Tag: israel

‘Palestinian Life is Cheap’

RAMALLAH – In early February, 41-year-old Fayez Ahmed Faraj, a father of nine from the city of Hebron, 30 miles south of Jerusalem, in the southern West Bank, was shot dead in his home town by Israeli soldiers after he allegedly tried to stab one of them. After a preliminary investigation the Israeli military authorities … Continue reading “‘Palestinian Life is Cheap’”

Truth and Consequences in the Middle East

Considering the Obama administration’s ever wobblier attempt to impose "crippling sanctions" on Iran, the New York Times‘ David Sanger recently wrote, "The delays and the potential for a substantially watered-down resolution, Mr. Obama’s allies say, have put the administration’s credibility on the line in one of its biggest foreign policy challenges." Credibility. Washington policymakers have … Continue reading “Truth and Consequences in the Middle East”

Israeli Army World’s Most Moral?

RAMALLAH – Many Israelis like to believe, and the cliché is repeated regularly in Israel, that their army is the "most moral army in the world." However, following the Gaza war which left 1,400 Palestinians dead, most of them civilians, some Israelis have begun to question this. Furthermore, the fatal shooting of four Palestinian teenagers … Continue reading “Israeli Army World’s Most Moral?”

Stop Funding the Israelis

If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the AIPAC conference isn’t a reason for the US to declare – finally – that they’ve had quite enough of the "special relationship," then nothing is. After ambushing the Vice President of the United States with an announcement that new "settlements" are in the works, the Prime … Continue reading “Stop Funding the Israelis”

Israeli Couple Forbidden From Renting to Bedouin Friends

The Zakai and Tarabin families should be a picture of happy coexistence across the ethnic divide, a model for others to emulate in Israel. But Natalie and Weisman Zakai say the last three years – since the Jewish couple offered to rent their home to Bedouin friends, Ahmed and Khalas Tarabin – have been a … Continue reading “Israeli Couple Forbidden From Renting to Bedouin Friends”

The Doomsday Weapon

It is already a commonplace to say that people who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat their mistakes. Some 1,942 years ago, the Jews in the province called Palaestina launched a revolt against the Roman Empire. In retrospect, this looks like an act of madness. Palestine was a small and insignificant part of … Continue reading “The Doomsday Weapon”

Time to Move Past Camp David Envy

The most significant problem between the United States and Israel, pace the absurd little flap that developed over Vice President Biden getting blind-sided on a trip to Israel a couple of weeks ago, is that the United states still wants to micromanage an illusory "peace process" that the two entities directly involved in have little … Continue reading “Time to Move Past Camp David Envy”

‘Day of Rage’ Engulfs Palestine

QALANDIA, West Bank – On Tuesday tens of hundreds of Palestinians of all political persuasions took to the streets, alleys and sidewalks as widespread rioting and protests spread across East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza and into Israel proper. The worst violence in several years, something of a mini Intifada or uprising, followed the Islamist … Continue reading “‘Day of Rage’ Engulfs Palestine”