Posts Tagged: Israel Occupation
Israel Does Not ‘Occupy’ Gaza; Here Are the Facts
The Guardian’s Bethan McKernan, perhaps the most blatantly biased Jerusalem correspondent at the outlet since Chris McGreal, recently decided not only to elide Israel’s 2005...
I Experienced Antisemitism in College; I Won’t Be Silenced Again
Until a few months ago, I could have shared how lucky I was to have never experienced antisemitism. That’s no longer true. As a first-year...
How and Why the Media Accepts Palestinian Lies
A Palestinian leather goods and embroidery shop in Ramallah, named "Rahala" ("nomad"), insists that American, British, and French customers grovel and apologize before they are...
Debunking Another Anti-Israel Myth: Jewish Self-Determination Is Not a ‘Colonial’ Enterprise
The publication of Amnesty International’s latest report charging Israel with maintaining a “cruel system of apartheid” -- and of trying to establish “Jewish domination and...
South African Press Wages Anti-Israel Smear Campaign Over Miss Universe Pageant
The whipped-up controversy over the upcoming Miss Universe beauty pageant being held in Israel took another turn this week, when the South African government announced it...
Do Palestinians Really Just Want ‘East Jerusalem’?
It is common practice for news outlets to use boilerplate copy -- written text that can be reused in new contexts or applications without significant...
Associated Press Transforms Convicted Terrorist Into ‘Palestinian Lawmaker’
In a July 13 piece titled, "Israel bars jailed Palestinian from daughter’s funeral," the Associated Press (AP) described Israel’s refusal to: let a prominent jailed Palestinian...
The ICC Wants to Place Israel on Par With Terrorist Armies
The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s Pre-Trial Chamber on February 5, stating that the court has jurisdiction to investigate suspected war crimes in...
PA PM Says Paying Salaries to Terrorists Is ‘Sacred’
Earlier this month, under Israeli pressure, some Arab banks doing business in the territories stopped paying stipends and salaries to former Palestinian prisoners and families...
The Consequences of Territorial Annexation
The formation of an Israeli coalition government led by Bibi Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, the leaders of Likud and Blue and White, respectively, will finally...
Israel Should Make Decisions for Itself
JNS.org - In principle, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s answer to a question about Israel’s new coalition government seems unexceptionable. The agreement signed by...
Mideast History Does Not Begin When Journalists Arrive
One reason that journalists often get stories wrong and mislead their audiences is because they often behave as if history begins when they arrive in...
Arab States Have Everything to Gain From Normalization With Israel
As an Arab activist and writer, I call on the Arab world to normalize relations with Israel -- a move that would be almost entirely...
Losing the Semantic War on ‘Palestine’
I have written before about the importance of semantics in the discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and how frustrated many people are about losing various...
