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NOVANEWS Dear Friends, Tonight’s message of 10 items is heavy on Israel’s racism towards Palestinians, and on a bleak future.  Most of the writers see the elections as bringing the worst, and for Amira Hass this is merely a continuation of the direction that all Israel’s governments have been driving towards.  I agree. Item 1 is a Haaretz editorial which correctly identifies “Judaization” as racism.  Of course.  But a strictly Jewish country is from the start racist that fears the ‘other.’  Demography, dear friends, not democracy. Item 2 reports that Netanyahu ‘rejects a Palestinian state within ’67 lines.’ Actually, since actions speak louder than words, it is quite obvious that he rejects a Palestinian state altogether. In item 3 Amira Hass states that ‘Palestinian ghettos were always th...

NOVANEWS Naftali Bennett’s ‘more Jewish’ zealotry lulls the American media Re-elect Netanyahu and you get international boycott, Livni warns In Budrus, grief stings Watch: Israeli-American on Bennett’s list for Knesset imagines blowing up Muslim holy site No diversity: NPR’s ‘National Conversation’ on US-Israel future includes 5 Zionists, no Palestinians Naftali Bennett’s ‘more Jewish’ zealotry lulls the American media Jan 19, 2013 Annie Robbins Naftali Bennett Jan. 10, 2013 (Photo: Oded Balilty) Take a look at the modern face of Jewish extremism. The meteoric rise of Naftali Bennett toward Israel's election on Tuesday threatens to tear the secular facade off Israel, exposing a fanatical Zionism that's lain beneath the surface for decades. In a remarkably revealing interview with...

NOVANEWS   Dear Friends, Just 3 items below—not because there aren’t any more (there may very well be) but because we had an electricity outage for several hours, this time due to a tractor cutting an electric wire right in front of our house.  The municipality has decided to redo all the streets in Nof Yam, the community in which we live.  It’s our street’s turn.  The change will make this rural street full of trees, but no sidewalks, modern with sidewalks, with electricity underground (apparently some of it was already there) and probably one way, as it is too narrow for 2-way traffic.  Most of the residents on the street did not want to have the change, but we were informed by the mayor that the street belongs to the municipality, not to us, so we have no choice, even though we w...

NOVANEWS Another ‘NYT’ reporter goes to Gaza and offers condescending anthropological observations on social media Meshaal arrives in Palestine, calls for unification Merkel squirms during Netanyahu’s love song to ‘special relationship’ Exile and the prophetic: The rabbis before them Four Pacific island nations dodge questions on their UN opposition to Palestine Joseph and Mary can’t make it to Bethlehem, on Banksy’s Christmas card Israel could only survive by ‘killing all the Arabs’– Netanyahu’s father Another ‘NYT’ reporter goes to Gaza and offers condescending anthropological observations on social media Dec 08, 2012 Philip Weiss It hasn't been a month since a New York Times reporter in Gaza got in hot water for condescending comments on local culture, when Steven Erlanger, of ...

NOVANEWS Smadar Lavie’s lesson on global neoliberal restructuring, Israeli style Exile and the Prophetic: Who speaks for ‘palestine’? Video shows Palestinian father confronting Israeli soldier who beat his 7-year-old son J Street sells its soul, completes evolution to AIPAC lite Smadar Lavie’s lesson on global neoliberal restructuring, Israeli style Oct 14, 2012 Annie Robbins Smadar Lavie Smadar Lavie is an Israeli anthropologist and a visiting scholar at Berkeley. She's written an important manuscript,The Knafo Chronicles : Marching on Jerusalem With Israel's Silent Majority, about Israel's social justice movement viewed thru the sociopolitical context of single mothers from Negev towns used by the Israeli government in the 1950s as a dumping ground for Mizrahim. But on closer exa...

