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 »
Our Own Worst Enemies: Fear is not a value
Posted in Egypt, Turkey, tagged Anti-Zionism, BDS, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Middle east, Netanyahu, Occupation, Palestinians, Palmer Report, pro-Israel, Settlements, Terrorism, Turkey on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In my latest piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I examine the implications of Israel’s tattered relationship with Turkey, and the Israeli mindset that is driving it into ever-deeper isolation.
How to Create Consensus: Fire the leftist columnists
Posted in Caroline Glick, Free speech, tagged international law, Israel, Jerusalem Post, Jewish State, Larry Derfner, Middle east, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, pro-Israel, Resistance, Terrorism on August 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In my latest piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I look at the firing of columnist Larry Derfner of the Jerusalem Post, what he did wrong and how it drowned out some very important and insightful points that he made. UPDATE: Derfner was not permitted to publish his defense of himself against the scurrilous [...]