Standing up for Israel's democracy means standing up for Palestinians

Standing up for Israel's democracy means standing up for Palestinians

Out of nowhere, a plainclothes Israeli police officer suddenly struck me on the side of the head and grabbed a tiny Palestinian flag out of my hand.  For eight months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been in the streets protesting against their government and fighting for a more democratic country. If you only read the news, you’d never know that another group of Israelis, arguably an even more persistent one, has been protesting for not …