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Jackie Mason says ‘giving’ the Palestinians the West Bank is like giving them half of Florida 27 Aug 2013 | 08:34 pm
It seems that ShalomTV interviewed "iconic Jewish comedian" Jackie Mason, then 81, last February. The full interview is here, complete with his use of the word feigele, a derisive Yiddish word for gay...
How do you celebrate the march on Washington? Fight Islamophobia 27 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
The giant retrospective the country is having this week about the march on Washington 50 years ago is not about self-congratulation, it is about the meaning of history, and to me that meaning seems ve...
Do’s and don’ts for progressives discussing Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
With Syria back in the news due to the horrific chemical weapons attack last week that killed hundreds and threats from the US to engage in military strikes, below are some do's and don'ts for progres...
Israel arrests Palestinian youth leader invited to State Dep’t training session 27 Aug 2013 | 02:53 am
The leader of a Palestinian youth group who was invited to a social media training session organized by the State Department "to create a sustainable community that fosters innovation and social progr...
After Qalandia killings, shops close in Jerusalem and Ramallah, and Al Aqsa brigade members brandish AK-47s 27 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
Clashes in Qalandia refguee camp near Jerusalem continue hours after three Palestinians killed during early morning arrest. (Video: Maysa Ayaad) Funerals for the three Palestinians killed earlier tod...
The new anti-Semitism, and the campaign to silence American critics of Israel 26 Aug 2013 | 10:27 pm
Despite many assaults, past and present, the First Amendment of the United States constitution broadly guarantees freedom of speech. But it is threatened by a slanderous campaign to discredit or sile...
Help fund new Antony Loewenstein documentary on disaster capitalism 26 Aug 2013 | 08:51 pm
Our friend Antony Loewenstein is working on an important documentary about the pillaging of resources without respect for the people's interests in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Papua New Guinea. He's got a...
Killings in Qalandia cause Palestinians to cancel talks set for today 26 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli forces in the Qalandia refugee camp. (Ahmad Gharabli / AFP/Getty Images / August 26, 2013) (photo: Ma'an News) Undercover Israeli forces raided Qalandia re...
Leveraging aid to Egypt could lead to leveraging aid to its neighbor — Paul Pillar 26 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
Paul Pillar writes in the National Interest that the peace treaty is not in danger because Egypt will never take on Israel. But Israel and the lobby are using fear of such an outcome, strife between t...
Piece process: Bulldozers level Nablus land for colonists’ outpost called Hill 782 26 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
PA: Israeli forces expand illegal outpost in Nablus NABLUS (Ma‘an) 25 Aug -- Israeli bulldozers on Sunday leveled private Palestinian land in Nablus in order to enlarge an illegal settlement outpost,...