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‘Barbarism by an educated and cultured people’ — Dawayima massacre was worse than Deir Yassin

February 15, 2016February 10, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

On Friday, February 5th 2016, Haaretz published an article in Hebrew by Israeli historian Yair Auron, which covers one of the biggest massacres of 1948. The massacre is of Al Dawayima, west of Al-Khalil (which is often referred to as Hebron). In a 2004 interview with Haaretz, Israeli historian Benny Morris refers to this as a massacre of “hundreds.”

Only International Pressure Will End Israeli Apartheid

February 15, 2016January 27, 2016 by Tom Lonner

The growing delegitimization of Israel is this country’s own handiwork. Should Israel decide to end apartheid, it will return to being legitimate in every respect.

The Israeli Occupation Will End Suddenly

February 15, 2016January 27, 2016 by Tom Lonner

The strength of organizations working to end the occupation and their supporters is greater than we think.

Does Your Jewish Charity Donate to the Settlements?

July 27, 2021December 14, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

In a months-long investigation, Haaretz correspondent Uri Blau analyzed thousands of documents from the tax reports of U.S. charities that support Israeli settlements in the West Bank. These charities, known as 501(c)(3) organizations under the Internal Revenue Code, are granted tax-exempt status by U.S. authorities and donors to them can claim a tax deduction on their gift.

The most racist Knesset in Israel’s history

February 15, 2016June 29, 2015 by Tom Lonner

Lawmakers seem to compete against each other to the racist nadir, as Netanyahu is practically egging them on; and with such weak-kneed opposition, that’s hardly a surprise.

UN commission finds evidence of war crimes by Israel, Hamas during 2014 Gaza war

February 15, 2016June 23, 2015 by Tom Lonner

Barak Ravid: Commission chair urges international community to act on conclusions of the report – primarily by supporting an investigation by the International Criminal Court in The Hague in to the status of the occupied Palestinian territories.

Nakba Day Killings: The Scoop the New York Times Didn’t Want?

July 27, 2021May 28, 2014 by Nicholas Astier-Ibrahim

By Yousef Munayyer

Last week I passed on to the New York Times some obvious questions that could lead to a scoop and it seems that they missed the opportunity. After two Palestinian kids were killed on Nakba Day, the New York Times had erroneously reported their ages. I contacted the relevant folks covering and editing these stories at the Times about the error and to their credit they eventually made the correction.