Gilad Atzmon, Khalid Amayreh and Iqbal Tamimi on the prisoner swap

[mary <humdrum2 at libero.it>]

Three original pieces that talk about the prisoner swap from three 
different and interesting viewpoints: Feel free to reprint, link and 
pass along.

Gilad Atzmon takes as his starting point a revealing critique in a 
Hebrew newspaper which talks about the milieu in which the swap took 
place, Israeli society which sees itself in a constant state of war:

http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/18/caught-between-sobbing-and-war-chants-by-gilad-atzmon/

Kahlid Amayreh puts into context the psychological sphere that is 
playing a large part in the interpretation of this prisoner swap. He 
uses the statements of Israeli leaders who emphasise the the Israeli 
self-image of being the victims of a hostile world while at the same 
time neglecting that they have been committing atrocities against 
others which involve the killing of innocent children, and he ends 
with a shattering analysis of what the future actions might be if the 
events of recent days are any indication.

http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/17/khalid-amayreh-reflections-on-the-israel-hezbollah-prisoner-swap-deal/

Iqbal Tamimi shows us some media manipulations which assign distinct 
roles to the protagonists of the events and clearly neglect a great 
deal of facts and information that will substantiate a more realistic 
reading of what has actually taken place, leading to an understanding 
of the situation that is far more complex than we are lead to imagine.

http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/16/iqbal-tamimi-media-manipulations-the-child-was-called-a-murderer-while-the-soldier-was-called-a-%e2%80%98boy%e2%80%99/

In addition, this weekend highlights another paper by Adel Samara 
about the uses of oil surpluses for the development of impoverished 
nations and for a real unity of the Arab nation.

http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/19/adel-samara-oil-surpluses-must-be-directed-to-development-not-charity-a-comment-on-chavezs-suggestion/

most of these articles and many others are available in French, 
Spanish, Italian and other languages on www.tlaxcala.es.

mary