NOTE: Thanks to Middle East Eye for publishing my latest piece today on Vice President Mike Pence's failed Middle East trip, in which even Jesus closed his door to him (Palestinian Christians refused to welcome him to Bethlehem). Give it a read and please share on social media. As I wrote yesterday here, Israel's far-right government has, true to form for … [Read more...]
The Case for Palestinian Return
The film, Dr. Strangelove bears the subtitle, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. An alternate, somewhat subversive title for this post might be: "How Israelis Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Right of Return." 972 Magazine published a post by Tom Pessah which advocated for full recognition of Palestinian Right of Return (ROR). … [Read more...]
Martin Luther King and the Israel Fraud
In memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., take this day to be kind to others pic.twitter.com/paqaAdKoie — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) January 15, 2018 On Martin Luther King day, and so many other days as well, the Israel Lobby trots out the few flattering quotations MLK delivered on Israel. The effect is a desperate attempt to make it appear that King was an … [Read more...]
When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys”
NOTE: I use the term "Palestinian" in various forms in this piece. But for the sake of variety (and to avoid repetition), or in order to portray the attitudes of some of the historical subjects, I use the term "Arab" at times, meaning it to be interchangeable with "Palestinian." This usage is not meant to be pejorative or prejudicial. الارشيف يكشف: … [Read more...]
