Blogger Richard Silverstein is right, after watching Prime Minister Netanyahu speak: Can you imagine the leader of a democratic nation proclaiming before not just a national, but international audience, that a prisoner who hasn’t even yet been charged with a crime is guilty of being a member of a banned organization?
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All we need to know about racist Israeli politics
One: Young Israelis are moving much further to the right politically, according to a survey to be released Thursday. The study found that 60 percent of Jewish teenagers in Israel, between 15 and 18 years old, prefer “strong” leaders to the rule of law, while 70 percent say that in cases where state security and…
ALP fails so media goes to the ALP for thoughts?
Sometimes the Australian media is so clueless as to make me wonder why they even bother. The NSW Labor Party was devastated in last Saturday’s election. So who does the mainstream media turn to for thoughts? The Labor Party. New Matilda published my investigation yesterday on the Greens. It’s received a huge response, with many…
What kind of “democracy” measures calorie intake for prisoners in Gaza?
Israel. Human rights group Gisha issues the following release: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 – Last Wednesday, March 23, 2011, the Tel Aviv Administrative Court ruled that the Defense Ministry must immediately provide Gisha with the “red lines document” and reveal the names of the officials enforcing the closure. It also ruled that the ministry must…
Taking the Palestinian struggle to the heart of New York
While Israeli political leaders simply find new ways to demonise and occupy Arabs, activists in the US take action into their own hands. More, please: Please find below a wonderful video of Adalah New York’s BDS action to mark the Global BDS Day of Action commemorating Palestinian Land Day (in 1976, 6 Palestinians were killed,…
Why Israelis can’t just lie back and think of Arab democracy
From a young age, the vast majority of Israeli Jews are taught that Judaism is a superior religion and treating Arabs badly is a necessary price to survive in the Middle East. Hence a nearly 45 year old military occupation of Palestine. Here’s an interesting perspective from Eyal Press: Shortly after the democratic uprising began…
The Greens, Palestine and defending BDS during NSW election
My following investigation for New Matilda appears today: Did the Greens’ stance on Israel cost them lower house seats in the NSW election? Antony Loewenstein talks to key Greens about BDS and dirty politics “I mean they just never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” That’s what NSW ALP campaign spokesperson Luke Foley had…
Obama defenders find ways to justify use of arms here and there
The New York Times, being an establishment paper, unsurprisingly backs Barack Obama’s military intervention in Libya. Much more revealing, however, is this interview with Samantha Power, a senior director on the National Security Council. I truly wonder if she believes the words she’s telling Politico: Obama “has used his pulpit and a number of speeches…
Another day in the history of Israeli non-democracy
Such news barely registers in the West, it’s such a normal occurrence: The board of Hebrew University summoned representatives of the university’s Hadash Party to a hearing before the Dean of Students last week. The hearing was for Hadash’s screening of the film Jenin, Jenin, and is yet another act by Hebrew University in actively…