A good Haaretz editorial: The term “flotilla” is understood in Israel as a declaration of war. This is the case with respect to the latest Gaza-bound flotilla, just as it was with the one that set off from Turkey in May 2010. Furthermore, due to unstable relations with Turkey, Israel is still feeling the repercussions…
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New New York Times editor on her Jewish identity
This story in the Jewish Forward highlights once again the centrality of liberal Judaism and Zionism to modern life in the US. It’s inconceivable that an Arab, let alone a Palestinian, would be appointed top editor at the Times. Jewish privilege is now entirely ensconced in elite society and yet still many Jews claim Jews…
Non-violence training in Athens for 2nd Gaza flotilla
Nonviolence training from Terje Carlsson & Bo Harringer on Vimeo.
Alice Walker on why Gaza Flotilla 2 is essential
Foreign Policy: Why are you taking part in the flotilla mission? Alice Walker: In 2009, I was in Gaza, just after Operation Cast Lead, and I saw the incredible damage and devastation. I have a good understanding of what’s on the ground there and how the water system was destroyed and the sewage system. I…
Israel struggling with that narrative thing
Joseph Dana in South Africa’s Mail and Guardian: In the wake of the Arab Spring, Israel is starting to lose its edge in convincing the international community that the conflict is simply about peace and not rights. Palestinian demonstrations on Israel’s borders and checkpoints have highlighted the sea change taking place.
Ethnic cleansing by another name
Yes: There has been a sharp rise in the number of Palestinian structures razed by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank this year, with over 700 people left homeless, rights groups said on Wednesday. So far, Israeli forces have demolished “103 residential structures … most of them tents, huts, and tin shacks, in which…
Censorship is fine for anybody who dares challenge Zionist apartheid
Index on Censorship highlights an apparent case of free speech being only acceptable to some (and as for criticising saintly Israel…): The US State Department has withdrawn an invitation to Palestinian… Majed Badra to attend a government-sponsored international exchange program for political cartoonists after deciding that some of his work was “anti-Semitic.” The program, part of…
Nakba denial is an ugly thing
But Daniel Pipes has no hesitation leading the charge: …The building of Israel represents about the most peaceable in-migration and state creation in history…Israelis should hold their heads high and point out that the building of their country was based on the least violent and most civilized movement of any people in history. Gangs did…
Remember all the Western journalists praising Fayyad in the West Bank?
It was an illusion, built on seemingly endless Western aid and no plan to end the Zionist occupation on Palestinian land: For years, Fayyad’s soft talk and cheery dedication enabled policymakers throughout the world to ignore the brewing crisis. And this may be where Fayyad, despite his impressive management skills, did Palestinians a disservice. In…