The Blog that Predicted the Victory of Netanyahu

Likud’s Triumph Emphasises the Irrelevance of Labour Zionism  When all the pundits predicted that Netanyahu and the Right would be defeated in the Israeli General Election, this blog stood alone in predicting that  the Zionist Right would triumph once again.  Jews voting for the Joint Jewish-Arab List How could one disagree?  In a blog post…

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Israeli Arabs Singled Out For Dismissal and Attack in Israel

Oppression targets Palestinians in Israel Israeli policemen arrest protesters as Palestinians living in Israel and left wing activists protest against the Israeli attack on Gaza in down town Haifa, July 18, 2014. Israeli police arrested 28 activists, as protesters took the streets and blocked roads calling to put an end to the attack. (Fiaz abu-Ramele/Activestills.org)…

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When the Russians Came

A Zionist left behind by the state he helped create  The Failure of Israel’s Melting Pot An interesting piece on Uri Avnery, Israel’s Grand Old Man of Peace.  Starting out life in Begin’s Irgun, Avnery has long been a supporter of the Palestinians albeit from a 2 State-Zionist perspective.  Israel today isn’t the Israel he…

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