Category Archives: Israeli Self-Destruction

Rupert Murdoch’s “New” Definition of Anti-Semitism

During an event organized by the American-Zionist Anti-Defamation League in October 2010 to honour Rupert Murdoch, we received a significant hint that informed us of who, among many, is behind the relentless efforts to redefine the phrase “anti-Semitism” in order to … Continue reading

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Uri Avnery: The Jewish Ayatollahs

The following is a reading by Uri Avnery (an informed Jewish-Israeli observer of the development of the state of Israel) exploring the direction that the state of Israel seems to be firmly taking in its increasingly steady transformation into a … Continue reading

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Netanyahu and the one-state solution

Neve Gordon offers, on Aljazeera English, an accurate reading of the current situation in Palestine that is simple and might be obvious for many.  It is worthy of documenting. Excerpt: [Netanyahu’s not-so-implicit threat that Israel will continue its colonial project if the … Continue reading

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Human Rights Watch Report – Israel/West Bank: Separate and Unequal

As we commemorate the second anniversary of the Israeli onslaught on the unarmed civilian Palestinian population of Gaza in December 2008 – January 2009, it is important to remember Israeli discriminatory policies and practices against the Palestinian population of the … Continue reading

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New Book by “Breaking the Silence”

Warning… Warning… Warning…  THIS IS PAINFUL TO READ…  The Independent reported this morning that:  “Former Israeli soldiers who have testified against army abuses have for the first time given up their anonymity, to make their voices all the harder to … Continue reading

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Wikileaks and the Israeli Connection

When “Wikileaks” went viral – as they say in Internet lingo – advocates of free flow of information were happy that the cause of transparency was advanced.  Then, millions of journalists, researchers, bloggers, writers, and ordinary folks - who are interested in knowing what … Continue reading

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Jewish and Democratic; Confronting the Impossible

Virtually all Jewish political leaders of the state of Israel agree that they would like their state to be both Jewish and Democratic.  In fact, a significant majority of ordinary Jewish Israeli citizens would like their state to be Jewish … Continue reading

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Is Israel legitimate?

Legitimacy is a value-loaded term that cannot be about peoples or states who either exist or not.  Legitimacy is about the actions of peoples and states; not about their existence. Are Muslims legitimate?  Are Jews legitimate?  Are Baha’is legitimate?  Are Martians legitimate?  … Continue reading

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Avnery’s Forecast of that which Netanyahu will not do

In his most recent piece, Uri Avnery - the man whom I describe as the most eloquent of the two-state advocates – offered his readers a fascinating reading of the “real Netanyahu”.  Under the title “His Father’s Boy”, Avnery introduces his observations of the motivations behind … Continue reading

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“A whistle in the dark is still a whistle.” Gideon Levy, one of the great men of our times

The Independent published an interview by Johann Hari under the title: ”Is Gideon Levy the most hated man in Israel or just the most heroic?”  The interview can be found at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/is-gideon-levy-the-most-hated-man-in-israel-or-just-the-most-heroic-2087909.html Levy could have taken the easy, lucrative way out … Continue reading

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