Zionist Student Crying Because American Professor Tells The Truth About Israel

And so, the Holocau$t Card dies a fallow death.

Norman Finkelstein lost both his parents during World War 2; he, more than anyone walking around today, can tell you that what we have been subject to for all too long was a Holocau$t Industry.

Norman has just pulled the curtain back from the giant distraction...crocodile tears.

Just as he says...if you decry evil behaviour, it doesn't matter who performs said bahaviour.

How Many Points Is That Worth?

Did he earn a bonus for the double-impact?

In other news...Israeli soldiers to testify behind screen in Corrie Case.

Cruel But Necessary: Opinions In Jerusalem About The Settlements And Obama

With all the current rhetoric out of Washington regarding an Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, we wanted to gauge public opinion on the streets of Jerusalem on a sunny, Sunday afternoon last weekend. What we found was shocking but unsurprising. By Joseph Dana (www.josephdana.com) and Antony Loewenstein (www.antonyloewenstein.com).

Is Peace Out Of Reach - A 60 Minutes Segment

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Have you seen 60 Minutes' Is Peace Out of Reach segment from last Sunday? If you haven't, please take a moment to view it by clicking here. This piece marks the first time that a mainstream U.S. media outlet has dared to accurately portray what Israeli occupation and settlement mean for Palestinians living in the West Bank and to explain to the American public why this system is apartheid.

After viewing the clip, please take a moment to thank CBS for airing this bold and insightful look at how settlements and occupation are preventing real peace in Palestine/Israel. Click here or call 212-975-2006 to send a message to 60 Minutes' management commending them for telling the truth about life in theWest Bank.

Get Involved in the Media Conversation

As you know, this kind of honest reporting is all too rare in mainstream U.S. media, but you can help influence coverage of this issue. After thanking CBS for their quality journalism, click here to use our newmedia action tools to write a letter to the editor or an op-ed, or to meet with editorial boards and other media management. These media action tools can help you correct inaccurate and biased reporting in your local media.

We've been calling the situation in Israel/Palestine apartheid for years and we're glad that this language is finally breaking into the mainstream. You can learn more about why we say apartheid is happening in Israel/Palestine by reading about our anti-apartheid framework here.

Kudos to CBS for this bit of reporting - let's see if there will be more of the same.

Special thanks to Travis Kelly for the link.

Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land: Media & the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others--work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.