The Magnes Zionist despairs as an orthodox, Jewish citizen in Jerusalem: On my way to shul I heard A. B. Yehoshua say, once more, that one can only be a Jew in the full sense of the term in the State of Israel. I once believed that. But this Tisha B’Av, when we read about…
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West Bank colonies face a necessary obstacle
The Washington Post reports (perhaps a little optimistically) about Israel’s Supreme Court increasingly coming down against illegal West Bank settlements: It has been nearly a decade since the Jewish settlement of Migron appeared on the hilltop opposite this Palestinian village, beginning with a communications tower and followed by a cluster of homes and a fence…
Is the Islamic Republic soon to be struck?
Jeffrey Goldberg has a feeling he’d like to share: John Bolton thinks Israel might strike Iran before the end of the year. So do I, for what it’s worth. I sense a growing feeling among some Israeli analysts that a strike is almost inevitable.
How many elephants would the NYTs like to ignore in the Mid-East?
It’s a real achievement by the New York Times to write an editorial about the Middle East peace process without mentioning Hamas or Gaza.
Letter from Gaza: Keep off the grass
My following article appears in today’s edition of Crikey: Freelance journalist and author Antony Loewenstein writes from inside Gaza: The American International School in Gaza was bombed on 3 January, completely destroying the institution. Today it is a twisted wreck of concrete, metal and burnt vans. Surreally, when I visited a few days ago I…
Stories from Gaza
My following video and article appears on Mondoweiss: The Western view of Gaza is of a desperate and violent place. Terrorism, extremism, Jew-hatred and poverty merge to create a dangerous brew. The Hamas-controlled territory poses a supposedly existential threat to Israel (and Jews everywhere.) But this is only one side of the besieged Strip. And…
The Jews who whinge for (often) questionable reasons
Has anti-Semitism risen in Britain, especially after the Gaza war? And how accurate are the Jewish organisations reporting on the supposed increase? Australian blog Bureau of Counter-Propaganda takes a look.
My kind of Jews get together
Self-hating Jews, sign up for the ultimate test: do you hate yourself enough? Joseph Dana investigates.
Don’t suck the Obama lolly
Ali Abunimah on the illusion of the Messiah, aka Barack Obama: The Obama administration has used up its first six months negotiating a settlement freeze with Israel (with little to show). At this rate, how long would it take to negotiate the core issues in the century-long conflict resulting from the Zionist effort to transform…