Israel v. Palestine Brings Out the Jewish in Me
Jews who hold Jews to a higher standard are playing a dangerous game.
A Poetry Reading Paying Homage To Death, Life, Home and Lust
Split This Rock and the Institute for Policy Studies co-sponsor a poetry reading by Palestinian writer/filmmaker Hind Shoufani, modatered by E. Ethelbert Miller
‘Branches of Peace: International Solidarity with Palestinian Nonviolence’
The purpose of this lecture is to discuss solidarity among U.S. citizens, Israelis and the international community with Palestinian nonviolent activism and present the global dialogue taking place concerning the role of these movements in achieving a just peace in the region.
Israel: World’s Most Aggressive Ebay Bidders
Massive retaliation by Israel against Palestine is a lose-lose strategy.
From the Frontlines: June 28, 2010
The power of street heat, a turning point for Israel and Palestine, and a new Gulf economy.
It’s Time for Israel to End the Gaza Siege
Making the people of Gaza miserable is a failed policy that violates international law.
Pavlovian Congress Jumps to Israel’s ‘Self-‘ Defense
Learning what actually transpired during Israel’s attack on the Gaza Flotilla was apparently of little interest to the majority of congress which signed a letter in its defense.
Reader Challenge: Trade Flotilla Investigation for Blockade?
Is trading the investigation of the Gaza flotilla incident for easing of Israel’s blockade of Gaza the right move?
Gaza Flotilla: Prelude to a Wider War?
What were Tel Aviv’s decision makers thinking?
Will the Flotilla Attack Be Our “Kent State” Moment?
Israel’s attack on the unarmed flotilla last weekend could be a “Kent State moment.” When white middle-class students were gunned down on a college campus, it woke up a whole new segment of American society to police killings of minority students. Similarly, while the Israeli military has been killing Arab civilians for years, now that they have attacked European and American peace activists it has created a whole new dynamic.
Krauthammer: Gaza Flotilla a Threat to Israel’s Existence
Charles Krauthammer’s columns defending Israel’s handling of the Gaza flotilla demonizes Muslims.
After the Massacre: The Global Impact of the Gaza Flotilla Crisis
We must maintain the overall pressure to discredit and break the U.S.-backed Israeli blockade and siege of Gaza
Israel’s Flotilla Massacre: Made in the USA
Maybe the Obama administration will use this moment to show us a real “change we can believe in” for Middle East policy.
Israel’s Latest Violation
The nonviolent activists aboard the flotilla hoping to break the blockade of Gaza were not terrorists, and their provoking of confrontation follows in a long tradition of peace and justice activism.
New Power Brokers in the Middle East
Turkey and Qatar are putting U.S. dominance in the Middle East to the test.