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 »
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 [...]
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Israeli Independence and Palestinian Dispossession
Posted in Israel, Jewish State, Refugees, Zionism, tagged 1948, history, Israel, Jewish State, Merav Michaeli, Middle east, Palestine, Palestinians, Refugees, Two-state solution, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Zionism on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In today’s Ha’aretz, Merav Michaeli has written a most engaging op-ed on the occasion of Israel’s 63rd Independence Day. She focuses in particular on the Orwellian “Naqba Law,” which bars public funds for any organization that marks the Palestinian tragedy that was part and parcel of Israel’s creation. Michaeli wrote: “…after 63 years, Israel is [...]
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