Information the western mainstream media as a rule don't want to give:
Anyone who says that is a racist.
The Other Israel's weekly email update:
1) Occupation Magazine - activism, reports and comments & some recommended articles of past week
2) Crazy Country: A voice from the past When the cat is away, the mice can play
2) Crazy Country: A voice from the past When the cat is away, the mice can play
Parliamentarians, artists and intellectuals convened at the Knesset debate: Stop Lieberman`s fascism
Roni Sofer - Ynet - "The moment people begin to say what they are required to rather than what they believe – that is where totalitarianism begins." US reform rabbis: Loyalty oath undemocratic
Kobi Nahshoni - Ynet - "If this legislation comes to the floor of the Knesset, we implore all those who themselves would be loyal to Israel`s democratic and Jewish character to oppose and vote down once and for all this un-Jewish and un-democratic legislation." Loyalty oath isn`t racist, but it will destroy Israel
Yehuda Ben Meir - Haaretz - A healthy, life-seeking society does not intentionally create conflict with 20 percent of its members [the author comes to this conclusion without sharing OM`s views - bz] Yediot poll notes threat of fascism in Israel
Richard Silverstein - Tikkun Olam - What stands out in the results is the absolutely schizoid nature of the Israel polity. It makes one understand the psychology at work historically in societies that turn to fascism, even while retaining the illusion that they are still at least marginally democratic. bz `Israel`s new housing units decision violates int`l law` says assistant UN secretary general
Jerusalem Post - "The UN secretary general believes that, if the door to peace closes, it will be very hard to reopen" [Oscar Fernandez Taranco at Security Council session]. Palestinian homes in Deir Ballut due to be demolished over `lack of permits`
ARIJ - The military government`s legislation, designed to fit with Israeli strategic aims rather than the Palestinian population`s needs, makes the obtaining of permits very difficult. As a result, a growing number of Deir Ballut villagers is doomed to a life of uncertainty in the shadow of the bulldozers which can show up at any moment. The Applied Research Institute in East Jerusalem assembled detailed information. (AK) Shepherd made homeless, his water cistern destroyed, son in prison
CPT - He did not know where his son was being held, and where he could get water for his two hundred sheep and goats. Is Gideon Levy the most hated man in Israel, or just the most heroic?
Johann Hari - Independent - The story of Gideon Levy is the story of Israel distilled. If he loses, Israel itself is lost. Report: Barghouthi to be freed in Shalit deal
MEDINA, Saudi Arabia (Ma`an) - Barghouthi would be freed but other prisoners which Hamas hopes to release in exchange for Shalit would not. bz Top 10 worst errors Israel is about to make
Bradley Burston - Haaretz - Major mistakes: what they are, why they matter, where they stand, and what you can do. bz
Recommended earlier articles
This time Ezra Nawi needs our help!
Mike Leigh cancels Israel visit over loyalty oath bill
Amir Bogen - Ynet - Renowned British director decides to call off October visit to Jewish state as guest of Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, citing government`s decision to pass Citizenship Act amendment as the `straw that broke the camel`s back`
Soldiers Kidnap A Legislator In Hebron
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies - "After being elected to the Legislative Council, Qfesiha was kidnapped three times; he spent a total of 100 months in Israeli detention facilities before and after his elected to council"
An oath for the few excludes the many in an ethnocracy
Jonathan Cook - The National - "My application for citizenship is due to be considered in the next few months, seven years after my marriage to a Palestinian citizen of Israel. The country`s 1.3 million Palestinians -- usually referred to by officials as `Israeli Arabs` -- are a fifth of the population. I, like a few others in my position, am likely to make such a pledge through gritted teeth and with my fingers crossed behind my back. Whatever I declare publicly to interior ministry officials will be a lie"
New Settlement Activity in Southern Bethlehem Area
Tania Kepler - AIC - "On the afternoon of Monday, 11 October, an Israeli army bulldozer damaged land belonging to Palestinian farmer Raed Taqatqa of the Bait Fajjar village, south of Bethlehem. Immediately after leveling the land, the soldiers brought and set up one mobile home, apparently to be used by settlers"
Israel`s right needs perpetual war
By Zeev Sternhell--The facts must be acknowledged: The heads of the rightist parties have a strategic outlook and the ability to take the long view, and they also know how to choose the right tools to carry out their mission.
Israel`s denial of family reunification increases Palestinians` suffering
Siham Shamalakh--GAZA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Having been separated for 17 years from her twin sister, Hayam Shamalakh who was only 19 when she settled in Gaza after the Oslo peace accords were signed in 1993 has been appealing to the Israeli government for family unification permits.
Anti-Defamation League smears peace groups, Jewish Voice for Peace on top 10
Muzzelwatch--Under Abraham Foxmans leadership, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an embarrassment. It calls itself the nations premier civil rights/human relations agency, dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry and protecting the civil rights for all. But theres a critical exception all does not include those it considers a threat to the Israeli government.
