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
From CNN’s Larry King Live, Nov. 28: Larry King: Back to Mr. [Alan] Dershowitz on your book. He deals with the tone of your book. He says “it’s obvious that Carter doesn’t like Israel or Israelis. He lectured Golda Meir… Read moreCarter disses Dershowitz
From Reuters, Nov. 20: GAZA – Israel’s air force cancelled a planned raid on the home of a Gaza militant on Sunday after hundreds of Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the building, an Israeli military spokesman and witnesses said. Hours after… Read moreGaza: “human shield” action halts Israeli air raid
Kinda heartwarming, eh? From The Telegraph, Nov. 8: Jews and Muslims unite against homosexuals Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem have found common ground in their fierce opposition to a gay rights rally due to be held in the city this… Read moreBigotry unites monotheistic faiths
The Israeli military brass is investigating whether human error or computer malfunction resulted in killing 19 Palestinians in their apartment block in Beit Hanoun, Gaza on Nov. 8. According to Ha’aretz, Nov. 9: According to the IDF, the “normal” margin… Read moreIsrael blames “errant shells” for massacre
Here we go again. This Nov. 1 commentary from the World Socialist Web Site (which is being echoed all over the left-wing blogosphere, e.g. on San Francisco Indymedia) relishes in the latest example of censorious behavior by Israel’s apologists, under… Read moreZionists seek to silence critics of Israel. Well, duh!
