Six decades since the Arab states invaded Palestine and occupied the west bank of the Jordan and Gaza, there are still Arab children, now called Palestinians, living in refugee camps. Any fair person recognizes that the Palestinians live in a bad situation. A civil society built while under occup[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Palestine’
January 7th, 2014 - 3:16 am § in Misc.
American Academics’ Bigotry
In Response to a post at the AAUP by Professor Rafael an update to a post from Dec 29. He says (see below) There seems to be a lot of mistaken notions about the [...]
January 2nd, 2014 - 2:55 am § in Misc.
Israeli and Palestinians Back Two States
West Bank – A poll suggests a majority of Israelis and Palestinians supports the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, but remains suspicious of the other side. The survey was released Wednesday, hours before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s return to the region. Kerry[...]
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 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 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[...]
Cisco, Israel and Palestine … a better idea for peace?
Forbes has an amazing peace on efforts, successful efforts, led by Cisco to build economic efforts on the West Bank using the drive and intelligence of the Palestinians and building on Israel’s success as an innovative technology society. “At the “coffee corners” on some floors the I[...]
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[...]