Today Ha’aretz has begun reporting on a meeting of Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza and are now telling their stories. Amos Harel notes that the stories “[paint] a grim picture of civilian deaths, deliberate destruction of Palestinian property and…
YNET is reporting that past Israeli foreign ministers do not think that incoming Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman will hurt Israel’s international relations. They say relations are not based on Lieberman, but the government he is representing. Good point. Dovish former…
During the war in Gaza one of the threads that we followed here on Mondoweiss was the shameful response from Jewish communal organizations, which ranged from outright support to ambiguous silence. Reader Michael Levin contacted us at that point to…
The JTA is reporting that Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is coming to the US to drum up support among American Jews for his plans for the city. He hopes to find Jewish “shareholders” for several special economic zones that will…
(Graffiti left by Israeli soldiers in a house in Al-Zeytoun from the recent war in Gaza. Photo: Rose Mishaan) Yesterday the LA Times ran an article by Judea Pearl entitled “Is anti-Zionism hate?” to go along side Ben Ehrenreich’s blockbuster…
The following was written by Rose Mishaan, a participant on the recent National Lawyer’s Guild delegation to Gaza. Rose is a student at the University of California Hastings College of Law. I know Rose from when we were both members…
Adam Horowitz, the co-editor of this site, has done a lot of speaking on Israel/Palestine and is regularly asked, “But Mr. Horowitz, tell us what you think of the two-state solution!?” Recently, for instance, he was asked this question by…
Tristan Anderson, 37, of Oakland, California was shot in the head today by the Israeli military in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. Ni’lin has been the site of frequent nonviolent protests against the Separation Wall which is taking the…
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 2 Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things w/ Demetri Martin Political Humor Jim Cramer Above is a clip from last night’s already legendary Jon…