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About Elon's Nazi salute, I'll again post this video, which shows Elon's salute side by side with the salute as…
The only thing a beggar provides you with is a blessing/karma, which has no economic value, although I would still…
Well, clearly at least one does. God knows Musk doesn’t have to work another day in his life and hasn’t…
"People are afraid that if they give a beggar money they’ll use it to buy drugs or booze." Yep, people…
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Category Archives: Palestine & Israel
"We don’t have a police state here in Palestine. We have two police states."
From Antiwar.com: “We don’t have a police state here in Palestine. We have two police states. One in Gaza and one in the West Bank,” says Rabie Latifah from the Palestinian human rights organization Al Haq. “The abuse of Palestinian … Continue reading
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Contrast
The following advertisement aired on Israeli TV: The following clip was filmed in Palestine: Fantasy is a strange thing. (via Lenin’s Tomb)
Posted in International issues, Media criticism, Palestine & Israel
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Can Israel Legally Defend Itself?
Daniel Taub in The Boston Globe: …The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian territories, […] Richard Falk, recently issued a report that goes one remarkable step further. In the conditions existing in Gaza, he asserts, any Israel … Continue reading
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Naomi Klein on BDS
I’ve taken a long time to write about this because I wanted to make sure I had my thoughts on it sorted out. This article by Naomi Klein finally brought me around to the BDS (boycott, divest, sanction) campaign against … Continue reading
"The Quintessential Palestinian Experience"
Laila El-Haddad has written a powerful and infuriating post about going home to visit her parents: “Its not very comfortable in there is it?” said the stony faced official, cigarette smoke forming a haze around his gleaming oval head. “Its … Continue reading
Posted in International issues, Palestine & Israel
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Calling critics of Israel antisemites without calling them antisemites
Harvard professor and plagiarist Alan Dershowitz has a reputation for unfairly suggesting that Israel’s critics are antisemites. In response, Dershowitz says: I have challenged anyone who claims that mere criticism of Israel is often labeled anti-Semitism to document that serious … Continue reading
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Ordinary Palestinians Tortured By Israelis Until They Agree To Spy, Then Murdered By Hamas For Spying
From Jonathan Cook: Masterminding this strategy is the Israeli secret police, the Shin Bet, which has recently turned its attention to sick Gazans and their relatives who need to leave the Strip. With hospitals and medicines in short supply, some … Continue reading
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Waltz With Bashir Animator Takes On Gaza
Via JVoices: (Cross-posted at Modern Mitzvot.)
Posted in International issues, Palestine & Israel
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Hitting that Dusty Trail
February’s up, and that seems as good a time as any to bring this guesting stint to a close. I want to thank everyone very much for reading, listening, reacting and commenting. I hope you found what I said interesting, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Jews and Judaism, Palestine & Israel
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Settlements and the One State Solution
I’m already pretty firmly on the record that the continued expansion of the settlements poses a massive threat to the viability of the two-state solution of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The longer the settlements stay up, many argue, the more entrenched … Continue reading
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When you're defending nazi salutes, you're telling me that you're a nazi.