Bad news from Israel - What happens if you collect all the bad news about Holland for a week?

Islamism: Perception versus Reality  - Why won't the west face up to Islamism?

Solidarity with Sderot - Christian Peace Teams - CPT visited Sderot and got to see a bit of the Israeli side. Too bad they didn't decide to stay.

Pakistani Minister: Jews behind 9/11; Muslims, Jews and Christians cannot be friends - Them Jews will do it every time, right?  Who is starting a war of civilizations?

Logic vs Bunk in Middle East Analysis- How to tell propaganda and wishful thinking from analysis

Fair Witness Condemns ELCA Churchwide Assembly Action  -  How sad it is that there are still church boycotts of Zionism in the USA, and how great it is that there are fair-minded people to oppose them!

Israel boycott Solidarity: US University Heads protest British Boycott in N.Y Times - Solidarity of decent people against delegitimization of Zionism and Israel.

OOPS! PNA used money transferred from Israel to pay Hamas by accident - Was it an accident on purpose?

Israel's Iron Dome Missile interception system to be launched in 18 months - Other projects postponed for lack of money.

Territorial Integrity: American Middle East policy and what it means for Israel US has always supported land for peace, and everyone knows it. It is the reason for material US support for Israel. But how is "peace" defined?

Report: Shortages in Syria are Serious and More news about Syrian power and water shortages - our exclusive!

Peace loving Palestinian neighbors? Not yet - Most Palestinians support suicide bombings - much more so than other Muslim countries.

Palestinians -Gotterdammerung or just plain Damned? - The Palestinian authority is falling apart.

Nukes for Arabs: The French are at it again - French reveal deal to supply nuclear reactor.

Rebuld the Jewish Temple? -Not a great idea for Zionism.

Poll shows Kadima could stay alive with Tzippi Livni - The Israeli public has not moved rightward so much as it distrusts Ehud Olmert, it seems.

Divesting from Iran and Sudan - Zionism versus pocketbook is a tough choice for many.

Zionism, Critics and Jews from Brooklyn What is Zionism? Are all Zionists religious fanatics from Brooklyn (or Paris?) Is all criticism of Zionism anti-Semitic, and does it matter?

Palestinian cause: a liberal non-dilemma - Another liberal finally begins to understand the problem with uncritical support of Palestinians.

Porn substitutes for sex in the Palestinian city - Inside Depravedistan.

Israel in the Center? The other side of the question -  The challenge for Zionism is to make Israel into the center of Jewish life by action, not by coercion. The challenge for Diaspora Jews is to consider what is right for Judaism, not what fits their pocketbooks or is convenient for their lives abroad.

American Jews: The Pity of it all - Can Jews really believe that Israel is not central to Judaism?

Report: "Former Israeli agent predicts new terror attacks in USA" - A great sensation - predicts US war with Iran and Syria as well. But is is true?

Bush speech on Israeli-Palestinian conflict: International conference, Support for Abbas - Is this a real new start or a stillborn dud?

Israel Academic Boycott threatens Academic Freedom - The boycott is wrong regardless of the justice of the cause, argues John Furedy.

Post-Zionism: the bumph that wouldn't die - What accounts for the persistence of this non-ideology?

Palestinians versus self-hating Jews - Yoram Kaniuk reaches interesting conclusions.

Israel Military Intelligence on war with Syria - Not surprisingly, Israeli MI says a war with Syria would be bad, and that Hezbollah will be angry if Israel kills Hassan Nasrallah.

The real Iran danger - The real danger is Iranian opposition to Zionism and Israel, not the techniques they will choose to destroy us.

Olmert to Assad: 'I am ready to hold direct talks with you' - Olmert has made the right gesture, which is dictated by common sense and the tenets of practical Zionism. It is vain to hope that Syria will respond, but hope springs eternal. If and when a war starts - don't forget this!

Creative Zionism - New approaches to Israel and Zionism advocacy.

The future of the Jews - Is there one? Is it only through Zionism?

Peace Paradox?- Like Zeno's Paradox, it is an illusion of incorrect thinking.

