In my latest piece for Souciant, I explore the meaning of Iceland’s resolution recognizing both Palestinian statehood and the Palestinian Right of Return and Bernard Avishai’s recent piece on RoR, which I posted here. For readers’ reference, since RoR is such a controversial subject, my own view of the issue can be seen in this [...]
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Home and Garden: Iceland, Avishai and Palestinian Right of Return
Posted in Refugees, tagged Anti-Zionism, Bernard Avishai, democracy, human rights, iceland, international law, Israel, Jewish State, Middle east, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, Refugees, Right of Return, rule of law, Two-state solution on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Assad Undermines Palestinian Cause For His Own Petty Gains
Posted in Golan Heights, Palestine, Refugees, Syria, tagged Assad, Golan Heights, international law, Israel, June 5, Middle east, Netanyahu, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, Peace Groups, Protests, Syria, United Nations, West Bank on June 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
According to reports on Syrian television, 23 people were killed along the border with Israel as they tried to go across the border with Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) disputed the numberand the circumstances. Considering the sources of both the accusation and the denial, both highly dubious with long track records of dissembling, I’m [...]
Correcting the Historical Inaccuracies: Bibi vs Abu Mazen
Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Refugees, tagged 1948, Abbas, Anti-Zionism, international law, Israel, Jewish State, Justice, Middle east, Netanyahu, Palestine, Palestinians, Partition, Refugees, Right of Return, United Nations on May 17, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Once again, history becomes the battlefield in the Israel-Palestine conflict. And as usual, both sides in the debate have their self-serving versions. In 2011, there is a lot less gray area in this history. Most of the history of 1948 is clear as far as the facts are concerned. Serious students of those facts can [...]
Lessons From Nakba Day Disturbances Go Unlearned
Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, Israel, Palestine, Refugees, tagged Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, international law, Israel, Jewish State, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, Refugees, Right of Return, Syria, Two-state solution, West Bank on May 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Wise leaders in Jerusalem and Washington were given a great deal of very useful information yesterday in Israel when a popular action led to hundreds of Palestinian refugees crossing the border into Israel, leading to the deaths of ten of them. Unfortunately, wisdom in those two cities is in short supply and what’s there is [...]
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