The two state solution is dead. There are a few who haven’t gotten the memo, including Tony Blinken, Joe Biden and most of the rest of the Democratic Party. Also including liberal Zionists, meaning most of the Israel Lobby i.e. all the leading UK and American Jewish organizations There’s a reason one-state is especially attractive […]
Shabak Torture Drives Israeli Palestinian Lawyer to Suicide
Amjad al-Safadi was an East Jerusalem defense attorney whose clients were Palestinian security prisoners. Two months ago, he himself was arrested by the Shabak and detained for 45 days. He was charged with aiding Palestinian militant groups and their detainees. During his detention he was tortured by Shabak interrogator goons. Among his claims were that […]
Goldberg-Gorenberg Lib-Zionist Love Fest Featured in NY Times Book Review
The NY Times made the odd choice of selecting liberal Zionist hawk Jeffrey Goldberg to review Gershom Gorenberg’s new paean to lib Zionism, The Unmaking of Israel. I’m only surprised that they didn’t assign the review to “Eytan” Bronner, that other Times paragon of lib Zionism, . Assigning the review to Goldberg is something akin to […]
Knesset Strips Palestinian MK of Parliamentary Privileges
Every day seems to bring yet a new outrage against free speech and democratic rights in Israel. Yesterday, the Israeli police manhandled the director of Women of the Wall, wrested a sacred Torah scroll from her hands, and hauled her off to jail–all for praying. Today, it only took 34 of the 120 member of […]