NOVANEWS Courage in the face of intimidation: Rebuilding to remain As seen on the campaign trail Exile and the prophetic: Listening to Sara Roy Now settlers are stealing Palestinian…. soil Did ‘Foreign Policy’ plant false Israeli embassy story — leading to diplomat’s reassignment to Copenhagen? ‘Jewish political community’ supported Iraq war, but now divides between neocon funders and liberals — Alterman Republican leader apologizes to Israeli ambassador for ad Green Party pres’l candidate misses crucial political opportunity by not talking up democracy in Israel/Palestine Drone attacks will lead to inevitable blowback in Pakistan Courage in the face of intimidation: Rebuilding to remain Oct 13, 2012 Donna Baranski-Walker Civil courage is when civilians stand up against somethin...

NOVANEWS Romney brags he’s got Netanyahu’s campaign consultants (and he’ll shoot you before telling their secrets) Newsweek: From ‘Black Rage’ to ‘Muslim Rage’ Robert Gates addresses private security conference on Afghanistan, Iran, China, and the expansion of the NSA America: connect the dots David Sheen: Alternate cover for Newsweek that will never see the light of day ‘NYT’ responds to Netanyahu: ‘Israelis misled and bullied US’ before Sabra and Shatila too Freedom Theatre co-founder Zubeidi detained by PA 19 more days; on hunger strike to death NPR’s Raz cites Adelson support for rabbi candidate without any mention of Israel issue Exile and the prophetic: If Rosh Hashanah returns Israel/Palestine issue is source of Muslim mistrust of US, but NYT and NBC can’t touch that one ...

NOVANEWS 1 HomeAbout UsActivitiesNewsGallerySupport UsNews Urgent: Zakaria Zubeidi needs your help! by: The Freedom Theatre date: 2012-09-17 http://www.thefreedomtheatre.org/news.php?id=285 see also Zubeidi Resumes Death Fast as Detention Extended http://www.thefreedomtheatre.org/news.php?id=284 Zakaria Zubeidi and The Freedom Theatre urgently need your help. Zakaria Zubeidi, co-founder of The Freedom Theatre, was today sentenced to another 19 days in Palestinian Authority prison. He has been held since May 13 and no charges or evidence of wrongdoing have been presented against him. Zakaria has resumed a full food and fluid strike and a doctor has told him that he will die within three days. Continue to call the numbers in our previous Call for Action (http://www.thefreedomtheatre.org/news...

NOVANEWS Iran/Palestine (keep your eye on the ball) Clockwork hasbara The enemy Obama’s spineless deference to Netanyahu is now perceived by a wide range of Americans Exile and the Prophetic: Plus suffering ‘Washington Post’ says Netanyahu should lead U.S. on Iran policy ‘Haaretz’ columnist gets to talk about dual loyalty and Israel dragging US into war DNC chair: ‘I bring my love of Israel to work every day’ and our platform is more pro-Israel than GOP’s Iran/Palestine (keep your eye on the ball) Annie Robbins Remember my post, "Look over there! All eyes on Iran as Israel quietly devours Area C?" Or Joseph Dana's comment on the goal of Israel's psychological warfare against Iran? We can repeat it till the cows come home but will anyone ever listen? Chris Zambelis at Asia Times: ...

NOVANEWS Israel denies West Bank entry to 100-plus internationals invited by Palestinian Authority Two-stater says the reality has shifted to one apartheid state VIDEO: Reaction to Jerusalem lynching – ‘I saw the whole beating, it’s a good thing that they beat the Arabs’ VIDEO: Activists in Gaza say — Remember Rachel Corrie by supporting BDS ‘After Zionism’ at the Frontline Club Exile and the Prophetic: On empty suits and olive trees Israeli rabbi with ties to gov’t calls for obliterating Iranian leaders ‘from the face of the earth’ Judith Butler responds to attack: ‘I affirm a Judaism that is not associated with state violence’ GOP platform plank on sharia called ‘smokescreen for anti-Islam sentiment’ Verdict in Corrie trial another test of Israeli impunity Israel denies West...