Get Rid of Zionism - the debate inside Israel
Get rid of Zionism by Yitzhak Laor. A very provocative title, to be sure. To be clear, I did not write the op-ed (or title) excerpted here. It was written by Israeli Yitzhak Laor, a poet, author and...
View Article""Israel appreciates Governor Perry's support"
Texas Governor Rick Perry, still prepping for his 2012 presidential run, calls on the US government to imprison American citizens who non-violently protest against Israel's brutal blockade of the...
View ArticleIsrael expropriates Palestinian land: Obama should stand by his position
The Israeli government announced that is formally seizing more Palestinian land to build a new settlement in the Occupied West Bank. On one level, this news is small potatoes: the Israel is...
View ArticleIsrael Approves "Museum of Tolerance" over Muslim Graveyard
Israel yesterday gave formal approval to the ironically named “Museum of Tolerance.” This museum, supposedly to promote coexistence, will be built in west Jerusalem over a centuries-old Muslim...
View Article"Bra-gate" - Israeli security forcing female journalists to strip
Israeli security seems to take a particular delight in humiliating foreign media. In the latest episode, Israeli securityhas taken to forcing female journalists to remove their bras before being...
View ArticleIsrael moves to formally seize key land in West Bank
Israel is moving to formally take over a great deal of land in the Palestinian West Bank. This land seizure, including the Israeli settlements and the Jordan Valley, makes a contiguous Palestinians...
View ArticleSensitivity and “the Skunk”: The realities of protesting in Israel
Popular Protests – Sensitivity and “the Skunk” Israel today chose to highlight the massive difference in how it treats Arabs and Jews. This difference shows up in a thousand different ways, but it...
View ArticleProtests sweep Israel - 150,000 in the streets
Masses march for social change Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday night, in demand of affordable housing and social justice. Protest marches were held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem,...
View ArticleMassive Israeli protests trigger standard government responses
Following housing/economic protests among the middle class and students numbering roughly 150,000 across Israel, momentum continues today: Most municipal authorities have declared a one-day strike...
View ArticleArrested and Beaten for Playing Soccer
Palestinians have been documenting an 'Alarming' rise in attacks on Palestinian children by both Israeli settlers and by Israeli police and military forces. Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed...
View ArticlePhony predictions of violence are an attempt to cause violence
Israel's extreme right-wing Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, gave his usual response to a crisis in the Israeli government yesterday: an aggressive speech denouncing all and sundry. He poured...
View ArticleIsrael lays out massive expansion in Settlements – US should support...
As most readers know, the Palestinian Authority is planning to go to the UN next month and asked that the Palestinians state be recognized with the 1967 borders. Sadly, the US has made clear its...
View ArticleEgypt prepares military offensive in Sinai
Egypt appears to be moving troops for a major offensive against "Al Qaeda" in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt targets al-Qaida-linked militants in Sinai The Egyptian army has deployed thousands of troops...
View ArticleIt’s the Occupation, stupid
Note: This is not an I/P diary. Indeed, does not mention the Palestinians, except perhaps in passing. This is an “Israel” diary. It focuses solely on the hundreds of thousands of protesters on the...
View ArticleSen. Leahy calls for ending aid to IDF units that abuse human rights
Haaretz newspaper is following the reports that Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) is planning to propose that the US halt funding of Israeli military units that commit human rights abuses in the West...
View ArticleI stopped a "total war" today (and so did you)
As readers almost certainly know, there has been bloody fighting between Israel, Egypt, and Palestine in the last week. Following a bloody attack into southern Israel which Israel blamed on...
View ArticleDon’t believe the stories you are told
If you read US media, you have been told a lot of stories about the recent attack in southern Israel. The initial suggestions were that Hamas was responsible. Then blame shifted to the Palestinian...
View ArticleBeckflop 2011: Glenn Beck's Jerusalem rally fizzles
Glenn Beck may have flopped in the US and become too toxic for even FOX News to touch, but he always had a plan to redeem himself: a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Glenn Beck planned a great "Restoring...
View ArticleUS threatens to drive a stake into the heart of the Palestinian Authority
In a move that surprised absolutely no one, the US government today made a formal announcement of two intentions vis a vis Palestine: 1) That if the Palestinian Authority (PA) seeks recognition at...
View ArticleIsrael strengthens its paramilitaries
Israeli settlers have long been in the vanguard of attacking Palestinian civilians. I have documented this in the past: Israeli Settlers and Military Violence is Rising As Israel steps up its...
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