After a second woman came forward alleging sexual harassment against veteran Haaretz columnist, Ari Shavit, he resigned from the paper and from his weekly appearance on a Channel 10 news of the week show. The second victim, who refused to permit herself to be named, told the Jewish Forward that Shavit had molested her when she was a J Street staff member, … [Read more...]
Netanyahu’s Ethnic Cleansing Blood Libel
The pro-Israel crowd love to trot out anti-Semitic memes to smear their opponents. One of them, used widely by Alan Dershowitz and the like is the term “blood libel.” Accuse Israelis of killing Palestinians indiscriminately and it's a blood libel because, of course, a Jew shedding non-Jewish blood is the same as Jews murdering Christian babies to use their … [Read more...]
San Francisco JCRC Steals “Nakba”
Not to be outdone by Israel's theft of the homes of Palestinians expelled in the 1948 Nakba, the San Francisco Jewish Community Relations Council is stealing the very name "Nakba" itself. Tonight, a friend suggested that I Google "Nakba.com" to see what happened. When I did, the address redirected to "Jimena.org." This site is a hasbara effort dedicated … [Read more...]
Israel Independence Day Evokes Nazi-Era Slogan
Today is Israel Independence Day. It is also Nakba Day for Palestinians. Let's not forget. But in the Israeli celebration of the day, a live TV broadcast featured a flag-bearing color guard which formed the configuration of Hebrew words reading: "One people. One state." In the Israeli context, this is Palestine denialism. It says there is only … [Read more...]