Yohanna Kinberg· Olympia · FACEBOOK I am a Zionist. I am a lover of Israel. Just like I have been every other day of my life. But Israel is coming close to being an apartheid state. Entrenched in oppression, unable to see past it. And I know most Israelis, like myself, do not want to […][...]
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A Rabbinical Comment on the UN Security Council Resolution
T’ruah Statement on UNSC Resolution “T’ruah has long advocated for an end to occupation, which violates the human rights of Palestinians while threatening the safety and security of Israelis. The expansion of settlements involves land theft, as well as the blocking of access to land an[...]
December 26th, 2016 - 4:41 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Obama May Have Force Fed Peace
Ken Waltzer FACEBOOK Some thoughts on what the UN Security Council resolution 2334 might mean and about what is next. Meantime, despite all the good diplomatic action de-isolating Israel by initiatives involving Africa, former Soviet republics, some Arab states, China, even Russia, the UNSCR 2334 [...]
December 26th, 2016 - 1:55 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
It’s The Settlements Stupid
Americans for Peace Now Barak Ravid: “The U.S. warned Netanyahu for eight years that his policy would have a price, but he didn’t listen. He preferred pacifying the settler lobby instead of making a plan of action. He has only himself to blame . . . There are many precedents for American pre[...]
December 26th, 2016 - 12:34 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
The biggest loser under the recent UN Resolution on Israeli settlements, aside from the settler movement itself, is the BDS Movement.
This is precisely what the BDS Movement does NOT want. Consider Section 5 of Resolution 2334, which calls upon all states “to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967.” This is precisely what the BDS Mov[...]
December 19th, 2016 - 12:43 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
PALESTINE: As Trump Moves Settler, PLO Strengthens Its Grip on West Bank.
West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has tightened his grip on power by stripping the parliamentary immunity of five lawmakers seen as opposing him, weeks after being reappointed chairman of the main political party. The move follows a decision by a Palestinian court last week to se[...]
December 18th, 2016 - 9:58 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Trump Picks Ultranationalist as Ambassador to Isreal
Dialog on FACEBOOK: Ken Waltzer Disgusting pick, pro-settlers, ultranationalist, anti two state solution, calls people who are liberal Jews not Jews and kapos. Besides the fact, he has no relevant experience except fronting for Friend of Bet El. Bryce Sandler At this point, do you really think a &[...]
December 16th, 2016 - 9:57 am § in America, Israel/Palestine
Trump Chooses Greater Israel Lawyer as Ambassador to Jerusalem
Jerusalem -A top Jewish settler leader on Friday lauded U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s selection for ambassador to Israel, saying his choice of David Friedman will provide settlers with a “direct line to the American president.” Oded Revivi, the chief foreign envoy of the Yesha Council, s[...]
My Letter to The US State Department: “End Support for the Occupation by Israel”
I support Israel. I am disgusted with the inability of the Palestinians to recognize peace. But now, I write in disgust abut the right wing Israeli government’s apparent commitment to wither permanent occupation or out and out war. The US needs to extricate itself form the trap being cre[...]