It is no longer arguable; the question is not if a binational entity be established but rather what kind of entity will it be. The historical process that began in the aftermath of the 1967 War brought about the gradual abrogation of the partition option, if it ever existed. Hence, bi-nationalism is[...]
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Meron Benvenisti: The Inevitable Bi-national Regime | Israeli Occupation Archive
The Zionization of Disaster Relief | Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place
Didn’t know there was anything particularly Zionist about providing disaster relief? You learn something new every day. This is a story of exploiting the suffering of poor, defenseless Haitians on behalf of Israeli triumphalism. via The Zionization of Disaster Relief | Tikun Olam-תקון עול[...]
ei: Villages challenge occupation on human rights day
These actions — intended to harass and disrupt the education of children — expose the true nature of Israel's occupation. Schoolchildren under the age of 12 and their teachers are not a security threat to Israel and the reason that they are harassed by the army has nothing to do wit[...]
Neve Gordon: Breaking Palestine’s peaceful protest | Israeli Occupation Archive
Thus, my answer to those who ask about a Palestinian “Peace Now” is that a peaceful grassroots movement has always existed. At Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s trial next Tuesday one will be able to witness some of the legal methods that have consistently been deployed to destroy it. via Neve Gordon: Bre[...]
ei: Gaza Freedom March less than one month away
We also have families of three generations, doctors, lawyers, diplomats, 70 students, an interfaith group that includes rabbis, priests and imams, a women's delegation, a Jewish contingent, a veterans group and Palestinians born overseas who have never seen their families in Gaza. via ei: Gaza [...]
Bernard Avishai Dot Com: Hebron Letter: A Good Man
We go back to work, and now each rock I pry from the recalcitrant soil seems to have some special meaning, as if defiance, however quixotic, were imprinted on it. The Palestinians also accelerate their pace. As always, the South Hebron hills are a good place for unexpected encounters. One of the sol[...]
Gilbert Achcar: Why Holocaust Denial Is on the Rise in the Arab World | Israeli Occupation Archive
Connections between Arabs and Jews exist today and in the end must favor recognition of the Holocaust and of the Nakba. Israelis’ recognition of the latter is more difficult because it implies recognition of their own responsibility, with the direct implications you can imagine, and which would le[...]
Nadia Hijab: The Battle Over Palestinian Representation | Israeli Occupation Archive
In effect, the tussle over the Goldstone Report has uncovered a serious battle for representation of the Palestinian people. Who speaks for the Palestinians? And to what end? These questions, previously discussed behind closed doors, are increasingly out in the open, and the traditional leadership i[...]
ei: Israeli Jews take on settlers
During a previous harvest she had to be taken to the hospital after she was hit over the head with an iron bar by an Israeli security guard from one of the nearby settlements. On another occasion settlers threw stones and human excreta at her and other volunteers, while shooting into the air. via ei[...]
ei: Time for a democratic discourse
Why are we scared of what will come from an honest conversation? What do we have to lose, or discover, or admit to if we question the policies of Israel or America’s support of its government and military? It can be unsettling for one’s worldview to unravel, the intricate web of white li[...]
