Filming Realities On The Ground
Last week, B’Tselem caused quite a stir when it released a video showing an attack by four masked men on Palestinian farmers in the South Hebron hills. The attack was recorded by a Palestinian woman...
View ArticleStrengthening Israel’s Moral Center
Jessica Montell and I co-wrote an op-ed which appeared in the New York Jewish Week online last week. Click here to read it.
View ArticleChristians Conflicted About Israel
In my weekly piece at Souciant, I do a post-mortem on the PC(USA) divestment initiative, which failed by a 333-331 margin with two abstentions. I conclude that the defeat still shows a growing...
View ArticleHopeless: A Review of Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
This review was published by Inter Press Service, under the title, “How Israel Sank into the Quagmire of Apartheid“ WASHINGTON, Dec 20 2013 (IPS) – When one writes a book about Israel, one must expect...
View ArticleIsraelis and Palestinians Moving Apart, Not Closer
This article originally appeared at LobeLog. It’s a busy week for Secretary of State John Kerry. On Monday, he received Israel’s top two negotiators, Tzipi Livni and Isaac John Kerry boarding a plane...
View ArticleVengeance, Not Justice in Wake Of Murders of Israeli Youths
My analysis of today’s events and where they might go. At Lobelog.Filed under: Terrorism Tagged: al-Qaeda, Benjamin Netanyahu, Danny Danon, Gaza, Hamas, Hebron, intifada, ISIS, Israel, Kidnapping,...
View ArticleUS Backing Israeli War of Choice In Gaza
An edited version of this article appeared at LobeLog. The moral high ground is always a tenuous piece of property. It is difficult to obtain and is easily lost. It is seen, however, as crucial...
View ArticleEifo George?
This video was produced by T’Ruah: The Rabbinic Call For Human Rights, and it is one that should be shared far and wide. It is thoroughly unacceptable that the Jewish National Fund (JNF) is funding...
View ArticleA False Dichotomy: Security vs Human Rights
In the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris last week, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon remarked on the tension between security and liberty. “In the United States until the...
View ArticleUS Charitable Donations Funding West Bank Settlements
A great deal of support for Israeli settlements comes from the United States in the form of tax-deductible contributions from private donors. The Obama administration, like all administrations before...
View ArticleIsrael Takes Aim at UNESCO, Again
Israel and the United States have once again turned their fire on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). At issue this time is the decision by UNESCO’s Entrance...
View ArticleAlt Facts in Hebron
It is very dangerous for policy to be based on alternative facts, and even alternative realities. Whether the policymakers believe the alternative realities or merely weave a fabric of falsehoods to...
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