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Archive for June, 2009
Erza Nawi sentenced tomorrow
Ezra Nawi, Israeli activist, is due to be sentenced tomorrow for his peacework in the West Bank. He published a letter on The Nation’s web site worth reading. Of lesser susbstance is the Justice Ministry’s official response to petitions to have him freed.
Jun 30th, 2009 Israel and Politics 0 Comments
Spy vs. Spy, Kung Fu Jew Edition
I hath met my alterego on Twitter, the white spy to rival my black: vs. While politely grandstanding in the #Gilad Shalit lovefest on Twitter (who is due to be released soon, if rumor is to be believed) this gentleman, Kung_Fu_Tweets aka Avi, engaged me on my politics. Oh my! An evil twin! [...]
Jun 26th, 2009 Israel and Kung Fu 1 Comment
Rise to kill them first
Oft is the anecdote that every Israeli child can recite the Talmudic instruction “If a man comes to kill you, rise to kill him first.” Of course it’s also remarked that too few know the second part of that edict, saying that if you must kill a third person to prevent a second person from [...]
Jun 17th, 2009 Judaism and War 0 Comments
Join a virtual protest — Crash the state news of Iran
I’m very lucky to have friendly connections to Iranian society — through a number of people, including some Iranian citizens studying in America. Hearing about their crushed hopes that Iranian presidential candidate Mousavi’s likely electoral victory was stolen by unconvincing voter fraud by incumbent President Ahmadinejad is heart breaking. And for the sake of peaceful [...]
Jun 14th, 2009 Politics 1 Comment
Danny Mendlow, Half-Jewish Comedian on the I-P Conflict
After the blowjob joke, Mendlow tells a funny analogy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I love irreverent humor. Perhaps because it makes the truth so apparent, and shocking to those who are too polite to do it themselves. Enjoy.
Jun 11th, 2009 Humor and Israel 2 Comments
Two Years of Gaza Closure by the Numbers
Data provided by Gisha. June 2007- June 2009: Crossings Closed; Supplies Restricted Percentage of goods permitted to enter Gaza, relative to demand: 25% (approximately 2,500 truckloads/month instead of 10,400/month prior to June 2007). Supplies of industrial diesel permitted to enter Gaza, relative to need: 63% (2.2 million liters/week rather than the 3.5 million liters/week needed [...]
Jun 11th, 2009 Israel 1 Comment
Two Capitals (Two Beers) for Two Peoples
Peace Now wore this awesome pun t-shirt for Yom Yerushalayim, the celebration of the “reunification” of Jerusalem following the 1967 war. A reunfication we all know is bupkis because East Jerusalem is not only still entirely Arab but gets little of the infrastructure that the Jewish west side does. I’ll report back with how to [...]
Jun 9th, 2009 Humor and Israel 1 Comment
Your power is greatest on Israel — use it for change
There is more than “just” a sea change among our generation, those of us under 35, regarding how we see Israel. The tide has changed for sure but we are compartmentalized from each other and afraid of acting on our feelings. We are not interested in the battles and concerns of the OJC — yet [...]
Jun 2nd, 2009 Israel 0 Comments
More from Max Blumenthal and Philip Weiss: Gambling with Conflict
Full article here.
Jun 2nd, 2009 Israel 0 Comments