When is “terror,” terror? When is it something else? Who defines what is “terror?” Tonight’s post will be difficult to write because it will try to parse the linguistic thicket defining “terrorism” in the Israeli context. Most of us understand terror as an act of violence by individuals or groups aggrieved for their treatment at […]
Israel’s Beast of Burden
I saw this image tonight and had such an intense wave of disgust wash over me. This is the proverbial picture worth a thousand words. It displays a vicious visual ‘poetry’ and deserves to win photographer, Baz Ratner, a Pulitzer Prize. The picture was shot at a protest by thousands of Ethiopian Israelis angry about an assault […]
Police Tractors Vandalizing Negev Bedouin Fields Cause Massive Fatal Accident, 8 Bedouin Women Killed
Today, there was a massive, tragic accident in the Israeli Negev. Eight Bedouin women were killed in a bus crash with oversized agricultural vehicles. They had been returning from a pilgrimage to the Al Aqsa mosque. Unfortunately, Israeli mainstream media has concealed the most important, and shocking aspects of this tragedy. There is an Israeli […]
Israeli Police Murder 2 Bedouin, Provoke Riot in Negev
I’ve been reading reports from the Israeli Negev about the death of a Bedouin at the funeral over the past day or so. The reports I saw were short on details. Today, Yoav Peled sent me this posting from a Bedouin Google Group which riveted my attention, offering a fuller picture of the police brutality running […]
