Advertisements In the wake of the public row over the attack on the New Israel Fund, many supporters of Israeli civil society are stopping to catch their breath. The support NIF received was quite impressive and speaks very well about the deep and abiding care that Jews and our friendsContinue Reading
Advertisements In a post in this space about a week ago, I discussed how occupation erodes democracy in Israel. We now have an even starker example of how the Israeli mindset, in the leadership and in a significant and growing sector of the public, is showing the effects of nearlyContinue Reading
Advertisements Lara Friedman of Americans for Peace Now blogs about how the ongoing protests at Sheikh Jarrah are a “microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” She’s right of course. And she’s right in observing that this relatively small piece of the conflict demonstrates how the occupation is eroding Israeli democracy. I’dContinue Reading
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
Advertisements For three years, Gilad Shalit has languished in captivity. That captivity is illegal and both the way it has been managed by Hamas as well as Shalit’s capture itself do not fall within the boundaries of “prisoner of war” status, but rather that of a hostage. Hostage-taking is aContinue Reading
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