tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38097869272474218582024-03-14T06:46:36.162+02:00Dvar DeaBoaz Tibon blog on Israel and Middle East politics, history and what ever else comes to mind.Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-90849543984854640722024-02-07T19:26:00.003+02:002024-02-11T20:33:09.040+02:00Understanding the antisemitism of Israel’s “critics”. Part III PreviousEpilogue: The ethnic cleansing accusation.
The ethnic cleansing accusation is less heard in the anti-Israel
discourse. Even though it shares similarities with the act of genocide. This
similarity is the concept of the destruction of a community. It is less defined
in international law, and therefore less useful for those that wish to harm
Israel and its population. The main Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-63028907252271490212024-02-06T21:06:00.004+02:002024-02-07T21:13:31.244+02:00Understanding the antisemitism of Israel’s “critics”. Part IIPrevious Part 3: The debate over genocidal language.
The legal definition of genocide under international
law, rightfully includes the use of language. Language is a necessary tool when
perpetrating a genocide. It dehumanizes the intended victims in a way that
denies their humanity and makes the act of killing them justified. Therefore,
if someone wants to make a serious accusation of Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-47801453414936893702024-02-06T19:24:00.002+02:002024-02-07T21:14:43.576+02:00Understanding the antisemitism of Israel’s “critics”. Part I Introduction.
The global reaction to the horrific atrocities perpetrated
by Hamas on Israeli civilians on October 7th, 2023, has been
diverse. From pro-Israel reactions to anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian reactions. Some of the Pro-Palestinian reactions had been
called out as antisemitic. These are the glorifications of the atrocities,
denying them, and tearing down the posters of the Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-64626632138696594612022-04-05T20:08:00.001+03:002022-04-06T19:28:13.247+03:00Jews, race, color, and the limits of a justifiable outrage. Reflections
following the, now forgotten, Briahna Joy Grey’s tweeter storm over the alleged
whiteness of Jews.Briahna Joy
Grey, a left-wing activist and a former aide to Bernie Sanders, asked in one of
her regular podcasts, if Jews are white. She didn’t just ask it. It was the
title of her February 25th podcast “The Debrief.” This may seem a simple
matter to a non-Jew, but it is anything Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-32365489588579284552022-03-05T14:52:00.002+02:002022-03-05T15:08:17.094+02:00Israel, USA, Russia and the crisis in the Ukraine.Israel’s
position in the crisis Putin had created in the Ukraine maybe complex, but not
too complicated to understand. For the democratic countries this conflict has
to end with the Ukraine free from Russian occupation, and Putin remaining in
power.
Why is it
so important to stand for the Ukraine?
Simple, if
one democracy falls, sooner or later, all democracies fall. And of course,
morally it Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-88100974402248946282021-09-16T14:58:00.000+03:002021-09-16T15:00:46.664+03:00My list of the top 11 obstacles for peace in the Middle East. From top to
bottom, in descending order of severity.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1) <!--[endif]-->Different narratives
that are sometimes conflicting.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2) <!--[endif]-->Lack of hope
among the general public on both sides.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3) <!--[endif]-->Lack of trust
on both sides.
<!-Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-83195816976206277412021-05-17T15:42:00.002+03:002021-06-01T15:43:45.477+03:00An honest conversation about dishonesty. So, Trevor
Noah asks an honest question about the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Good for
him. Honesty cannot ever be overrated. Now it’s time to have an honest
conversation about his honest question. A question that wasn’t honest, and
wasn’t a question.
His visual
essay was not meant for me, Obviously. My allegiances are with Israel. It was
meant for the general neutral public. Those of Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-56887059260363473462020-09-05T20:13:00.035+03:002020-09-18T09:45:27.600+03:00Anti-Zionism, the case of Amjad Iraqi. When the apartheid blood libel is more than just anti-Semitism. Part 3Previous Amjad Iraqi’s bad faith is a disturbing one. It is
best demonstrated when he chooses, the 2003 order that halted family
unification between Palestinians living in Israel, and Palestinian coming to
Israel from the WB, Gaza, and elsewhere. As always, he avoids context. Instead
he compares it to Israel law of return. A law he describes as giving
citizenship to every Jew coming to Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-52801066832945441032020-09-05T18:34:00.039+03:002020-09-18T09:44:48.263+03:00Anti-Zionism, the case of Amjad Iraqi. When the apartheid blood libel is more than just anti-Semitism. Part 2.Previous In order to prove that Israel is an apartheid state
Amjad Iraqi uses extremely wide common denominators. They are so wide not only
Israel and apartheid SA are included in it, but every society on earth, and every
human activity. He also uses lies about SA and about Israel. But what is more
dire is what he brings as examples of apartheid policies in the history of
Israel.
