Archive for: November, 2003

Israel building its own Berlin Wall

By Ida Audeh Speakout Column in the Rocky Mountain News November 28, 2003 Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Daniel Ayalon, misrepresented the nature and purpose of Israel’s wall in the West Bank (“Israeli ambassador defends fence, map,” Nov. 20).

UN, Israeli Institutions – Tell Sharon: Make Peace

by Michele Steinberg and Dean Andromidas November 28, 2003 issue of Executive Intelligence Review. In an unprecedented move, on Nov. 13, four former heads of the Shin Bet, the Israeli national security service, blasted the hardline policies of Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon towards the Palestinians. They declared, in a joint interview to Israel’s largest-circulation [...]

PNA Blasts Sharon’s Ultimatum, ‘Unilateral Steps’

Israeli PM Internationally, Internally Pressured, His Ruling Coalition Fractured Palestine Media Center – PMC Palestinian leadership has blasted Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s ultimatum to the Palestine National Authority (PNA) that Israel might annex land if peace negotiations fail and his threats to resort to “positive unilateral steps” as a public relations ploy, “a propaganda [...]

The Problem is Chutzpah

Uri Avnery in his article, “Anti-Semitism & Zionism“, relates a pivotal incident in his father’s life: One day, during a session of the court, a young lawyer cried out: “Jews like you are not needed here anymore!”

What has failed in Palestine, will fail in Iraq

By Ali Abunimah Electronic Iraq 26 November 2003 Just as many senior Israeli military officials are openly criticizing their government’s tactics in the occupied Palestinian territories, the United States is repeating in Iraq many of Israel’s worst mistakes. This will doom efforts to stabilize Iraq and restore its independence.

Interview with Professor Norman G. Finkelstein

By Y.M.D. FREMES The Palestine Chronicle “There was a time when mainstream historiography used to be Israeli propaganda. But now the factual record is no longer in dispute. The mainstream sources are pretty accurate ..”

Palestinians on Verge of Humanitarian Catastrophe

Over 9% of children under-5 suffer irreversible brain damage due to Israeli policies, UN Right to Food Report reveals. By Genevieve Cora Fraser RamallahOnline.com

Anti-Semitism & Zionism

by Uri Avnery “When my father went to Police headquarters to give notice of our departure, as required by law, the police officer exclaimed: “But Mr. Ostermann, what has entered your head? After all, you are a German like me!”

Understanding the Anti-Semitism Charge

We need to appreciate what the term “anti-Semite” means to the various people manning the sidelines of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The term means entirely different things to those avidly identifying themselves as Jewish and those of us who are Gentiles trying to do the right thing.

The state that cried “anti-Semitism”

Samah Sabawi, Ramallah Online Columnist Accusing Israel’s critics of anti-Semitism will have dangerous consequences …a man asked “How can one support justice for the Palestinians without being branded anti-Semitic?” Before I had a chance to respond, a woman stood up and said “So what if they call you anti-Semitic. The first time it may feel [...]

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