200 of us demonstrated outside the courthouse all night long, shouting to be heard by the 17 in the lockup By Assaf Sharon January 17, 2010 7 My report from two demonstrations on Friday and their aftermath: 1. Al Masara. The military…
Detained American journalist Jared Malsin goes to court today to fight deportation from Israel By Adam Horowitz January 17, 2010 11 Jared Malsin Four days ago we posted on the the case of Jared Malsin, the…
Obama capitulates to the Israeli side By Bruce Wolman January 17, 2010 78 Haaretz: His [Mitchell’s] main message will be the need to apply pressure, especially from the…
Why was I silent about my politics in the Holocaust survivor’s house? By Philip Weiss January 17, 2010 120 A week ago I went to three weekly demonstrations in Israel/Palestine, winding up in Sheikh…
A slice of life in Tel Rumaida By Reham Alhelsi January 16, 2010 28 Tel Rumaida checkpoint (Photo: Reham Alhelsi) This is the checkpoint at the entrance to the…
Why Haiti Is Poor (I) By James North January 16, 2010 52 Haiti’s poverty has a number of causes, but to a great extent the country is…
Chomsky/Abunimah (the left and Zionism) By Philip Weiss January 16, 2010 145 Here is an exchange at KPFA in California between Noam Chomsky and Ali Abunimah and…
Sometimes a headline says it all By Philip Weiss January 16, 2010 27 Haaretz: "Mitchell to arrive in Mideast this week with no plan…"
Haiti Gaza By Philip Weiss January 16, 2010 91 I’m moved by the American response to the Haiti disaster, by the sense of connection…
What will another Lebanon war do for Obama’s Cairo speech? By Bruce Wolman and Phil Weiss January 16, 2010 42 Friends dont let friends drive drunk. You’ve heard that line about the U.S. relationship with…
