Articles Tagged “Middle East”

  • The Tenth Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Death

    by Ralph E. Stone on Mar 17, 2013 | 2 Comments

    Rachel Corrie, a 22-year old peace activist from Washington State, was killed on March 16, 2003 by a Caterpillar bulldozer operated by the Israeli military while trying to stop a Palestinian family’s home from being destroyed. Israel has destroyed more than 24,000 Palestinian homes since 1967 and more than 1,500 orders exist for future demolitions in East Jerusalem alone.

    Posted in Land Use, Opinion, Politics

  • Thoughts on Killing of U.S. Ambassador Stevens

    by Ralph E. Stone on Sep 15, 2012 | 8 Comments

    While anti-American feeling is strong in parts of the Middle East, the attacks in Egypt and Libya were really a case of political opportunism by the Salafist Islamic extremists who are unhappy with the success of the more moderate Islamist and secularist parties in Egypt and Libya.

    Posted in Opinion, Religion, War