Advertisements Press release from B’Tselem: B’Tselem strongly condemns execution of two Palestinians in Gaza Strip B’Tselem strongly condemns the execution today of two Palestinians convicted of collaboration with Israel, by the Hamas government in Gaza. The death penalty is immoral and violates the basic right to life of every humanContinue Reading

Advertisements (A version of this piece appears in Zeek Magazine) Now, here’s a sequence of events. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that Israel would not be bullied into peace. The implication, that peace is something the Netanyahu government is, at best, not enthused about, was lost on most ofContinue Reading

Advertisements In my latest piece for Zeek Magazine, I look at the prospects in the medium term, several years, and what the US, Israel and the Palestinians can do to come back from the brink. Europe is often overlooked in this equation, and I try to bring it in.Continue Reading

Advertisements B’Tselem has produced this short animated clip, which shows just how stupid, ineffective and harmful the ongoing siege on Gaza is. You may find it effective in helping to explain to others why this policy is not only cruel, but also, ultimately, very much against Israel’s best interests asContinue Reading