Recent Blog Posts

Welcome to our website!

Submitted by Marilyn on March 2, 2008 - 11:00am

At last!!! It's been a very long time in the making, but Beyond the Pale finally has its own website.  We'll be keeping you up-to-date on what we're planning for the radio show, letting you know about interesting events and opportunities for action, and giving you the chance to subscribe to a Podcast or listen to past programs. So check back with us from time to time and see what we've been adding to this site.

Jews for Racial and Economic Justice on Cordoba House

Submitted by Marilyn on August 6, 2010 - 11:09am

Read JFREJ's statement on the plans to build Cordoba House and its response to the ADL's disgraceful statement in opposition:

NYT finds Jewish terrorism 'romantic'?

Submitted by Marilyn on June 28, 2010 - 10:06am

 

LYING ABOUT THE GAZA FLOTILLA DISASTER

Submitted by Marilyn on June 2, 2010 - 3:12pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/lying-about-the-gaza-flot_b_597953.html
MJ ROSENBERG

Lying About The Gaza Flotilla Disaster

 

June 02, 2010 1:31 pm ET

A letter to Elie Wiesel from Sheikh Jarrah activists

Submitted by Marilyn on April 26, 2010 - 10:19am

In response to Elie Wiesel's full page ads in major U.S.

Sleepless in Gaza and Jerusalem: a new video diary

Submitted by Marilyn on March 1, 2010 - 4:10pm

Sleepless in Gaza and Jerusalem  is a video diary about four young
Palestinian women, Muslim and Christian, two living in Gaza and two in Arab Jerusalem/West Bank.  According to their promotional materials:

Green Zone: a documentary about Israeli Policy in East Jerusalem

Submitted by Marilyn on December 15, 2009 - 4:12pm

Click here to watch this short documentary about Israel's policies in occupied East Jerusalem.

A Chanukah Rant

Submitted by Marilyn on December 12, 2009 - 7:32pm

I've always found Chanukah troubling, and not just because of the way this minor holiday has been blown way out of proportion to provide an opportunity for Jewish Americans to partake in the orgy of Christmas shopping.  What bothers me even more is who and what it celebrates: a group of religious fanatics making war on their fellow Jews.  And yet who can resist candlelight and latkes?

Neve Gordon Supports an Israeli Boycott

Submitted by Esther on September 9, 2009 - 6:34pm

Check out the editorial the Israeli scholar Neve Gordon wrote in the Los Angeles Times supporting boycott and divestment campaigns targeting Israel. In our interview with Gordon, he discusses the deplorable backlash he's faced for speaking his mind.