Ali Abunimah is a Palestinian who resides in Chicago. As the co-founder of the essential Electronic Intifada website, his goal is to give voice to the Palestinian cause and challenge the dominant Zionist narrative of our time. Leading Jewish blogger Phil Weiss writes that people like Ali should be seriously considered as a major figure in the American debate, yet he remains marginalised. Why? Read more »
Talking honestly about Palestine in Australia is clearly too challenging for some:
The decision by a Sydney library to dump an exhibition about Palestinian refugees after a visit by counter-terrorism police the night before it opened has been criticised as an act of censorship. Read more »
I sent the following (unpublished) letter to the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday:
Israel’s 60th birthday is being celebrated by Jews the world over but a growing number of global citizens share the view of South African liberation hero Desmond Tutu who said after returning from the Holy Land: “It reminded me so much of what happened to us black people in South Africa”. In other words, apartheid. Read more »
Revealed: how the Zionist lobby attempts to rewrite history and dishonesty change entries on Wikipedia.
Beginning today, a band of liberal Jews intends to transform the terms of the American debate over Israel — among the most delicate, controversial and combustible topics in politics. And right on time for Passover, the Jewish holiday marking deliverance from bondage.
UPDATE: More here. Read more »
My following article appears in today’s edition of Crikey:
Antony Loewenstein, author of My Israel Question, writes: Read more »
Myths on Who’s Really ‘Pro-Israel’ (by the co-founder of the new moderate Israel lobby, J-Street.)
The recent launch of new Israel lobby in the US, J Street, is an encouraging sign. Read more »
The Middle East is on fire. Israel is killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza. But the Australian Jewish News decides to feature on the front page of its website the following “story“: Read more »
My following article appears in today’s Online Opinion:
During Israel’s recent bombardment of Gaza, the Australian Jewish establishment reacted with unreserved support. Israel’s leading human rights organisation B’Tselem reported that the majority of Palestinian victims of the onslaught were civilians. Read more »
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