He brings Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-33158742016801523482020-09-05T18:31:00.021+03:002020-09-18T09:43:03.060+03:00Anti-Zionism, the case of Amjad Iraqi. When the apartheid blood libel is more than just Antisemitism. Part 1 A short prelude:in this article I use repeatedly 3 initials:WB - West Bank,SA - South AfricaPA - Palestinian Authority.Pro-Israel advocates always argue that accusing Israel
of apartheid is false and antisemitic. A column by Amjad Iraqi, a writer and
editor at +972 magazine, proves these accusations to be an understatement.
Amjad Iraqi titled his arguments under the headline,
“PalestiniansDvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-19733723187055973102020-01-23T16:11:00.002+02:002020-01-25T12:59:31.036+02:00James J. Zogby, lies and fauxtography
James J. Zogby is a respected public figure in the USA, and a known
critic of Israel. Recently the blog Elder of Zion caught him tweeting a lie. He
published four photos depicting encounters between Israeli soldiers and
Palestinian civilians, all suggesting aggression and abuse by the Israeli side.
One of them was a badly edited photo that I had the honor of busting years ago. Exposing Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-61134005105010916622019-06-07T09:56:00.003+03:002019-06-07T11:54:07.195+03:00Fabrications, and half-truths in Climate Change denialists' bear partyGlobal warming deniers had a bear party, a polar bears party. Early this century concerns were raised that the observed decrease in the surface of arctic sea ice in the summer, will lead to their extinction due to loss of habitat. Apparently that did not happen. And now there is a debate as to the exact numbers of polar bears population today, especially in North America. The mainstream Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-82825504668408451922019-03-02T11:47:00.001+02:002019-03-09T19:34:49.599+02:00The protesters at the Gaza border fence are not unarmed and are not protesters, and here are the evidences.
And
now that I have your attention let me be more specific. The constant attacks,
since March 2018, on the border fence between Israel and the Hamas control Gaza
Strip, by civilian looking crowds, are not protest. And the
"protesters" are not unarmed.
Yes,
there were real protesters at some distance from the border fence, tens of
thousands of them, for many days, and yes, they were unarmed; Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-7908039182943594032019-02-21T12:21:00.001+02:002019-03-09T19:37:33.473+02:00One reason as to why the Israeli Palestinian conflict has not been resolved, and nine irrelevant ones
Commentary on Bradly Burston’s Opinion piece from Ha’aertz of June 20th 2018.
There is
only one reason why the Israeli – Palestinian conflict hasn't been resolved in
nearly 100 years; and one reason alone. The constant rejection of Israel's
right to exist as a Jewish state by the Palestinian leadership, historic and
current. From the rejection of the first partition plan in 1937; Until Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-30097873098243660002018-08-11T13:42:00.000+03:002019-03-09T19:38:51.086+02:00
The moral crisis of the American immigration policies of
2018.
A critical review of all of us.
Immigration, by its very nature is always at a state of
moral crisis. Especially when it is mass migration. The need to leave one’s
home, usually not by choice; and the difficulties of absorption, of adjusting
to new places, with new rules and customs; this is not an easy experience. This
Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-27400338196715870912016-07-23T09:30:00.001+03:002016-07-23T09:30:39.367+03:00Point of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries: Another Jew emerges in PakistanPoint of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries: Another Jew emerges in Pakistan: Point of No Return exclusive Pakistan does not recognise Judaism and there were no known Jews living in Pakistan until Fishel Benkhald em...Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-42114687059418861762015-12-27T21:11:00.001+02:002016-02-07T09:50:19.482+02:00HRW non-in depth examination of war crimes in the Gaza conflict of 2014 Part 5 of 5
Human
Rights Watch as war criminals
Helping criminals avoid justice is a criminal
offense in its own right. It is known as accessory after the fact. And when
that crime is a war crime, those who help the perpetrators avoid justice,
should be regarded as war criminals as well.
