Posts Tagged ‘Al-Aksa Intifada’

Forever Tainted by Cancer

Posted in Israel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


Israel’s new Defense Minister has quietly assumed his post, but considering his history and personality, we should be paying more attention. I examine Moshe “Bogey” Ya’alon this week in Souciant.

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Ignoring Arab Voters

Posted in Palestinian Citizens of Israel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »


In this week’s article at Souciant, I examine the lack of political power of Palestinian citizens of Israel. Though they have the right to vote just like any Israeli, as Israel endlessly reminds us, the power of that vote in the real world is negligible, and not just for the reasons many disillusioned voters feel. It’s about the marginalization of Israel’s Arab sector more broadly.

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Why We Hate Them

Posted in 1967, Democracy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »


In this week’s column at Souciant you can see the second entry in my series on the causes and effects of the 1967 war and beginning of the occupation, as we near the 45th anniversary of those events. In this piece, I look as well at the recent race riots in south Tel Aviv and how the xenophobia of the rioters and, perhaps more importantly, the political leaders who inspire that hate, is connected to a culture of occupation.

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