All articles by Jeff Gore
From Boycotts to Bil’in: An Interview With Jonathan Cook
Jeff Gore — October 11, 2009 1 Comment
Jonathan Cook is a British journalist based in Nazareth, the largest Arab city in Israel. His latest book, Disappearing Palestine: Israel’s Experiments in Human Despair, was published by Zed Books in October of last year. Jonathan was kind enough to take the time to answer the below questions, many of which surfaced after recently spending some time in Palestine myself
Editor's Pick, Politics
Breaking The Silence: South of Hebron
Jeff Gore — September 28, 2009 1 Comment
A few days ago some friends and I took a tour of the hills south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank. The tour was given by Breaking the Silence, a group of former Israeli soldiers who speak about the conscienceless things that they did to Palestinians in the name of “security” during their time in the military. I suspect that many of them view this project as some sort of repentance for their sins, and I also suspect that to some of them, it will never be enough
Editor's Pick, Politics
Indomitable Resistance: My night at the Tent of Nations in Nahalin, Palestine
Jeff Gore — August 6, 2009 5 Comments
I left the farm inspired by the Nassars’ non-violent, non-confrontational approach to even the most naked oppression. Their kind of resistance makes sense at this stage in the conflict — after all, the Israelis have the most expensive, destructive toys that the military can buy, and judging by the ruinous state of the Gaza Strip, it’s obvious that they’re not afraid to use them. (When they heard the shelling of Gaza in the distance earlier this year, Daoud and his brother “put their frustrations to work” and built a new cistern.)
Editor's Pick, Politics
Interview: Bill Ayers on Obama, human rights, war, and monogamy
Jeff Gore — April 30, 2009 3 Comments
Jeff Gore talks to the man Sarah Palin accused of being a “terrorist” and friend of Barack Obama’s in the election campaign 2008
Politics
The semantics of illusion: How we are lied to about the financial system and everything else
Jeff Gore — March 20, 2009 4 Comments
The key to selling us the financial and political system is creating illusions that keep us from seeing what is in front of our noses. We should stop using the semantics of the powerful and reclaim words that have been emptied of their meaning
Economics, Editor's Pick
In Memory of Big L: Why the “Devil’s Son” deserves to Rest in Peace
Jeff Gore — February 15, 2009 35 Comments
On the ten-year anniversary of the slaying of rapper Big L on the streets of Harlem in New York City, Jeff Gore explains why this lyrical genius is still mourned, despite his darker side.
Culture, Editor's Pick
Somalia: The Next (Pakistan: The Next Afghanistan?)
Jeff Gore — December 15, 2008 1 Comment
Somalia could be the new Afghanistan, or Pakistan could be the new Somalia. Welcome to the ‘war on terror’.
Editor's Pick, Politics
The fight against global warming will have to wait another day (or decade)
Jeff Gore — December 2, 2008 12 Comments
With the pressing financial and terrorism crisis’ on President-elect Obama’s plate, it looks like the fight against global warming will have to wait.
Editor's Pick, Politics
A more logical approach to Iran
Jeff Gore — November 20, 2008 3 Comments
The approach to Iran is misguided and deluded. If you are listening, Barack Obama, here are the three things you should do to improve the situation.
