Kristin Szremski, director of communications for the American Muslims for Palestine, on a new definition of anti-semitism made possible by Israel’s self-definition as a ‘Jewish state’. The law affects both academics and pro-Palestinian students.

Al Haq, the West Bank affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists with special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council provides an authoritative guide to the PA’s bid for UN recognition of its statehood

Semite – the Hebrew, Arab and Aramaic people descended fom Shem, Noah’s oldest son. In the violent hatred that has shifted from one cousin to the other (though most Muslims today are not Semitic) the accomplices of Norway’s mass killer are all those who feed this hatred. Uri Avnery pinpoints this new anti-semitism, a statement of solidarity from the Palestinian BDS National COmmittee confirms the perception of Islamophobia and lastly Gavan Titley and Alana Lentin attack those who peddle the toxic tale of multicultural failure

The power of the ‘Jewish State’ over Mediterranean countries, and in the USA, seemed unassailable – until the boycott law created the first ever critical coverage in the NY Times. Uri Avnery probes the impact of this change.

Israel’s current stance has become a beacon to right-wing bigots in the USA, Europe, to mass-killer Anders Behring Breivik – and to some Israelis, see the JPost editorial this page). Ralph Mimoun warns against the Islamophobia which makes bedfellows of enemies

The establishment of illegal settlements on the West Bank was enforced by laws discriminating between Arabs and Jews; some on the Israeli Left protested – most ‘remained passive and uncritical’. Result – a gutted Left says Raja Shehadeh .

The PA’s bid for statehood has put it in hock to the USA – which is expected to veto recognition. So ‘Palestinians will still need to wage a robust, multi-dimensional, and global campaign to achieve self-determination’.

In a letter to the Israeli ambassador to the UK, the JfJfP expresses its shock and dismay at the violent arrests of Freedom Theater staff. A press release from the theatre follows, detailing the events. Last is a news report from Haaretz aking if the use of the army is connected to the murder last April of the theatre’s founder, Juliano Mer-Khamis

All his life, this refusenik saw his country in terms of the democrats, which included all Palestinians, and the right wing. That has changed with the BDS movement which makes him feel like an impotent cheerleader for others’ actions.

After the boycott of cheese to reduce its price, Israeli citizens are camping in tent cities in protest at rising prices, lack of housing and growing inequality and corruption – tho still showing wilful blindness to, in our 2nd article, the ‘moral failure’ of the government’s focus on living standards in settlements while failing to do the same for the rest of the country

In an era where Israel and Palestine are seen as on the opposite sides of a ‘clash of civlisations’ . Ahmed Moor looks at how the Norwegian massacre changes the picture

Defending the settlements at all costs, including the founding ideals of democracy and the rule of law, and against all threats is splitting the right, which is no longer held together by opposition to a strong left. The full list of how MKs voted is in the Haaretz original

Despite criticism of the Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara in 2010, (Aviel Magnezi) the UN commission, headed by Geoffrey Palmer, has, say Israeli media, also judged the raid itself, and Israel’s blockade of Gaza, to be legal. There is as yet no date for the publication of the report (Barak Ravid, Jonathan Lis)

In a peculiarly unpleasant editorial, JPost not only blames Norway for inviting violence with its ‘dogged pursuit of peace’ – but also recruits Amartya Sen as a fellow-critic of multiculturalism. For what Sen actually believes, read the two articles that follow

A body set up in Canada to investigate the ‘new anti-semitism’ seems to be an open-minded, parliamentary committee In fact it is none of those, argue members of the Faculty of Palestine, a grouping of over 400 academic staff, rather it wants to block the pro-Palestinian feeling on university campuses.

A triumphalist Knesset Right pushed on with its attack on the left, proposing a committee of inquiry (headed by Likud) into foreign funding of left-wing groups including NGOs, and another on the groups’ activities (headed by Israel Beitenu). This is the agenda of NGO monitor which released a video on the ‘BDS sewer system’ on the day of the debate (See 2nd piece in this posting). Netanyahu opposed the move, which the Knesset rejected.

To Enlightenment secularists, the donning of the veil (or hijab, and kippah by young Jewish men) is deeply shocking and regrettable. To the young, taking up these badges is a revolt against the secular founding fathers – and current warring fathers – and an embrace of their generation’s fashionable badges of identity in a tribal society

Murdoch is a vocal supporter of today’s Israel (first article here) and loud critic of Muslims. Yet much of his money is embroiled with a Saudi Prince – the richest man in Saudi Arabia and his ambitions for extending his reach in the whole region (second article)

In the run-up to the meeting of the UN General Assembly in September, many references are being made to the 1947 Resolution 181 (see the post from Jeremy Hammond today). We publish here, last item, the full resolution which is very long and detailed Published first is a BBC summary of the resolution, second a speech by Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN in 2007, thanking the UN Assembly for bringing Israel into existence but attacking its role since.

Jeremy Hammond, editor of foreignpolicyjournal.com and award-winning investigative journalist, analyses the rhetoric and policy of the US towards Palestine and urges the PA to go ahead with its bid for UN recognition of its statehood