Posts Tagged: Israeli Occupation
Reviewing a BBC News ‘Six-Day War’ Backgrounder
Fifty years ago, the build-up of events that led to the Six-Day War had already begun. After 14 Palestinian terror attacks had been carried out with Syrian support since April...
The Israeli ‘Occupation’ Tour
On my last visit to Israel, I thought it would be interesting to take a tour of the West Bank from the perspective of critics of Israeli...
Israel’s Anti-Boycott Law Is Overdue
Last week, the Israeli Knesset passed a law barring the entry of visitors who have called for a boycott of Israel, or who are otherwise...
‘Illegal Settlements’ as Blood Libel: What Comes Next?
Many critics of President Obama's abstention from the recent UN Security Council vote, and Secretary of State John Kerry’s justification for this betrayal, underplayed or missed the...
The Choice Is Not Between ‘Occupation’ and Peace
Reports from the recent Herzliya Conference have sparked renewed debate over whether the pro-Israel community should partner with J Street in the fight against BDS...
July 31: The Day a Million Palestinians Lost Their Citizenship
July 31 is a very big anniversary in Palestinian Arab history. Yet among all the anniversaries that Palestinians mark, I didn't see anyone talking about this...
Golan Heights Druze Leader Disputes UN Accusation About ‘Hardship of Israeli Occupation’
A leader of the Druze population of the Golan Heights disputed the assertion of a United Nations committee that accused Israel of imposing economic and...
Methodists Vote to Divest From Hate and Invest in Peace
In 2016, the frontline of the war against the legitimacy of the Jewish state isn’t Gaza or Israel’s northern border -- or even the Golan Heights. It...
Israel’s Defenders Must Step Up Efforts on Behalf of the Jewish State
The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is heating up, with activists trying to spread the EU's labeling initiative that singles out Israeli products from Judea...
Ban Ki-Moon’s Outrageous Op-Ed
On Sunday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon published an op-ed in The New York Times to do what he does best: Pummel Israel while protesting against...
The Moral Reasons Why the Israeli Occupation Must End
There are four ethical theories -- Kantian, utilitarian, virtue-based, and religious -- that demonstrate the lack of moral foundation in the continuing the occupation. Israelis have the responsibility to...
Israel’s Occupation Ended 20 Years Ago This Week
Twenty years ago this week, Israel's occupation of the Palestinians came to an end. So why do Israel's critics keep claiming that Israel is still...
New York Times Accidentally Tells the Truth About the Palestinians
To read the New York Times, one would think that the situation in the Judea-Samaria (West Bank) region in 2015 is the same as it...
The Progressive View of Distinguishing Between Antisemitism and Anti-Israelness
When civil rights attorney Gil McGuire took to the pages of the Los Angeles Times to respond to actor Michael Douglas' widely distributed article about his...