Futile Friday
Greg Wilkinson - Sporting event? A bit of all three, but more than that. Nobody injured, nobody killed, this week. Mercifully. No ground lost or gained, but nearly 100 people walking, talking, shouting singing in the sun, behind a Palestinian flag towards a boring line of metal fence no Great Wall of Israel, just a stupid obstacle to little things like justice, peace and people`s land
Thousands in Tel Aviv march to protest loyalty oath
By BEN HARTMAN - Jpost - Thousands marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday, to protest a recently passed citizenship amendment commonly referred to as the loyalty oath. Protesters also voiced their opposition to what they described as a rising tide of fascism in Israel, as well as the growing legitimization of calls to transfer Arabs out of Israel.
Israel begins expanding settlement near Jenin
Residents of the Ya`bad village, on which the Shaqed settlement is built, said bulldozers entered on Saturday and began razing village land to make way for several new housing units.
Settlers near Nablus caught on camera torching cars
The suspects, residents of the illegal Migdalim settlement, were filmed entering the nearby Qusra village at 1:40 a.m
An oath worthy of Orwell
I decided to investigate the matter to gain a little perspective and accessed the oaths required of naturalized citizens in a dozen countries...None of them ... require faithfulness to any other religious, ethnic or social group.
Netanyahu approves tenders for 240 new homes in East Jerusalem
By Haaretz Service Neighborhoods of Pisgat Ze`ev and Ramot included in nation-wide building olan despite contentious location east of Green Line." "
Bilin leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah sentenced to a year in prison for organizing nonviolent protests against the Wall
Adam Horowitz - Mondoweiss "The Israeli army, which served as prosecutor, judge and jury in this case, is try to use Abu Rahmah to set an example that will deter people from protesting. They have even said so themselves, said Mohammed Khatib of the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee. Their message falls on deaf ears, as we have no choice but to continue struggling for our lands, our freedom and our dignity
PLO Responds To Israeli Demand Of `Jewish State` Recognition: `Show US The Map Of Your Borders`
IMEMC - Abed Rabbo told the Palestinian news agency Ma`an News, "Israel is an unknown entity in terms of borders [so] how does it suggest we recognize it as a Jewish state? Israel and the US should first set out Israel`s borders". The state of Israel has never declared its borders since its creation in 1948, and has continually expanded its territory with military force into neighboring Palestinian Territories
The Smell of Apartheid: Israel`s Citizenship Law
Yacov Ben Efrat - Challenge - In fact, behind this amendment there is a hidden message regarding a debate sparked some five years ago between representatives of the Arab population and the state. The conflict began when former Knesset member Azmi Bishara set up a party under the slogan A state for all its citizens,
In West Bank, Peace Symbol Now Signifies Struggle
ISABEL KERSHNER - NYT - "This was the first time the villagers of Turmus Aya and Al-Mughayer had been able to have access to their lands in six months. To do so, they need permission and protection from the Israeli Army, for a few days for plowing in springtime and a few days for picking in the fall."
The ethnic cleansing plan
Ahmad Tibi - Ynet - "...Israel is indeed Jewish and democratic democratic to the Jews, and Jewish to the Arabs."
Mike Leigh cancels Israel visit over loyalty oath bill
Amir Bogen - Ynet - Renowned British director decides to call off October visit to Jewish state as guest of Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, citing government`s decision to pass Citizenship Act amendment as the `straw that broke the camel`s back`
Soldiers Kidnap A Legislator In Hebron
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies - "After being elected to the Legislative Council, Qfesiha was kidnapped three times; he spent a total of 100 months in Israeli detention facilities before and after his elected to council"
An oath for the few excludes the many in an ethnocracy
Jonathan Cook - The National - "My application for citizenship is due to be considered in the next few months, seven years after my marriage to a Palestinian citizen of Israel. The country`s 1.3 million Palestinians -- usually referred to by officials as `Israeli Arabs` -- are a fifth of the population. I, like a few others in my position, am likely to make such a pledge through gritted teeth and with my fingers crossed behind my back. Whatever I declare publicly to interior ministry officials will be a lie"
New Settlement Activity in Southern Bethlehem Area
Tania Kepler - AIC - "On the afternoon of Monday, 11 October, an Israeli army bulldozer damaged land belonging to Palestinian farmer Raed Taqatqa of the Bait Fajjar village, south of Bethlehem. Immediately after leveling the land, the soldiers brought and set up one mobile home, apparently to be used by settlers"
Israel`s right needs perpetual war
By Zeev Sternhell--The facts must be acknowledged: The heads of the rightist parties have a strategic outlook and the ability to take the long view, and they also know how to choose the right tools to carry out their mission.
Israel`s denial of family reunification increases Palestinians` suffering
Siham Shamalakh--GAZA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Having been separated for 17 years from her twin sister, Hayam Shamalakh who was only 19 when she settled in Gaza after the Oslo peace accords were signed in 1993 has been appealing to the Israeli government for family unification permits.
