Author Archives: Joseph Glatzer

Iran, Hamas, and the Holocaust = justification for apartheid

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Joseph Glatzer

Many of you may have seen the hilarious “XtraNormal” videos on YouTube such as One Professor’s Fantasy, So You Want to go to Law School, and my personal favorite So you Want to Get a PHD in Political Science. Well, I was watching … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel/Palestine | 8 Comments

Yorba Linda: My city of hate

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Joseph Glatzer

This is awful. The Yorba Linda Community Center, where that hate-filled anti-Muslim rally took place, is literally less than 5 minutes from my mom’s house in Yorba Linda.   It’s where I live when I’m back in the States.  It … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 13 Comments

Vatican synod comes out strong for Palestinian rights

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

I grew up Catholic and although I haven’t been to church in a long time; I would be lying if I said this doesn’t speak very powerfully to me. The Quotes Speak for Themselves: “The Holy Scriptures cannot be used … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 77 Comments

Lesley Stahl and the 7 pillars of conventional wisdom

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Lesley Stahl’s report from Sunday’s “60 Minutes” about the illegal Israeli colony “the City of David” is an unadulterated, albeit very sophisticated, piece of Peace Industry propaganda.  It is a case study for how the media sets the “appropriate” parameters … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 83 Comments

Can you support the Palestinians when you live on their stolen land?

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Every time I would tell my girlfriend (she’s Palestinian) about a famous Israeli activist or writer or she would ask why they still call themselves Israeli. She tells me things like, “See. They still call themselves Israeli. When they use … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 30 Comments

Injustice is Injustice

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Yesterday, I started this 9th 9-11 anniversary as I would any other day: watching Al Jazeera English video clips from their You Tube channel. 

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 4 Comments

Some violence gets to be righteous

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

The recent killing of settlers near Hebron provides a useful case study for how the media, society and political officials regard the value of Palestinian and Israeli lives. From the New York Times coverage, written by Mark Landler in D.C. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 21 Comments

Back on TV due to popular demand…. ‘The Peace Industry’

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

The Nobel Prize award winning show, "The Peace Industry" comes back for its 19th season on September 2nd, after an almost 2 year hiatus.  It is one of the longest running and most popular shows in TV history. The pilot episode of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | Tagged , , , | 70 Comments

The children whose spirit a siege couldn’t break

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Haaretz has the story on the latest record set by the children of Gaza.  They’ve broken their own record from last year’s UNRWA Summer Games for the number of kites being flown at one time.  The UN website has the video: SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Palestinian Girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine | 11 Comments

DJ NYT brings the bling, and spins one for the ladies in the house tonight!

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Upon reviewing Nicholas Kristof’s latest article and blog post; they collectively form the play list for DJ NYT’s Patronizing the Palestinians 2010: Summer Party Mix.  First up is his latest article, "Waiting for Gandhi on the West Bank". Despite being … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyondoweiss, Israel/Palestine | 15 Comments

Is Gideon Levy against a binational state?

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Gideon Levy is excellent as usual in his new article about the fake peace process and the silly show Obama and Bibi just put on.  But one thing stood out fat me. In the first and last sentences of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine, One state/Two states | 11 Comments

One small reason why I support the Right of Return

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Anas lives in Amman, Jordan. He helps out at a local clothing store.  His ancestors were ethnically cleansed from Silwan.  Missing from the Ethan Bronner articles about Silwan are faces like Anas’s.  His is the face of the Palestinian refugee … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 69 Comments

Charlie Rose gets it wrong on 2006 Palestinian elections

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Turkish PM Erdogan’s latest interview with Charlie Rose: (5:30 of youtube clip, part 4 of 5) (Beginning of a segment where Erdogan highlights the West’s hypocritical embrace of democracy only when it’s convenient) Erdogan: Elections were held and Hamas won the elections. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyondoweiss, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine | 41 Comments

Movements take years to build… to Freedom Summer

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

Like everyone else, I’ve been closely following the events regarding the flotilla massacre; as well as the upcoming boats. It’s been a very exciting time to be a Palestine solidarity activist. I literally got the chills when I read about … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | 27 Comments

My Holocaust education

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

I’m writing my Senior Research Paper (at Cal State Northridge) on the Palestinian Right of Return, and my professor suggested I examine the precedents of compensation and repatriation set by the Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. I started investigating the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | 287 Comments

The Israel Lobby, campus edition, Cal State Northridge

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

A sampling of "Reflections of 2009" from the Facebook page of Students for Israel at California State University/Northridge: 4) Our members serve as AIPAC campus liaisons/cadre members, Hillel interns, CAMERA Fellows, Hasbara Fellows, StandWithUs Emerson Fellows, DavidProject Fellows, and are … Continue reading →

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A dialogue with ‘Times’ videographer yields surprise ending

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Joseph Glatzer

After reading the recent post here about the New York Times coverage of protests by Palestinians, termed a "West Bank Spectacle," I posted a comment to the blog of reporter/videographer Jaron Gilinsky. He responded, and a dialogue quickly developed. Below … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyondoweiss, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | Tagged , | 26 Comments