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Israeli “Justice”
When an Israeli kills a Palestinian, he gets a slap on the wrist. When a Palestinian kills an Israeli, all Palestinians are made to suffer.
On Palestine’s UN Bid
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
Gazans thank Iran for support in Israeli war
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
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
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
UK Jewish MP offers some scathing criticism of Israel
This video is from Israel’s murderous Gaza campaign in ’08/’09 but his words still ring true, especially today.
Norman Finkelstein on Israel’s War on Gaza
“In war parents bury their kids. In peace kids bury their parents. In Gaza, Israel buries whole families under the rubble.”
End the Occupation
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.
Chomsky on Israel’s claims of “self-defense”
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
Israel’s Strangulation of Gaza by the Numbers
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
Despite the lack of coverage, Gaza still suffers
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
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
Palestinians resisting the Gaza siege… with sand. I admire their resilience while abhoring Israel’s ruthlessness. See the video here.
How to Kill an Economy: Israel’s Gaza Policy
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