shereen Abou Akleh is simply what happens every day to Palestinians under occupation.The world can now see it at its most vivid.

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The death of the Palestinian journalist Shereen Abu Akleh was not a "tragedy". It was an assassination.

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Euronews advertises itself as " All Views". On the Russia-Ukraine war, it has only one view: the Ukrainian. Congratulations on your objectivity

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Kamala Harris on the Ukraine crisis: "National frontiers must not be changed by force." Do you want to review this noble sentiment with your Israeli friends and ask about 1948, 1967, 1973?

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Israel's President Herzog to UAE's MBZ: "We are a model to the world." I could hear a gale of laughter circling the globe.

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President Biden: A very simple question: Do the Palestinians also have a right to defend themselves?

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A few days ago, that smug CNN Uncle Tom Fareed Zakaria, speculating on Biden's policy in the Middle East, said that "some kind of sovereignty" might be contemplated for the Palestinians. Thanks, Uncle Fareed. Tow this Israeli line and you'll rise even higher in your profession.

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Having spent countless billions of dollars on Israel, can someone tell me what EXACTLY has the US of A gained in return?

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When Bibi Netanyahu slams those he calls Muslim "extremists," perhaps one should remind him of the "pot calling the kettle black."

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Israel wants to fight Iran to the last American soldier

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@JamalAlwattar1 Jamal this is Tarif. Just sent you an email to say hello but your server is refusing to oblige. Lemme know how are.

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Having recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, it might be easier, and cheaper, if the USA moved its State Department there too, since one cannot see any difference whatever between the foreign policies of the 2 countries.

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And whispered in Washington's ear to accept British dominion as a "reality"? What is human history if not a series of revolts against unacceptable "realities"?