Israeli annexation of the West Bank, which the Netanyahu government has tentatively scheduled for implementation today, July 1st, has a cast of characters that can only be called a Ship of Fools. In a piece I published recently at Middle East Eye, I called it “a sham.” Everyone from Donald Trump, to Jared Kushner, responsible […]
Eliot Engel, Pro-Israel Stalwart, Defeated in New York Primary
One of the most stunning defeats in tonight’s primary voting across the country was that of long-time Congressional Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel in a NY primary. Engel, who served in Congress 32 years, chaired the House foreign affairs committee. Its role in bringing forward foreign policy legislation crucial to the Israel Lobby. Engel had been […]
Rape Accusation Against Israeli Soccer Stars on Top Premiere League Team
חשיפה: שני הכדורגלנים החשודים בביצוע עבירות מין בקטינות הם דור מיכה ועומר אצילי Two Israeli soccer stars playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel’s top Premier League team, stand accused of raping teenage girls. There is a gag order imposed in Israel on naming the players. Their names are Dor Micha (English Wiki) age 28 and […]
Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship
Most journalists and human rights activists who write or advocate for Palestinian rights–or who criticize Israeli apartheid and Occupation–have confronted censorship on social media platforms. Though Facebook seems to be a more egregious violator of free expression, Twitter too engages in censorship of political speech. Today, NBC News reported that Facebook had suspended or deleted […]
