From: Integral World [f.visser3@chello.nl] Sent: zondag 11 maart 2007 21:58 To: f.visser3@chello.nl Subject: [personal] The Middle East 4 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 185 Amsterdam, March 3, 2007 WILBER WATCH BLOG: "2006: WHAT A YEAR!" http://wilberwatch.blogspot.com/ The Middle East debate on Integral World continues, with a reply from Ray Harris to Jeff Meyerhoff's latest essay, in two installments: CHOOSING YOUR FRIENDS AND ENEMIES - Ray Harris I have no problems with debate; it's just that the Israel/Palestine debate can get bogged down in 'he said, she said'. That's okay; we can go down that path. Meyerhoff can quote his sources and I can quote my sources, he can discredit mine and I can discredit his – tit for tat. You see, I said in my original article that one of the features of this debate was a dispute over history. Who did what when and what weight should be given to particular events. Meyerhoff places considerable weight on the work of the New Historians and accuses me of accepting a 'triumphalist' 80's position. But surely he is aware that the work of the New Historians is not the only or final word on Israeli history? In fact there is an on going debate between the New Historians and their critics. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/harris33.html REPLY TO MEYERHOFF, PART 2 - Ray Harris I thought I had finished replying to Meyerhoff but something kept nagging me and that was his use of Benny Morris in support of the claim that the main reason Palestinians fled in 48 was Jewish terror and expulsion, so I double-checked. In support of his argument Meyerhoff uses a quote from Le Monde Diplomatique from 1997. Let's revisit that quote.... But surely Meyerhoff must know that Morris produced a second edition of his groundbreaking book and called it The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited? Surely to be fair Meyerhoff must quote the current position of Morris? Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/harris34.html Other additions to the Reading Room: 03/03/07: A review of Integral Spirituality by Erland Lagerroth has been posted in the Swedish Section. If you know other people interested in this IW Newsletter, please forward this mail to them. Thanks. To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UPDATE your email address or UNSUBSCRIBE, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/login.php To go to the Newsletter Archive, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/newsletter.html Original Dutch EditionAll Foreign EditionsForeword by Ken WilberReader Reviews