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Archive for August, 2007

Industrial Disaster Draws Attention to Bedouin Villages

Posted in Environment, Israel, Unrecognized Villages on August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

One of the issues that gets far too little attention within Israel is that of the so-called “unrecognized villages.” These are basically shantytowns where Bedouins who are Israeli citizens live, but because they are not officially recognized municipalities, they get no services, even basic ones in many cases, like water and electricity. The people in [...]

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Getting Past Blame: Present Realities and How To Move Forward

Posted in Academics, Camp David, Ehud Barak, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israeli land, Palestine, Peace Plans, Settlements, United Nations, United States, West Bank on August 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Virtually any article, except for unusually long ones, necessarily narrows its focus and leaves out important aspects of the broad subject it is discussing. In facile, pseudo-intellectual attacks, those who disagree with such articles often point out what is not there, as if it is possible, in just a few pages, to consider the breadth [...]

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The JNF Bill–A Backgrounder

Posted in Israeli land, JNF on August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Last week, I reported on a petition circulating opposing a bill in the Knesset that would affirm the Israel Land Authority’s practice of leasing Jewish National Fund land in Israel to Jews only. I offer here some background on this issue… It is often said that a major sign of discrimination against Arabs in Israel [...]

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