A couple of articles I wrote for PJM

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A couple of articles I wrote for PJM

Lauren Booth receiving a Palestinian diplomatic passport from Ismail Haniyeh. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Lauren Booth, a journalist/activist who is related by marriage to former British PM Tony Blair, entered Gaza three weeks ago with the Free Gaza armada, which successfully challenged the Israeli blockade. While most of her group left the way it came, the 41 year-old mother of two decided to stay behind. Now she’s stuck in Gaza. My article about Ms. Booth’s predicament is here.

And for those of you who are waiting eagerly for Ehud Olmert to resign after tonight’s Kadima primaries, as he promised he would do, here’s where I explain why you might want to hold off on popping the champagne corks.

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re- PJM article on Ms. Booth:
wow Lisa – the tone sounds like you have a personal issue with this women, not Like you

1. mic
on September 18th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
From your PJM link — “The prime minister is required by law to remain in office until his successor puts together a coalition government,”……what I would give to see this law amended so that indicted suspects could be booted out.

2. aliyah06
on September 18th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Lisa does, and she was very honest about saying why. I could wish that Lisa had taken it a bit further and flat-out asked Ms. Booth why anyone – British, Israeli, or Palestinian – should respect her opinion or think that she had moral standing at all.

3. Solomon2
on September 19th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Congrats Lisa,good article! When will we seeing your byline as correspondent on Haaretz or one of the Israeli mass read newspapers?

Btw Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu on Arutz Sheva is even quoting you!! (re interview with Lauren Booth)

4. A.
on September 19th, 2008 at 9:17 am
This is an excellent column, Lisa, and an appropriately selected photo.

-Zvi

5. Zvi
on September 20th, 2008 at 7:42 am
She gets a passport when I get a Palestine Refugee Travel Document.. Maybe I should marry her so I can get her citizenship.

Wallah we live in a fucked up world.

6. Nizo
on September 21st, 2008 at 7:50 am
Indeed, Nizo. It’s too crazy for words.

Lisa, why do you think she is important at all to spent any time on?

7. Tsedek
on September 27th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
why the heck didnt she leave?!?!

8. lirun
on September 27th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
for a second i thought she was livni..

9. lirun
on September 27th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Ketiva ve-chatima tovah, Lisa.

10. Udge
on September 29th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Hi Lisa, by no means do I want to urge you to post a new article or even something about Istanbul (if you’ve ever been there, I mean). But it’s time for a new comment, isn’t it? So here you are.

11. Ralf
on October 28th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Let’s hope Ms. Booth stays in Gaza permanently. She can socialize with kindred spirits and (hopefully) receive the kind of tolerance usually accorded to women there.

12. Don Kenner
on December 21st, 2008 at 5:38 am