July 23rd, 2011
A body set up in Canada to investigate the 'new
anti-semitism' seems to be an open-minded, parliamentary committee In fact it
is none of those, argue members of the Faculty of Palestine, a grouping of over
400 academic staff, rather it wants to block the pro-Palestinian feeling on
university campuses.
July 20th, 2011
A triumphalist Knesset Right pushed on with its attack on the
left, proposing a committee of inquiry (headed by Likud) into foreign funding
of left-wing groups including NGOs, and another on the groups' activities
(headed by Israel Beitenu). This is the agenda of NGO monitor which released a
video on the 'BDS sewer system' on the day of the debate (See 2nd piece in this
posting). Netanyahu opposed the move, which the Knesset rejected.
July 20th, 2011
To Enlightenment secularists, the donning of the veil (or
hijab, and kippah by young Jewish men) is deeply shocking and regrettable. To
the young, taking up these badges is a revolt against the secular founding
fathers - and current warring fathers - and an embrace of their generation's
fashionable badges of identity in a tribal society
July 20th, 2011
Murdoch is a vocal supporter of today's Israel (first
article here) and loud critic of Muslims. Yet much of his money is embroiled
with a Saudi Prince - the richest man in Saudi Arabia and his ambitions for
extending his reach in the whole region (second article)
July 20th, 2011
In the run-up to the meeting of the UN General Assembly in
September, many references are being made to the 1947 Resolution 181 (see the
post from Jeremy Hammond today). We publish here, last item, the full
resolution which is very long and detailed Published first is a BBC summary of
the resolution, second a speech by Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN
in 2007, thanking the UN Assembly for bringing Israel into existence but attacking
its role since.
July 20th, 2011
Jeremy Hammond, editor of foreignpolicyjournal.com
and award-winning investigative journalist, analyses the rhetoric and policy of
the US towards Palestine and urges the PA
to go ahead with its bid for UN recognition of its statehood
July 19th, 2011
The Israeli navy says it is taking the French 'little boat'
from the Stay Human flotilla to Ashdod.
No violence has been reported
July 19th, 2011
Despite the centrality of a freeze on settlement building
on Palestinian land to any 'peace process', on Monday Israel
announced new building, claiming settler distress at lack of housing and high
prices
July 19th, 2011
Israeli cabinet relies on emergency orders to prevent Arabs
joining their families - including Israeli partners - in Israel. The
basis in law for this order is in serious question. Last Sunday's report from
Haaretz is followed by a report on Monday from Middle East
Monitor that the order has indeed been approved
July 18th, 2011
Neve Gordon, former director of Physicians for Human
Rights, argues that the boycott act is a turning point in the drive to crush
Israeli human rights groups and, after the High Court of Justice has ruled it
unconstitutional, to cripple the court
July 18th, 2011
Max Blumenthal interviews a young Turkish woman, Sephardi
and apolitical, about what it means to her being Jewish in a non-Arab Muslim
country where there is strong pro-Palestinian feeling
July 18th, 2011
Israel's Progressive rabbis, below, and the New York Times,
first in this post, have joined the condemnation of the new boycott act, both
seeing in it the destruction of what had been seen as the essential and
admirable - qualities of Israel. ICAHD, 3rd, urges all to boycott all products
from Israel, the occupying power, especially armaments
July 18th, 2011
Caught between acting for the Palestinian national interest
- as demanded by the Fatah/Hamas deal and the bid for UN recognition of
statehood - and pleasing its hawkish funders, the PA is again paralysed and
starved of income and reputation
July 18th, 2011
A march in Jerusalem
last Friday attracted 1500 supporters - watch it on youtube,
They marched for Palestinian statehood - or freedom. Jerry
Haber's blog is followed by a critical, but hopeful, blog by Jalal Abukhater
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