The phrase “degel shakhor,” lierally “black flag,” refers to a principle in the Israeli military which is supposed to encourage soldiers not to carry out immoral orders. “Just following orders” was not supposed to be an excuse. Reality never measures up to ideals, and it is just as hard for Israeli soldiers to defy orders [...]
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Degel Shakhor (Black Flag)
Posted in IDF, Refugees, tagged 1948, B'Tselem, Ben Dunkelman, Bernard Avishai, Black flag, Israel, Jewish State, Nazareth, Palestine, Uri Avnery on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Early Thoughts On Naqba Day Tragedies
Posted in IDF, Israel, Palestine, Refugees, tagged human rights, Israel, Lebanon, Middle east, Naqba Day, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, Refugees, Syria on May 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I have a few early thoughts on the Nakba Day violence which, to this point, has claimed eight lives. But I want to start with those of a colleague, Mya Guarnieri, a reporter for al-Jazeera and one of my teammates in building the upcoming Babylon Times site. Mya was at Qalandia checkpoint, between Israeli-annexed East [...]
The Gaza Flotilla Inquiry: Afloat in a sea of whitewash
Posted in B'Tselem, Flotilla, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, IDF, tagged B'Tselem, democracy, Flotilla, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, international law, Israel, Justice, rule of law, Turkel on January 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today, Israel’s Turkel Commission came out with its first report on its inquiry into the Gaza flotilla debacle. Their report stated that the IDF acted properly and legally. Roi Maor, over at 972mag.com, efficiently breaks down just how much of a sham the report is. It would feel much better for me to report that [...]
972 Magazine Exposes IDF Double-Talk on Death of Woman in Bi’lin
Posted in Bi'lin, human rights, IDF, Separation Wall, tagged Bil'in, human rights, IDF, IDF Violence, Occupation, Palestine, rule of law, West Bank on January 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Earlier this week, the story broke that Jawaher Abu Rahmeh, the Palestinian woman who died after being injured by tear gas during a weekly protest against the Israeli security barrier in Bi’lin, had died as a result of poor medical care at the hospital in Ramallah. Case closed, right? Not so fast. 972 Magazine has been on [...]
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