Rebuttal against Daniel Ayalon’s New YouTube Video
I do not know if anyone else is as sick of this stupid hasbara (propaganda) videos by Israeli MK and Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon as I am but I feel the need to retort. Not that this has some profound legitimate points. He picks and chooses convenient lies and exploits them to fit a … Read more
Dear Israeli Tent Movement, You are not Tahrir Square
It has been said lately by Western media outlets that the tent movement going on in Israel is a ‘revolution‘ or ‘Israeli Arab Spring.’ This could not be any more disingenuous, incorrect, or belittling of the Arab Spring movements. Israelis are mostly protesting about prices, specifically for homes and necessary goods. This is the one and only … Read more
Guest Post: The Demonization of Rachel Corrie and other pro-Palestinian activists by Israel
On Sunday, July 10 2011, the final hearing in the civil case filed by the family Rachel Corrie against the state of Israel took place. The final hearing heard the testimony of Colonel Pinhas (Pinky) Zuaretz who was head of Southern Command in 2003 when Rachel was killed by D-9 Caterpillar bulldozer. Rachel Corrie was … Read more
Reflections on the Road to a One State in Palestine
There are many battles about the issue of One State vs. Two States, books, articles, etc. I have written many times before that I believe in the idea of one state in historic Palestine and wish to elaborate on some of the debates about this. I have been reading extended debates Chomsky has had with … Read more
Reflections on the New Flotilla II Plan
It has been announced by groups consisting of 700 Palestinian activists that due to problems with the water Flotilla II attempt they have a new idea. They plan to fly into Ben-Gurion airport en masse and declare they are going to Palestine. Whether they say this or they are planning on visiting the Occupied Territories … Read more
Why the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement Cannot Work Now
It has become a sort of knee jerk reaction by Leftists concerned about the Israel-Palestine issue to compare the issue to South Africa and say how “we need a BDS program along the lines of South Africa.” Let me preface the following article that I believe what Israel does within the Occupied Territories and even … Read more
Thomas Friedman Might Be the Most Unknowledgeable Editorialist in Popular American Print Media
I openly admit that I dislike Thomas Friedman. In America, since the spectrum is so skewed, he is considered center or left of center but to anyone who studies Political Science they know he is rather right wing. His book “From Beirut to Jerusalem” is always considered a hit among American Jews who study the … Read more
The Dreaded “Y” Word
I have a feeling this will be the article that receives all sorts of comments and accusations, but I feel it is an important topic to discuss when talking about the relationship between American Jews and the conflict in Israel-Palestine. Americans we have certain words that have an aura of negativity and so much negative … Read more
Bad Week for Palestinians and Those Who Support their Struggle
I am sorry to those who regularly read the blog and my entries for my lack of entries. As you know I was injured 2 weeks ago and have had little ability to write, let alone research, what to write about. I was shuffling through the news articles before going to bed at 3am (part … Read more
Obama Still Does Not Understand the Middle East Part I
I did not watch the Obama speech regarding the Middle East as I do not watch many of his speeches when they air. This is not exclusive to him, I simply do not enjoy listening to American leaders way of talk since the “war on terrorism” began. It has filled with buzz words with minimal meaning, … Read more
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