Many people are critical of Israel’s response to attacks from Hamas, and to be honest, I am also concerned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response will be an over-reaction and cause serious loss of life. However, on the other hand, I am trying to imagine the response of the city of Davis to an attack […]

Regarding Jim Leonard’s complaint and the subsequent mischaracterization by George Rooks, the issue was the Davis Food Co-op board’s decision to suppress the voices of Co-op members to express their opinion about a proposal to boycott goods from Israel. Nor would the Co-op allow proponents of the initiative, who had gathered sufficient signatures to qualify […]

I returned from Gaza last week. My Interfaith Peacebuilders delegation left Nov. 11, before the overwhelming bombing started, but we did hear Israeli bombing in Gaza City the night before we left. Now that a cease-fire has been reached, we can all breathe a little easier. We entered Gaza on Nov. 5. There had been […]

Israel has been attacked yet one more time and the misinformation is coming fast and furious from those who single out Israel from all other countries of the world. as evidenced by a front-page article that appeared in The Enterprise on Nov. 20. Yet, certain facts are indisputable. The lives of 1 million Israeli civilians […]

Americans can pressure Israel to stop killing Palestinians by boycotting Israeli goods and companies. Israeli products contain a bar code starting with “729.” Also, the following companies, some of which are Israeli, produce goods sold in the United States and support Israel: Kimberly-Clark, Sodastream, Sabra Hummus (sold at the Davis Food Co-op), Coca-Cola, Intel, Nestle, […]

Hidden and hiding billionaires have been aggressively trying, with outright lies and half-truths, to purchase votes for years. What’s the problem if a highly respected businesswoman, who runs a respectable and highly regarded business in Davis, openly invites her workers to vote for her candidate? Her employees are no dummies and can make their own […]