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Israel to the Palestinians: submit, leave or die
Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 2:25 pm | Jeff Halper
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s initiative may have ended with a whimper instead of a bang, but its impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was significant and fundamental nonetheless. More >>
The Palestinian Authority’s Historic Mistake–And Opportunity
Monday, 20 June 2011, 3:05 pm | Jeff Halper
No one knows the precise plans of the Palestinian Authority vis-a-vis September: will Mahmoud Abbas declare a Palestinian state within recognized borders and ask that it be admitted as a full member of the UN – or not? Perhaps Abbas himself ... More >>
Ramadan Kareem: From the Netanyahu & Obama Admins
Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 6:10 pm | Jeff Halper
Yesterday, the day before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began, at 2:30 in the morning, workers sent by the Israeli authorities, protected by dozens of police, destroyed the tombstones in the last portion of the Mamilla cemetery, an historic ... More >>
Diaspora Jewry Needs To Let Go Of Idealised Israel
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 12:51 pm | Jeff Halper
Granted, I am very critical of Israel's policies of occupation and doubt whether a two-state solution is still possible given the extent of Israel's settlements. But this hardly warrants the demonisation to which I was subjected for weeks in the ... More >>
Where's the Academic Outrage Over Gaza Bombing?
Friday, 2 January 2009, 4:28 pm | Jeff Halper
Not one of the nearly 450 presidents of American colleges and universities who prominently denounced an effort by British academics to boycott Israeli universities in September 2007 have raised their voice in opposition to Israel’s bombardment of the Islamic ... More >>
A Bone in America`s Throat
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 11:38 am | Jeff Halper
Even before the voting began, Israeli politicians and pundits were asking: Will an Obama Administration be good for Israel? “Be good for Israel” is our code for “Will the US allow us to keep our settlements and continue to support our efforts ... More >>