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Neve Gordon

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).

Articles by this author

 
The professor Albert EINSTEIN giving an anti-H bomb speech for the National Broadcasting Company on February 15, 1950, at Princeton University. (Photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Was Albert Einstein an Anti-Semite?

Neve Gordon and Mark LeVine explain why the IHRA definition of antisemitism has been so successful.

Neve Gordon ·

Israeli warplanes launched attacks on a residential tower in the al-Nasr neighborhood of Gaza City during "Operation Protective Edge" in August of 2014.

The ICC and Israel's Charge of Anti-Semitism

The ICC is on Israel's target list.

Neve Gordon ·

It is up to Facebook users to voice their concern by notifying Zuckerberg and Sandberg that they will abandon the platform the moment the media giant decides to adopt the IHRA definition. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Redefining Anti-Semitism on Facebook

The objective is to force Facebook to alter its hate speech definition so that its own "detection algorithm" will characterize any criticism of Israel as hate speech and automatically remove the pertinent content from the platform.

Neve Gordon ·

The fact that most Palestinians are living literally from hand to mouth suggests that the coronavirus’s impact in Gaza will be exponentially harsher than in many other countries. (Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The Gaza Strip Has Been Under Siege for Years. Covid-19 Could Be Catastrophic

Within Gaza’s eight refugee camps, the systems organized to save lives—health care and food supply—will undoubtedly become lethal bottlenecks, petri dishes for the deadly virus.

Neve Gordon ·

Let's not allow our leaders to use this crisis to push for repressive tactics domestically.

The Coronavirus Conundrum and Human Rights

The outbreak necessitates heavy government involvement in our lives but this does not mean an overreach is justified.

Neve Gordon ·

Striking university lecturers in the UK hold a poster in solidarity with students in Lahore, Pakistan, demonstrating for the right to form student unions. (Photo: Courtesy of Catherine Rottenberg/Al Jazeera)

To Survive Crushing Neoliberalism, the World Needs Intersectional Solidarity

From London to Beirut to Santiago and New Delhi, protesters need to build solidarity networks.

Catherine Rottenberg ·

The documentary "Witch Hunt" tells the story of Jackie Walker (pictured above), the activist suspended from the Labour Party over comments that were allegedly anti-Semitic, while underscoring how "anti-Semitism" has become a weapon in the hands of those defending Israel's abusive practices. (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube)

The Witch Hunt at Westminster

Accusations of anti-Semitism are increasingly being used to delegitimise critics of the Israeli government and its policies toward the Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem

Neve Gordon ·

A young member of the migrant caravan at a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. (Phone: EPA Images)

Migrant Caravan: Branding Migrants ‘Human Shields’ Has a Deadly Motive

By attempting to make a better life for themselves, migrants are transformed into military targets, people who can be legitimately injured or killed

Neve Gordon ·

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