I spend a lot of time on this blog talking about the Jewish obsession with Israel. There is an unhealthy ability to defend the worst crimes of the Jewish state simply because many Jews deny they could have happened and then they create an Israel in their minds, a pure state that can really do…
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Will Jews raise their voices finally?
The recent J Street survey on American Jews shows a fairly conservative but not neo-conservative worldview. Two-states. More US pressure on both sides. Blah blah blah. Talk is cheap. But Realistic Dove blog has more: But the new J Street survey shows something new, something different, something that has gotten no attention: there is a…
The reality of the slaughter
Kent Klich is a Swedish photographer. He just spent three weeks in Gaza where he has been working with the fact finders from PCHR. The result is the “Gaza Photoalbum” about the private interiors of the apartments shelled and shot at during the attack on Gaza from 27 of December til 18 of January:
Yes, Olmert loved peace
Never let facts get in the way of promoting Zionist propaganda: “I offered a deal that has never been offered by any Prime Minister in the history of the State of Israel. A deal that dealt with the heart of every problem,” outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today at a speech at the…
How long is the status-quo sustainable?
The Israel Lobby co-author John Mearsheimer asks a reasonable question: It seems clear to me and to many smart people I know that this story does not have a happy ending. Indeed, it looks like a disastrous ending. Greater Israel cannot be a democratic state, because there will soon be — if there aren’t already…
Wishful thinking and hard facts
The New York Times editorialised yesterday that it hoped and prayed Israel’s new government was serious about peace. It surely knows the truth; namely that every single Israeli government for decades has continued to expand the illegal colonies in the occupied territories: If Mr. Netanyahu is serious about being a partner for peace, he will…
Standing alongside the Palestinians
I was sent the following email earlier in the week, in Hebrew – “I am a Jewish Australian- Israeli student at Melbourne Uni. I served as a tank commander in the IDF, with pride – and my friend translated the message: Dear Mr. Loewestein, I couldn’t ignore your posters that are all over the university.…
A life-line that may be taken
A way to save struggling media companies? With many U.S. newspapers struggling to survive, a Democratic senator on Tuesday introduced a bill to help them by allowing newspaper companies to restructure as nonprofits with a variety of tax breaks. “This may not be the optimal choice for some major newspapers or corporate media chains but…