Posts Tagged Aaron’s Israel Peace Blog
Targeting Civilians
Apr 2
There is quite a bit of brouhaha regarding Judge Goldstone recent op-ed in the Washington Post. As I see it, broader issues are involved. I am not about to delve into what motivated Judge Goldstone to write this op-ed at this time. Most commentary on that subject continues the ceaseless ad hominem attacks against the [...]
[Another guest post by Neve Gordon about the decline of democracy in Israel --the editor] Imagine a college student returning to her university after spending Christmas break at home. At the airport she logs on to the Internet to double check some of thesources she used in her final take-home exam for the course “Introduction to [...]
[Another guest post by Neve Gordon about the attack on academic freedom in Israel --the editor] “Everything is political,” cultural theorists often claim. Recently, Bar Ilan University in Israel, decided to prove them right. Located on the outskirts of Tel-Aviv, Bar Ilan likes to boast that it is the largest university in Israel. Its official [...]
Lights of 9/11
Sep 11
Click here to download: IMG_0002.mov (12905 KB) View from my window of only memorial 9/11 will ever need – video version
[Neve Gordon has appeared many times on this blog. I don't usually do "guest posts" but I received an email with what follows and asked Professor Gordon for his permission to reprint it here. The far-right in Israel is crossing dangerous boundaries. --the editor] On May 31, I joined some 50 students and faculty members [...]
Sixth in a series. Sadly this probably won’t be the last. Question 1: Israel, like every other country has the right to self defense. The flotilla was an attack on Israeli sovereignty! Imagine if they had tried to land on the coast of Florida, how would the US react? Answer: Surely Israel has the right [...]
When we moved to Israel in 1983, my first job was at Israel’s largest (at the time) software consultancy. One of my colleagues was a modern Orthodox (“dati”) man. I was far less to the “left” then, and since this man actually lived in a Tel Aviv suburb, not the settlements, I assumed he was [...]
Chris Hedges is a writer and thinker whom I greatly admire. In the past I have written about his book War is Force that Gives us Meaning. Recently I came across an article he wrote at Truthdig, Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction, which is both insightful and depressing. About a year ago I [...]
I have cited Colin Dayan’s book Cruel and Unusual several times. Here is a lecture by the author herself:
“A Game Changer”
Dec 11
Real News Network does a good job presenting the significance of the possible prisoner exchange:
Professor Tony Judt at NYU, whose writings have often appeared on this site, recently gave a lecture at NYU. As always, it is well worth reading. In fact I would argue it is mandatory reading for anyone who considers themself “leftist” or “progressive.” Judt provides the historical background for the political debates of today. He [...]
Portraits of Power
Dec 1
Photographer Platon photographs dozens of the world’s leaders at the recent General Assembly meeting. Be sure to listen to his commentary on each of the photos. Listen to the audio interview with him first, by clicking on the last icon of the thumbnails.
November Roundup
Nov 30
November was a very busy month for me so I haven’t had time to write extended commentaries. Meanwhile I am posting links and short comments on articles that interest me on Twitter. If you don’t use Twitter, you can follow along in the widget on the lower right hand side of this page. One article [...]
As I’ve noted many times my blood starts to boil when so-called progressives start talking about how we need to return to being “a nation of laws.” As we see in the video, Israel has scrupulously followed the law in perpetrating this crime against innocents: Israel’s use of the law to expropriate Palestinian land is [...]
The attacks against Judge Goldstone’s report on the Gaza war fall into three categories: personal attacks against him, attacks on the accuracy and veracity of the findings and attacks against the UN body that commissioned the report. In this recent interview with Bill Moyers, Judge Goldstone responds to all these attacks and others as well. [...]