Israeli Democracy Evaporates While Gaza Burns
2014-08-21
Democracy does not mean tyranny of the majority, it yields to basic principles of justice. At what point do we decide that we must act despite the will of the people?Continue Reading
B’Tselem Spokesperson Shot By Border Police
2013-07-20
Advertisements My friend, Sarit Michaeli, B’Tselem’s tireless spokesperson, was shot in the thigh with a rubber-coated bullet by Israeli Border Police Friday during the weekly demonstration at a-Nabi Saleh, The Palestinian village has suffered from Israel taking parts of its land and the nearby settlement of Halamish stealing its alreadyContinue Reading
Acknowledge the Nakba
2012-05-16
Advertisements This week’s piece at Souciant deals with the anniversary of Israel’s independence and the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe). It takes off from the shameful op-ed the Israeli ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, placed two days ago in the Wall Street Journal, wherein he whines about the world not lovingContinue Reading
Delegitimizing Israeli Democracy
2012-04-18
Advertisements In this week’s entry at Souciant, I examine the implications of Israel’s heavy-handed, stupid and clumsy response to the intention of hundreds of activists to fly into Israel in order to join a Palestinian protest. The ironic thing is that Netanyahu trots out the standard “Israel is the region’sContinue Reading
Making Our Passover Traditions Real
2011-04-18
Advertisements During a Passover Seder, we Jews tip our cups of wine and let drops spill. This symbolizes, and more importantly acknowledges and mourns, the suffering of the Egyptians under the yoke of the ten plagues God inflicted on them. I always found this remarkably touching and meaningful. The ancientContinue Reading