Days before Obama visit, NYT publishes pro-Palestinian manifesto

Now they are publishing Gentile anti-Semites on their covers. I wonder what's next for the circulation losing NYT. It doesn't have much crediblity left.

The article will hopefully invite much needed conversation and introspection in America, particularly among American Jews. It highlights the violence of the occupation and the indignity inflicted among those subjected to it. All the hasbara Israel will unleash cannot alter the fundamental injustice of colonialism. I am sure that the ADL will label the article anti-Semitic (in a Pavlovian way it always does) yet inveighing against injustice is anything but anti-Semitic. The attempt to quash the possibility of a two state solution by creating facts on the ground is obscene. This Jew states, "enough."

Hopefully they payed cash! A newspaper, even the poor NYTimes needs money to survive.

Liberal American Jews wish Israel would go away, because they think that anti-Semitism would go away, if it did. They're wrong. The Islamic call for death to infidels and death to the Jews is not limited to Israelis. And, strangely, no one ever suggests that Muslims should disavow it. How about the NY Times doing that? Just think of how peaceful the world would be if Sunnis and Shiites stopped killing each other.

It's Five Broken Cameras in Spades! Truth never dies!

These poor little innocent arabs are being oppressed by the evil Israelis for no reason. Or maybe there is a reason. Maybe they appear nice to a reporter from the New York Times but we have all seen the buses explode in Tel Aviv and the restaurants explode in Jerusalem. Where did these perpetrators come from if not from these villages. And if it is all because of the occupation, why did they axe to death scores of Jews in Hebron in 1929 when there was no Israel and no so called occupation. Could it be that nothing would gladden the arabs more than to kill Jews? It is dumb reporting to mix up cause and effect. The Israeis are oppressing the villagers and therefore they are fighting back. Wrong. The arabs were fighting to kill Jews long before there was any occupation.

Article should really endorse ending Jewish presence in all of Israel because the NYT will also find a village in Israel they consider oppress. Why not be honest about it and just say kick all the Jews out of Israel. The code word for evicting Jews from Israel is secular state. We all know that a secular state is an arab state and the first thing this state would do is get rid of its Jews.

only the isr side talks about 3 intifada...now guess why is that!! read article: "Why is Israel declaring the start of the Third Intifada?" and "Israeli prediction of third intifada follows days of provocation in Hebron"-there is more!

terrorism will not prevail

It is all coming out one vile piece of Israel,s history at a time. In spite of the cabal of Zionist liars and propagandists. 1SS---Coming to your town next.

or the stories about the deaths of the 'freedom riders'. Indeed, many of the supporters of the oppression of Black Americans would have agreed with such descriptions. It is the nature of pro-justice and pro-equality efforts, and accurate reportage about them, that the oppressors and their supporters don't come off well in narrative, but that is more to do with the oppression than anything else.

Why haven't the Hamas leaders of Gaza proven to the world that they can run a state? What have they done since Israel left the Gaza Strip unconditionally? Better health benefits, jobs, industry, education, social benefits? Very strange!

The truth will always set you free.

And found it to be a good ,objective piece of journalism that every Israeli should read and every America should feel shame over given it is American money propping up the Occupation and American weaponry causing the casualties on Palestinians.

...pro-justice.

no end

We gave Israel the benefit of the doubt but they used it against the Palestinians and are clearly only interested in stealing the Palestinian land and resources. This greed and insensitivity has overtaken the Israeli Zionist narrative. When you can read it on the front page of the NY Times in such detail it is clear that Israel is in real trouble despite the propaganda from AIPAC and Foxman.

Given that the ny times is often written by Jews (author of this article included), owned by a Jewish family, and read by a populace that includes many Jews and Israelis (myself among them), the view points are hardly radical or antisemtic. The truth is that the ny times article presents a balanced viewpoint that many Israelis may be out of touch with but by far is well within mainstream of american Jewish thought; one where settlements are a violation of international law and enndanger the ability to reach a peace agreement, one where a two state solution is the only forgone conclusion, one in that views where two classes of citizens are given markedly different rights in a land that has been defacto annexed and occupied is completely unacceptable.

The anti-Zionist position - focusing on the inherent problems with Zionism - basically just falls apart when you look for 5 seconds at the alternative, which is not secular utopia, but a Palestinian Nationalism or Islamism that is much worse in every way. I see some integrity in being disgusted with the whole situation, but "Zionism is the problem" is displays either staggering ignorance or intellectual dishonesty.

a smash in the face for palestinians.

I can hardly believe it, or grasp that israeli jews get more rights and religious freedoms outside of Israel than inside. The interference, takeover and manipulation by religious fundamentalists wackos in legal matters must end. You are jewish because Torah says so, not because some rabbi arbitrarily decides you are legal or not. Why should orthodox decide reformist matters and deny rights and even jewish identity?

A secular state is a must. This "jewish state" (an impossible dream now) is more a "religious state" (soon a reality by the looks) is pitting jew against jew. Stealing resources and focus from making our country great, and wasting it on destroying us morally and remove our freedoms by the form of religious freaks taking over. Women rights are going backwards, and israelis must flee Israel to get married! Can you believe it? Israelis must travel outside of Israel to get legally married to another israeli because of religious orthodox talibanim discrimination!

He certainly makes a good case, but the people who believe that anything Israel does must be justified will ignore it, as they ignore all inconvenient truth.

Most Americans with significant education will support this article and are horrified by the Israeli treatment of the Palestinians.

The popular discourse is ignorant of the plight of the Palestinians, their deprivation of land, water, "permits" by the occupier, Israel. It is also ignorant of the restrictions of movement of Palestinians in their own country and outside it. Many do not know about the women who gave birth at checkpoints, or the students who were unable to go to their high school exams because of them. Not surprised that Ehrenreich is the son of Barbara, he is his mother's son. I have always admired her writing and have increased the tips I leave for hotel cleaners because of her.

Zionism + religious fanaticism coupled with a contrived mythology and a national psychosis is the underlying driving force in the colonial occupation of the State of Palestine.