Tag: joel beinin

July 30, 2014

Racism is the Foundation of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge

How pervasive anti-Arabism has paved the way for Israel's latest assault on Gaza. by JOEL BEININ On June 30 Ayelet Shaked, chairwoman of the Knesset faction of the ultra-right wing ha-Bayit ha-Yehudi (Jewish Home) Party, a key member of the coalition government led by Prime …

Current Affairs, Middle East Studies
January 24, 2014

The People Still Demand “Bread, Freedom, and Social Justice”

Joel Beinin offers the last word in our week-long blog series on the Egyptian uprising. by JOEL BEININ When the popular uprising against Hosni Mubarak erupted on January 25, 2011, I followed the events from my television and computer screens at Stanford, feeling that I …

Current Affairs, Middle East Studies, Politics