B’Tselem Confirms that Checkpoints in Judea and Samaria Not so Bad
Those who protest against the Israeli so-called ‘occupation’ always bring up the subject of prevention of freedom of movement in the Palestinian Authority (PA). For example, Machsom Watch, an organization that reports on the supposedly inhumane behaviour on the part of soldiers manning the checkpoints makes the claim that: Almost every time a Palestinian steps […]
Doesn’t The Guardian Ever Stop Promoting Antisemitism?
Peddling in anti-Israel propaganda by publishing lies and distortions of the truth is one form of antisemitism that seems to be justified by much of the world as their declared right to criticize Israel. Criticizing the Israeli government is legitimate for sure and at the moment most Israelis are hard at it given that it […]
Mansour Abbas: A Moderate Islamist?
Does participaton in the Knesset lead to moderation of extremist views? That is the view of many academics who examine the relations between Islamist parties and the governments of the lands in which they live. Understanding this phenomenon is of growing interest to Israelis given the increased prominence of the Arab parties in Israeli political […]
Joint Memorial Day Ceremony — Hard questions? Answers?
Supposedly embracing the controversy around the joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial day ceremony, the American Friends of the Parents Circle hosted a zoom discussion on March 30 with Osama Elawat of the “Combatants for Peace” organization and Robi Damelin of The Parents Circle at which they discussed some aspects of the controversy. This evening (April 5), a […]
The Occupation, Coronavirus and Palestinian Mental Health
Because of Corona lockdowns, now everyone around the world knows what it is like to be under Israeli “occupation”, say the authors of a recent article published in The International Journal of Human Rights in Health Care. The journal is peer-reviewed and seeks to be a bridge between policy makers, researchers and practitioners and to […]
If this was about a mosque, the elevator would have been built decades ago.
Finally! The end of a surrealistic battle that should shame everyone who fought against making a religious site accessible to the disabled, the elderly and pregnant women who are left at the bottom of the long treacherous staircase leading to the prayer halls at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, able only to gaze […]
Abu Ali Express — not the shopping site, an Arab writing in Hebrew to Israelis
An interesting and mysterious blogger who, for some reason beknownst only to him, has named his blog “Abu Ali Express” was recently brought to my attention. He (or maybe he is a she, but then she would likely call her blog “Um Ali Express”, unless she wanted us to think she was a he) writes […]
Chutzpah: Missionary Ads in Times of Israel
Someone needs to do something about this! It is bad enough having missionaries roaming around Israel, knocking on doors, seeking to convert Jews to Christianity. I was shocked to see two organizations advertise openly on the Times of Israel website. The first article I opened this morning with my coffee was one posted on a […]
COVID Mask Controversy — Is it a Civil Rights Issue?
A longtime Facebook friend I respect and like wrote a scathing indictment of society that imposes mandatory mask wearing on all of us. After showing both sides of the controversy, I want to share a report from personal experience. When I describe my personal experience, I want you to try to imagine that it was […]
Academia Website Hosts Anti-Israeli Israeli Writer — And Then It Doesn’t
While ex-Israeli Avigail Abarbanel and her ilk do merit academic study as part of an examination of what turns people against their own, this article is not about her. It is about her nearly successful attempt to legitimize her hate-filled anti-Israeli propaganda as academic works worthy of citation in scholarly journals. I am referring to […]