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I’ve got a piece up on Jewcy this evening regarding the relative success of Avigdor Lieberman’s far-right party Yisrael Beiteinu and the impact his proposal to disenfranchise Israeli Arabs will have on pro-Israel advocacy efforts.
“The Israeli media is swimming in pronouncements from anonymous Israeli defense officials that the Gaza offensive has accomplished all it can in Gaza and yet has not dismantled Hamas’ infrastructure. Hamas has played it safe and is still capable of shooting just as many rockets per day as previously. Senior defense ministers back an immediate ceasefire.”
Max Blumenthal reports from the Israel solidarity rally this past Sunday in New York:
Killing civilians is not a just means of pursuing political recourse, either morally or legally, no matter which party does the killing.
The International Crisis Group weighs in on the War in Gaza. [International Crisis Group]
I somehow missed this Dec. 8 piece on Rabbi Menachem Froman, the chief rabbi of the West Bank settlement Tekoah, who advocates for peace and reconciliation with Hamas. If you missed it too, I highly recommend it. [NY Times]
Ross Douthat explores a [...]
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, author Douglas Rushkoff, and Rick Doblin, a psychedelics researcher respond to the question: What kind of creative approach can be taken by Israel as an alternative to its current military actions?
“It’s like a civilian carnage Toyotahon!”
Watch the full episode which has more discussion of Israel throughout.
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protest Israel’s siege on Gaza, Saturday, Jan. 3. More photos.
How-to on using social media tools (like Twitter) to track the Israel-Gaza conflict. [Mashable]
Wired reports on Israel’s use of social media in the propaganda war. [Wired]
Israel’s consulate holds a press conference on Twitter. [NY Times]
“Israel’s assault on Gaza has launched [...]
New York has a great piece in this past week’s issue about Tony Blair’s faith work following his departure from British politics.
The article goes some way in drawing what I see as the distinction between religious progressives and religious fundamentalists:
It’s not so simple that one can just root for the Palestinians or root for the Jews.
