Travel - 25 December 2006

No bars and crowded parties, please... kids are aged 3 & 5!

2006-12-25 10:38:12 · 6 answers · asked by Doditz 2 in Singapore

2006-12-25 10:30:12 · 5 answers · asked by great 1 in South Australia (Adelaide)

2006-12-25 10:28:07 · 2 answers · asked by jontri 2 in Philippines

I really want to go to Ireland but I want to make sure there are some great things to see as well. Any good suggestions other than the Guinness Factory?!?! Thanks!

2006-12-25 10:27:53 · 2 answers · asked by Future Mrs. Beasley 3 in Other - Ireland

i'll be there in 2 days til the end of january...what should i pack??

2006-12-25 10:23:38 · 14 answers · asked by KaE 1 in Philippines

Suggestions for family to take a frugal trip to Washington DC? Where to stay, places to eat, fun/education for teens?

2006-12-25 10:22:41 · 6 answers · asked by kfriedlander3 2 in Washington, D.C.

Dining, recreation, places to see, etc thank you

2006-12-25 10:15:44 · 6 answers · asked by UltraNational 2 in Los Angeles

the name of the stores in brighton where you can buy roxy and quiksilver clothes?

2006-12-25 10:03:30 · 3 answers · asked by vickie 2 in Brighton

Something near/along the train lines would be preferred. Any ideas?

2006-12-25 09:54:23 · 6 answers · asked by curious 1 in New York City

Is Madison Square Garden a Circle or Square?. ( At least half of it)

2006-12-25 09:44:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in New York City

2006-12-25 09:40:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Destinations

I don't know many unfortunately and was just curious. I don't believe all the rubbish i hear from some people. In general what are they like? Not looks but personalities and how they are in society.

Are they as submissive as generally depicted in the West? I doubt it.

2006-12-25 09:36:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Japan

would anyone at all happen to know a Scott Barwick, he used to live in Scottsdale, Tasmania but now lives in Bunbry and works one of the local sandmines, I am moving to Mandurah and would make a day trip there to see him, I am his brothers nephew so I am family of his and I haven't seen him in a couple of years now and want to catch up with him hence I am wondering if
A) someone in Bunbury knows him
B) if they would know his home phone number or address

if you can help me out in anyway on my search can you please post on here or send me an email.

thanks
Mitch :)

2006-12-25 09:31:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Perth

How can we have a real discussion about Mideast peace if speaking honestly about "Israel" is out of bounds?




Ever wonder what it's like to be a pariah?
Publish something sharply critical of "Israeli" government policies and you'll find out. If you're lucky, you'll merely discover that you've been uninvited to some dinner parties. If you're less lucky, you'll be the subject of an all-out attack by neoconservative pundits and accused of rabid anti-Semitism.

This, at least, is what happened to Ken Roth. Roth - whose father fled Nazi Germany - is executive director of Human Rights Watch, America's largest and most respected human rights organization. (Disclosure: I have worked in the past as a paid consultant for the group.) In July, after the "Israeli" offensive in Lebanon began, Human Rights Watch did the same thing it has done in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Bosnia, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Congo, Uganda and countless other conflict zones around the globe: It sent researchers to monitor the conflict and report on any abuses committed by either side.

It found plenty. On July 18, Human Rights Watch condemned Hizbullah rocket strikes on "Israel", calling the strikes "serious violations of international humanitarian law and probable war crimes." So far, so good. You can't lose when you criticize a (so-called) 'terrorist' organization.
But Roth and Human Rights Watch didn't stop there. As the conflict's death toll spiraled - with most of the casualties Lebanese civilians - Human Rights Watch also criticized "Israel" for indiscriminate attacks on civilians. Roth noted that the "Israeli" military appeared to be "treating southern Lebanon as a free-fire zone," and he observed that the failure to take appropriate measures to distinguish between civilians and combatants constitutes a war crime.

The backlash was prompt. Roth and Human Rights Watch soon found themselves accused of unethical behavior, giving aid and comfort to (so-called) 'terrorists' and anti-Semitism. The conservative New York Sun attacked Roth (who is Jewish) for having a "clear pro-Hizbullah and anti-'Israel' bias" and accused him of engaging in "the de-legitimization of Judaism, the basis of much anti-Semitism." Neocon commentator David Horowitz called Roth a "reflexive 'Israel'-basher ... who, in his zest to pillory 'Israel' at every turn, is little more than an ally of the barbarians." The New Republic piled on, as did Alan Dershowitz, who claimed Human Rights Watch "cooks the books" to make "Israel" look bad. And writing in the Jewish Exponent, Jonathan Rosenblum accused Roth of resorting to a "slur about primitive Jewish bloodlust."

