American Jews Still Reject Zionism at Their Own Risk
It is impossible for American Jews to participate in their own communities without endorsing the atrocities perpetrated by Israel against Arabs.
It is impossible for American Jews to participate in their own communities without endorsing the atrocities perpetrated by Israel against Arabs.
Phyllis Bennis discusses the Israeli attack on Gaza.
The Obama administration gave Israel the go-ahead to escalate in Gaza.
Israeli last to know that his negotiations with Ahmed Jabari were as doomed as the man.
To Israel, Gaza stands in for Iran as an attack surrogate.
“Longer term, if we don’t understand this in the context of occupation, we’re never going to end this cycle,” Bennis says.
Ahmad Jaabari negotiated the ceasefire that had mostly held over much of the last year.
If the General Assembly approves Palestine’s application for non-member status, Israel’s isolation from the international community would only grow.
Growing international awareness of the Israeli occupation has heralded a shift among the U.S. Jewish community away from Israel.
To begin with, the United States should drop the demand for regime change in Syria.
Obama can stem the decline of U.S. influence in the Middle East, but only if he gives the people of the region a reason to want it.
Though a supporter of Israel’s right to exist, George McGovern also became an outspoken opponent of its human rights abuses.
In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.
Once again the drone war, militarization of U.S. policy in Africa, and Palestine all remain unmentioned.
Beneath the bluster, Romney’s foreign policy isn’t so different from Obama’s. It’s just worse.