Advertisements After years of the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority making it clear to the Palestinian people that diplomacy will not secure the realization of Palestinian rights–especially given the massive power imbalance–the use of armed resistance to Israeli apartheid is growing among Palestinians. People have asked, “where isContinue Reading
Advertisements Just before I started writing this, reports came in that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas had been reached. I hope by the time you read this it is still holding. In any case, over the past two weeks I’ve watched many discussions and debates about Israel’s latest assaultContinue Reading
Advertisements In the wake of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ cancellation of Palestinian elections–and, more to the point, of Israel’s cooperation in that act and the U.S.’ giving the idea a green light–it’s more important than ever to consider new ideas for ways forward. But any creative thinking has always beenContinue Reading
Advertisements Michael Che of Saturday Night Live stirred up the still-roiling controversy over Israel’s foot-dragging, to put it mildly, about vaccinating Palestinians under its occupation. Put simply, the arguments they are presenting are based on untruths, intentional or otherwise. I drill down into them, especially noting the fact that their mainContinue Reading
Advertisements B’Tselem, a major Israeli human rights group, issued a position paper declaring that Israel is an apartheid state. In a new piece at The Nation, I examine their case and what led them to make this declaration and why they did this now. I also look at what thisContinue Reading
