You can’t sell occupation in a postcolonial age
February 19th, 2012
This Op-Ed review of Peter Beinart's new book is startling
only because of its prominent position in an influential American newspaper.
Beinart castigates Israel
and its wealthy right-wing supporters in the US for perpetuating a narrative of
victimhood to justify their oppression of Palestinians. Meanwhile they kick
sand in our face to conceal the real question - how to exercise their power and
wealth in an ethical way.
American Jews turn their backs on Israel in fear and silence
February 16th, 2012
On her recent visit to the USA,
Dahlia Scheindlin was shocked by how liberal Jews have turned away from Israel,
appalled by the treatment of Palestinians but intimidated by the pro-Israel
lobby. This is her impassioned plea to them to engage by speaking out against
the violations of liberal humanitarian values in a country they once admired.
Khader Adnan: UN rapporteur condemns this ‘state barbarism’
February 16th, 2012
Khader Adnan is on the 61st day of his hunger strike (16th
Feb) and cannot survive much longer if the Israeli authorities persist in their
refusal to charge him, indicate the evidence against him or try him. Their
refusal to follow judicial procedure is the cause of his hunger strike. Richard
Falk deplores the indifference to his, and other Palestinian prisoners',
plight.
EU duty to act on violations of human rights law as main obstacle to peace
February 16th, 2012
The failure of the EU to respond to violations of human
rights in the occupied territories is a principal obstacle to peace; it is
these violations the EU should focus on, not restarting peace negotiations
concludes the EHMRN, a network of civil society groups from around the Mediterranean and APRODEV, a group of Christian churches.
The introduction is posted here with a link to the full report.
Public meeting: Economic Development in Arab Towns in Israel
February 16th, 2012
Feb 23rd, London: Dr David
Wesley will discuss his book 'State Practices and Zionist Images: Shaping
Economic Development in Arab Towns in Israel' and the professional and
personal aftermath of its publication. JfJfP public meeting
As soon as village builds own school, army says will demolish
February 15th, 2012
The old Palestinian village
of Susiya in the occupied South Hebron hills has been beleagured since a settlement
was established near by. Last year, the residents completed a small school they
had built themselves with the help of NGOs It is now threatened with demolition
by the 'Civil Administration' on the ground of poor amenities. The school's
principal and the Villages Group are asking for help to keep it open.
Fall-out with Finkelstein on Palestinian political strategy
February 15th, 2012
Widely admired for his calm marshalling of the facts,
Norman Finkelstein has stirred controversy as he has ventured into questions of
political strategy, notably a 2-state solution, Palestinian right of return and
BDS as the dominant movement. While many Palestinians and supporters of their
rights work harmoniously together, there are always questions about how this
relationship can and should work.
Crying ‘antisemitism’ and embracing racism in Israel
February 14th, 2012
Ben White's latest book, on Palestinians in Israel, earned
him, and Knesset member Hanin Zoabi the bogeyman epithet of antisemitism. Ramzy
Baroud tries to disentangle what values lie behind this, followed by Ludwig
Watzal's review of the book.
Israel stands by to gain from Syrian disarray
February 14th, 2012
In contrast to the loud and belligerent words from
Netanhyahu about Iran, the
actions of Iran's ally, the
Syrian government, have been met with silence from Israel. Roxanne Horesh reports on
what the generals ane security experts are saying at this year's annual
Herzliyah conference.
Courageous Canadian journalist fired for criticism of Israel
February 14th, 2012
What has happene to free speech in Canada when thoughtful and responsible
journalist Michael Harris can be fired from a radio station because he has
criticised his government's policy towards Israel? JfJfP supports the campaign
of Independent Jewish Voices, Canada
for his reinstatement
UN: Israel’s land development model based on racial discrimination
February 14th, 2012
Prof. Raquel Rolnik, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the
right to adequate housing, has just completted a two week tour of housing
provision in Israel and the occcupied territories She finds a land in which
Palestinians have effectively no housing rights and a discriminatory legal and
planning system which makes Palestinian housing subject to demolition and
virtually impossible to build but favours building by Jewish settlers.
Fateful victory of nationalism over class ideals
February 13th, 2012
Jadaliyya is an unusual ezine. Product of the Arab Studies
Institute, Washington DC
and Beirut, it
promotes intellectually serious articles. This month, Stuart Sherwin connects
last summer's social protest in Israel
with the early socialist Zionist ideals - and the exclusion of Palestinians
from their socialist vision. The legacy of that exclusion was evident in last
summer's protest, for all its ideals of social justice
Jewish extremists call for replacement of Al-Aqsa mosque with third temple
February 13th, 2012
This is the main part of a complex post by Ali Abuminah as
he tries to track efforts to create pressure to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque on
Temple Mount and replace if with a third temple. The main agitator is Moshe
Feiglin who created Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) in 1996 then took it
into Likud in 2000 as a faction. Israeli media have been cautious about
covering his deliberately inflammatory moves.
Co-existence is the only future, it’s mindsets that stop it
February 13th, 2012
A psychological approach to the Palestine/Israel conflict
can hardly add more mutual distrust than exists already and may bring insights
that create movement. Dr. Alon Ben Meir has long experience of the conflict,
both formally and informally. His journalism is published in Al Quds and Al
Ahram and this article is the first of a series.
Squeezing the Palestinians out of fertile Jordan valley
February 13th, 2012
Tha latest report from OCHA on the Jordan valley puts facts and figures to the grim
process of making a large pary of the West Bank
uninhabitable for its native population. Checkpoints that confine their
movement, homes demolished, a water supply system which provides them with 20
litres a day(l/c/d) and settlers with 300 l/c/d. It's a familiar story - but no
less intolerable for that.
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