I was just reading an informative history of white-on-black violence in America published in The Atlantic, when one particular method of such violence struck me. Here's the passage: Consider the little-known history of racial cleansing in America. Across the South and Midwest...hundreds of counties...experienced sharp and abrupt drop-offs of their black … [Read more...]
Israel “Legalizes” Settlements Built on Privately-Owned Palestinian Land
I really wanted to use the term "steals" in the headline. But I figured I better use a slightly less confrontational term there and then really let loose in the post itself. The Knesset just "legalized" the theft of thousands of dunams of land it doesn't own. It stole this land from private Palestinian landowners in a shady deal that is characteristic of … [Read more...]
Likud Central Committee Members Steal Palestinian Homes, Expel Owners
Tal Schneider, Israel's leading political blogger, broke a major story yesterday about the Hebron homes stolen and occupied over the past few days. In a new expansionist move from the 800-strong settler enclave amidst 30,000 Palestinian residents of Hebron, an Israeli group claimed to have purchased four Palestinian homes. The indigenous residents had … [Read more...]
Sheikh Jarrah Settlers Let Attack Dogs Loose Against Protesters
Sports Illustrated has its bikini issues featuring the hottest bods of 2011. We have our own feature: the Settlers of Sheikh Jarrah. This may become a regular feature if my friends in Solidarity can produce figures as colorful as today's subject, Yaakov Fauci aka Yaakov Ish Tam and the Kalashnikover Rebbe. In a scene reminiscent of other times of … [Read more...]
