Seth Freedman on Israeli Democracy [Guardian]
A week is? a long time in Israel – Seth Freedman http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/13/gaza-israelandthepalestinians1 Israel’s claim to be a bastion of democracy in the Middle East is now in jeopardy with its crackdown on its Arab citizens On the edge of a lush, well-tended park, palm trees swaying in the evening breeze, a small delegation of demonstrators silently clutched candles as they condemned the bloodshed in Gaza. Their vigil was watched benignly by clusters of policemen strategically grouped nearby; passing pedestrians and…