Author Archives: Pamela Olson

About Pamela Olson

Pamela Olson is the author of Fast Times in Palestine. She blogs here and lives in New York.

TIAA-CREF is the most ambitious divestment campaign yet

On July 9, 2004, the International Court of Justice found Israel’s Wall built on occupied Palestinian land to be illegal under international law. Israel disregarded the Court’s decision and continued to build wherever it pleased. It was one of Israel’s … Continue reading

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Dithering is the last refuge of the apologist

A few weeks ago, I came across an opinion article in the New York Times called “Chosen, but Not Special” by Michael Chabon. It didn’t lie outright, like Charles Krauthammer blithely stating that there was no humanitarian crisis in Gaza … Continue reading

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The nighttime attack on the chocolate flotilla

An overview of the flotilla initiative, the raid and its consequences, by Pamela Olson: A flotilla of six ships carrying nearly 700 people from 40 countries set sail for Gaza last month to challenge the siege on the Gaza Strip … Continue reading

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Protest in New York, and celebration

On May 31, the day after Israel’s bloody and unconscionable raid against civilian aid volunteers in international waters, around 1,000 people gathered in Times Square to protest. The next day, June 1, the same number showed up to protest again, … Continue reading

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Karon says things will break faster than you think

From Pamela Olson’s blog, Fast Times in Palestine: South African [-American] Jewish journalist named Tony Karon, who supported the Gaza Freedom March, recently posted this encouraging message on Facebook: “In South Africa in 1988, if you’d asked any of us … Continue reading

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In Bi’lin we carried a wooden coffin called ‘International law’

Pamela Olson, who is working on a book called Fast Times in Palestine, is back in Oklahoma after a year or so visiting the occupied territories. She filed a long post on her last days in the West Bank. She … Continue reading

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