Posts Tagged ‘BDS’

Boston Globe Backs Stephen Hawking on Boycott of Israeli Conference

Posted in BDS, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


The Boston Globe published a groundbreaking editorial in support of Stephen Hawking’s decision to boycott the Israeli President’s Conference. I analyze its meaning and potential impact at Lobelog.

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Hawking in Palestine

Posted in BDS, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 10, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


Stephen Hawking unleashed a storm this week by pulling out of an Israeli conference. I explore the response to the boycott movement more broadly at Souciant this week.

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My Article in The Forward

Posted in Free speech, Jewish Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


The Forward asked me to write a piece for them along the lines of the piece on Pam Geller and BDS which appeared in Souciant today. The two articles have both similarities and differences, so you should check out both. Can’t say I’m keen on the title, but it does reflect what I wrote.

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The American Jihadist

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Jewish Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


Free speech is now a key battleground in the Israel-Palestine conflict. And, as with virtually all battlegrounds in this conflict, the debate is completely divorced from reason. The comparison of pro-BDS speakers to a hatemongering racist like Pamela Geller is absurd and offensive, and what one thinks of BDS as a tactic and a movement has no bearing on that obvious truth. I explore this at Souciant this week.

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A Desperate cry for help from Abbas

Posted in Mahmoud Abbas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 20, 2013 | 1 Comment »


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Barack Obama to jump-start the “peace process.” At LobeLog, I examine whether Obama is likely to heed that call and the grim position Abbas is in that prompted him to make it.

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