Following are some links to websites that have information, opinion, and resources beyond what you will find in the mainstream media in the United States [don”t miss the Rachel Corrie links at the bottom!]. Many of these issues are discussed in our Background page.
New Links added July 2014 include 3 videos that give more insight into the origins and current conflicts in Israel | Palestine:
- An Israeli Soldier’s Story – Eran Efrati – YouTube
- An Israeli Jew tells the Real Truth about Israel – YouTube
- Israel : The Real History of Israel’s Origins (Full Documentary) – YouTube
- For those who want a little dramatized insight into Israel in 1948 & today, the fictional miniseries ‘The Promise’ is worth watching. [available in Bethlehem Area Public Library / LV Library System]
Events following the attack on the Freedom Flotilla in May 2010
- Ami Alayon in Chicago [VIDEO]
Ami Alayon is former Commander of the Israeli Navy and Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security service) speaking on the Freedom Flotilla and related issues. Presented by J Street, the pro-Israel, pro-Peace Jewish lobbying organization - Jewish Perspectives on the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions (BDS) Campaign Panel discussion held June 15 2010 in NYC [with 2 panelists supporting BDS and 2 opposed]
- Needed: An end to half-truths and falsehoods! [Two recent opinion pieces here in the Lehigh Valley]
Additional Reading
- Jewish Challenges to Zionism
- Why did Israel attack the USS Liberty?
- Dennis Kuchinich’s statement on the 60th anniversary of Israel’s independence
- ‘Our Reign of Terror, by the Israeli Army’ published in The Independent (UK)
— Organizations, Background, and Analysis
- Mazin Qumsiyeh
- Middle East Children’s Alliance
- Peace and Justice Across Borders
- Playgrounds for Palestine
- Stop The Wall | Anti-Apartheid Campaign
— Media—
- Haaretz [Israeli newspaper]
- If Americans Knew
- Jerusalem Post
- International Middle East Media Center
- Palestine Chronicle
— International Call for Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions [BDS] —
(Links on BDS [Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions] are provided because many people have raised questions about the reasoning for this movement.)
- Jewish Perspectives on the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions (BDS) Campaign [Video of June 15 2010 panel in NYC]
- Boycott! [Israelis supporting BDS]
- Boycott Israel
- Boycott Israeli Goods
- Global BDS Movement
- Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
— Rachel Corrie’s Insightful Descriptions of the Situation in Gaza in 2003