Human Rights Watch signs onto a European Citizen’s Initiative that states that ALL Israeli settlements on the West Bank are illegal and no one should conduct any trade with them. “Settlements unlawfully rob local populations of their land, resources, and livelihoods,” said Bruno Stagno, chief advocacy officer at Human Rights Watch. “No country should be …
Statement from AI: Our official new report looks at the decades-long suffering of Palestinians under Israel’s rule. We’ve concluded that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians throughout Israel & the Occupied Palestinian Territories amounts to apartheid. Many people very upset with accusation of apartheid. Interestingly, no one can actually disprove it. Informed Comment: Amnesty carried out its …
YouTube is here. List of podcasts is here. For Palestinians to travel into Israel en route into Palestine is always a gamble. Will they be refused entry by Israeli authorities or not? Neither the West Bank nor Gaza has their own airport. Palestinians might be able to access Gaza through Egypt, but the West Bank …
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Is “liberal Zionism as a humanistic project of Jewish self-determination based on liberal democratic values” at all consistent with Zionism as it’s currently practiced? No, not if it means “occupation/annexation of millions of stateless Palestinians.” The two concepts simply cannot coexist. Liberal Zionists today are suffering from “cognitive dissonance.” They are struggling to believe two …
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Ali Velshi of MSNBC News relates to us a very serious crime. Will that crime ever be punished? Will it ever even be seriously investigated? Further details on that story.
Very touching and disturbing passage in Peter Beinart’s special to his newsletter: For much of the last two years, because of COVID, our synagogue has held parts of its Shabbat morning service outside, often in Central Park. Standing there on the grass, I’ve watched passersby watching us. And I’ve wondered: Are they impressed by our …
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