Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking The Feisal-Weizmann Agreement Is Not What it Appears December 10, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Israel uses the Feisal-Weizmann Agreement of 1919 as evidence that the Arab leadership was at one time favourable toward the establishment of the Jewish state. I recommend that we stop…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Promoting the “Palestinian” Fallacy December 7, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments When Arab writers and pro-Israeli activists I respect (or respected in the past), such as Fred Maroun, cry out that the Palestinians exist and we cannot say they do not,…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Palestinian By Any Other Name . . . December 7, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments The truth will come out and at some point, there will be those who ask why proud Arabs chose a name that stands for defeat and humiliation. Try asking a…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking How to Boycott Israel Without Really Meaning It December 2, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments In 2013, the American Studies Association (ASA) approved a resolution to academically sanction Israel. Read about the nonboycott boycott. Compare the resolution with facts. * * * * * As…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking BDS – Are Boycotts Unethical? November 30, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Wanna hear the dumbest reason ever why boycotts are not unethical? Sit down first. Make sure you’re not sipping your coffee, or any other drink. According to philosopher Dr Oliver…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Naima Nas: Deliverance – Islam NOT Islamism November 24, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments When I was invited to write this, my immediate concern was how honest is too honest and how clear is too much clarity. Honest and clear are good, but neither…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Hating the Hate and the Syrian Refugees November 18, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Countless posts expressing hatred toward Syrian refugees in particular and Muslims in general have been finding their way onto the social media. There is also a growing number of posts…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Who Is a Colonialist? With My Apologies to England and France November 16, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments High school history lesson in some far-away future Today, class, we are going to be discussing the thorny issues of indigenous versus colonialist rights, based on the case of England…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking They Say: Burn Jew! But The Eternal Jew Rises Like the Phoenix. October 30, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Just two days ago Professor of Islamic History, Yusri Ahmad Zidan, was interviewed by Dr. Muhammed Khaled on Egyptian TV and the subtitled tape released today (the original tape was…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking TRUTH and Reconciliation for Israel October 27, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments There are several examples of former enemy countries reconciling and cases of former victims and perpetrators reconciling. In the case of Canada and Australia, the process for trying to right…