Marijuana is not kosher for Passover, Israel’s pot-friendly Green Leaf Party says, advising Jews who observe the holiday’s special dietary laws to take a break from smoking the weed. The Party, which has made several unsuccessful attempts to win election… Read moreIsraeli pot-heads: cannabis kosher —but not for Passover
Did you happen to catch this one? What a sad story. This Miss Israel contest really does represent the culture of narcissism and objectification, as well as an oppressive colonialist state. But young Ms. Fares seems to have had few… Read more“Honor killing” threats prompt dropout from Miss Israel contest
We’ve noted before in the US anti-war movement’s factional jockeying, how the sectarian-controlled International ANSWER has used Palestine as a “wedge issue” against the more legitimate United for Peace & Justice (UFPJ) coalition—which really has been timid around the question…. Read moreUFPJ joins Palestine mobilization
From the Palestine Solidarity Project (PSP), Feb.9: Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot 6 Children in Beit Ommar After prayer today at approximately 11:30, residents of Beit Ommar held a non-violent demonstration against the Israeli construction work that is threatening the structure… Read moreIsraeli troops shoot six children in Hebron district
J. Zel Lurie writes the following for the South Florida Jewish Journal (via Kibush), Feb. 15 edition: Military rule of West Bank surpasses South Africa’s apartheid Abe Foxman, the ADL chieftain should stop crying gevalt over Jimmy Carter’s best-seller Palestine:… Read moreFlorida Jewish weekly: Israel’s occupation worse than apartheid
An international campaign to boycott diamonds polished in Israel coincides with the Valentine’s day season, Moyiga Nduru writes from Johannesburg, South Africa, for IPS Jan. 26: Avocados, Diamonds at Core of Anti-Israel Trade Campaign A call from a South African… Read moreInternational campaign to boycott Israeli “blood diamonds”
It’s a sign of the times that this fringe sect is on the front page of the New York Times Metro section Jan. 15. This story makes clear that Neturei Karta is distinct from the Satmars, an Hasidic sect which… Read moreNeturei Karta in the news
Shulamit Aloni writes for Ynet (English translation via Kibush), Jan. 4: Indeed there is Apartheid in Israel A new order issued by the GOC Central command bans the conveyance of Palestinians in Israeli vehicles. Such a blatant violation of the… Read moreIsraeli pol: yes, it’s apartheid
Zachary Goelman writes for the Jerusalem Report, Dec. 22: Army Directive lashed as “crime of apartheid” Israeli human rights organization has charged that an army ban on Israel drivers carrying Palestinian passengers in the west bank falls into the category… Read moreIsraeli army directive lashed as “crime of apartheid”
The lobby prevents Rachel Corrie’s voice from being heard—again. From Variety, Dec. 22: ‘Corrie’ canceled in Canada Play has potential to offend Jewish community It’s curtains for My Name Is Rachel Corrie in Canada. CanStage, the country’s largest not-for-profit theater,… Read moreRachel Corrie play: censored in Toronto
This short piece exposes an interesting phenomenon at the Washington Post: citizen-soldier-book reviewers. Received via e-mail from our correspondent Brian Hennessey, Dec. 11: To review Jimmy Carter’s book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, the Washington Post [Dec. 10] chose a Jewish… Read moreOn Goldberg’s review of Carter in Washington Post
Jimmy Carter describes how the separation wall, 80% of which Israel is building inside the occupied West Bank in contravention of international law, makes life terrible for the Palestinians who live in its destructive path. From Palestine: Peace not Apartheid:… Read moreIsraeli army seizes non-violent activist —in front of UN and Amnesty officials
