Posts Tagged: Israel

Vera Baboun: Making life normal in the West Bank city of Bethlehem (ABC Radio National)

Vera Baboun: Making life normal in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Tuesday 10 May 2016 10:37AM Kathleen Calderwood IMAGE: VERA BABOUN IS BETHLEHEM’S FIRST FEMALE MAYOR IN 144 YEARS. (ABC RN/KATHLEEN CALDERWOOD) How do you effectively govern a city when almost

Vera Baboun: Making life normal in the West Bank city of Bethlehem (ABC Radio National)

Vera Baboun: Making life normal in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Tuesday 10 May 2016 10:37AM Kathleen Calderwood IMAGE: VERA BABOUN IS BETHLEHEM’S FIRST FEMALE MAYOR IN 144 YEARS. (ABC RN/KATHLEEN CALDERWOOD) How do you effectively govern a city when almost

Haaretz calls Israel “apartheid for Palestinians,” warns of growing boycott

The real existential threat to Israel In his Congress address on Iran, Netanyahu failed to mention the one thing that endangers Israel’s ability to survive as a Jewish and democratic state. Haaretz Editorial — Mar. 4, 2015   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s

Haaretz calls Israel “apartheid for Palestinians,” warns of growing boycott

The real existential threat to Israel In his Congress address on Iran, Netanyahu failed to mention the one thing that endangers Israel’s ability to survive as a Jewish and democratic state. Haaretz Editorial — Mar. 4, 2015   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s

“Like Israeli apartheid, Palestinian resistance crosses Green Line”

The Green Line is meaningless to Netanyahu [Getty] Like Israeli apartheid, Palestinian resistance crosses Green Line By: Ben White Date of publication 20 November, 2014 Binyamin Netanyahu’s policies target Palestinian citizens of Israel as well as those in the occupied

“Like Israeli apartheid, Palestinian resistance crosses Green Line”

The Green Line is meaningless to Netanyahu [Getty] Like Israeli apartheid, Palestinian resistance crosses Green Line By: Ben White Date of publication 20 November, 2014 Binyamin Netanyahu’s policies target Palestinian citizens of Israel as well as those in the occupied

Israel is losing Europe’s goodwill, even Germany’s (Financial Times)

Netanyahu is losing Europe’s goodwill, even Germany’s David Gardner in Beirut Financial Times ​ November 10, 2014 1:25 pm Israel slow to realise a change in sentiment over Palestine that could challenge its legitimacy ©Reuters Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Sweden’s

Israel is losing Europe’s goodwill, even Germany’s (Financial Times)

Netanyahu is losing Europe’s goodwill, even Germany’s David Gardner in Beirut Financial Times ​ November 10, 2014 1:25 pm Israel slow to realise a change in sentiment over Palestine that could challenge its legitimacy ©Reuters Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Sweden’s

We tend to scream when people aren’t listening to us. Israelis are experts at not listening.

Why Abbas screamed We tend to scream when people aren’t listening to us. Israelis are experts at not listening. By Amira Hass The use of the word “genocide” by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in his United Nations speech indicates

We tend to scream when people aren’t listening to us. Israelis are experts at not listening.

Why Abbas screamed We tend to scream when people aren’t listening to us. Israelis are experts at not listening. By Amira Hass The use of the word “genocide” by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in his United Nations speech indicates

NYTimes: Israel’s N.S.A. Scandal

Israel’s N.S.A. Scandal By JAMES BAMFORDSEPT. 16, 2014 Credit Otto Dettmer WASHINGTON — IN Moscow this summer, while reporting a story for Wired magazine, I had the rare opportunity to hang out for three days with Edward J. Snowden. It

NYTimes: Israel’s N.S.A. Scandal

Israel’s N.S.A. Scandal By JAMES BAMFORDSEPT. 16, 2014 Credit Otto Dettmer WASHINGTON — IN Moscow this summer, while reporting a story for Wired magazine, I had the rare opportunity to hang out for three days with Edward J. Snowden. It

Israeli General: No Civilians in Gaza

Israeli General: No Civilians in Gaza Jack Guez, AFP / Getty Images Retired Israeli Major General Giora Eiland wrote in an op-ed that there is no such thing as an innocent civilian in Gaza. Late Monday, the former head of

Israeli General: No Civilians in Gaza

Israeli General: No Civilians in Gaza Jack Guez, AFP / Getty Images Retired Israeli Major General Giora Eiland wrote in an op-ed that there is no such thing as an innocent civilian in Gaza. Late Monday, the former head of

“As the Gaza crisis deepens, boycotts can raise the price of Israel’s impunity”

As the Gaza crisis deepens, boycotts can raise the price of Israel’s impunity If governments refuse to act on Gaza, we must emulate the methods that isolated South Africa during apartheid Rafeef Ziadah theguardian.com, Monday 28 July 2014 A woman

“As the Gaza crisis deepens, boycotts can raise the price of Israel’s impunity”

As the Gaza crisis deepens, boycotts can raise the price of Israel’s impunity If governments refuse to act on Gaza, we must emulate the methods that isolated South Africa during apartheid Rafeef Ziadah theguardian.com, Monday 28 July 2014 A woman