Neve Gordon

Neve Gordon is an Israeli activist and the author of "Israel's Occupation" (2008) and co-author (with Nicola Perugini) of "The Human Right to Dominate" (2015) and "Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire" (2020).

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	Views Thursday, September 24, 2020 Redefining Anti-Semitism on Facebook Given that Facebook has 2.7 billion users and is the world’s largest and arguably most influential media platform, it comes as no surprise that right-wing Zionist organizations have identified it as a site to promote their agenda. Several years ago, for example, the Israeli Ministry of Strategic... Read more
	Views Friday, March 27, 2020 The Gaza Strip Has Been Under Siege for Years. Covid-19 Could Be Catastrophic When people began posting the following note on their Facebook wall, I immediately felt an intense sense of unease. Although those who circulated the message wanted to elicit empathy toward close to 2 million imprisoned Palestinians, the attempt to compare the lockdown many Westerners are currently... Read more
	Views Sunday, March 22, 2020 The Coronavirus Conundrum and Human Rights These are strange times. From left to right, no one quite knows what to do or who to believe. While the rapid spread of the coronavirus has rendered many of us bewildered and confused, the edict to physically distance ourselves from others has managed to highlight both just how vulnerable and... Read more
	Views Monday, December 09, 2019 To Survive Crushing Neoliberalism, the World Needs Intersectional Solidarity On Friday, December 1, two protest marches met in central London in what felt like a magical moment. A few thousand striking university lecturers had just reached the British Parliament at Westminster after marching from the Bloomsbury neighbourhood, when close to a thousand Extinction Rebellion... Read more
	Views Wednesday, March 06, 2019 The Witch Hunt at Westminster When I received the message from Jewish Voice for Labour announcing that the screening of the documentary "Witch Hunt" in parliament and the scheduled panel to follow (which I had been invited to join) had been cancelled, I was nonplussed. Three weeks earlier, I had watched Witch Hunt at a London... Read more
	Views Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Migrant Caravan: Branding Migrants ‘Human Shields’ Has a Deadly Motive The “ migrant caravan ” is making its way towards the US border – and is facing countless obstacles and much opposition along the way. Most recently, protests erupted when a large group of the migrants reached the Mexican border town of Tijuana. Unsurprisingly, Donald Trump was quick to join the... Read more
	Views Wednesday, September 05, 2018 UNRWA and Trump's Attempt to Erase the Palestinian People President Donald Trump appears to enjoy experimenting on human beings. First came the separation of young children from their parents. In May 2018, Trump ordered the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) to send all adults caught crossing the border to federal jail to await... Read more
	Views Tuesday, June 19, 2018 The Fallacy of Israel's Human Shields Claims in Gaza It has become part of a macabre ritual. Each week, thousands of Palestinians stride towards the fence surrounding the small swath of land in which they have been imprisoned for years, as Israeli snipers pick their victims and shoot. Since March 30, 132 Palestinians have been killed and over 13,000... Read more
	Views Friday, August 11, 2017 Does It Really Matter If Netanyahu Ends Up Behind Bars? "Background noise" was the way Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu characterised the decision of his former chief of staff, Ari Harow, to become a state witness. The following day, the prime minister's press officer declared - for the 100th time - that "Nothing will happen, because nothing... Read more
	Views Thursday, January 05, 2017 Azaria Exposed the Reality of Israel's Colonial Project It is no coincidence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who was then followed by a slew of ministers and Knesset members - has called for a presidential pardon for Israeli soldier Elor Azaria. Azaria was found guilty of manslaughter after he shot and killed Yusri al-Sharif as he lay... Read more