This is the second (here's the first) in a series about the Israeli judicial system dishonoring the fundamental democratic value, freedom of speech. Recently, an Israeli district court in Tel Aviv found that a blogger had written posts that defamed various Israeli government officials and senior corporate executives. The judge ordered (this is the … [Read more...]
Libel Suit Ends in Free Speech Victory
Some years ago, a Los Angeles pro-Israel activist, Rachel Neuwirth got into a scuffle with UCLA's Hillel rabbi, Chaim Seidler-Feller. Originally, Seidler-Feller, who I'd known and worked closely with when I was a UCLA grad student, said that she'd called him a "capo," which had angered him and led to a scuffle. A few years later, some time after a civil … [Read more...]
Fahrblunget!*
That's the only word I can think of to describe the past two days of near-madness trying to solve a technical problem that prevented any readers from sending me e-mail via the blog over the past year. In that time, many people undoubtedly tried to contact me via the form linked at the top of this blog's main page. For some reason, I never received a … [Read more...]
Tikun Olam: Discover the Social Networks
The post title is a tweak of David Horowitz's slightly paranoiac, Discover the Networks: A Guide to the Political Left. My intent, however, was to remind all of you that I spend quite a bit of time social networking in order to promote the work of this blog and its political mission. If you do as well, please consider sharing and promoting my posts. You … [Read more...]