Oy! Breaking the Silence! Why do you Lie About This Now?
Breaking the Silence wants you to think that Israel is an apartheid state. How do I know that? Because they sent out an email to subscribers about the last elections, bemoaning the fact that 30,000 Arab residents of Hebron’s H2 sector could not vote in Israel’s last election while their Jewish neighbours did. First what […]
One Vile Accusation Against Israel that Just Will Not Die
This is Part II of the critique of an article glorifying women’s resistance movements in the Middle East that tells many lies about Israel. The article is called Middle Eastern Women between Oppression and Resistance: Case Studies of Iraqi, Palestinian and Kurdish Women of Turkey; it was written by Khodary, Salah and Mohsen of Egypt […]
Zazim pressures Blue&White to give up on our JEWISH State
Zazim is a leftwing Israeli NGO. Some would call it a radical leftwing organization. I am less concerned with labels and more concerned with behaviours. Since I began following them, Zazim has been working hard to promote what they call Arab-Jewish partnership. I am all for Arab-Jewish partnership and for improving the conditions under which […]
If Cyprus was Like Israel
Upon gaining independence in 1960, almost 20% of the population of Cyprus were ethnic Turks; the constitution stated that the vice-president would be a Turk and that 30% of the 56 seats in the House of Representatives would be reserved for them.This reminds me of the sectarian power-sharing agreement of the Lebanese government and we […]
Abbas is Proud of Them
Is it legitimate for a Muslim female to touch a male she is not related to? You would think not. But there is an exception, it appears, offered by none other than the illustrious leader of the Palestinian Authority, himself. Next time you hear anyone accuse Israeli soldiers of sexually assaulting ‘Palestinian’ women and girls, […]
‘Palestinian’ Women Resist Israeli ‘Occupation’ in Fake Academia
This is Part I of a three-part series critiquing a single article that uses ‘analysis’ of women’s ‘resistance’ as a vehicle by means of which to vilify Israel. The article is called Middle Eastern Women between Oppression and Resistance: Case Studies of Iraqi, Palestinian and Kurdish Women of Turkey; it was written by Khodary, Salah […]
Is This a Sign of Things to Come?
Rabin once called it “The Association for the Rights of Hamas” and yet our government seemed to have seen fit to send representatives to a conference they are holding next week. SEEMED, past tense. Because while the office of the Justice Ministry saw nothing wrong in sending a senior staff member to speak at the […]
Israeli & Palestinian Narratives: How Academics Shape History
Professor Emeritus Shifra Sagy is a prolific writer of academic papers. Her 2002 paper, entitled “Interpretations of the Past and Expectations for the Future Among Israeli and Palestinian Youth“, has so far been cited by authors of 70 articles, including one published recently that led me to her article. In this work, she and colleagues […]
Odeh Misleads Tel Aviv Leftists Before Election
Ayman Odeh, head of the Arab party, the Joint List, held a campaign meeting at a coffee shop in Tel Aviv, seeking to persuade Jewish leftists to vote for them today. I have a lot of problems with this man and other members of the Joint List, but I ask that they at least do […]
Quebec Terrorists, the Israeli Joint Arab List and Democracy
Just before the third round of elections in 11 months, I reflect upon the fact that we have in our Knesset legislators who seem to work against the best interests of our Jewish nation. Some praise terrorists and some seem to be working more for the Palestinian Authority (PA) than for the local electorate that […]