In his letter of May 17, Benjamin Keener suggests that the Palestinian protests in Gaza may have been in response to the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, Israel’s capital. More likely is the fact that Hamas is using Israel’s right to self defense as a method of trying to turn the aggressor into […]
Joel Goodman
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Please, pedestrians, pay attention
I know that Maine law says that pedestrians have the right of way at crosswalks, and I try my best to check in all directions as I approach those areas, but pedestrians should take some responsibility for their own lives. If people could take their eyes off their phones for just a moment or two […]
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J. Goodman: Headline was truthful, accurate
In her letter (Jan. 3) complaining about a headline stating that a Palestinian injured an Israeli boy by stoning, Kathleen Kienitz appears to agree that the headline was indeed correct. Palestinians did injure an Israeli. Her letter fails to mention that the stones aimed at Israeli civilians and soldiers are more often the size of […]
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J. Goodman: Israeli actions justified
In her rebuttal letter (July 24), Kathleen Kienitz complained that syndicated columnists Charles Krauthammer and Cal Thomas were “inane” in writing about Israeli action in Gaza. However, she failed to mention any fallacies in their reasoning. It is true, the Palestinians have suffered several hundred losses in Gaza, despite telephone and leaflet warnings from Israel […]