The Electronic Intifada - Opinion/Editorial

Sacha Baron Cohen: a buffoonish ideologue, at Israel's service

Steven Salaita — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:19:52 +0000

Steven Salaita

The Electronic Intifada

There is one descriptor that is too infrequently applied to Sacha Baron Cohen: Zionist shill.

German aid to Israel's war machine is an invitation to abuse human rights

Annette Groth — Fri, 25 May 2012 03:55:48 +0000

Annette Groth

The Electronic Intifada

The EU has been eager to nurture both its relationship with Israel and the international market in “security goods.”

Israel's prison regime can no longer go unnoticed

Safa Joudeh — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:32 +0000

Safa Joudeh

The Electronic Intifada

The demands at the heart of the historic hunger strike in Israeli prisons are only the tip of the iceberg.

Horowitz smear will only invigorate boycott Israel campaign

David Letwin — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:54:41 +0000

David Letwin

The Electronic Intifada

New York City

David Horowitz’s New York Times attack ad exploits the Holocaust to distract from Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people.

United Methodist Church's shameful failure to divest from injustice

Susan Abulhawa — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:11:36 +0000

Susan Abulhawa

The Electronic Intifada

This week, the United Methodist Church failed to pass a resolution to divest from three major beneficiaries of the most incendiary human rights abuses and colonial crimes of our time.

Why are Gaza children being robbed of fun this summer?

Saif Saleem — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:32:35 +0000

Saif Saleem

The Electronic Intifada

Gaza Strip

A shortage of funds has led to the cancelation of UNRWA’s Summer Games for children in the occupied Gaza Strip.

Tom Friedman's latest advice to Palestinians: accept a farce of a state

Titus North — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:51:49 +0000

Titus North

The Electronic Intifada

In a recent op-ed, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman smugly offers the Palestinians how to settle their “conflict” with Israel: accept the settlements and the violent settlers, give up a large part of East Jerusalem, and forget about the refugees’ right of return.

Pointing to Syria to divert attention from Israel's crimes

Jamil Sbitan — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:24:19 +0000

Jamil Sbitan

The Electronic Intifada

Boston

The Israeli government and its supporters now feel justified in exploiting the Syrian people’s suffering and resistance in order to further their own political agenda, depicting Israel as a “vibrant democracy” in comparison to Syria.

Israel rides the rollercoaster of mass hysteria

Ilan Pappe — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:50:56 +0000

Ilan Pappe

The Electronic Intifada

French grandmas, a retired poet and nuclear holocaust are all threats of the same magnitude in the post-modern world of the current captains of the Israeli Titanic.

Why are Palestinians paying for Germany's sins?

Susan Abulhawa — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:50:54 +0000

Susan Abulhawa

The Electronic Intifada

While Palestinians continue to be robbed of their land, heritage and human rights to atone for Germany’s sins, Germany unreservedly supports Israel.