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 friends the world over have for the [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Knesset Attempt To Cripple Israeli Civil Society
Posted in Free speech, human rights, Israel, Kadima, Knesset, Likud, tagged ACRI, B'Tselem, civil society, democracy, human rights, Im Tirtzu, Israel, Justice, Knesset, New Israel Fund, Peace Groups, pro-Israel, Transparency Bill on February 28, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Addendum to "The End of Hasbara"
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anti-Zionism, democracy, Goldstone, human rights, Israel, Jewish State, Middle east, NGO, One-State Solution, Two-state solution on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A reader asked me about the use of the word “sabotage” in the Reut report and what i made of that. Since I didn’t include that question in my article, here is my response to that reader. On sabotage, I don’t think it means what Ali Abunimah at Electronic Intifada thinks it means. It is [...]
Stand Up For Democracy, Civil and Human Rights In Israel
Posted in Free speech, human rights, Israel, Kadima, Knesset, Likud, Separation Wall, United Nations, West Bank, tagged democracy, Goldstone, human rights, Im Tirtzu, international law, New Israel Fund, NIF, Peace Groups, pro-Israel, rule of law on February 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
How pernicious is the campaign against the New Israel Fund (NIF)? The group that started this, Im Tirtzu, bills itself as a centrist group, although its founder and lead spokesperson, Ronen Shoval, was also a leading activist against the Gaza withdrawal and ran for the Knesset on the ticket of the far-right Habayit Hayehudi (The [...]
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