The National, March 27, 2010 In 1984 Dov Shilansky, then Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, called the African Hebrew Israelites “worse than the PLO.” Referring to their small village in the desert town of Dimona, Shilansky issued an ominous warning, “[I]n a very short time, the Black Hebrews won’t be here anymore.” Two years later, …
The Huffington Post, March 23, 2010 Zeek, March 23, 2010 A drive east of the Green Line suggests the two-state solution is moot. Jewish-only roads slice through the hills. The separation barrier winds through the West Bank, choking Palestinian villages. Settlements are lodged in the land’s throat. Dr. Neve Gordon, author of the book Israel’s …
The National, March 20, 2010 Despite renewed threats of arrest and violence, more than 100 Palestinian and Israelis made the weekly march from a mosque in the West Bank village of Bil’in to the security barrier where they squared off with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). A handful of Palestinian youth, who covered their faces …
The Huffington Post, March 17, 2010 Monday morning, I received an email with the subject line “A Strange Night Raid in Bil’in.” An enclosed link led to video footage that I would call more chilling than strange. Israeli soldiers stalk through the West Bank village, taping Hebrew documents to shuttered storefronts. The village is black, silent. …
The National, March 13, 2010 Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of the American activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, reflect on their daughter’s last moments. Rachel stood, using her body as a shield to guard the home of the Palestinian family she’d lived with for two months …
The Huffington Post, March 10, 2010 Zeek, March 10, 2010 Pesach is right around the corner. And while Israel will go through the motions of the holiday, it won’t reach the spirit of Passover. Why? Israel has lost its moral compass. I’m not talking about Gaza, the Occupation, or 1948, although the expulsion of the …
Maan News Agency, March 9, 2010 Tomorrow the Israeli Defense Ministry will go on trial as a court hears the case against it, filed by the family of an American woman who was killed by Israeli Defense Forces in March of 2003. The civil suit charges the Defense Ministry with responsibility for the death of …
The Jerusalem Post (print edition), March 5, 2010 On Tuesday night, Africans, Israelis, and internationals marked the opening of a new South Tel Aviv community center with a Purim party, attended by the children of asylum seekers and kids from the neighborhood. Decorations, candy, and other sweets were donated by Hilit Insurance Agency, which specializes …
The Jerusalem Post, February 19, 2010 Like many Israeli students her age, Criselle, 16, is planning to travel with her class to Poland. Her journey isn’t without obstacle, however. Criselle, the daughter of Filipino workers, might be unable to re-enter Israel when she returns because she is without legal status. Criselle is part of the …
Maan News Agency, February 20, 2010 The Huffington Post, February 21, 2010 Zeek, February 23, 2010 Not long after I’d stood on a sidewalk in East Jerusalem and felt a swell of hope at the Sheikh Jarrah protest, the Im Tirtzu storm hit. In late January, Im Tirtzu, an extreme right-wing nationalist group that describes …