Israeli authorities have freed a group of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a US-brokered agreement to resume direct peace talks. The prisoners committed murder or attempted murder and have served 19 to 28 years. The Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs, Issa Qaraqai, dismissed the complaints[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Israel’
December 31st, 2013 - 12:01 am § in Israel/Palestine, Politics
Israel Releases Palestinians Jailed for Murder and Terrorism, Was Barghout included?
December 29th, 2013 - 10:20 pm § in Misc.
From the AAUP: What Makes Israel Different?
Paul Burstein: I have to admit I don’t understand why South Africa is always brought up as an analogy. The issue there was having residents of the country defined by race and treated entirely differently as a result. But residents (and citizens) of I[...]
December 29th, 2013 - 12:58 pm § in Misc.
TA Awards Medal for Academic Arrogance
Professor Herman Knowsitall Commemorative Medal for Academic Arrogance THE Ave Committee on Academic Awards* has awarded its first Knowsitall Award to the American Studies Association for their position paper in support of the boycott of Israel’s Universities. The document is[...]
December 25th, 2013 - 1:21 pm § in Politics
Address by Beyamin Netanyahu .. Seeking Peace For All Citizens of Israel This Christmas
As a Jew, this is a time of year to enjoy the best of Christianity, its unique .. though often lost … messages of peace and love. This year, it seems to me that this message is especially relevant to me as an academic, with the intense acrimony over the recent efforts of the American [&helli[...]
December 20th, 2013 - 3:29 pm § in Misc.
A Distinction Between Two Boycotts of Israel
from the UW AAUP listserv, a post by Raya Fidel I’m not familiar with the ASA’s procedures and their deliberations about the boycott statement. But I think it is important to understand that Israel is not a small, poor, week, and persecuted country. Or a country where “indivi[...]
December 18th, 2013 - 12:00 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Peace is Possible?
Beit Jalla, West Bank – Palestinians Ready To Extend Talks With Israel Today 01:34 PM Beit Jalla, West Bank – The chief Palestinian peace negotiator says the Palestinians are ready to extend the current talks with Israel beyond an April deadline — if there is a framework agreement in[...]
December 10th, 2013 - 9:46 am § in Misc.
SHAME SHAME on Israel
“The whole world chose to come to be part of this momentous occasion. It’s a sad day not just for Israel but for world Jewry, a missed opportunity,” Zev Krenge, president of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. Johannesburg, South Africa – Benjamin Netanyahu has brought same on [...]
December 9th, 2013 - 1:07 pm § in Misc.
Jimmy Carter to join Barack, Bill, George W at Nelson’s Funeral. WWMD?
WWJMD… what would Mandela do (in Israel/Palestine?) Mr. Carter will, in my opinion, emerge as one of America’s great presidents. He gets dissed by the Repricans as part of their effort to lionize Reagan, to pretend that their senile old man ended the cold war, to ignore the war crimes in[...]
Miss Israel: Obama Invites First Ethiopean-Israeli Beauty Queen to Dinner
“This was an incredible moment,” Titi says. “Obama is a figure that I want to emulate. I did a project on him in school and I knew what he had been through and what he had done. He was like a mentor for me, so to meet him and say hello, it was like closing […][...]
The Healer … a wife?
Isn’t This Gif Awesome? It reminds me of the frustrations of resolving feuds … whether they are personal or huge scale diplomatic issues. This image could be an attorney trying to get the parties to work together or a diplomat talking with the Israelis and the Palestinians. Is this heale[...]