Advertisements It’s already quite clear that the Joe Biden administration is focused–to the extent they’re paying attention to the Palestinians at all–on restoring the status quo ante that existed before four years of Donald Trump. Some may have thought that his anger at Netanyahu might have meant some sort ofContinue Reading
Advertisements The argument that “friends of Israel” should stand against annexation because it is “bad for Israel” is a loser. Whether or not annexation is bad for Israel, it needs to be stopped because it is unjust, immoral, and illegal and it stands in direct contravention of the most basicContinue Reading
It is not and has never been impossible to approach the issue of Israel-Palestine from a framework of equal rights that embraces, rather than ignores, the strong national movements of both Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs. That approach can lead to a future of equality and peace that the unequal compromises demanded by the two-state solution envisioned in the Oslo peace process could never deliver.Continue Reading
Double standards are rightly decried, and Israel should not benefit, nor face penalties from them. The claim that the latter is occurring is demonstrably false and cannot be excused as a mistake. It is a blatant lie, and when that happens, it means you’re trying to enact a double standard to your benefit. That’s what Israel is doing.Continue Reading
This is not my definition of it; this is the definition of the conservative Israeli leader Ariel Sharon who in 2003 said, and I quote, ‘to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation in my opinion is a very bad thing for us and for them. This is occupation’ he said. ‘You might not like this word, but it is really an occupation.’ I end quote.Continue Reading
