Search
Israel/Palestine
Wrestling on Shaky Ground: Israel, Palestine, and the Decline of a Superpower
| by Adam Keller | Winter 2012 |
Since the beginning of 2011, Israeli politicians, generals, and diplomats displayed a growing nervousness in anticipation of "September," i.e., the proclaimed Palestinian intention to seek a full United Nations Membership for the State of Palestine.
A ‘Palestinian Spring’? Not Yet.
| Bashir Abu-Manneh | October 17, 2011 |
[This is a revised version of a talk given at a conference sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine held at Columbia University, October 14-16, 2011.]
Hannah Arendt Against the Facts
| Gertrude Ezorsky | July 29, 2011 |
[The publication in 1963 of Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt provoked a storm of controversy which has been going on for decades. Arendt, the author of the famed The Origins of Totalitarianism claimed that Eichmann, organizer of the Holocaust, was not a fanatic who hated Jews but a normal man, and that Jewish leaders and organizations cooperated with him to an extraordinary degree.
The Bard ISM Student Organization Controversy
| by Leon Botstein | Summer 2011 |
Over the past several weeks, Bard College and I as its president have been the object of unsubstantiated, exaggerated, and often vitriolic accusations regarding a student group on campus that has chosen to affiliate itself with an organization called the International Solidarity Movement. Some of those who have posted on blogs and written emails claim that ISM is a "terrorist" organization committed to the destruction of the State of Israel and its people.
CPD Statements on Syria and Israel
| Joanne Landy | June 11, 2011 |
The Campaign for Peace and Democracy issued two statements on June 9, one on the movement for democracy in Syria and the other on Israel's brutal response to unarmed demonstrators.
CPD Salutes Syria's Courageous Democratic Movement
June 9, 2011
Neither Masks nor Gloves
| by Laurie Calhoun | Summer 2011 |
IN 1961, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERwarned about the dangers of capitalized war, how the military-industrial complex was already taking on a life all its own, and the single-minded quest for profit—a virtue under capitalism — would continue to drive weapons companies to exert an untold influence upon politicians. Since that time, the war-making apparatus has expanded both in size and in kind, with ever more partners joining in on the enterprise.
Human rights activist Mazin Qumsiyeh has been arrested by Israeli soldiers
| Lois Weiner | May 15, 2011 |
Human rights activist, Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, was arrested by Israeli soldiers along with two
Tyrants Tremble
| Steve Shalom | March 9, 2011 |
Since the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, tyrants everywhere have been trembling, as have their backers in Washington, Paris, and Tel Aviv.
Now Haaretz reports that the Israel Defense Forces (sic) are updating their plans for dealing with massive, nonviolent protests in the Occupied Territories.
Audacity and Insolence
| Steve Shalom | February 17, 2011 |
According to the Israeli government, two Iranian warships plan to sail through the Suez canal en route to Syria. Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, declared that "this is a provocation that proves that Iranian audacity and insolence are increasing." The international community, warned Lieberman, "must understand that Israel cannot forever ignore these provocations."
The Decommissioners - Update
| James Bargent | July 9, 2010 |
The trial of the Decommissioners lasted three weeks, in which time the jury heard not only from the Decommissioners but also detailed evidence of war crimes committed in Palestine and testimony from EDO managing director Paul Hills, who faced questions about his company’s dealings with Israel. All the defendants were acquitted by unanimous jury decisions. One of the defendants, Chris Osmond, said: "It was the right verdict. Our action was because nobody else was willing to take action.