Naomi Klein, a new leader in the global boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel, is determined to get traction. Her recent, eloquent speech in Ramallah on the subject deserves wide support: So one of the things that we are doing here with BDS is we’re creating another pressure in the Israeli economy that actually…
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When Jews don’t seem to like real debate
Who says America’s Zionist lobby isn’t afraid of the new kid on the block, J Street? Richard Silverstein reports.
Film-making is always political
Independent Australian Jewish Voices opinion editor Sara Dowse writes about the ways in which activists are increasingly intolerant of Zionists trying to white-wash Israeli crimes through artistic sponsorship. Hello Melbourne International Film Festival.
Colonies are wrong now and forever
Why oh why are the illegal settlements in the West Bank demonised so much in Israel and the West? A Zionist wonders: One of the unwritten laws of war is that the winning side is allowed to do as it pleases after the cessation of hostilities. This law is even more relevant when the victor…
How to confront an illegal outpost
I recently accompanied Israeli peace group Ta’ayush into the West Bank. My friend and colleague Joseph Dana, an American Jew who moved here a number of years ago, weekly documents the actions and films the proceedings. Here’s his report: Yesterday, members of Ta’ayush set out to have a picnic at an illegal outpost built on…
Where is the Israeli accountability?
Breaking the Silence testimonies from soldiers who served in the recent Gaza war. Devastating:
How to ignore the mother of all issues
Just another example of an Israel critic being smeared as anti-Semitic, this time in the UK against author Ben White: I have come to know this latter strategy quite well. Based on short extracts, or even a single sentence, from two out of the 100 plus articles I’ve published, I have been accused of ”˜understanding…
A few women scare the Jewish state
The persecution in Israel of the feminist peace group New Profile is a worrying sign of that country’s fear of robust debate. Are they seriously afraid of a few women criticising the state? Clearly, yes. Rela Mazali of New Profile gave a speech on May 14 in a Tel Aviv University public forum titled:”Freedom of…
This is one way to display anti-Zionism
Showing solidarity with Gaza and Hamas in a very distinct way: Representatives of the anti-Zionist, ultra-Orthodox Neturei Karta sect paid a brief visit on Thursday to militantly anti-Israel Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip. The group arrived in Gaza Wednesday night, marking the first time envoys from the tiny ultra-Orthodox sect have come to Gaza…
Gazans deserve being bombed to death
The recent visit to Israel by Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and a bunch of Murdoch columnists has clearly paid off for the Zionist lobby. Witness this piece by a Melbourne Murdoch editor, Alan Howe: The people of Gaza are set to be the first to bomb themselves back to the Stone Age. Serves them right……