Misdiagnosing Israel's Ills
Advertisements My latest piece for Zeek Magazine examines Henry Siegman’s call for an imposed solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as well as Israel’s own unwillingness to admit that its diminishing popularity is due to its policies and actions.Continue Reading
Apartheid or Not Apartheid, the Facts Are the Same
Advertisements I intend to write a good deal more about the important ideas Henry Siegman put forth in his article in the Nation this week. But there’s an important aspect to my thoughts on the piece that I felt needed a separate reading. Siegman decided to bluntly call Israel “theContinue Reading
So, Let’s Talk About Gaza
Advertisements Jim Besser has it right in his post today in the New York Jewish Week. There is no doubt that Operation Cast Lead launched some fierce public discussion here in the US, but most of it was centered on the Goldstone Report and how best to defame one ofContinue Reading
Crucial Reading: Jerusalem Blitz (Lara Friedman and Danny Seidemann)
Advertisements For the past several months, I’ve been telling everyone I could here in Washington that Jerusalem is THE issue at the moment. There is a concerted effort, especially in the wake of the “settlement freeze,” by the settlers, with key government support, to change the facts in the groundContinue Reading
Videos From Gaza, by Gazans: B’Tselem’s Camera Distribution Project
Advertisements B’Tselem has been very successful with our camera distribution project in the West Bank. We’ve now expanded our work in Gaza, and this time, people are noticing. In the New York Times today their “Gaza Journal” focuses on the set of videos we released last week in Israel. What kind of message isContinue Reading