Author Archives: Austin Branion

About Austin Branion

Austin Branion is an activist and perennial student of Arabic living in the DC area. Follow him on Twitter at @austiniyaat.

Making privilege an axiom, ‘Economist’ says Israel’s Jews won’t do what South Africa’s whites did

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Austin Branion

The Economist knows that the two-state solution is dying, but it has scary warning about one-state future

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 79 Comments

‘NBC’ likens Iran boycott to anti-apartheid struggle

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Austin Branion

Shaming Caterpillar for sales to Iran, NBC says not a word about Caterpillar’s role in the killing of Rachel Corrie in Palestine

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 21 Comments

‘The Crisis of Zionism’ and the contradictions of Israel as a liberal democratic fantasy

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Austin Branion
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A review of Peter Beinart’s new book, ‘The Crisis of Zionism’. While Beinart styles himself “a partisan of liberal democracy” and skillfully argues against the continued colonization of the West Bank, proponents of universal human rights will inevitably be disappointed by his fundamental analytical failings.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Nakba, Occupation, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists | Tagged , | 96 Comments

When good intentions aren’t good enough: Liberal Zionists and BDS

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Austin Branion

Liberal Zionist critiques of BDS would seem to indicate that they don’t see the conflict as having to do with Palestinians, but simply about themselves.

Posted in American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel/Palestine | 57 Comments