Category Archives: Palestine & Israel

Fundamentalist Jews And Muslims Unite In Hatred Of Gays

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Ampersand

I’m stealing this post outright from Dispatches from the Culture War. Ed quotes from a Time Magazine article about reactions in Israel to this Friday’s planned Gay Pride parade: An unknown extremist Jewish group pasted up signs announcing a $500 … Continue reading →

Posted in Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Palestine & Israel | 75 Comments

The Tale of the Other Protest

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Maia

Different people observe the changing seasons in different ways. For gardeners spring means planting things, for sports fans it means the beginning of the cricket season,* for students spring means avoiding studying for exams, and for Wellington activists spring is … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Economics and the like, International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel | 2 Comments

Michael Scheuer: 5 Years After 9/11, We're Less Safe

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Ampersand

Michael Scheuer, a 22-year CIA vet who specialized in studying bin Laden, answers six questions for Harpers. The bit that will be quoted the most, I think, is this: “In the long run, we’re not safer because we’re still operating … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel | 4 Comments

Women's Rights In The Middle East

Posted on April 6, 2006 by Ampersand

Interesting-sounding panel discussion of women’s rights in the Mid East. I thought this point – about the attraction of patriarchy in dictatorships – was well-made: Darwish placed the blame on the patriarchy of the Middle East. “In the Middle East, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, International issues, Iraq, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Palestine & Israel | 15 Comments

Robert Fisk

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Maia

I went to hear Robert Fisk talk tonight. He was incredible, so articulate, so intelligent, and he talked about the hard bits about the life that he had choosen (and told us not to be sorry for him). I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel | 4 Comments

Violent Antisemitism in France

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Ampersand

David at The Debate Link links to a column by Mark Steyn about Jews being murdered by Muslims in France. The article is stirring, but I need more evidence to be persuaded, and so should David. Steyn himself isn’t a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, International issues, Palestine & Israel | 19 Comments

Link Farm and Open Thread #10

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Ampersand

March 8th is Blog Against Sexism Day Why March 8? Because it’s International Women’s Day. Because it’s the Global Women’s Strike. Wimmin in more than 60 countries will be participating in the global strike. Why not add dozens or hundreds … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Gender and the Economy, Link farms, Palestine & Israel | 66 Comments

The Comparison Between Israel and Apartheid

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Ampersand

There was an interesting two-part article in The Guardian asking if modern-day Israel can be legitimately compared to South African Apartheid (curtsy: Behind the Surface). I’m torn about this approach. Let me say, flat-out, that Israel’s policies – taken as … Continue reading →

Posted in Palestine & Israel | 30 Comments