Neve Gordon

Neve Gordon teaches politics at Ben-Gurion University and is the author of Israel's Occupation. Visit his Web site.

Palestinians and Israelis Follow Thoreau, but Is Anyone Watching?

Sometime in 1846, Henry David Thoreau spent a night in jail because he refused to pay his taxes. This was his way of opposing the Mexican-American War as well as the institution of slavery. A few years later he published the essay "Civil Disobedience," which has since been read by millions of people, including many … Continue reading “Palestinians and Israelis Follow Thoreau, but Is Anyone Watching?”

Refusing to Oppress

Eighteen-year-old Sahar Vardi is currently in an Israeli military prison. She is being punished for the crime of refusing to be conscripted into the Israeli military. A few weeks before her imprisonment she wrote Israel’s Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, explaining her decision to become a conscientious objector. “I have been to the occupied Palestinian … Continue reading “Refusing to Oppress”