Students at Hampshire College have reason to celebrate. Hampshire has become the first college in the US to divest from the Israeli occupation. As the Students for Justice in Palestine press release points out, Hampshire was also the first college…
Earlier today we asked how Obama will respond to an Israeli government that includes a fascist party that ran on a racist anti-democratic platform. The answer in one word – favorably. From Ha’aretz: U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood told…
It’s scary when Avigdor Lieberman starts looking like a reasonable centrist. The YNet article “Far rightists coming to Knesset” reveals that Baruch Marzel will be following National Union Knesset Member Michael Ben Ari into the government as his advisor. Baruch…
From the Ha’aretz article “Pro-Palestinian Bronx Expressway banner – a Jewish initiative”: If drivers on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway were wondering who was responsible for hanging banners over the highway calling to “Free Palestine” – they might be surprised to discover…
Tzipi Livni and Benjamin Netanyahu have wasted no time to begin begging Avigdor Lieberman and Yisrael Beiteinu to join a possible Israeli government under their control. Yisrael Beiteinu finished third in yesterday’s election (see this great election results tool on…
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Mohandas K. Gandhi On the day Israelis went to the polls to elect a right-wing government that will include a party calling for…
Highlights include: From Johannesburg to Jerusalem: Anti-Apartheid Organizing in the US What: Showing of critically acclaimed film “Have you heard from Johannesburg?” followed by a discussion with David Wildman of the United Methodist Church and Mahmoud Mamdani of Columbia University…
This Tuesday Israelis will go to the polls to elect a new government. While the primary focus in the US is the horse race between Livni, Netanyahu and Barak to be the next Prime Minister, the real story of the…
From the rhythmed flikr page: Mohammed Al-Majdalawi, a friend and Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) volunteer in Gaza, has shared some very powerful images from Gaza. He took these photos throughout the 22-day Israeli attacks on Gaza as well as…