Thoughts: A Buck Each
Blog URL http://www.buckeach.blogspot.com
Located Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Tags Canada, Quebec, Israel, Politics, International, Law, Opinion, Analysis, Peace
Opinion and analysis on Canadian Politics, Israel and Environmental issues.
Latest Blog Posts
- "Up Against the Wall": Poor Journalism on the Security Barrier on Nov 20, 2009 in journalism Canada IDF CBC west bank security barrier Terrorism Hanan Ashwari palestinians Israel
Tonight, the CBC ran a documentary called "Up Against The Wall." Presented in the context of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the documentary examines three walls that are the subjects of controversy. The first is the wall along the US...
- Discrimination against Arabs, Ethiopians and Haredis in Israel on Nov 19, 2009 in jpost YNet Ono College Haredi employment Racism Ethiopians Israel Arabs
Ynet and the JPost report on an upsetting study that demonstrates that even when highly educated and well qualified, Arabs, Haredi (orthodox) Jews and Ethiopians (in order of the most difficult to the least difficult challenges faced) have a very dif...
- Jordan and Israel Working to Protect Treasures of Human Heritage on Nov 17, 2009 in archeology International Conservation Centre Acre Israel UNESCO jordan Ben Gurion University petra
The middle east is obviously a region of profound archaeological richness. This includes not only the finds of caches of coins or statues, but also entire cities, places like Petra in Jordan and Masada in Israel.These wonders (and Petra is truly, wit...
- Brazil's Innovative Water Conservation and Israeli Technology on Nov 17, 2009 in Water Israel Brazil WATEC Tel Aviv
Since their recent successful bid for the Olympics, Brazilian officials have become concerned that they will face a real strain on their water resources with the influx of visitors expected during the Olympics. To help cope with this problem, they've...
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is in Yiddish! on Nov 15, 2009 in Yiddish Human Rights UN
Boy did I get a kick out of this!The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights was Translated into Yiddish! This should not be too shocking as it has been translated into over 360 languages, but Yiddish!?A little information of the translation itself...
- "Just Journalism" Exploring International Law in the Media on Nov 15, 2009 in Just Journalism Robert McCorquodale Ralph Wilde International Law media Israel Law Hamas FAIR
I've come across an interesting organization (with a punny name) called Just Journalism. The UK based organization states as its mission that:"Just Journalism is an independent research organisation focused on how Israeland Middle East issues are re...
- We Will Remember Them... on Nov 13, 2009 in Rememberance Day Canada Stephen Harper Prince Charles Canadian Armed Forces War history ottawa The Royal Canadian Legion
Yesterday, I attended the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. It was the first time I was able to make it to that ceremony and was glad that I did.The weather was perfect, unseasonably warm and not a cloud in the sky. The ceremony itself was impressi...
