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. …