Author: Sirocco

From my blog. What is the crossbreed of the IDF and post-structuralism? Oppression you can’t comprehend. A chilling article by Eyal Weizman reveals an unlikely migration of ideas from the Left Bank of the Seine to the West...

While Lebanon’s death by thousand cuts fills the news, the Israeli ravaging of Gaza continues unabated: The United Nations has called on world leaders not to forget the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying it is at least as...

From my blog. Israel, I have argued, is aptly viewed as a modern hybrid of ancient Athens and Sparta, and debate typically turns on which aspect to stress. However, something is missing in this characterization. Consider how a...

From my blog. What sort of country revels in murder and oppression but cries to high heavens about cartoons? Saudi Arabia? Check. Syria? Check. Libya? Check. Iran? Check. Israel? Check: Norway ‘Nazi cartoon’ irks...

Israel defends its destruction of Lebanon with reference to UN Security Council Resolution 1391, calling on Lebanon to seize control of its entire territory. In this context it is interesting to consider Israel’s own...