<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Shimon Z. Klein's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Shimon Z. Klein's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:06:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:10:17 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Analysis: Blocking the truth behind the Gaza war</title><description><![CDATA[On September 15, 2009, the UN investigating commission known as the Goldstone Commission published its conclusions regarding Israel's Gaza operation (December 27, 2008-January 18, 2009), accusing Israel of violating both international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/21/3297681-analysis-blocking-the-truth-behind-the-gaza-war</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/21/3297681-analysis-blocking-the-truth-behind-the-gaza-war</guid><category>world-news</category><category>hamas</category><category>goldstone-report</category><category>operation-cast-lead</category><category>gaza-strip</category><category>war-crimes</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:06:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Inconsistency in Israel's Settlement Policy</title><description><![CDATA[There seems to be a certain inconsistency in what the Israeli government tells the world about settlements in the occupied territories and what occurs on the ground.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/20/3041741-inconsistency-in-israels-settlement-policy</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/20/3041741-inconsistency-in-israels-settlement-policy</guid><category>world-news</category><category>obama</category><category>netanyahu</category><category>demolitions</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:51:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The US Elections, Israel and Palestine</title><description><![CDATA[The US Elections have come and gone. Many of us are pleased that Barack Obama had won these elections.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/10/2093794-the-us-elections-israel-and-palestine</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/10/2093794-the-us-elections-israel-and-palestine</guid><category>world-news</category><category>israel-elections</category><category>ehud-barak</category><category>bibi-netanyahu</category><category>meretz</category><category>labor</category><category>likud</category><category>kadima</category><category>livni</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:18:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Prisoner Exchange and the Coffins</title><description><![CDATA[The scenes of tragedy visible on TV screens of two coffins draped with Israeli flags that passed the Lebanese border left all of us feeling helpless, identifying, and sympathizing with the Regev and Goldwasser families of the two dead soldiers.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/21/1683542-the-prisoner-exchange-and-the-coffins</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/21/1683542-the-prisoner-exchange-and-the-coffins</guid><category>world-news</category><category>hezbollah</category><category>nasrallah</category><category>goldwasser</category><category>regev</category><category>abducted-soldiers</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:02:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sixty Years of Palestinian Displacement, Occupation and Suffering</title><description><![CDATA[This presents the Palestinian side of the conflict which for many people who were brought up on Zionist ideology makes rather painful reading. However, it is important that people are made aware of this aspect as well. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/07/1473795-sixty-years-of-palestinian-displacement-occupation-and-suffering</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/07/1473795-sixty-years-of-palestinian-displacement-occupation-and-suffering</guid><category>world-news</category><category>palestinian-displacement</category><category>palestinian-suffering</category><category>naqba</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 12:12:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Passover (Pesach) - Festival of Freedom?</title><description><![CDATA[The season of Pesach (Passover) is round the corner. It is a time for reflection for many people, though by no means all.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/14/1429363-passover-pesach-festival-of-freedom</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/14/1429363-passover-pesach-festival-of-freedom</guid><category>religion</category><category>passover</category><category>freedom</category><category>rabbi</category><category>palestinians</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:09:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Palestinian fanatic who slaughtered religious students in Israel 'was seeking Gaza revenge'</title><description><![CDATA[The young Palestinian who walked into a religious school in Jerusalem and mowed down eight Israeli students has been named as Ala Abu Dhaim. 

The 25-year-old emptied magazine after magazine of bullets from his Kalashnikov assault rifle until he was finally shot down himself. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/09/1354010-palestinian-fanatic-who-slaughtered-religious-students-in-israel-was-seeking-gaza-revenge</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/09/1354010-palestinian-fanatic-who-slaughtered-religious-students-in-israel-was-seeking-gaza-revenge</guid><category>world-news</category><category>merkaz-harav</category><category>hamas</category><category>abu-dhaim</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:35:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Vicious Cycle of Violence</title><description><![CDATA[The past week has been a week of revenge and hate. Qassams and Katyushas fell in Sderot and Ashkelon and caused injury and shock to the people of these towns.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/08/1352845-the-vicious-cycle-of-violence</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/08/1352845-the-vicious-cycle-of-violence</guid><category>world-news</category><category>violence</category><category>terror</category><category>merkaz-harav</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:51:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Is Palestinian Terror the Result of the Occupation?</title><description><![CDATA[This is a question that is provocative and is really a two edged sword. There is no simple answer and much depends on how one looks at the relationship between Palestinians, Israelis and maybe the Middle East as a whole. The answer to this question is a mix of "yes and no".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/02/1338833-is-palestinian-terror-the-result-of-the-occupation</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/02/1338833-is-palestinian-terror-the-result-of-the-occupation</guid><category>world-news</category><category>qassam</category><category>hamas</category><category>gaza</category><category>terror</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Mar 2008 21:08:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Deceptions and Whitewash</title><description><![CDATA[Trust between Israel and Hamas is non-existent.