Tagged: Zionism

Israel Celebrates Its Independence, We Mourn Our Loss
Ayman Odeh, New York Times

Israel Celebrates Its Independence, We Mourn Our Loss

Seventy years ago, the world changed around my family. The establishment of the state of Israel represented self-determination for Jews, but a catastrophe — “nakba” in Arabic — for Palestinians. In the area around the Mediterranean city of Haifa, where my family has lived for six generations, only 2,000 Palestinians of a population of 70,000 remained.

on April 18, 2018
No, You Can’t Be A Feminist And A Zionist
Mariam Barghouti, Forward

No, You Can’t Be A Feminist And A Zionist

Near Qalandia checkpoint in the West Bank, I watch as two female Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at a crowd of protesting Palestinian youths. One canister ricochets, hitting a young boy in the arm. The soldier who was shooting begins to laugh. Her colleague proudly pats her shoulder as they both reach to refill their weapons.

on November 27, 2017
Balfour Declaration of Support for Jewish Homeland Still Divisive at 100
David M. Halbfinger, New York Times

Balfour Declaration of Support for Jewish Homeland Still Divisive at 100

It was the moment of conception of what would become the State of Israel — or it was the original sin in which Israel was conceived. The Balfour Declaration, the pivotal, 67-word assurance by the British foreign secretary that promised support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people,” turned 100 on Thursday, meeting with tributes in Jerusalem and London, and tear gas in Bethlehem.

on November 2, 2017
What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About The Nakba
Donna Nevel, The Forward

What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About The Nakba

In recent weeks, I have been paying particular attention to the arguments in favor of Zionism from those who call themselves progressive Zionists and call for a two-state solution, support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, and express criticism of some of Israel’s policies and actions.

on March 29, 2017
Expert Q&A: The Iranian Nuclear Deal & the US Jewish Community Q&As
IMEU

Expert Q&A: The Iranian Nuclear Deal & the US Jewish Community

Following the Iranian nuclear agreement and the Congressional debate surrounding it, the IMEU offers this expert Q&A with Rabbi Joseph Berman, Government Affairs Liaison for Jewish Voice for Peace, focusing on the US Jewish community’s response to the deal.

on September 8, 2015
When Gaza Bleeds, South Africa Rages
Natasha Joseph, Al Jazeera America

When Gaza Bleeds, South Africa Rages

It's not often that the wardrobe choices of an 18-year-old schoolboy are commended in a statement by South Africa's ruling African National Congress – but that’s exactly what happened this week, in a sign of the prominence that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has assumed here during the current Gaza violence.

on August 15, 2014
Kahane’s legacy
Hanan Ashrawi, The Hill

Kahane’s legacy

Today, 20 years after Baruch Goldstein cut down so many innocent lives in a burst of hateful rage, the poisonous anti-Arab racism that turned him into a mass murderer is alive and well in Israel.

on March 1, 2014
Scarlett Johansson controversy shows Hollywood’s fading Zionism
Max Blumenthal, The National

Scarlett Johansson controversy shows Hollywood’s fading Zionism

What at first seemed like an enviable endorsement deal had transformed into a PR nightmare for one of Hollywood's rising stars. Johansson had become the target of widespread derision on social media, with viral internet memes mocking her cynical motives and humanitarian pretensions.

on February 9, 2014
Israel as a ‘Jewish’ state will legalise discrimination against Palestinians
Ben White, The National

Israel as a ‘Jewish’ state will legalise discrimination against Palestinians

For Israel to be a Jewish state, Palestinian refugees must be denied their right to return and Palestinian citizens must be discriminated against. Israel as a Jewish state means systematic discrimination in land, housing, citizenship rights, education and freedom of speech, all of which are well documented and occur right now. Photo: Christopher Hazou/IMEU

on January 19, 2014
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