This Week In Palestine: Ali Abunimah on who REALLY tried to corrupt…
Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah spoke at the annual conference of Washington Report on Middle East Affairs in March of 2018. We present that speech here.
Category Archives: Israel
Interview with Ehud Barak (former Prime Minister of Israel) and Steve Zunes’ response
Editor's note: this interview took place before the killings of over 100 Palestinians and the wounding of several thousand at the fence separating Israel from Gaza in late April and May so this interview focused on the book by Ehud Barak which was about to be released in the US in May with its representative presentation of how many in the Labor Party in Israel continue to think. I did not press Barak on many points because I had been told by many who know how he operates that doing so would likely have ended the interview at that point and in any event would not have convinced him of the Tikkun perspective.
New York Times Teams Up With Israel to Smear Slain Medic Razzan al-Najjar as ‘Complex,’ Not Innocent
"There is no debate. Israel has lied about the al-Najjar case repeatedly. The NYT wants to give some sort of face-saving excuse for this and all they can come up with is this subtle endorsement of the slander about her lack of innocence," Johnson, North, and Weiss write.
Anthony Bourdain: Serving Up Inclusion
Bourdain, 61, was found dead on Friday in France, where he'd been working on an episode of his show Parts Unknown which explores culinary traditions around the world. John Bazemore/AP hide caption Bourdain, 61, was found dead on Friday in France, where he'd been working on an episode of his show Parts Unknown which explores culinary traditions around the world.
Lapid: The world stands with the Golan
Opposition MK Yair Lapid called on US President Donald Trump and European leaders to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights. Speaking at a Knesset conference, Lapid said, "I turn from here to US President Donald Trump: After the courageous step you took for Israel, in recognizing Jerusalem as our capital and moving the Embassy - recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights."
US Ambassador to Israel Tells Journalists Who Report Truth of Gaza Massacre: ‘Keep Your Mouths Shut’
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on stage during the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel. U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has a message for journalists who dare to report the truth about Israel's ongoing massacre of nonviolent demonstrators in Gaza: " Keep your mouths shut ."
Axe-wielding Palestinian is shot dead while trying to breach Gaza border
What's eating Johnny Depp? After years of heavy living, a rumored cocaine habit and $30k a month binges on fine wine, fans fear for the health of the 'unrecognizable and sickly' 54-year-old hellraiser Pregnant woman is among five people shot at a football game in Dallas before medics perform emergency C-section to save her baby REVEALED: Facebook let SIXTY companies, including Apple and Amazon, have 'deep access personal data about users and their friends - and the controversial deals are STILL in place' Joe Biden and backers say he still ISN'T ruling out a 2020 presidential run - and will decide after midterm elections EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Roseanne Barr is pictured looking disheveled outside her Utah home amid racism row as Michelle Wolf slams ABC for ever letting the 'lady Hitler' reboot her show Secrets of a pantry wizard: Mother-of-four who completely transformed her cupboard reveals ... (more)
Burying the One-State Solution in Palestine/Israel
The one-state option is gaining traction, but media coverage consistently suggests that the only possible scenarios for Palestine/Israel are either the two-state solution or the continued regime of Israeli occupation, colonization and apartheid. The one-state solution is the idea of bringing justice and peace to Palestine/Israel by having all inhabitants of historic Palestine-the land that includes Israel, the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza-living in one, binational country, where everyone has equal rights and political matters are settled on the basis of one person, one vote.
.com | Trump’s power daughter Ivanka strikes a nerve
She is the powerful, glamorous first daughter, a woman even liberals hoped would be a moderating influence on her presidential father. Today, the reputation of divisive White House figure Ivanka Trump is under siege.
Activists urge Booker, Menendez to speak on Gaza
Activists urge Cory Booker, Bob Menendez to speak out on Gaza killings Representatives from the senators' offices met with protesters, who hand-delivered a letter on the violence in Gaza. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2LN08zZ Bella August, of Montclair, Alice Golin, of Glen Ridge, and Jon Moscow, of Teaneck, participate in a rally protesting the violence inflicted on Palestinians by the Israeli Occupation Forces at the Gaza border in front of the offices of Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez in Newark, NJ on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
Israeli Warplanes Target Gaza as Militants Fire Rockets, Mortars
Palestinian militants bombarded southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortar shells Tuesday, while Israeli warplanes struck targets throughout the Gaza Strip in the largest flare-up of violence between the sides since a 2014 war. The Israeli military said most of the projectiles were intercepted, but three soldiers were wounded, raising the chances of further Israeli retaliation.
Iran denies any of its troops killed in suspected Israeli strike in Syria
Military official dismisses report that 9 Iranians among 21 killed in Thursday raid on alleged Hezbollah weapons depot as 'a sheer lie' Iran on Saturday denied any of its troops were killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike in Syria, after a report said nine Iranians were among the dead. Reports that Iranians were killed in Thursday's strike are "a sheer lie and quite baseless," the official IRNA news agency quoted an unnamed military official as saying.
“Miss Israel” and “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot to …
On left: How Castro's media depicted Jews That's Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin depicted as a murderous little monkey.) "Gal Gadot is on board to produce and possibly star in a movie based on Peter Kornbluh's Politico article "'My Dearest Fidel': An ABC Journalist's Secret Liaison With Fidel Castro." "When I first read Peter's article, I was entranced by his thrilling account of a complicated, fascinating woman in the midst of a high-stakes, real-life drama," Gadot said.
“Skirmishes”: Israel’s Syria Blitz
A key 'mainstream' media theme in covering the Israeli army's repeated massacres of unarmed, non-violent Palestinian civilians protesting Israel's military occupation in Gaza - killing journalists, a paramedic, the elderly and children - has been the description of these crimes as 'clashes'. This has been a clear attempt to obfuscate the fact that while two groups of people are involved, only one group is being killed and wounded.
Israel is the reason I’m not running for US Senate
Jason Huf is a US attorney with offices in New York, Jeddah and Saudi Arabia. He resides in Burlington County, I seriously considered entering the 2018 US Senate race in New Jersey.
Brennan’s broyges
Among the several Yiddish words for "angry" is " broyges ." For the purposes of alliteration and anomaly, I want to apply it to the indignation reflected in former Communist Party voter and Obama administration CIA Director John Brennan's recent tweet on Hamas's terrorist assault on Israel last week.
Bill Maher and Bari Weiss Cruelly Blame Palestinians for Gaza Massacre
Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election - WASHINGTON - Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son. One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation.
After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication
US withdrawing aid from northwest Syria - Israel: Dozens of Iranian targets hit in Syria - The United States is withdrawing assistance from northwest Syria as the Trump administration reviews hundreds of millions of dollars in stabilization aid to Syria, a State Department official has told CNN. Bill Maher and Bari Weiss Cruelly Blame Palestinians for Gaza Massacre One week after thoroughly embarrassing Rep. Duncan Hunter over his blind defense of President Trump and his administration's cruel jab at Sen. John McCain, Bill Maher welcomed one of the more vacuous columnists around onto his HBO program.
How China became Trump’s trade nemesis
China's explosive rise was a shock to the global trading system. For decades, western economies like the U.S. have struggled with the growth of this economic powerhouse.
Right Move, Wrong Execution in Jerusalem
In 1995, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which basically ordered the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem on the pain of withholding funding. The only "out" was the president's ability to sign a six-month waiver, which has occurred over three dozen times since its passage.