Israeli Occupation

The Liberal Case for Israel

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 01.28.2012

Jonathan_Miller

Feel free to criticize to Israel when it is wrong. But let's not fail to celebrate it when it is right. Because whenever liberal values flourish, they deserve our applause.

It's the Occupation, Stupid

Sandy Tolan | Posted 11.22.2011

Sandy Tolan

For the moment, whatever happens in the coming weeks at the U.N., and in the West Bank in the aftermath, isn't it time for the world's focus to shift to what is actually happening on the ground?

Palestinian Nonviolence: Muslims, Not Christians, Are The Leaders

Sami Awad | Posted 09.25.2011

Sami Awad

Even though we never look at it through a religious lens, the reality on the ground is that when it comes to nonviolence in Palestine, it is Muslims who are engaging in this tremendous work.

Israel's New Boycott Law: The Quiet Sound of Going Fascist

Bradley Burston | Posted 09.14.2011

Bradley Burston

This is the one. Don't let what we here like to call the relative calm, fool you. When the Knesset passed the boycott law Monday night, it changed the history of the state of Israel.

Israel Must Get the Monkey of Occupation off its Back

Lara Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lara Friedman

Although the events that swept through Egypt in recent weeks had little to do with Israel, they still hold profound lessons.

Not Just a Friend: One Palestinian's View of Israeli Activist Jonathan Pollak

Ayed Morrar | Posted 05.25.2011

Ayed Morrar

Jonathan Pollak's upcoming imprisonment highlights the support of some Israeli activists for Palestinian-led unarmed protests, and the Israeli government's effort to crush our joint struggle.

"Price Tag" Reprisals Against Palestinians in Hebron

Joseph Dana | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph Dana

Since last week's fatal shooting of four settlers from the settlement of Beit Haggai, Palestinians in the area have been subjected to what the settlers call "price tag" reprisal attacks and repeated Israeli army incursions.

Alan Dershowitz Is Wrong

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeremy Ben-Ami

Alan, what did you mean when you said J Street had "gone over to the dark side"? That those who don't think ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a U.S. national security interest are the forces of light?

Lebanon's Hezbollah Museum Details Years Of Israeli Occupation

GlobalPost | Theodore May | Posted 05.25.2011

MLITA, Lebanon -- A young boy ducks under a barricade to have his photo taken next to an Israeli tank. A father puts his baby daughter's hand on the t...

If They Really Want to "Free Gaza"

Fred Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Fred Silberberg

If the "Free Gaza' flotilla was that concerned about providing supplies to Gaza, why don't they simply allow the inspection of these supplies by Israel to insure that the cargo is what Free Gaza claims it to be?

Netanyahu to endanger US soldiers for another year

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

Under U.S. and international pressure to stop Jewish settlement activities in Arab East Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued that peace talks might be delayed another year.

Netanyahu: Israel Will Never Withdraw from Occupied Territories

Michael Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Schwartz

It is simply staggering that both the U.S. government and the U.S. media simply ignores provocative and incendiary statements such as those recently from Netanyahu.

Obama To Congressional Dems: "I'm Taking On Netanyahu and I Need You"

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

MJ Rosenberg

On Israel issues, Democrats are at least as lockstep behind the occupation as Republicans.

"It's The Occupation Stupid"

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

Instead of pleading with the Israelis to accept the two-state solution, the US should simply ask the Israelis to end their military control of Arab lands occupied in June 1967.