I think there is something of both. Gaza is full of vile people, but also people who want only a quiet life. We need to be clear that ethnic cleansing means killing a large proportion of Gaza's … (View Post)

Jews are not interlopers, in a place that has had Jewish settlement for millenia, any more than Arabs are. The UN Resolution was an attempt to split the difference between them. It might not ever hav… (View Post)

Had Henry lived another 15 years, I think he'd have made good his claim. A lof of the French movers and shakers supported him, over a king and Dauphin who were both hapless. But, I'm not co… (View Post)

Medieval monarchs were not, on the whole, adherents to the Hague and Geneva Conventions. Waging war to enforce one's claim to a throne was considered to be entirely legitimate among contemporary… (View Post)

One needs to be clear about what ethnic cleansing entails. It’s not about putting people on air-conditioned coaches, and sending them somewhere better. It usually involves mass killing and rape, as t… (View Post)