By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent
At the end of my conversation with Sari Nusseibeh at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, the highly respected president of Al-Quds University - and cosignatory of “The People’s Choice,” a peace plan that he formulated with former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon - told me he wouldn’t be surprised [...]
I didn’t think America was a place where bookstores barred people for their viewpoints, until it happened to me, right here in Washington, D.C., the city of my birth.
I was scheduled to speak at Politics & Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse last month about my latest book, “Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation.” My appearance was [...]
Do you believe Palestinians and Israelis should stop working towards a two-state solution and focus on co-existence with equal rights and protections in a shared homeland?
A question published by LA Times and asking readers to vote. Majority (at the time of writing this) said, Yes!
ISRAEL: The one-state solution? You vote
A story online today details how [...]
Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine
Joel Kovel is both a scholar and an activist. In the former capacity he has published nine books and over a hundred articles and reviews. His books include White Racism, which was nominated for a National Book Award in 1972; A Complete Guide to Therapy; The Age of Desire [...]
We are running out of time for a two-state solution
By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent At the end of my conversation with Sari Nusseibeh at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, the highly respected president of Al-Quds University - and cosignatory of "The People's Choice," a peace plan that he formulated with former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon - told ... Woman beat, threatened by 'modesty squad'
Jerusalem woman who left ultra-Orthodox life after her divorce gagged, beaten by group of self-proclaimed 'chastity guards'
Aviad Glickman
A 31-year-old Jerusalem woman was cruelly beaten and threatened with death by members of the 'modesty squad' who took it upon themselves to interrogate her about her relationships ... Jaffa pool restricts entry of Arab residents
Omer Ori Jewish and Arab relations in the city of Jaffa have always been tense, and Jewish residents' committees of some of Jaffa's neighborhoods have decide to do something about it, at least where the city pool is concerned: They rent out the pool every two weeks – to Jews ... Behind closed doors, police admit 'turning a blind eye' to settler violence
Not unlike the NYT, Washington Post, ABC, CNN, Buzzflash, Raw Story, der Spiegel Int'l., and other media whose editors and readership condone occupation and violence against CERTAIN people...but are oh, so self righteous when it comes ... We know,
all you could keep,
is an old key,
an old rusty key
and no door to open with,
because the door was left behind.
Behind the hills,
behind the walls,
there was your house,
once,
now owned by foreigner
dwelling in your land,
now made a foreign country ...
