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tehran times : Israel is committing a holocaust in Gaza: Norman Finkelstein

Recently I happened to chance across an article on Israel's Gaza offensive. Here the author is likening the behaviour of Israel to Nazi Germany. Interesting article. You can find more from this at  http://www.normanfinkelstein.com The author has a pictorial representation of comparison at http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/article.php?pg=11 &ar=2510 Link to the article given below.... tehran times : Israel is committing a holocaust in Gaza: Norman Finkelstein : "Israel is committing a holocaust in Gaza: Norman Finkelstein By Selcuk Gultasli BRUSSELS -- According to Finkelstein, Israel, a state built on the ashes of the Holocaust, is now committing a holocaust against Palestinians in Gaza. In a telephone interview with Today’s Zaman, Finkelstein said Israel was a “terrorist state” created by the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948. Praising Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish people for their courage in supporting Palestinians, Finkelstein referred to Isr...

Commuting to work

I have a long distance travel to my office daily. The distance a little more than 25 km in one direction. So I end up driving more than 50 km a day. The company does provide bus service to and from, but I don't use it. Why? Isn't it good? It is not a question of the service being good or bad. It is a matter of comfort and choice. Travelling on my own vehicle gives me the option of chosing when to travel or make any last minute changes in plan.  The good thing is that some of my team mates give me company everyday that I am thankful for that. Some days we have very good conversations going which would not have been possible during office hours because of the work itself.