Gideon Levy writes about a phenomenon I have discussed in the past: Anti-Semitism is raising its head. Not in Warsaw, Munich or Paris, and there’s no need for the Anti-Defamation League to wave the evidence around. It’s right here, in our own home, in verdant Ramat Aviv, the most enlightened suburb of Tel Aviv, our [...]
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A debate between Neve Gordon and Lany Davis on the war in Gaza. An earlier interview with Neve Gordon may be found here. Tweet
I admit that my fascination with the Madoff scandal is related to the fact that I personally know people and institutions affected by his scheme, particularly through dealings with Ezra Merkin, whose family I knew in my childhood. But Madoff seems to be a popular metaphor with others, as in this article by Frank Rich. Tweet
Although I am an optimist by nature, the depth of ugliness to which human beings can go, never surprises me. Humans often try to distinguish ourselves from animals. I would say that the only distinction between humans and animals, is that we are the only species that is intentionally cruel. Tweet
Tony Judt, an eminent professor of history at NYU, has appeared in this blog many times. Below is another interesting analysis of his, that recently appeared in Ha’aretz. I have often viewed the conflict between Israel and Palestine as analogous to two little children fighting over a silly toy, each side crying “It’s mine” “It’s [...]
I have written in the past about my attitudes towards intolerance. And I have written about hypocrisy and the need to oppose anti-democratic actions by both the empire and its opponents. I feel, therefore, the need to write something about the hype surrounding the cartoons that are causing such an uproar around the world. Tweet
Neve Gordon is one of my favorite commentators, and has appeared many times before on this site. He reviews a recently published book by Norman Finkelstein, and the controversy around that book. “Two important implications can be drawn from Finkelstein’s study, one political and the other academic. Politically, Beyond Chutzpah reveals how Israel has defied [...]
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In this second part of my series on the “logic” of occupation, I discuss Jew’s overuse of the term “anti-semite,” in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Tweet
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