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Protests in and about Gaza
Analyzing two pieces in The Forward: a review of a documentary film about the anti-Israel protests at Columbia, and an article about the anti-Hamas protests in Gaza.
Israeli Right-wing Gov’s Grotesque Agenda
The protesters’ banner reads: “It’s time for a government of Recovery.” This analysis is by the national chair of Canadian Friends of Peace Now, who joins us as a contributing writer.
Israel has had enough of Netanyahu
Netanyahu knows [that if] elections were to be held tomorrow, he’d be thrown out of office. … and he’d likely wind up spending time in jail, like his predecessor, the former prime minister Ehud Olmert.
When reality truly overwhelms your worst imaginings
This is a Cri de Coeur from Israel for the government to end this nightmare by completing the deal it originally signed to release the remaining hostages, currently abandoned and left to their torturous fate.
The Govt’s Wrong, But Khalil’s No Champion of Free Speech
Khalil is no hero. It’s just that the way the government is mistreating him is unacceptable, unforgivable, and terrifying.
Oscar-winning Doc is All Too True
Its narrative focus is upon the evolving partnership and friendship of two filmmakers — one a villager and the other an Arabic-speaking Israeli journalist, who is readily accepted for who he is, a “Yahud” (Jew) who has come in solidarity.
Chainsaw to USAID curtails Israeli humanitarian aid to Palestinians
We were still owed over $1 million on the grant, training sessions were cancelled and staff left unfunded. Nurses and hospital administrators are feeling abandoned after so much good work has already been done.
Books Are Dangerous?
This Israeli journalist was shocked by the police raid on the Educational Bookshop, a highly regarded institution in East Jerusalem, and the arrest of its owner and his nephew.
Navigating Around Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’
My dream scenario would be the imposition of moderate Arab forces and funding to oversee reconstruction and to shepherd in governance under a reformed Palestinian Authority, with the ultimate goal of negotiating peace with Israel.