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 [...]
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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 »
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 »
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.
Jewish Americans: The Next Generation
Posted in Jewish Community, tagged democracy, human rights, international law, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish State, Jewish Voice for Peace, Justice, Middle east, Occupation, Palestine on September 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
American Jews are shifting. Still liberal to left-wing on the whole, the anomaly that has been Jewish political attitudes toward the Israeli occupation has long stood out. For a long time, Jewish Americans have had a wide spectrum of views on the occupation, but politically, only one view, reflective of the center-right to right-wing side of [...]
Everyone’s A Critic
Posted in United States, US-Israel Lobby, tagged Abe Foxman, ADL, AIPAC, Anti-Semitism, Flotilla, human rights, international law, Israel, Israel Lobby, J Street, Jewish State, John Mearsheimer, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Occupation, Palestine, pro-Israel, Stephen Walt, Thomas Friedman, Two-state solution on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My latest piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, reflects on the NY Times’ Thomas Friedman surprisingly confirming the words of Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer in their book The Israel Lobby.
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