This week’s firing of American commander Stanley McChrystal from Afghanistan was treated by most of the media in the US as the removal of a brave man to be replaced by another brave man, Gen. David Petraeus. Fawning and far too embedded in the mindset of military jargon. After all, what would a simple reporter…
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Little faith in Gaza of business as usual
Israel’s supposed partial lifting of the Gaza siege is treated inside Gaza as the farce it is: Manal Hassan plucks a date biscuit from an industrial tray, breaks it in half to inspect the filling, and discards it with a shrug of despair. “You see, they allow in dates, but not date paste,” she says,…
How Murdoch preaches a menu of restraint and compassion
A handy reminder of the strong ethical bonds inside the American Murdoch empire.
Obama is an anti-Semitic, Jew-hating, Israel loathing man
This is something to savour. An open letter from actor and Republican Jon Voight (father of Angelina Jolie) in the Washington Times: June 22, 2010 President Obama: You will be the first American president that lied to the Jewish people, and the American people as well, when you said that you would defend Israel, the…
Jewish colonies are for sale but please get in line
Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is worsening by the day because many of them dare to challenge the Jewish state’s right to be a Jewish state, excluding Arabs and others in full, public life. Of course, if you’re a true Zionist, however, you’ll be wanting to move to a lovely new living complex in occupied territory:
Getting down in the sub-continent after the Middle East
The numbers of Israelis living in Goa, India has risen over the last years, a far more stable place to be than the Jewish state: “You have to understand that because of Jewish history, the endless persecution, exiles and struggles for freedom, we were brought up in an extremely patriotic environment—dying for your country was…
Looking in vain for a brave parliamentarian who calls things as they are
Another wonderful speech by departing Australian Labor MP Julia Irwin (here are some recent comments) given on 23 June. A rare voice of honesty in the Australian parliament: (Fowler) (9.39 am)—The development of Israeli settlements in the West Bank continues unabated. With the world occupied in getting the parties to the negotiating table, the reality…
Tibet and Zimbabwe are shocking but Palestine resonates in a different way
Why is the West so obsessed with Israel? (And no, anti-Semitism isn’t the answer).
Urging Israel to bomb Lebanon and soon
Smell the disappointment from the neo-con class: In Washington the assumption is that it’s only a matter of time before Israel and Hezbollah will be at war again. But what’s worse is that, according to policymakers and analysts I’ve spoken to, the United States is sharply opposed to Israel finishing the work it failed to…
Read, read and wait a little (back soon)
I’ll be on the road for a few days so posting will be light. In the meantime, check out this, this, this, this, this, this, this and this. Back shortly.