Leaked Zionist strategy Paper to counter BDS – MUST READ!

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

an example of changing the context of the issue by appealing to emotions and creating a brand new narrative Here is a leaked copy of the Zionist plan to attack the Boycott and Divestment Campaign Against Israel's Occupation and to strategy to shut down the debate on the Palestinian issue and ...

Nima Shirazi – ‘Néjàd Vu, All Over Again: The Media, ‘Pretext,’ Context, & 9/11

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Despite a nearly endless barrage of reporting on Iran's nuclear energy program, the US government's push for a new round of sanctions, and on-going efforts to foment regime change in the Islamic Republic, all had been relatively quiet on the Ahmadinejad front in the Western press for some time. Until now. The ...

Hail to the Prince: Obama, the paradigmatic Machiavellian Leader

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Prince Obama by Edna Spennato A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Nicolò Machiavelli Obama, before he actually “did” anything, had a reputation. And, indeed, reputation – what others think you are, and not what you actually are – is a crucial factor in a public figure. A political leader, ...

Hail to the Prince: Obama, the paradigmatic Machiavellian Leader

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Prince Obama by Edna Spennato A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Nicolò Machiavelli Obama, before he actually “did” anything, had a reputation. And, indeed, reputation – what others think you are, and not what you actually are – is a crucial factor in a public figure. A political leader, ...

Zahir Ebrahim – Response to John Kaminski’s ‘Why no Jewish writer can be believed’

Monday, March 1st, 2010

In Ref To: John Kaminsiki "Why no Jewish Writer Can Be Believed" Hello John Kaminski, I read your article 'Why no Jewish writer can be believed' with much interest. You know, sometimes I feel like that about the Anglo Saxons. Often times, as history is evidence, especially vis a vis the East ...

Samira Quraishy – Why are we surprised that Mossad used fake passports?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The aspect of the Al-Mabhouh assassination that is attracting most attention is the issue of forged passports. Today's Jewish Chronicle carries a short commentary on the tendency of Israeli security services to "borrow" passports, highlighting two methods by which this could have been done. The first is apparently innocuous, whereby ...

Eitan Bronstein – Response to Nakba Law

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Nakba survivors and their descendents commemorate their destroyed villages with Zochrot The Nakba law is coming up again for consideration in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, in a more moderate version than before but with the same motivation:  to frighten everyone who wishes to commemorate the human and political ...

Zahir Ebrahim – Rescuing a Failed Struggle from Its Narrative, A response to Witness in Palestine

Saturday, February 20th, 2010



Ramzy Baroud – The Useless Logic of Round Numbers: War is Criminal Any Day

Friday, February 12th, 2010

The media's habit of revisiting certain issues at set intervals can be strange and even illogical at times. For example, many news outlets commented on President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, as well as on the anniversary of his election win, and then again one year after his ...

Palestine Think Tank Editorial, Common Activist Error Series: Following Zionist Discourse and Not Leading Our Own

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The way Israel looked to Zionists by the Zionist Nation Builders Three proposals: Framing our own arguments – ignoring Zionist rhetorical traps – developing strategic thinking and implementing our strategies  While watching most Western mainstream news and current events shows, how many times do we activists for Palestine find ourselves arguing with ...