“A hunger striker nears death, yet Israel is unmoved”

A hunger striker nears death, yet Israel is unmoved Shawan Jabarin May 14, 2012 After 77 days on hunger strike, Thaer Halahleh is losing his hearing and he is vomiting blood. He now weighs less than 55 kilograms and the … Continue reading →

Richard Falk: Palestinian hunger strikes: Media missing in action

Palestinian hunger strikes: Media missing in action Is the mass Palestinian prisoner hunger strike the beginning of the Palestinian Spring? Settlement expansion and targeted killings have increased as Palestinians move towards political restraint and away from violence [GALLO/GETTY] Santa Barbara, … Continue reading →

Rep. Joe Walsh’s one-state solution

(original here) Rep. Joe Walsh’s one-state solution What would happen if a lawmaker advocated solving Israeli-Palestinian dispute with a one-state solution and encouraged one of the parties to the conflict to, well, leave to facilitate this outcome? That’s the position … Continue reading →

film: Was the appropriation of Palestinian books and manuscripts in 1948 a case of cultural theft or preservation?

(Click here to watch the film.) A film by Benny Brunner When the Arab-Israeli war raged in 1948, librarians from Israel’s National Library followed soldiers as they entered Palestinian homes in towns and villages. Their mission was to collect as … Continue reading →

Netanyahu, Barak, and Mofaz are delegitimizing Israel

  Netanyahu, Barak, and Mofaz are delegitimizing Israel Netanyahu, Ehud Barak and Mofaz are telling their nation and the world: We are leaders in a country of dwarfs, its citizens are all boors and idiots, and we can sell them … Continue reading →

“For younger Jews, Horowitz BDS smear is cynical exploitation”

(original here) For younger Jews, Horowitz BDS smear is cynical exploitation For previous articles on this, see NY Times fails to publish professors’ letter of protest at Horowitz advert,  and  Massive US support for BDS revealed by hate advert in NY Times … Continue reading →

APAN calls on Australian Government to terminate Bill Shorten’s trip to Israel

APAN calls on Government to terminate Bill Shorten’s trip to Israel Israel’s decision to give recognition to three illegal outposts in the West Bank has outraged the international community, and highlighted again its indifference to concluding a peace deal with … Continue reading →