There are several reasons why this entire account, of all three
incidents is an accessory to the war crime Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-57093206471429706542015-12-27T20:13:00.001+02:002016-02-10T16:07:46.992+02:00HRW non-in depth examination of war crimes in the Gaza conflict of 2014 Part 4 of 5
Rafah,
August 3rd, 10:45 am; when common sense is another victim of a war
crime
There
is no major dispute between the IDF and HRW as to what has happened outside
the Preparatory 'A' Boys' School in Rafah, on August 3rd, at 10:45
am. A motorcycle chased by an Israeli drone was hit by a missile, probably a
Spike missile. This happened across the street from the open front gate
of that school, Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-18380022814354874052015-12-27T19:28:00.000+02:002016-02-11T08:57:10.717+02:00HRW non-in depth examination of war crimes in the Gaza conflict of 2014 Part 3 of 5
Jabalya
girls' school and the 100% demand
The
tragedy in the Jabalya girls' school took place on July 30th at
4:40am. In that incident 20 civilians were killed, among them 3 children. Based
on all accounts, including that of Israel, the cause of these deaths and
injuries were Israeli artillery shells. These shells were clearly identified as
155mm shells, and IsraelDvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-6076055501130972422015-12-27T17:42:00.000+02:002016-09-17T13:31:51.074+03:00HRW non-in depth examination of war crimes in the Gaza conflict of 2014 Part 2 of 5
Faults
in the Beit Hanoun account
According
to HRW, on the 24th of July at around 3 pm, four apparent Israeli
mortar shells struck a coeducational elementary school in Beit – Hanoun. There
is no dispute that this was a horrific tragedy, 13 people, among them 6
children, were killed, and dozens of others were wounded. What is under dispute
is who is responsible. The Palestinian authorities Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-2570121571194825242015-12-27T16:49:00.000+02:002016-02-07T09:25:31.772+02:00HRW non-in depth examination of war crimes in the Gaza conflict of 2014 Part 1 of 5
'Operation
Protective Edge', was the Israeli military incursion into the Gaza Strip during
July and August of 2014. Following that operation the leading human rights
organization 'Human Rights Watch' (HRW for short), published several accounts
accusing Israel of War Crimes and indiscriminate killing of civilians. One of
these accounts covered the alleged attacks on 3 UN run schools, in Beit Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-76489059100422109872013-08-24T12:36:00.000+03:002013-08-24T18:18:22.163+03:00972mag, and the made up drama of Ami Kaufman and Mairav Zonszein, a critical analysis of the rational of demented fantasies
Earlier
this July the internet was abuzz with a new story of an Israeli atrocity in the
West Bank. A 5 years old child was arrested by
the IDF for throwing stones. That was the image been pierced into people’s
mind, the actual story was less dramatic.
A
first sign of manipulation been made, was the gap between the headlines. In Ami Kaufman’s commentary the key word was ‘detention’ (originally Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-53214086918243503242013-03-31T11:36:00.000+03:002013-03-31T12:02:21.566+03:00President Obama's Jerusalem speech – A speech we can work with
I
have to admit, I had my concerns prior to President Barak Obama speech of March
23rd 2013 in
Jerusalem. Ben Rhods interview to the Israeli press was really frightening; even now I shiver
slightly when I think of it. But after listening and reading President Obamabrilliantly planed speech, I am allowing myself a wider degree of optimism. The
reason is simple, President Obama did Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-32584711612506231792013-03-19T23:48:00.000+02:002013-03-19T23:51:21.462+02:00Obama's visit to Israel, a disaster to come?
By
the time this will be posted on my blog president Barak Obama will be in Israel, or just
about to. His long awaited, not so long awaited, necessary, not necessary visit
will finally take place.
If
you follow all the discussions in media, from MSNBC to Fox, the visit is not
about advancing the peace process. It is about winning over the Israeli public.
As Jeffrey Goldberg puts it: "Crack theDvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809786927247421858.post-15235173142499355832013-02-08T18:22:00.000+02:002013-02-08T18:23:46.678+02:00Palestinian propaganda, up close
The
picture above is one of the more famous instruments of Palestinian propaganda.
It is found on many Palestinian and pro – Palestinian sites, and had reached
iconic levels even at leftwing circles. It
was taken in 2002 during 'Operation Defensive Shield.' This was Israel's
largest counter-terrorism operation, which ended nearly a year and a half of
mass murder attacks on Israeli Dvar Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977339121006991498noreply@blogger.com2