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WAR

What four dead Jews and a rabbi say about Israeli-Palestinian peace DAN-CHYI CHUA Before the Obama-mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians can begin in Washington, they are already crying bloody murder in the holy land.	Tamil Tigers – Freedom Struggle or Myth? BAILAMAN The Tamil Tigers waged a 33-year battle against the Sri Lankan government for an independent Tamil state. Many in the diaspora backed their fight, but was it a righteous cause, or just a myth?
Lost Boys: A Soldier’s Post from Afghanistan RAJIV SRINIVASAN Serving in the US Army, Rajiv Srinivasan captures a Taliban and learns compassion for his enemy.	Peace at what price and at whose expense? DAN-CHYI CHUA Zippadee-doo-da, zippadee-yay, peace talks are starting on a wonderful September day! But wait, why aren't the Palestinians celebrating?
Ashamed to Be Cambodian SARORN RON SIM A child of war, Sarorn Sim grew up as a refugee in Canada embarrassed by his past and almost ashamed to say he was Cambodian. But he has since come to understand the complexity of suffering and the joy of rebirth.	Did the Netanyahu government try to pull a fast one and get away with it? DAN-CHYI CHUA These days, it is getting increasingly difficult to tell the peacemakers and the peacewreckers. The Israeli government does a good job of appearing to be the former.
Formal Familiarity on an Army Camp ANDREW PHALAN Good morning with a Foreign Officer serving in Afghanistan.	General Petraeus Goes to Afghanistan DAN-CHYI CHUA As the United States celebrated its Independence Day, its favourite soldier General David Petraeus took over as the new head of US forces in Afghanistan. Just who is he and what is to be expected from him?
Sheikh Jarrah: The Holy City's telling battle on two fronts (Part one) DAN-CHYI CHUA If Jerusalem were a chain of volcanoes waiting to erupt in the tempestuous landscape of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah must be one of the more volatile peaks. This first part looks at how Israel - touted so often as the region's shining democracy - is struggling to extend these principles to its Palestinian Arab population, in the face of security concerns.	Let's not miss the whole point of the Free Gaza flotilla DAN-CHYI CHUA We might as well say it now: The truth about what happened in the Mediterranean 60 miles from Gaza went down with the dead activists. But does that matter?
Fighting the Evil: A Mother's Reflections USHA D. ACHARYA As mothers continue to lose their children to war, Usha D. Acharya wonders why man persists in using evil ways to fight the evil.	Pondering a Zionist's words on the eve of the Palestinians' catastrophe DAN-CHYI CHUA It is sobering to remember that one of those who realised Israel needs to treat the Palestinians justly was one of the first full-blooded Zionist.