Magdi Allam - Muslim Zionist - A Muslim joins the "wicked" "Israel Lobby" and speaks common sense about Israel, Zionism and Islamist violence, unfashionable truths that will probably be ignored.

Syria: Another summer, another war? - Syria is apparently planning another staged "guerrilla" war. Israel and the international community should not pass up the opportunity to see if peace is possible, but nobody should allow the Syrians to get away with murder either

Thank God it's Thursday - Now a special day in Tel Aviv.

Will Abbas beat Hamas?  - An Arab commentator says he might, but paints a too-rosy picture.

British politicians are helping Muslim terror explains former Jihadist Hassan Butt - Blaming bombings on foreign policy falls into the trap set by the Islamists.

Solana: What happened in Gaza cannot be seen separately from what happened in Lebanon - Iran and Syria are behind both.

Zionist Propaganda? Arabs will not progress before they face the truth about their own history - Where is the Arab commission to investigate the Lebanon war, asks this author.

"The Saudi Plan Is Dead" - The triumph of Hamas has made it irrelevant.

UCC insists it still supports terror

Guardian uses "T" word for Terror - If they blow up in Britain, "militants" are terrorists.

Sex and the Palestinians - Porno extortion tapes - Hamas has goods on Fatah.

Palestinian Critique: Prostitution and corruption in the Palestinian authority - Kawther Salam reveals scandals in Fateh, criticizes Hamas.

Hamas is corrupt too, not just Fatah - PA official reveals Hamas corruption.

They came by sword and will go by the sword - Arab op-ed criticizes Palestinian "resistance."

ADL: Methodist committee report on Israel 'borders on anti-Semitism' - Yet another Boycott Israel initiative.

Zionism = Nazism? and Jews as Nazis revisit the vile accusations of anti-Semites.

Apartheid Israel and Jimmy Carter - another look at his book

Jerusalem Al-Quds, Holy City of Islam (Essay & graphic) - what terror has done in Jerusalem

The Truth About Syria - What Americans and everyone should know: Barry Rubin's frightening picture of the Bashar Assad regime.

Gaza Coup: Hamas is getting away with murder - Egypt, Saudi Arabia and anti-Zionist "liberals" move to legitimize Hamas coup and force "unity."

Update: PBS's Getler repudiates reference to 6,000 Palestinian deaths in Six Day War - PBS backtracks on earlier claims in a wishy-washy retraction.

Is Palestine really dead? - WSJ mourning of Palestine may be premature.

Israel-A Question remembered from 1967 - We are proud to live in Israel, but yes, it is dangerous.

United Church of Christ (UCC) Reverses anti-Israel resolution - A setback for anti-Zionism. Is it just temporary?

False claim of 6,000 Palestinian deaths in Six Day War - How another anti-Zionist canard almost got started.

End the Hamas boycott now! - The question is, who is boycotting whom?

Arab journalist: Don't Rush to support Abbas, he is not in control - Khaled Abu Toameh explains the situation in a recent conference call.

Saudi cleric: Islam reveals the truth about women - they are twisted - Men have to protect women because they are twisted and weak, according to Saudi cleric.

U.S. and UN Secretary General pay lip service to fairness at the UN -UN permanent condemnation of Israel passes with almost no complaint.

Palestinian comment: Gaza coup will bring Islamization - Walid Salem explains the coup as a Hamas bid to Islamize Gaza, and perhaps go on to Islamize Egypt.

Stratfor Gem: Israelis will remain if there are a million casualties a year - A Stratfor analyst insists that our zeal for Zionism is so great that we would not leave Israel even if Hamas inflicted a million casualties a year.

Naked women: Not good sales persons for Zionism? - Israeli legislators take issue with an Israel marketing campaign.

Porno pix of Mrs. Dahlan in Gaza - Palestinian chaos portrayed in the Palestinian media.

US Pressure prevented Israeli action in Gaza - Prior to Hamas massacre, US assured PA it would not let Israel attack in Gaza.

