e: Critical histories of Zionism and other related topics would be cool too.
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé
In this controversial new book, a prominent Israeli historian at Haifa University revisits the formative period of the State of Israel. Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left of their own accord during the War of Independence, he offers archival evidence to demonstrate that a central plank in Israel's founding ideology was the forcible removal of the indigenous population. This book is a passionate plea to acknowledge the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 as the root cause of the ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict.
it's on bookfi for Your Pleasure:
http://en.bookfi.org/book/822763
getfiscal posted:martin gilbert has a big history of israel that i bought. good to get the jewish perspective, since jews have a right to a homeland.
, pal, final warning
getfiscal posted:if jews want a homeland they should be able to have one. that's democracy. they should work towards a palestinian state with reparations for the occupation, but israel should probably exist because millions of jews want it to and their voice should be heard.
i don't see how that is necessarily tied to zionism, but this is the wrong thread for that!
here's a good overview http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20040330.htm
chomsky wisely supports a two-state solution.
START-UP NATION addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel-- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK?
With the savvy of foreign policy insiders, Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture, which flattens hierarchy and elevates informality-- all backed up by government policies focused on innovation. In a world where economies as diverse as Ireland, Singapore and Dubai have tried to re-create the "Israel effect", there are entrepreneurial lessons well worth noting. As America reboots its own economy and can-do spirit, there's never been a better time to look at this remarkable and resilient nation for some impressive, surprising clues.
MadMedico posted:large, peaceful, and stable nations like India
lol
jools posted:Goat this isn't something I wanted to announce this way, but while Khamsek was living in London she bore my child.
jools posted:Goat this isn't something I wanted to announce this way, but while Khamsek was living in London she bore my child.
i found a video of the miracle birth
Goethestein posted:let me sit down and really consider how i should structure my life, impoverished adult convert to islam living in a craigslist ghetto hookup and approaching the event horizon of spinsterhood at the speed of woman administrator of webforum
the other day i watched that "how do blankets work" onion lifehacks thing and i was like "oh, blankets trap body heat, i didn't realize that". like until that point i just assumed blankets were like to prevent the cold air from getting at you. then today i was like man my feet are cold, i should put on socks. wait, socks are like little blankets, they trap the body heat. so i'm 31 years old and i just figured out how clothing works.
getfiscal posted:Goethestein posted:let me sit down and really consider how i should structure my life, impoverished adult convert to islam living in a craigslist ghetto hookup and approaching the event horizon of spinsterhood at the speed of woman administrator of webforum
the other day i watched that "how do blankets work" onion lifehacks thing and i was like "oh, blankets trap body heat, i didn't realize that". like until that point i just assumed blankets were like to prevent the cold air from getting at you. then today i was like man my feet are cold, i should put on socks. wait, socks are like little blankets, they trap the body heat. so i'm 31 years old and i just figured out how clothing works.
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getfiscal posted:Goethestein posted:let me sit down and really consider how i should structure my life, impoverished adult convert to islam living in a craigslist ghetto hookup and approaching the event horizon of spinsterhood at the speed of woman administrator of webforum
the other day i watched that "how do blankets work" onion lifehacks thing and i was like "oh, blankets trap body heat, i didn't realize that". like until that point i just assumed blankets were like to prevent the cold air from getting at you. then today i was like man my feet are cold, i should put on socks. wait, socks are like little blankets, they trap the body heat. so i'm 31 years old and i just figured out how clothing works.
this blanket knowledge doesn't smash capital.
getfiscal posted:the other day i watched that "how do blankets work" onion lifehacks thing and i was like "oh, blankets trap body heat, i didn't realize that". like until that point i just assumed blankets were like to prevent the cold air from getting at you. then today i was like man my feet are cold, i should put on socks. wait, socks are like little blankets, they trap the body heat. so i'm 31 years old and i just figured out how clothing works.
were you literally shaking?
animedad posted:i admire anyone for their honesty in self-criticism and will to discover, actually
your experimentation with butt salts is admirable
