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
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
Its US vs Them and We Chose Them
So the upcoming Flotilla 2 has been in the news a lot recently as it prepares to embark on its mission to break Israel’s siege of Gaza and to deliver aid and letters of support to the beleaguered strip. There has been news that the Irish contribution will not be able to sail after the ship … Read more
Reflections on the Flotilla II
The current Flotilla II and its repercussions have been addressed across the world in many media outlets (some even in the US). The other Chris posted an article stating his point of view on what will happen so I felt I should include mine. The current flotilla was meant to leave on the anniversary of the first … 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
A Whole Lot of Lost Legitimacy in Syria
The big picture is Syria is clear, it is the details that has prompted unanswered questions, speculation and blind belief by many in the west. The protests in Syria have become deadly on a mass scale with over 1,400 killed and 10,000 imprisoned by the Assad regime and it seems as though the deadly situation … Read more
