In my latest piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I use a recent piece by Jeffrey Goldberg to examine how it is that some ostensible two-state, anti-settlement, so-called “pro-Israel” types seriously distort the daily realities life under Israeli occupation for Palestinians, particularly on the West Bank.
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The Jeffrey Goldberg Problem
Posted in Settlements, West Bank, tagged B'Tselem, democracy, Gershom Gorenberg, human rights, international law, Israel, Jeffrey Goldberg, Justice, Middle east, Occupation, Palestine, pro-Israel, Settlements, settlers, Terrorism, Two-state solution, West Bank on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We Are All Prisoners Here
Posted in Gilad Shalit, Palestinian Prisoners, Uncategorized, tagged B'Tselem, democracy, Gilad Shalit, Hamas, human rights, international law, Israel, Justice, Middle east, Palestine, rule of law on June 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In my latest for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I look at two subjects that each demand their own justice: Gilad Shalit and the many Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
A Damaging Hoax: A Gay Girl in Syria (UPDATED)
Posted in Arab Spring, Syria, tagged Anti-Semitism, B'Tselem, Gay Girl In Syria, human rights, Middle east, Occupation, Tom MacMaster on June 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
[NOTE: Updating now that the Syrian government has cheerily started reporting on this: "MacMaster's hoax aimed at enhancing continuous fabrications and lies against Syria in term of kidnapping bloggers and activists." MacMaster claims he is trying to "educate" others about the conditions in the Mideast. Yet he didn't think of how the Syrian government could use his [...]
Last Words on The Goldstone Op-Ed Fiasco
Posted in Gaza, Goldstone, Operation Cast Lead, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, B'Tselem, Gaza, Goldstone, Hamas, human rights, international law, Israel, Israel Lobby, Magnes Zionist, Middle east, MJ Rosenberg, Occupation, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, rule of law, United Nations on April 6, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Lots of words have now been spent on the op-ed by Richard Goldstone of last Friday, and I have been one of the worst consumers. I’m hoping this is the last of my spillage on a matter that does more to show how absurd the politics around Israel-Palestine are than anything else. The Associated Press [...]
Radical Extremists Jump On the Goldstone Op-ed
Posted in Gaza, Goldstone, human rights, tagged B'Tselem, Gaza, Goldstone, Hamas, human rights, international law, Israel, NGO Monitor, Operation Cast Lead on April 5, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Not surprisingly, the radical extremists at NGO Monitor and many others are jumping on the op-ed by Richard Goldstone to “prove” that human rights groups, and others, who have been calling for investigations into Israel’s conduct in Operation Cast Lead should retract their claims. Goldstone essentially said two things of substance in his op-ed: that [...]
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