Debate over Israel in the US is changing and rabid Zionists don’t know what to do about it. Sit back and enjoy.
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How do we manage these claims?
The Palestinian and Tamil struggles for independence are radically different and yet the ways in which the Israeli and Sri Lankan governments respectively deal with their mutual “problems” are remarkably similar. A necessary investigation.
The wonders of still talking about sex
During the shelling of Gaza, 62 men, women and children took shelter in one tiny flat in Beit Hanoun. Some of the women return with Insherrah Zakout, one of Gaza’s few psychotherapists, to try to free themselves from the trauma of the attacks.
Showing the world still cares
Victory: Part of a 99-vehicle convoy bringing medicine, food, clothing and toys from the UK has reached Gaza after a 24-day journey through Europe and Africa. Organised by the Viva Palestina group and backed by UK MP George Galloway, the convoy entered Gaza from Egypt.
Some classy Zionist cynicism
From the Middle East News Service today: While the Haaretz account is interesting, the one on the Galei Tzahal [Army Radio] (Hebrew) website is more revealing. Barak and Olmert have again let the cat out of the bag. Here is my quick translation of the crucial bit: A sharp confrontation has taken place around the…
Stay home Hillary, if that’s all you got
My latest New Matilda column is about the Obama administration’s first foray into the Middle East: On Palestine it’s hard to tell the difference between Obama and Bush. But while the US and Israel block progress, there are small signs of movement, writes Antony Loewenstein The number of people who believe in the two-state solution…
Australian academics and professionals sign Sri Lankan Crisis Statement
Australian Academics and Professionals Sign Sri Lankan Crisis Statement Prominent Australians, including human rights lawyer Mr. Julian Burnside AO QC and world renowned landscaper and TV personality Mr. Jamie Durie, have joined a list of signatories urging the Rudd Government to help end the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. Several non-Australians, including…
Like the world didn’t know already
In a rare breach of official American adherence to Israel’s policy of nuclear ambiguity, the U.S. military is terming Israel “a nuclear power” on a par with Russia, China, India, Pakistan and North Korea, all of which have declared their nuclear weapon status, and ahead of “nuclear threshold powers” Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, and…
Helping those in need now
Was the Gaza reconstruction conference a fraud? Sadly, it may well have been, though for very different reasons as stated by arch-conservative Daniel Pipes above. He wants the Gazan people to suffer until they realise the error of their ways and reject Hamas. The civilised world should ignore such posturing and assist a beleaguered population.
No solution at all
So the Obama administration is considering invading Sri Lanka to essentially ethnically cleanse Tamils from their own homeland? The Obama administration will sound out foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Monday on India’s support for a US-led invasion of Sri Lanka to evacuate nearly 200,000 Tamil civilians trapped inside territory controlled by the Liberation Tigers…