Reckless optimism about Palestinian State - Martin Indyk assures us it will be alright. Somehow, the Fatah will do in the West Bank what they have not been able to do for over a decade: create a functioning state. How?

Gaza: US and Israel are asleep at the controls - Hamas takeover will ruin US policy, provide a significant victory for  and pose a threat to Israel, but officials are largely indifferent.

Hamas Hebrew Jingle: Lucky Hamas goes to war  - Brave new world of Islamism in Hamastan.

Gaza: The anti-Altalena of the Palestinians  - Mahmoud Abbas is paying the price of inaction against militant factions.

Barak wins Labor party primaries  - Mr. comeback came from behind to win the elections, against all odds. Prediction: Barak will be the next Prime Minister.

Tell us something we did not know  - The UN has peculiar ideas about the Middle East.

A Six Day War Diary- by sculptor Michael Shacham A Six Day War Diary - Prologue  Six Day War Diary - Day 1 - Six Day War Diary - Day 2  Six Day War Diary - Day 3 Six Day War Diary - Day 4 Six Day War Diary - Epilogue

The Six Day War: Forty years after - Those who write only of the bad legacy, do not think what the legacy of failure would have been.

How to stop the UCU boycott - A strategy - It's easy - Tell the truth about the boycotters. 

Ronnie Kasrils leads South African support for Hamas, Iran & Terrorism

Six Day War: The Victory and the Lie - Joel Fishman discusses the Soviet campaign to paint Israel as the aggressor.

Gershon Baskin and the Goyim - A non-Jew takes issue with the notion that Israel doesn't care enough about "world opinion."

Right to exist - a subjective book review - Ya'akov Lozowick wrote a good defense of Israel's right to defend itself.

The great victory of the Six Day war - not perfect, but not wasted  - The Economist's evaluation of the Six day War is wrong. It removed a perilous threat, opened the way to peace and revitalized Zionism.

The U.S. supports and exports racism - because you allow it! -  U.S. university professor who claimed 9-11 terrorists were like the founding fathers, also wrote racist diatribe about Zionism and Jews in Al Ahram.

Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel - Exposed: a fraudulent group of "human rights" activists who tell youth that Seeds of Peace is a dangerous organization, label those who engage in dialogue as traitor, and aim to destroy Zionism.

Independent headline claims defensive war is illegal - Independent: "Israel knew Six Day war was illegal." But the story doesn't back the headline.

Sex in Egypt: Adult Breastfeeding Setback - Cleric dismissed for recommending adult breastfeeding.

The United States Mandate for Palestine - Israel is dangerously and humiliatingly dependent on the United States. It is not good for either country.

US urges restraint in response to rocket blitz - What would Roosevelt have said to Churchill during the blitz?

Oliver North: Will Israel Have A 60th Birthday?  Is North's pessimism justified? Relax, Iran won't have the bomb for at least another year, and then...

Gaza: The Fatah is dead, what next? - How to deal with the chaos caused by the unraveling of Palestinian political society.

Egyptian Grand Mufti: Protocols of the Elders of Zion are a Fiction, and I never endorsed them  - This is real progress in the Middle East.

Justice for Palestine: Nakba day thoughts of a progressive Jewish Dog - Nakba day, commemorated every year, tells us that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not about "ending the occupation" that began in 1967. It is about ending Zionism and the "occupation" that began in 1948.

"Liberal" Anti-"Zionism" - 'Palestine is our land, The Jews are our dogs' - Study of anti-Semitism in 2006 shows what anti "Zionism" is really about.

Don't let them forget Jerusalem! - Zion is another name for Jerusalem. It is at the heart of Zionism for most Jews, and at the heart of Judaism. But most governments do not recognize Jerusalem as our capital. Make every day "Jerusalem Day."

The big boys who cried anti-Semite - Not every criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism.

Truman and the birth of Israel  - An account of Harry Truman's courage in backing the Jewish state.

Inertia: The last Jew in Afghanistan - Living in abject poverty, away from his wife, the last Jew in Afghanistan is fulfilling the non-Zionist idea.

