Comments on: Robert Fisk http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/03/15/robert-fisk/ Feminist, anti-racist, pro-fat, plus whatever else we feel like talking about. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:12:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Matan http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/03/15/robert-fisk/#comment-100767 Matan Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:55:47 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/03/15/robert-fisk/#comment-100767 When asked about what has changed in the MidEast over the past 30 years he failed to mention the Egyptian-Israeli and the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaties? Look, I understand that he's more focused on the small stuff, on attitudes, etc, but frankly, wtf? There are now some actual inter-governmental relationships in the region. Some of my Israeli relatives have actually <i>been</i> to Jordan in the recent years. Many of them have been to Egypt. Are people still damn suspicious of each other? Of course. Is the situation still fucked up? Of course. I know this isn't the fulfillment of all our dreams, but it's something. Building relationships between people is as important as between governments--they go hand-in-hand. When asked about what has changed in the MidEast over the past 30 years he failed to mention the Egyptian-Israeli and the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaties? Look, I understand that he’s more focused on the small stuff, on attitudes, etc, but frankly, wtf?

There are now some actual inter-governmental relationships in the region. Some of my Israeli relatives have actually been to Jordan in the recent years. Many of them have been to Egypt. Are people still damn suspicious of each other? Of course. Is the situation still fucked up? Of course. I know this isn’t the fulfillment of all our dreams, but it’s something. Building relationships between people is as important as between governments–they go hand-in-hand.

]]> By: Maia http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/03/15/robert-fisk/#comment-100709 Maia Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:46:29 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/03/15/robert-fisk/#comment-100709 He was talking about the changes going back over the last thirty years. I suspect he was talking about rocket attacks when he was talking about what happens now. He was talking about the changes going back over the last thirty years. I suspect he was talking about rocket attacks when he was talking about what happens now.

]]> By: David Schraub http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/03/15/robert-fisk/#comment-100708 David Schraub Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:32:51 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/03/15/robert-fisk/#comment-100708 Out of curiousity, when is the last time Israel has attacked Lebanon? I know that they've been trading rocket fire across the border with Hezbollah for some time now, so I guess that could be it, but I don't think Hezbollah represents the Lebanese government or the people of Lebanon. And in any event, Hezbollah is the aggressor at the moment no matter how you cut it, so perhaps (irregardless of what you think about the severable Palestine issue) in this case it is Israel resisting imperialism? It just seemed rather odd to talk about Israel "attacking" Lebanon like the two countries were at war "now." Out of curiousity, when is the last time Israel has attacked Lebanon?

I know that they’ve been trading rocket fire across the border with Hezbollah for some time now, so I guess that could be it, but I don’t think Hezbollah represents the Lebanese government or the people of Lebanon. And in any event, Hezbollah is the aggressor at the moment no matter how you cut it, so perhaps (irregardless of what you think about the severable Palestine issue) in this case it is Israel resisting imperialism?

It just seemed rather odd to talk about Israel “attacking” Lebanon like the two countries were at war “now.”

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