October 2010
17 posts
When you've lost Yglesias...
Check out this rather striking paragraph from Matt Yglesias, who’s clearly not buying the Fayyad magic. He’s come a long way since this. He even made the case for Abdallah Abu Rahme, pleading with the “Progressive Except Palestine” community to pay attention and stop calling for the omnipresent Palestinian Ghandis.
Inside the Bubble
by Matthew Yglesias
But the...
Postcard From Palestine →
The first thing you notice when you drive into Hebron is the lack of cars. Since 1997 this second-largest Palestinian city in the West Bank, the only one with an Israeli settlement in its midst, has been formally divided. Within the Israeli section, which takes up much of the historic downtown, Palestinians are not allowed to drive, so they walk or use donkey carts. When people are ill or injured,...
In 1 photo: why Americans should join the boycott,... →
randaw:
This photo was taken at the municipality in the village of Jayyous in July 2010. Much of Jayyous’ land was confiscated by Israel, and Israel requires farmers to obtain permits to tend to their own crops (which obviously are sparsely granted)
Permit or no permit, Israeli soldiers attack…
