Category Archives: Gaza

On Palestine’s UN Bid

Posted on November 30, 2012 by iPouya

I watched Mahmoud Abbas’ UN speech along with that of the Israeli ambassador to the UN live. There is much to say about Israel’s mythical narrative. For starters, the Israeli ambassador said that when Israel “withdrew” from Gaza, all it … Continue reading →

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Gazans thank Iran for support in Israeli war

Posted on November 28, 2012 by iPouya

That Hamas has thanked Iran for its military help that came to bear in the latest phase of the Israeli occupation of the remainder of Palestine and its repercussions affirms two points: 1. Hamas is not unified. The Damascus branch … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Aggression in Gaza by the Numbers

Posted on November 21, 2012 by iPouya

The Economist: WITH a hat-tip to Harper’s Magazine, which invented this kind of index, here are some enlightening numbers regarding the fighting in Gaza, as of 8.00am GMT on November 19th. Number of Israelis killed by fire from Gaza between … Continue reading →

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The Cyberwar against Israel

Posted on November 20, 2012 by iPouya

The international brigade of hackers known as “Anonymous” have launched an all-out offensive against Israel’s cyber networks. Entire databases have been deleted. If you get this in time click on these links (one, two) to Israeli websites and read what … Continue reading →

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UK Jewish MP offers some scathing criticism of Israel

Posted on November 20, 2012 by iPouya

This video is from Israel’s murderous Gaza campaign in ’08/’09 but his words still ring true, especially today.

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Norman Finkelstein on Israel’s War on Gaza

Posted on November 20, 2012 by iPouya

“In war parents bury their kids. In peace kids bury their parents. In Gaza, Israel buries whole families under the rubble.”

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End the Occupation

Posted on November 16, 2012 by iPouya

If I could remove all content from my blog and just have the above header remain, I’d be content with having just that message on my blog as Israel continues to besiege an impoverished and beaten but not defeated people.

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Chomsky on Israel’s claims of “self-defense”

Posted on November 16, 2012 by iPouya

Noam Chomsky: “When Israelis in the occupied territories now claim that they have to defend themselves, they are defending themselves in the sense that any military occupier has to defend itself against the population they are crushing… You can’t defend … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Strangulation of Gaza by the Numbers

Posted on November 5, 2011 by iPouya

Informed Comment: The Israeli navy illegally interfered with Gaza aid ships on the high seas, Friday, kidnapping the people on the two vessels and sending the ships involuntarily to an Israeli port. The Geneva Convention of 1949 on people in … Continue reading →

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Despite the lack of coverage, Gaza still suffers

Posted on March 23, 2011 by iPouya

Dr. Sara Roy was my master’s thesis adviser at Harvard. She’s brilliant and her recent article on Foreign Policy is stinging: “Indeed, most Gazans have been impoverished and too many have known hunger, a reality (in the form of a … Continue reading →

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‘Jews for Justice’ aid boat sets sail for Gaza

Posted on September 26, 2010 by iPouya

Ha’aretz: A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the U.S. and Britain set sail on Sunday for Gaza, hoping to breach Israel’s blockade there and deliver aid. Richard Kuper, an organizer with the U.K. group Jews for Justice for … Continue reading →

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Gaza, Sand, and Resilience

Posted on July 5, 2010 by iPouya

Palestinians resisting the Gaza siege… with sand. I admire their resilience while abhoring Israel’s ruthlessness. See the video here.

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How to Kill an Economy: Israel’s Gaza Policy

Posted on July 5, 2010 by iPouya

al-Jazeera: First close down the borders and refuse to allow any exports out. Then ban the importing of any raw material for factories and businesses. Force the commercial class to rely on expensive underground smuggling tunnels to procure what the … Continue reading →

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