User:Doug Danner

Myself
Hi,

My name is Doug Danner, and I'm a software engineer. I'm intereseted in History and Politics.

I intend to work on enforcing accuracy in articles relating to the middle east (See: CAMERA for more details.) There are too many contributors that will simply inject propaganda into this site. Either provide a link from a credible source, or keep your theories to yourself.

I'm proudly a Zionist, and believe in the right of Jews to live and take refuge in Israel. I also support the creation of a Palestinian state, and hope that the conflict resolves itself justly through negotiations.

I believe that the greatest obstacle for a negotiated solution to the conflict lays in militant extremism - that of Jewish settlers and to a greater extent Islamic terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. I don't see this sort of Islamic terrorism as legitimate militancy as it strives for the destruction of Israel and the murder and expultion of it's citizens. They're hardly partners for peace. For all of those dellusional people who believe that they're just a reaction to Isreal please note that bus bombings etc' started in 1994 while the Oslo process was still in its euphoric phase. If anything, the success of Israel in defeating suicide bombings in 2004 has shown that applying military pressure to these organizations works, and that there is little reason to capitulate to their brutality. However, the non terrorist majority of both nations deserves a peace deal.

I'm pretty optimistic right now regarding a negotiated solutions. Newly elected PA chariman Mahmud Abbas has recently shown that contrary to the old Arafat hoax, it is possible to enforce law and order, even before Israeli concessions are made. So now after the calculated Arafat recklessnes of handing out weapons to anyone and everyone it's possible to reverse the endless chaos simply by insisting that there is only one legitimate force in Palestinian territory. In Israel Ariel Sharon has finally seriously butted heads with his former protectorate - the settler movement. It seems like the time where 200,000 dictate the future of 6 million is coming to an end in Israel.

Finally, I'm all for a solution such as the National Census or the Geneva Accord.

A note about the Beslan Massacre
As a father I'm absolutely disgusted and depressed by this event. It's a testament to inhumanity and stupidity. I don't really understand how Chechens and their extremist muslim arab allies believe that this will help their quest for indipendence. It did nothing other than expose their ture face and rob them of any positive PR.

Just as a reminder, we've seen this before - the Maalot massacre in which Palestinian terrorists held hostage then murdered 21 high school children in Israel.

Contributions
Here are the articles I've done significant work on:
 * History of Lebanon
 * Hezbollah
 * Taif Agreement and Taif Agreement
 * UN Security Council Resolution 1559 and UN Security Council Resolution 1559
 * UN Security Council Resolution 1583 and UN Security Council Resolution 1583
 * Israeli Embassy Attack in London
 * Blue Line (Lebanon)
 * Shebaa Farms
 * UN Security Council Resolution 1566
 * UN Security Council Resolution 1373
 * UN Security Council Resolution 425
 * Leon Pinsker, Auto-Emancipation and Auto-Emancipation

Articles that I've done minor work on:
 * AMIA Bombing
 * Operation Litani
 * List of terrorist incidents
 * Syria
 * Anti-Zionism

Media Accuracy

 * CAMERA: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
 * Honest Reporting
 * ADL
 * Casualty Statistics: Lebanon War - Note that 55% were military personnal killed, and of the civillian portion the PLO did its share by shelling Christian neighborhoods.
 * Myths & Facts: The Lebanon War
 * Reuters challenged on 'terrorist' policy WorldNet Daily, September 22, 2004
 * 1,017 Israelis killed in intifada Ha'aretz, September 27, 2004

News

 * Ha'artez Daily
 * UN rebukes Lebanon over Har Dov Reuters January 29, 2005
 * Palestinian periodical reprints Israeli critique of militants Amira Haas, Ha'aretz, October 5, 2004
 * UNRWA chief Peter Hansen 'sure' Hamas members on payroll Ha'aretz, October 4, 2004
 * Powell says Palestinian uprising should end Ha'aretz, Sep 30, 2004
 * Shalom urges UN to end its obsession with Israel Shlomo Shamir, Ha'aretz, September 23, 2004
 * Iranian arrested photographing Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan Amos Harel and Yossi Melman, Ha'aretz, September 20, 2004
 * Kidnapped soldiers' families set to sue Hezbollah, Iran, the UN Tsahar Rotem, Ha'aretz, September 18, 2004
 * Israeli city says barrier is 'working' James Reynolds, BBC, September 14, 2004
 * Hezbollah among hosts of anti-globalization, anti-war conference Nathan Guttman, Haaretz, September 14, 2004
 * EU opposed to more talks on fence at UN Shlomo Shamir, Ha'aretz, September 14, 2004
 * Arab journalist attacks radical Islam Magdi Abdelhadi, BBC, September 7, 2004
 * US draft resolution at UN demands respect for Lebanon's sovereignty, AFP, September 2, 2004
 * UN Press Release SC/8181 UN, September 2, 2004 (UNSCR 1559)

Op-Eds

 * Events in Lebanon may change U.S. regional behavior, Eyal Zisser, March 24, 2005
 * Is this what you call democracy? Yoel Marcus, Ha'aretz, March 5, 2005
 * The indirect message of Mahmoud Abbas Ze'ev Schiff, Ha'aretz, February 2, 2005


 * An unholy alliance Yoel Marcus, Ha'aretz, January 28, 2005
 * Cautious French feelers Avirama Golan, Ha'aretz, October 19, 2004
 * The PLO still sees a single state Avraham Tal, Ha'aretz, October 15, 2004
 * Not South Africa, but southern Syria Alexander Yakobson, Ha'aretz, October 10, 2004
 * Moral norms, even in war Ze'ev Schiff, Ha'aretz, October 7, 2004
 * Keep Qassams out of the W. Bank Ze'ev Schiff, Ha'aretz, October 6, 2004
 * Get down from the roof, you crazies Yoel Marcus, Ha'aretz, October 5, 2004
 * The war that Palestine couldn't lose - and did Bradley Burston, Ha'aretz, October 1, 2004
 * Why I changed my mind Uri Avnery, Ha'aretz, September 24, 2004
 * Letting go for the sake of life Sami Michael, Ha'aretz, September 24, 2004
 * Only if he comes to Jerusalem Aluf Benn, Ha'aretz, September 15, 2004
 * He took terror to task Ari Shavit, Ha'aretz, September 15, 2004
 * Hizballah and Syria's "Lebanese Card" Nicholas Blanford, Middle East Online Report, September 14, 2004
 * We saw the signs already in 1994 Avi Beker, Ha'aretz, September 7, 2004
 * On terror and hypocrisy Yoel Marcus, Ha'aretz, September 7, 2004
 * A Lebanese lesson Ha'aretz, September 5, 2004

Other

 * The Status of Non-Muslim Minorities Under Islamic Rule dhimmitude.org
 * The hypocrisy of Noam Chomsky By Keith Windschuttle
 * A disgraceful career By Keith Windschuttle
 * Chomping Chomsky: Debunking a Left-wing icon. By Clara Magram