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
Michael Young: Blame Egyptians for Mubarak’s Crimes
As the former head of Egypt sits in front of a judge, behind bars and on a bed in an Egyptian courtroom, the Egyptian people are finally able to celebrate some concrete results of the revolutionary movement that took down the despot. Of course, Egypt has a long way to go before the revolution can … Read more
IMPOSING SECURITY SERVICES BY ANY OTHER NAME, CON’T
Right after posting a call for security sector reform in Egypt, read a post on Foreign Policy by Ty McCormick highlighting just how closely the new state security structure resembles the one that terrorized Egyptians under Mubarak. McCormick’s piece underlines just how necessary it is for SCAF to push forward meaningful reforms in this sector … Read more
Imposing Security Services By Any Other Name
Almost six months after the Egyptian people shocked the world by forcibly ending the 30 year reign of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian revolution is still murky and far from complete. Indeed, the removal of Mubarak from power was only the beginning of the struggle for the Egyptian people. Currently, the Supreme Council of the Armed … 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
Rebuttal of Yonaton Touval’s Haaretz Article
As any reader of this blog knows I like to spend my time reading lots of articles that I disagree with. I will not go into the reasons why. Every now and again I get it in my head that I should create a blog piece about an article and let people see the inaccuracies … 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
You Down With ICC (Yeah You Know Me)
The recent news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi has elicited very different reactions from around the world. The warrant is in response to allegations that Qaddafi, as well as his son Seif al-Islam and his feared chief of military intelligence Abdullah Senussi, knowingly ordered the … 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