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/31/1195988-deceptions-and-whitewash</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/31/1195988-deceptions-and-whitewash</guid><category>world-news</category><category>hamas</category><category>gaza</category><category>west-bank</category><category>palestine</category><category>one-state-solution</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:49:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Religious Zionism is Racism</title><description><![CDATA[The definition of Zionism has many facets. Before one can discuss this highly charged subject, it would be helpful to define Zionism in general terms.  Zionism is the national revival movement of the Jewish people.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/15/1165516-religious-zionism-is-racism</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/15/1165516-religious-zionism-is-racism</guid><category>world-news</category><category>abraham-shapira</category><category>zionist-zeolots</category><category>ovadia-yosef</category><category>religious-zionism</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:06:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>After the Annapolis Summit</title><description><![CDATA[The red carpet treatment was meted out to the main players and the overflow went to the other delegates as well. The main players were President Mahmoud Abbas, P.M. Ehud Olmert, Dr. Condoleezza Rice and President George Bush who was trying to emulate ex-President Bill Clinton.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/05/1143307-after-the-annapolis-summit</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/05/1143307-after-the-annapolis-summit</guid><category>world-news</category><category>mahmoud-abbas</category><category>ehud-olmert</category><category>bush</category><category>annapolis</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2007 15:39:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Israel – a Jewish State?</title><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the past week, Saeb Erekat, chief negotiator for the Palestine Liberation Organization, rejected on Monday 14th November 2007, the government's demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/17/1104654-israel-a-jewish-state</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/17/1104654-israel-a-jewish-state</guid><category>world-news</category><category>saeb-erekat</category><category>democracy</category><category>shulamit-aloni</category><category>apartheid-like</category><category>group-areas-act</category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:28:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Our apartheid state</title><description><![CDATA[One of the clearest rules that distinguishes a democratic state from a non-democratic state is the principle of equality when it comes to rights and obligations.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/17/1104484-our-apartheid-state</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/17/1104484-our-apartheid-state</guid><category>apartheid</category><category>racist</category><category>tal-law</category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:38:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Problems with the Annapolis Peace Conference</title><description><![CDATA[Most peace loving people would like to see this conference ending in success. However, there are so many factors going against the Annapolis Peace Conference even before the delegates enter the conference venue for its first meeting. This is sad but one has to be realistic.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/10/1087845-problems-with-the-annapolis-peace-conference</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/10/1087845-problems-with-the-annapolis-peace-conference</guid><category>world-news</category><category>annapolis-peace-conference</category><category>olmert</category><category>abbas</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:42:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>In humanity lies hope - International Herald Tribune</title><description><![CDATA[History, unfortunately, has not favored success when it comes to peace between Israel and the Palestinians.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/03/1071288-in-humanity-lies-hope-international-herald-tribune</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/03/1071288-in-humanity-lies-hope-international-herald-tribune</guid><category>deheisheh</category><category>rachel-levy</category><category>ayat-al-akhras</category><category>palestinian-terrorist-campaign</category><pubDate>Sat, 3 Nov 2007 20:41:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>To Attack or Not to Attack Iran – that is the Question</title><description><![CDATA[Once again the Bush Administration is at the threshold of decision making. A number of issues are pre-occupying the minds of the US leadership. Sometime in the fall, there will be the Annapolis Peace Summit with its hopes of success not being very high.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/03/1070216-to-attack-or-not-to-attack-iran-that-is-the-question</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/03/1070216-to-attack-or-not-to-attack-iran-that-is-the-question</guid><category>world-news</category><category>elbaradai</category><category>ahmadinajad</category><category>afghanistan</category><category>iran</category><pubDate>Sat, 3 Nov 2007 08:57:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dialogue or Negotiations</title><description><![CDATA[There are many doubts as to whether the Annapolis Summit will be held or not. It is almost certain that Israel and the Palestinians are not ready for these negotiations and it is hard to predict if they will be ready by the so-called scheduled date 26th November, 2007.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/27/1054465-dialogue-or-negotiations</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/27/1054465-dialogue-or-negotiations</guid><category>world-news</category><category>islamic-jihad</category><category>israeli-army</category><category>united-states</category><category>beit-hanun</category><category>mahmoud-abbas</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:35:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Annapolis Summit       </title><description><![CDATA[We are on the eve of the Annapolis Summit. It is due to take place on 26th November in Annapolis, Maryland, US. It seems that before this summit begins, there will be much hype as to its impending failure.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/22/1041097-the-annapolis-summit-</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/22/1041097-the-annapolis-summit-</guid><category>world-news</category><category>permanent-status-agreement</category><category>pm-ehud-olmert</category><category>mahmoud-abbas</category><category>hamas-ruled-gaza</category><category>eli-yishai</category><category>avigdor-lieberman</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:05:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Israel and Anti-Semitism</title><description><![CDATA[Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, has incurred the wroth of many uninformed members of the Jewish Community in Minnesota. The attacks on this great humanitarian and patron of the Holocaust Centre in Cape Town is unjustified.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shimon Z. Klein]]></dc:creator><link>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/13/1022390-archbishop-desmond-tutu-israel-and-anti-semitism</link><guid>http://shimonzk.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/13/1022390-archbishop-desmond-tutu-israel-and-anti-semitism</guid><category>us-news</category><category>tutu</category><category>anti-semitism</category><category>zionist</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:13:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>