Category Archives: Palestine Important

The footage is only a glimpse of Israel’s murderous bombing campaign in Gaza.

The Independent: Dozens of Holocaust survivors, together with hundreds of descendants of Holocaust survivors and victims, have accused Israel of “genocide” for the deaths of more than 2,000 Palestinians in Gaza since the conflict erupted in July. In an open … Continue reading →

Mondoweiss: The recent crimetastrophe in Gaza has meant a month of being glued to the news, dry-mouthed, nauseated, furious and sad. It has meant posting endlessly on Facebook, feeling helpless and useless but noticing more support than I’ve ever had … Continue reading →

Informed Comment: Since virtually every comment on Hamas in American media includes the assertion that the group’s Charter rejects Israel’s right to exist, it’s worth noting the following from the Likud Platform of 1999: a. “The Jordan river will be … Continue reading →

Vice: In Israel, racism and extremism are exploding. It began shortly after the kidnapping of three Israeli boys—Naftali, Gilad and Eyal—in Gush Etzion, that led to the assault in Gaza which has seen over 1,000 killed. A Facebook page calling … Continue reading →

Look at this madness.

The Star: As a Jewish youngster growing up in Budapest, an infant survivor of the Nazi genocide, I was for years haunted by a question resounding in my brain with such force that sometimes my head would spin: “How was … Continue reading →

International Business Times: A UN human rights investigator has accused Israel of ethnic cleansing and apartheid policies against Palestinians. Richard Falk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, said Israel carried out a “systematic and continued … Continue reading →

Noam Chomsky said this back in 2004 and, unfortunately, it still holds true: “When Israel, 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 … Continue reading →

Talk about clarity and courage, the last survivor of the Jewish rebellion against the Nazis calls for a rebellion against the Israeli occupation: “Rebel against the Occupation. No–it is forbidden for us to rule over another people, to oppress another … Continue reading →

Here’s the first footage of historic Palestine when Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together peacefully; this is before Zionism, an settler-colonial ideology that sought to create a homeland for Jews only and at great expense to natives.

I posted this quote from the fearless Normal Finkelstein a couple years ago. Unfortunately, it still rings true: “In war parents bury their kids. In peace kids bury their parents. In Gaza, Israel buries whole families under the rubble.”