South African student bodies declare, ‘We recognise apartheid when we see it’ By Annie Robbins August 6, 2011 15 An Israeli mission to South African campuses is expected to arrive on August 11. Palestinian…
Israel summons ambassador after Honduras endorses Palestinian statehood By Kate August 6, 2011 0 and other news from Today in Palestine:
Bahour says Palestinians will call for secular democracy after statehood initiative fails By Matthew Tower August 5, 2011 202 Sam Bahour argues persuasively in The Guardian that one secular state is both the best…
‘NYT’ columnist cites Congressional unanimity on Gaza slaughter–and embraces ‘J Street’ to ‘balance’ lobby By Philip Weiss August 5, 2011 26 Nicholas Kristof has a column in the Times praising J Street as an antidote to…
Meet Debbie Schlussel, who says Norway’s ‘HAMAS Youth’ got what was coming to them By Paul Mutter August 5, 2011 43 One of Pamela Geller’s cohorts, Debbie Schlussel, has explicitly stated that those killed at Utoya…
Code Pink confronts Howard Berman on boycott (and makes Hava Nagila anti-Zionist) By Annie Robbins August 5, 2011 9
Listening to the voices on ‘Arutz Sheva’ By Philip Weiss August 5, 2011 12 Many years ago as I wandered around the British left, a veteran campaigner gave me…
Historian asks Netanyahu about Zionism and colonialism By Philip Weiss August 5, 2011 15 From a July 15 letter from Lenni Brenner, American historian, to Prime Minister Netanyahu. Brenner…
Tough language By Philip Weiss August 5, 2011 12 I surely batten on to Terry Gross a lot, because she’s so good and smart,…
Bloggers impeach Jennifer Rubin’s ‘Sabbath’ excuse for failing to correct her assertion that Jihadists were behind Norway massacre By Philip Weiss August 4, 2011 23 Ron Kampeas has a brilliant post at the JTA on “Jennifer Rubin and Sabbath,” thoroughly…