Hamas Backs Mickey Militant - Terrorist Rodent to stay on the air - Virtual mouse will continue to urge kids to fight Zionism by blowing themselves up.

Zionism re-defined: Right of Return - What Zionism means in terms of Palestinian slogans.

Why Israel must negotiate - There might not be a Palestinian partner, but there are other "partners."

Ban solution to Lebanon smuggling: Ban Israeli surveillance that uncovered smuggling

Fort Dix Islamist attack on Infidels: Shame on Washington Post for using the "T" word - Fanatics plotting to blow up Israeli civilians are "militants" or "fighters." Fanatics plotting to kill US soldiers are "Terrorists" in Us media jargon

BBC "infidels" examining tape of reporter kidnapped by Palestinian Islamist "militants" - Of course, they will call them "terrorists" - unless they attack Israel.

Support for the democratically elected Palestinian government: What it means - Hamas war against democratic rights and Christianity 

Why the Camp David negotiations failed  - Mahmud Abbas explained that Palestinians must have all of the old city of Jerusalem and right of return to Israel for refugees.

Winograd: Challenge to Zionism and Israel - The real problem is not one man or three men. It is all of us. Our complacency and our apathy, and our unwillingness to face unpleasant facts.

The One State Final Solution to the Judenfrage - is it a serious subject for debate?? - Uri Avnery tries to explain why a one state solution is bad for Palestinians, but he throws away the rights of the Jewish people and perpetuates myths about Zionism.

Hamas: A Humanitarian and altruistic organization and their plan to benefit humanity - Hamas explain that they are murdering Jews for the benefit of humanity. And some people say "Zionism is Racism."

The role of Media in the Israeli-Hezbollah War - Complete text of the groundbreaking report by Marvin Kalb and Carol Saivetz.

Gaza, Hamas and Fatah - What to do? Is there really no military solution?

Palestine Ethnic Cleansing - Was this the work of Zionism??

The Winograd Paradox: Olmert must resign but it will not solve anything  - This is not a political issue. Basic changes and a return to real Zionist values are needed to guarantee Israel's future.

Einstein and Zionism- Was Albert Einstein a Zionist? A silly question, but absurdly, the point must be proven.

Hamas government gaining legitimacy  - Switzerland, and perhaps China, will welcome contact with Hamas officials.

Israel's strategy: Gaza and beyond - Should Israel invade Gaza? What is at stake for Israel and Zionism?

Israeli dependence day and US Aid - Is Israel really independent, if it depends on US aid?

Are we victims of the Israel boycott con? Who ever heard of Sue Blackwell or NATFHE outside the UK before Zionist groups made their careers for them? Well meaning activism can propel penny-ante anti-Semites to fame.

From the horse's mouth: Hamas will not give up on full right of return for refugees- Talk about peace with Hamas is delusionary. They persist in their monomaniac obsession with destroying Israel, and consistently deny any reports to the contrary.

Palestine: The longest occupation in the world - Palestine had occupied for 2,000 years by imperialist colonialist powers, though all knew who are the rightful owners. After the liberation of Palestine, unfortunately, a campaign was started to erase this knowledge from the collective memory of the world.

Security Council Resolution 242 does NOT require Israeli Withdrawal to 1967 borders - A massive campaign has changed history, but it didn't happen that way.

Anti-terror film unmuzzled at PACE university Pace University allowed the showing of Obsession and apologized to Pace Hillel for defaming the organization, but fighting terror should not be the job of Zionist and Jewish groups alone. It is everyone's responsibility.

Hamas: America will be annihilated - Contrary to what Washington columnists assert, Hamas is still out to destroy Zionism as well as Israel, but they also have plans for America.

Congressmen fight Saudi Boycott of Israel - Can they really buck the petrodollar lobby?

Saudi Hoax: 'Israeli melons have AIDS' - They got it from illicit sex, we suppose.

Progressive Zionism versus benighted fanaticism - Zionism is not what so-called progressives think it is. More

Iran: A Veritable Threat - A South African view of the threat posed by Iran. More

Saudis continue to violate US law and promises with anti-Israel boycott - We have been following the story for a while. More

UK reporters union to boycott Israel - Is this the reaction to Palestinian kidnapping of a British reporter?

