tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post114253289239502776..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: "Rachel's Words"Playgoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1142739930972984682006-03-18T22:45:00.000-05:002006-03-18T22:45:00.000-05:00PS - Useful background on the "Israel lobby" and i...PS - Useful background on the "Israel lobby" and its influence on US foriegn policy can be found in this recent London Review of Books <A HREF="http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/mear01_.html" REL="nofollow">article</A> here.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1142739638480014032006-03-18T22:40:00.000-05:002006-03-18T22:40:00.000-05:00I suppose one should say, tiredly, that the above ...I suppose one should say, tiredly, that the above post is a canard. It is well and authoritavely documented that Corrie was defending the home of a Palestinian pharmacist, Samir Nasrallah, and his family (the house was subsequently destroyed). There is no evidence that this family had anything to do with terrorism.<BR/><BR/>The respected Israeli human rights group, <A HREF="http://www.btselem.org/English/" REL="nofollow">B'TSelem</A>, which was established in 1989 by a group of prominent academics, attorneys, journalists and Knesset members, has more meticulously gathered and sifted information about the human rights violations of the Occupation.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.com