Anyone familiar with Human Rights Watch - or with Roth - knows this to be lunacy. Human Rights Watch is nonpartisan - it doesn't "take sides" in conflicts. And the notion that Roth is anti-Semitic verges on the insane.
But what's most troubling about the vitriol directed at Roth and his organization isn't that it's savage, unfounded and fantastical. What's most troubling is that it's typical. Typical, that is, of what anyone rash enough to criticize "Israel" can expect to encounter. In the United States today, it just isn't possible to have a civil debate about "Israel", because any serious criticism of its policies is instantly countered with charges of anti-Semitism.

Think "Israel's" tactics against Hizbullah were too heavy-handed, or that "Israel" hasn't always been wholly fair to the Palestinians, or that the United States should reconsider its unquestioning financial and military support for "Israel"? Shhh: Don't voice those sentiments unless you want to be called an anti-Semite - and probably a terrorist sympathizer to boot.
How did adopting a reflexively pro-"Israel" stance come to be a mandatory aspect of American Jewish identity? Skepticism - a willingness to ask tough questions, a refusal to embrace dogma - has always been central to the Jewish intellectual tradition. Ironically, this tradition remains alive in "Israel", where respected public figures routinely criticize the government in far harsher terms than those used by Human Rights Watch.

In a climate in which good-faith criticism of "Israel" is automatically denounced as anti-Semitic, everyone loses. "Israeli" policies are a major source of discord in the Islamic world, and anger at "Israel" usually spills over into anger at the U.S., "Israel's" biggest backer.
With resentment of "Israeli" policies fueling terrorism and instability both in the Middle East and around the globe, it's past time for Americans to have a serious national debate about how to bring a just peace to the Middle East. But if criticism of "Israel" is out of bounds, that debate can't occur - and we'll all pay the price.


Back to Human Rights Watch's critics. Why waste time denouncing imaginary anti-Semitism when there's no shortage of the real thing? From politically motivated arrests of Jews in Iran to assaults on Jewish children in Ukraine, there's plenty of genuine anti-Semitism out there - and Human Rights Watch is usually taking the lead in condemning it. So if you're bothered by anti-Semitism - if you're bothered by ideologies that insist that some human lives have less value than others - you could do a whole lot worse than send a check to Human Rights Watch.

2006-12-25 09:30:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Bologna

2006-12-25 09:26:07 · 4 answers · asked by mohammadh_1992 1 in Toronto

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zTX3CZqDyOA
This is the video of Pallywood where Arabs fake events?

2006-12-25 09:23:11 · 6 answers · asked by GiantsNeedAWin 2 in Israel

We are not big on government stuff, already plan on visiting the zoo, and like culture and stuff like that.

2006-12-25 09:22:20 · 11 answers · asked by Victoria J 2 in Washington, D.C.

2006-12-25 09:22:19 · 7 answers · asked by yani 1 in Greece

2006-12-25 09:17:56 · 8 answers · asked by mohammadh_1992 1 in Toronto

2006-12-25 09:17:31 · 7 answers · asked by Oh bella Italia! 2 in China

I want to see the Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights

2006-12-25 09:12:22 · 2 answers · asked by Jack W 1 in Cruise Travel

hi,

i need to get to a resort located in a little town called Lee in MA from New York City.

i want toget there by bus or railroad, not car, but so far i cannot find anything that is right for my search.

if u know any alternative ways/options, please let me know how to get to Lee, MA

thanks in advance

2006-12-25 09:10:27 · 5 answers · asked by Alexa L 3 in Boston

what is the restristion for toiletries for a luggage bag not a carry-on

2006-12-25 09:08:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Packing & Preparation

My zip code is 43209

2006-12-25 09:06:33 · 1 answers · asked by Rosejean 1 in Los Angeles

2006-12-25 08:47:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in New York City

Can anyone make up a slogan for an airplane company?

for a class assignment

2006-12-25 08:46:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Air Travel

I'm planning to hike the Panorama trail during this time frame and was wondering what kind of trail conditions to expect. How much snow will I have to deal with if any? What about conditions on the switchback that descends alongside Nevada Fall?

2006-12-25 08:43:43 · 1 answers · asked by park_lover 4 in Other - United States

apparently its in the middle of nowhere, how do i get there from phoenix?

2006-12-25 08:40:45 · 4 answers · asked by takenisland 1 in Phoenix

2006-12-25 08:39:56 · 2 answers · asked by onthebeach127 1 in Other - Latin America

2006-12-25 08:37:17 · 10 answers · asked by nahir_lozza 1 in Other - Mexico