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 »
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 »
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 [...]
Recommended reading: Bernard Avishai on BDS
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, BDS, Bernard Avishai, Boycott, democracy, Divestment, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Middle east, One-State Solution, Two-state solution, West Bank on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I will continue to defend the rights of those urging sensible economic actions against the occupation, as I did when writing about the divestment proposition at UC Berkeley. Such efforts, even if I don’t agree with them are not, by definition, anti-Israel, much less anti-Semitic. As I’ve said, there are such strains within those movements, [...]
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