Arms for Palestinian authority? Beilin says 'No' - Pros and cons of arming moderate Palestinians.

Holocaust Education in UK: Clarifying rumors and hoaxes - The UK is not going to stop teaching about the Holocaust. Please do not forward hoax messages about this non-issue.

How the left politicizes the Holocaust - The Holocaust is being abused by anti-Zionists argues Ralph Seliger of Meretz-USA. More

Zionism - How it became a dirty word and why we should be proud Zionists. More

The Israel Lobby Thesis: "They" have too much power - "They" are the Jews of course. That idea has been around for a long time. Why has it become popular just now? What should be done about it? More

The Arab Peace Initiative - Good Bad or Indifferent? - It is all of those perhaps. But the important thing is, what should Israel do? More

Long Standing Israeli human rights violations  - A provocative look at the outstanding crimes of the Zionists More

Is Anti-Zionism faltering? Some recent boycott and divestment campaigns have fizzled, and even backfired, but anti-Zionists are not giving up. More

Anti-Zionism on Campus -Forget academic freedom, balance or fairness. Faculty members at UCSC initiated an ugly anti-Zionism fest - Racism and fanaticism 101, including justification of suicide bombings. Anyone who expressed a contrary opinion was given the boot. More 

Jewish state for the Jewish people -A simple idea: the Jewish people get a Jewish state. Why complicate it with needless apologetics? More

Middle East Reality: Who is making peace impossible? - Israel can't be accused of blocking peace efforts as long as Hamas refuses to recognize Israel. This time, it is not the fault of "Zionism." More

What Progressive Zionists should be doing - Nobody can present the case for Israel and Zionism  better than progressive Zionists. So let's start doing it! More

Palestinian Unity: Meeting the challenge - How is Israel going to respond to tremendous pressures posed by the Arab peace plan , the Palestinian Unity government and the US need for "progress" in Middle East peace? More

What is Zionism?  McGill students seem to have no idea what Zionism is, though they support it. More

And the prize for Palestinian understatement goes to... Spokesman for Hamas terrorist wing estimates that the Palestinian government will do nothing to restrain "resistance" groups. A shrewd guess. More

Palestinian Unity: Meeting the challenge- How is Israel going to respond to tremendous pressures posed by the Arab peace plan , the Palestinian Unity government and the US need for "progress" in Middle East peace? More

Sex and Women in the Arab world - While Madre highlighted the supposed plight of Palestinian women, International women's day reveals the real plight of women in the Arab world in cartoons and in the tragedy of the Saudi woman who was raped and then sentenced to be flogged.

Anniversaries: The Jenin Massacre Myth, the Warsaw Ghetto Revolt and the lie of Zionists as Nazis - How an innocent remark was parlayed into a myth about diabolical IDF planning by anti-Zionists by deliberately mendacious journalism. More

Germans calling Jews Nazis - There has got to be something wrong with German bishops announcing that Jews are like Nazis.  More

Secular Islam: The St. Petersburg Declaration - Is this the future Islamic reformation? More

Where left meets right - Anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism unite Mullahs and leftists. More 

Broadening US Jewish participation in Zionism: An invitation to dialogue - Certainly USA pro-Israel groups should be representative of a broad spectrum of opinion, but they can't include anti-Zionists. More
Selling out to Hamas? - The reception of the new Palestinian government does not bode well for Israel or for peace. More
Syria sees a white flag - Americans and EU rushed to "engage" Syria, offering concessions from a position of weakness. Bashar Assad got the wrong message. More

Not Apartheid: A Jerusalem story  Zionism is not racism. Reality is not the same as propaganda. More

US Congressional Resolution on Salah Choudhoury  A friend of freedom, Zionism and Israel gets a break. More

See also

e-zion current contents

e-Zion - Zionism & Israel previous articles Vol III

e-Zion - Zionism & Israel previous articles Vol II