Posts Tagged: Israel Human Rights
Context Is Key: The Gaza March Was a Riot, Not a Protest
JNS.org - Over the past several weeks, there has been much discussion of the events last spring on the border between Israel and the Gaza...
The Guardian Falsely Blames Israel for Shortage of Medicine in Gaza
Here are the first few paragraphs of a December 31 Guardian article (“Palestinian superbug epidemic could spread, say doctors”) by Madlen Davies and Emma Graham-Harrison: Doctors...
AirBDS, the Antisemitic Bed and Breakfast
For defenders and lovers of Israel, Airbnb’s partial retraction of their discriminatory policy of de-listing Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria is cause to celebrate....
Israel’s Nationality Law Does Not Discriminate Against Minorities
One wonders why there has been such a hue and cry about Israel’s new Nationality Law (which was passed on July 19, 2018). After the legislation...
Stinting on Compassion for Jewish Victims of Terror
JNS.org - In a moment that had to tug at the heartstrings of their listeners, a young Israeli couple whose baby was killed as the...
The BBC’s Spotty Coverage of Terrorism in Israel: November 2018
The Israel Security Agency’s report on terror attacks during November 2018 shows that throughout the month, a total of 645 incidents took place: 106 in Judea...
On the Yazidi Genocide, a Bad Day for the Knesset
JNS.org - Something rather unexpected and disturbing occurred in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on November 21. A bill recognizing the 2014 slaughter of the Yazidi...
Fisking a Single Sentence of James Zogby
James Zogby, the founder and president of the Arab American Institute, wrote an essay earlier this month that was translated and reproduced in Arabic news sites. Called...
Looking at a World Without Israel
So you think that Israel should be replaced by a Palestinian state from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea? That Israel should cease to...
Watchdog: Human Rights NGOs Are Silent on Hamas’ Rocket Terrorism
Major human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have failed to condemn the barrage of rockets and mortars fired indiscriminately into Israel by Hamas, a survey published...
Why Is the BBC Still Ignoring Palestinian Torture?
As regular readers may recall, the BBC has been ignoring an unusual story unfolding in Israeli courts for well over a year: "BBC News ignores...
On Ari Fuld’s Murder, Israel Must Not Sacrifice Deterrence for Revenge
Ever since Israel first embarked on its policy of destroying the homes of families of terrorists -- even if they had nothing to do with...
Israel Circumvents Abbas to Help Provide Electricity to Gaza
This is from Haaretz: There may be some relief in store for the electricity shortage in the Gaza Strip. Under an agreement drawn up in recent...
Palestinians Don’t Have to Live Like Refugees
Dramatic shifts are rare in American foreign policy. But one undeniable example is the Trump administration’s recent decision to cease funding the United Nations Relief...
