Wednesday, April 16, 2008
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Efraim Karsh: The 60-Year War For Israel's History - 'Since Israel's founding in 1948, there have been two Arab-Israeli conflicts. The first one is military in nature. Played out on the battlefield, it has heroes, villains, martyrs, and victims. The second conflict, less bloody but no less incendiary, is the battle over the historical culpability for the 1948 war and the displacement of large numbers of Palestinian Arabs...'
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Congratulations, Professor Karsh!
I have read much of your work and you must be commended for your dedication in unmasking the lies and distortions which have been so detrimental to Israel. In my occasional writings and debates with anti-Zionists I always quote you confidently when someone brings up Morris and other "new historians" as unquestioned oracles.
What I think is necessary at this time is to expose your findings with the same prominence as the false narratives have been. I wish the Israeli government could understand the importance of your work in the "media war." I have a dream today!;-)
As Voltaire used to say when combatting the falsehoods of his day, "Ecrasons l'Infâme!"
Most respectfully,
Salomon Benzimra, P.Eng.
Toronto, Canada
sbenzi@sympatico.ca