In this week’s entry at Souciant, I examine the implications of Israel’s heavy-handed, stupid and clumsy response to the intention of hundreds of activists to fly into Israel in order to join a Palestinian protest. The ironic thing is that Netanyahu trots out the standard “Israel is the region’s only democracy” argument to defend actions [...]
Posts Tagged ‘B’Tselem’
Delegitimizing Israeli Democracy
Posted in Democracy, human rights, tagged al-haq, B'Tselem, Bashar al-Assad, Benjamin Netanyahu, East Jerusalem, Flytilla, Gaza Strip, Gisha, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Six Day War, Syria, West Bank, Yom Kippur War, Zionism on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
AIPAC Bars Me From Media Access to Their Conference
Posted in Free speech, US-Israel Lobby, tagged Israel, B'Tselem, pro-Israel, AIPAC, Obama, Netanyahu, Israel Lobby, Jewish State, Jewish Voice for Peace, JTA, Mondoweiss, AlterNet, Adele Stan, Philip Weiss, AIPAC Conference 2012 on March 3, 2012 | 7 Comments »
This article also appears on Muzzlewatch, a Jewish Voice for Peace blog It’s a little hard to imagine. The self-proclaimed “most influential foreign policy lobbying organization on Capitol Hill,” an admittedly deserved sobriquet, is apparently afraid of what little old me might say about their conference. It’s hard to interpret what has happened in any [...]
Adnan Will Live–And So Will Administrative Detention
Posted in International Law, Palestinian Prisoners, tagged Administrative Detention, B'Tselem, Guantanamo Bay, international law, Israel, Khader Adnan, Palestinians on February 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »
So much has been written in the blogosphere about Khader Adnan, the Palestinian hunger striker, that I thought I would just leave it to others. But now that his hunger strike has ended, I feel moved to make a few points. We will probably never know if there ever was a reason, beyond harassment, for [...]
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 »
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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