One of the main criticisms of Israel is the myth that Jews stole the land from the Palestinians. Never mind that there was no official nation called Palestine before Israel declared independence in 1948. Never mind that there were Jews living in the region far before the great migration after the holocaust, or that much of the land was bought by Jews since 1880.
Author Archives: Chelsea Bieker
Posted inOpinion
Preventing government corruption
Marlize, you are absolutely right. The thesis became clear to me about halfway through the article (published yesterday): all politicians are corrupt, some more than others. Ultimately, all politicians are corrupt to some extent. The ones that were funded the least, however, have less favors to hand out upon reaching the White House.
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“Dear Diary” gives a peek (and re-peek) inside addiction
I suppose it was the cover that first caught my eye in Barnes & Noble: hot pink bubble letters scrawling out the words, “Dear Diary,” hovering above the head of a clearly downtrodden girl nursing a bloody nose amongst the seemingly tame books surrounding it.
