by Sam Bahour — Tony Klug For 55 years, Israel has cherry-picked the Geneva Convention which governs the laws of occupation. Throughout this whole period, the international community has been complicit in this deception by doing nothing about it. …

“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” ― T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets A heated argument is taking place about the morality, benefit, and value of traveling to Palestine to witness firsthand what Palestinians are facing in the context of prolonged Israeli military occupation. Assuming these travelers are well-intentioned and want…

Foreign media refuses to report the story. By Sam Bahour Around 4 AM last night, six armored Palestinian jeeps entered Tel Aviv’s northern neighborhoods, breaking the pre-dawn calm and causing havoc across the city. Finally, the jeeps converged on a 2-story home. Over 30 masked Palestinian soldiers surrounded the residence…

Among the extensive literature on Palestine and Israel, Stranger in My Own Land: Palestine, Israel and One Family’s Story of Home by Fida Jiryis provides a rare, and rarely accessible, perspective. The author was born to Palestinian parents from Fassouta, a Christian village in Upper Galilee, on the Israeli side…

“This is all we ask. Go back and tell the truth.” The author of this memoir, Rev. Don Wagner, is a longtime friend. Back in the day, Rev. Wagner was based in Chicago, Illinois and I was in Youngstown, Ohio. We both were engaged in the same struggle for Palestine…

Unilateral action by all may be the only way forward. Some say: “Forget international law. Forget non-violent resistance. Forget BDS. Forget diplomacy. Forget negotiations. Forget state-building. Forget economic development. The only remaining way to liberate Palestine is to revoke acceptance of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (the Partition…

No amount of Israeltalk can whitewash Israeli crimes. I am careful about recommending books. Everyone’s time is precious. My commending two books to your attention in a single review, then, means I found them to be beyond impressive. Both books are authored by Alex McDonald: How I Learned to Speak…

Many are on your side, showing you the way out. — In 2022, Jews in Israel and around the world will celebrate Passover beginning on April 16. Passover is the seven-day holiday of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, commemorating the ancient Hebrews’ escape from enslavement in Egypt. Ancient Hebrews may have set themselves free, but modern-day Hebrews remain enslaved like no…

Bennett’s initiative to entice Palestinians to work in Israel’s high-tech sector will make it harder for the struggling Palestinian economy to stand on its own two feet. — ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett may have brought about Benjamin Netanyahu’s defeat and created Israel’s most diverse government, but governing is more than electoral gymnastics. …