I care a lot about Hebron, in a very odd way. I was there twice in 2004 and again in 2008 with Israeli activists seeking to expose the regularity of settler violence against Israelis and Palestinians alike. Everything that is ugly about the Palestinian terrorists, we Jews can find in our Hebrew breathren in Hebron. [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Ridiculous protest awards, first and second place…
Last Thursday was the NIF New Generations Benefit with Balkan Beat Box — it was a blast and huge success with 700 people and over $110K raised. Very, very awesome.
To my delight, we even attracted a couple protesters! Normally this might irk me until I read their materials — and had I got a chance [...]
September 22nd, 2008 Filed under: Politics. 1 Comment
Palestein
My new name of choice for the one-state solution, which appears to be making rounds in Palestinian circles again. Check my weekly news analysis / “I told you so” moment over at Jewschool.
September 15th, 2008 Filed under: Israel and X-posted to Jewschool. 1 Comment
Palin might be the first
My coworker jokes that because of Sarah Palin’s un-funding of rape kits in Alaska and her stance against abortions for even victims of rape and incest, she might very well be the first pro-rape VP candidate.
O_o
September 13th, 2008 Filed under: Politics. 1 Comment
Ignorance as bliss
Random thoughts before Shabbat: Someone mused to me that ignorance must be bliss, because the more you know, the less complete the world seems. I refute:
Ignorance is so meaningless. I would rather all the problems in the world weighed down on my shoulders for the blessing of really getting it when something historical happens. When [...]
September 12th, 2008 Filed under: General. 0 Comments
NYTimes: “Support for Two State Solution Erodes”
As EV asked earlier, the field of Israel-Palestine relations has been abuzz for weeks now with word that Palestinian moderates and intellectuals are beginning to propose giving up on the insistence for a separate Palestinian state. This comes at the same time that Peace Now reports that — once again! — settlement creation doubled while [...]
September 5th, 2008 Filed under: Israel. 2 Comments