Anti-Defamation League smears peace groups, Jewish Voice for Peace on top 10
Muzzelwatch--Under Abraham Foxmans leadership, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an embarrassment. It calls itself the nations premier civil rights/human relations agency, dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry and protecting the civil rights for all. But theres a critical exception all does not include those it considers a threat to the Israeli government.
Futile Friday
Greg Wilkinson - Sporting event? A bit of all three, but more than that. Nobody injured, nobody killed, this week. Mercifully. No ground lost or gained, but nearly 100 people walking, talking, shouting singing in the sun, behind a Palestinian flag towards a boring line of metal fence no Great Wall of Israel, just a stupid obstacle to little things like justice, peace and people`s land
Thousands in Tel Aviv march to protest loyalty oath
By BEN HARTMAN - Jpost - Thousands marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday, to protest a recently passed citizenship amendment commonly referred to as the loyalty oath. Protesters also voiced their opposition to what they described as a rising tide of fascism in Israel, as well as the growing legitimization of calls to transfer Arabs out of Israel.
Israel begins expanding settlement near Jenin
Residents of the Ya`bad village, on which the Shaqed settlement is built, said bulldozers entered on Saturday and began razing village land to make way for several new housing units.
Settlers near Nablus caught on camera torching cars
The suspects, residents of the illegal Migdalim settlement, were filmed entering the nearby Qusra village at 1:40 a.m
An oath worthy of Orwell
I decided to investigate the matter to gain a little perspective and accessed the oaths required of naturalized citizens in a dozen countries...None of them ... require faithfulness to any other religious, ethnic or social group.
Netanyahu approves tenders for 240 new homes in East Jerusalem
By Haaretz Service Neighborhoods of Pisgat Ze`ev and Ramot included in nation-wide building olan despite contentious location east of Green Line." "
Bilin leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah sentenced to a year in prison for organizing nonviolent protests against the Wall
Adam Horowitz - Mondoweiss "The Israeli army, which served as prosecutor, judge and jury in this case, is try to use Abu Rahmah to set an example that will deter people from protesting. They have even said so themselves, said Mohammed Khatib of the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee. Their message falls on deaf ears, as we have no choice but to continue struggling for our lands, our freedom and our dignity
PLO Responds To Israeli Demand Of `Jewish State` Recognition: `Show US The Map Of Your Borders`
IMEMC - Abed Rabbo told the Palestinian news agency Ma`an News, "Israel is an unknown entity in terms of borders [so] how does it suggest we recognize it as a Jewish state? Israel and the US should first set out Israel`s borders". The state of Israel has never declared its borders since its creation in 1948, and has continually expanded its territory with military force into neighboring Palestinian Territories
The Smell of Apartheid: Israel`s Citizenship Law
Yacov Ben Efrat - Challenge - In fact, behind this amendment there is a hidden message regarding a debate sparked some five years ago between representatives of the Arab population and the state. The conflict began when former Knesset member Azmi Bishara set up a party under the slogan A state for all its citizens,
In West Bank, Peace Symbol Now Signifies Struggle
ISABEL KERSHNER - NYT - "This was the first time the villagers of Turmus Aya and Al-Mughayer had been able to have access to their lands in six months. To do so, they need permission and protection from the Israeli Army, for a few days for plowing in springtime and a few days for picking in the fall."
The ethnic cleansing plan
Ahmad Tibi - Ynet - "...Israel is indeed Jewish and democratic democratic to the Jews, and Jewish to the Arabs."
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Crazy Country - Adam Keller's blog
- How do you answer those who say that a government which relies on Arabs is not legitimate?
- Yitzhak Rabin, angrily: Anyone who says that is a racist.(A voice from the past)
- Yitzhak Rabin, angrily: Anyone who says that is a racist.(A voice from the past)
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The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI):
'Harming Democracy in the Heart of Democracy'
A Position Paper Ahead of the Knesset's Winter Session
by Attorney Debbie Gild-Hayo, October 2010
The attacks against Israel's democracy are mainly characterized by attempts to silence social or political minorities' views or public criticism; attempts to delegitimize political rivals, human-rights organizations, and minorities; attempts to restrict parties with positions or activities that do not coincide with the political majority's desired direction; and by presenting minorities in the Israeli society as enemies of the State, generalizing in an attempt to infringe on their civil and political rights.
As a result, the basic principles of the Israeli democratic system are harmed; there is ongoing infringement on issues such as the freedom of expression, and human dignity and equality; on the possibility of upholding the pluralism of views and thoughts; on the freedom to congregate and protest; and on the legitimacy of certain views and stands. We are witnessing a reality of increasing tyranny against social, political, and national minorities, which harms their very rights.
Lees verder: http://www.acri.org.il/eng/story.aspx?id=769
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