‘Apartheid’ is how an Amnesty International report last week characterized Israeli rule. Every group under the sun reacted, but there was no story in the Times.
Israel-Palestine
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Altercation: ‘Stupid Sons of Bitches’
Biden’s response to a notably dumb question from Fox raises the question of which Foxites are idiots and which just play them on TV.
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A Better Way in the Middle East
For America, the Baghdad dialogue makes far more strategic sense than the Abraham Accords.
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Project Censored, Part 2: The New Normal Is More Normalized Censorship
Canary Mission’s blacklists, union busting at Google, Pfizer’s vaccine negotiation tactics, police dogs, and forced sterilization round out the list of censored stories.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Altercation: All Israel and the Jews Edition
The latest in books, articles, films, plays, and off-Broadway musicals
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Altercation: The Ghost That Stalks the American Jewish Establishment
On the unacknowledged legacy of violent Jewish nationalist Meir Kahane
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Altercation: Israel Fumes at Ice Cream Company
Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling in the West Bank exposes the hypocrisy of Israel’s right-wing defenders.
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Biden Advisers Ride on Pegasus Spyware
The NSO Group, now part of a Washington Post exposé, has for years enlisted powerful consultants to save its reputation.
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How a Secretive Cyber Unit Censors Palestinians
The Israeli government’s ‘invisible handshake’ with Facebook silences speech—without recourse or accountability.
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Corruption Is What Other People Do
The Biden administration has embarked on a global anti-corruption campaign. It should start with Washington.