Currently on a tour discussing his group’s work and the book, Our Harsh Logic, he’s been interviewed by Green Left TV:
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ABCTV New24’s The Drum on Romney/Obama debate, Iran, Israel and Zionist occupation
Last night I appeared on ABC TV News24’s The Drum (video here) discussing the last Presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The real challenge was counting how many times Israel was loved/praised/embraced/kissed during the 90 minute discussion (clue: 65432 times). I argued that it’s remarkable how little it is acknowledged that one nation,…
Israel’s dark reality; majority support apartheid, according to new study
Gideon Levy in Haaretz presents the startling facts: Most of the Jewish public in Israel supports the establishment of an apartheid regime in Israel if it formallhy annexes the West Bank. A majority also explicitly favors discrimination against the state’s Arab citizens, a survey shows. The survey, conducted by Dialog on the eve of Rosh…
How Romney and Obama both love to pander to racist Israel
Max Blumenthal says what needs to be expressed after the third Presidential debate:
“After Zionism” on New York’s “Beyond the Pale” radio
I was recently interviewed with my After Zionism co-editor, Ahmed Moor, on New York’s great indy radio, Beyond The Pale on WBAI 99.5. We spoke with hosts Alex Kane and Lizzy Ratner. Here’s the interview, discussing the reality on the ground in Palestine and why moves towards one-state are growing.
The Jewish state counts acceptable calories for Palestinians in Gaza
No comment is really required on this story except to say that it shows Israel to be a nation that views another people, the Palestinians, as lesser human beings. Amira Hass in Haaretz: After a three-and-a-half-year legal battle waged by the Gisha human rights organization, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories has finally…
It’s official; Jewish minority now rules over Arab majority
Akiva Eldar in Haaretz: Amid a dry economic report published yesterday in TheMarker lies an official announcement/acknowledgment of unparalleled importance: The government of Israel confirms that between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River there is no longer a Jewish majority. In other words, in the territory under Israel’s jurisdiction a situation of apartheid exists.…
Rabbis target the real enemies of life, the smartphone
Israeli publication Ynet reveals the holy war being fought by Rabbis against the greatest threat facing the Jewish people: Ultra-Orthodox rabbis are stepping up their war on smartphones, using the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah as an excellent opportunity to prove just how serious they are. On Monday evening, during the traditional singing and dancing…
“After Zionism” book launch in Sydney
The following event took place in Sydney at independent bookstore Gleebooks on 2 October with Sydney Peace Foundation head Stuart Rees chairing proceedings and journalist Peter Manning interrogating me. It was recorded and edited by Green Left TV’s Paul Benedek:
Why the one-state solution is gathering steam
During my recent After Zionism tour in Israel/Palestine, one of the events was in Ramallah. Present in the audience was Philippe Agret, Agence France-Presse bureau chief of Israel and the Palestinian territories. Here’s his piece (inspired by that event?) published in Lebanon’s Daily Star: OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A renewed Palestinian bid to seek upgraded U.N. status…