Readers of my work will be aware that I have frequently cited the articles of MJ Rosenberg, late of the Israel Policy Forum and who now works for Media Matters. In recent days, MJ has been going absolutely ballistic over the American Task Force on Palestine’s (ATFP) engagement with a group called The Israel Project. [...]
Archive for September, 2010
MJ Rosenberg vs. ATFP
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged AIPAC, American Task Force on Palestine, ATFP, collaborator, Hussein Ibish, MJ Rosenberg, Salam Fayyad, The Israel Project on September 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Will blog soon
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just wanted to let my readers know… Due to a very serious family emergency, I have been unable to blog for the past few days. That situation will obtain for a few more days, possibly up to two weeks. I very much appreciate my readers’ support over the years and hope you will bear with [...]
Jewish State vs Jewish Homeland
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged al-Araqib, Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, constitution, democracy, Holocaust, human rights, international law, Israel, Jewish Homeland, Jewish State, Jews, Justice, Law of Return, Middle east, Occupation, One-State Solution, pro-Israel, rule of law, Two-state solution on September 14, 2010 | 7 Comments »
In my recent piece on the Israeli demand to be recognized “as a Jewish state,” I made the point that there is no clear definition of what it means t be a Jewish state. There is no consensus in Israel as to what this means; indeed, this has been a question that has vexed Jews [...]
“Mainstream” peace groups need to support this initiative from JVP
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged APN, BDS, democracy, international law, Israel, J Street, Jewish Voice for Peace, JVP, Middle east, Occupation, Peace Groups, Performers Boycott, pro-Israel, Settlements, Two-state solution, West Bank on September 7, 2010 | 10 Comments »
A brilliant campaign is underway, created by my former colleagues at Jewish Voice for Peace. They have rallied American and British artists and celebrities to support the performers who are refusing to perform in the newly-built performance center in Ariel. I wrote about the importance of this action by Israeli performers last week. It is of [...]