J Street talks about a Jewish democracy in the Middle East but these actions below in East Jerusalem, just the latest in a series of outrageous attempts by Israel to evict Palestinians from their rightful homes, is the sign of a nation utterly opposed to the rule of law: And here’s yet more evidence, via…
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The crimes in Gaza will be remembered
If Israel and the US believe that killing Palestinians is an acceptable part of doing business, they’re dead wrong: Human rights lawyers and pro-Palestinian activists in a number of European countries hold lists with names of Israel Defense Forces soldiers allegedly linked to war crimes committed during Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip. Existing…
News flash: younger Jews want to use their brains
The JTA reports on J Street’s clear generational divide. Simply put, younger Jews are more ambivalent about Zionism and a two-state solution. They want independent thought and they oppose the Israel right or wrong crowd. Bring it on (and I heard this constantly over the last four days): After all the arguing in recent weeks…
Zionist myths spread wide at J Street
The J Street conference in Washington DC is over. There is so much to say, reflections, criticisms, praise and exhaustion. Until I have the chance to fully re-engage, Mondoweiss have two good pieces about the event (here and here). The challenges facing anybody in the US to seriously shift the dialogue was revealed once more…
Don’t allow racial division to infiltrate the Jewish community, J Street
Sydney Levy writes for Jewish Voice for Peace and argues against the issue of Israel facing a “demographic threat” from Arabs discussed here at the J Street conference. That’s called racism, peoples: The Palestinians are of course non-players in this Jewish democratic drama. At most, they are a threat just for being there. At best,…
The growing acceptance of Hamas in the West
Steve Clemons, from the new website Palestine Note, interviews Hamas leader Khaled Meshal:
Gazan tragedy reflected (oh so briefly) at J Street
M J Rosenberg has a personal revelation at the J Street conference. A powerful sign that the event wasn’t simply about re-hashing tired slogans: Between sessions at the amazing J Street conference, people mill around talking to friends and, sometimes, just a person standing near by. I was lucky enough to find myself talking to…
The J Street dance around justice
The J Street conference in Washington DC continues. Coverage here, here and here. Forgive the minimal coverage. I’m snowed under with work commitments, so more about all this shortly.
Only good water for the lucky few Israelis
The Israel that many Jews, including at the J Street conference, would rather ignore; a serial human rights abuser: Israel is accused today of denying the West Bank and Gaza access to adequate water through a “total” and “discriminatory” control that enables its own people to consume four times as much as the Palestinians. An…