This week Israel did the unconscionable and shut down the offices of seven Palestinian human rights groups that are doing valiant work in the occupied territory. People ask why Israel would do such a thing, and the simple answer is Zionism.
It’s been nearly two weeks since Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza concluded and as ought to be expected from prior experience, there doesn’t seem to be any exploration of the moral dimension of Israel’s behavior on the part of the Jewish-American pro-Israel bloc.
Again, the self-proclaimed “Israel Defense Forces,” are pulverizing Gaza.
If you want to get your heart broken, you only need to watch a few moments of the press conference the family of Shireen Abu Akleh gave outside the Capitol on Thursday demanding U.S. action, more than two months after an Israeli soldier shot the renowned journalist in Jenin and the Israeli government washed its hands of responsibility.
Anti-Palestinianism continues to be a respectable prejudice in the United States.
The one thing you can say about Joe Biden’s trip to Israel and Palestine this week is that the Israeli government and its lobby are over the moon.
Joe Biden’s trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia will attempt to sweep Shireen Abu Akleh and Jamal Khashoggi under the rug.
I am such an optimist: for the last year I have been saying that Unilever won’t dare overrule the decision by its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, to stop selling ice cream in the occupied territories. No, progressives are winning this debate. And boy was I wrong!
If you ever need a simple explanation for your friends about conditions in Palestine, please…
The systematic murder of Palestinians by Israel is quite acceptable – if it’s not actual policy. And what this says about Israel, as a state, is clear.