Bradley Burston in Haaretz thinks that Palestinians should prepare for another massacre and soon: The countdown to the Second Gaza War has begun in earnest. Date it, if you like, to Sunday, and a coolly terrifying analysis by Yom Tov Samia, former overall Israeli military commander of the Gaza Strip and the adjacent Negev. Or…
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Gaza could be liberated if Palestinians simply got off their behinds
From the “shooting your cause in the foot” file. When hardline Zionists wonder why the world increasingly regards their cause with contempt (and no, anti-Semitism isn’t the issue here), not even being able to acknowledge Palestinian suffering ranks pretty high. This recent editorial in the Jerusalem Post plays the usual cards and achieves little more…
GFM claims success in flying the flag for Gaza
My following article appears in today’s Crikey: I attended the Gaza Freedom March (GFM)… in late December to generate publicity for the disastrous Western-led policies towards Palestine. 1400 people from 43 countries descended on Cairo on December 27 and aimed to travel into Gaza to “break the siege”. Palestine has become a truly globalised issue…
Put your hand up if you want to bomb Gaza?
Let’s see how much coverage in the West this receives (hint: nothing). Promised Land blog in Israel highlights the casual racism that permeates the Jewish state: What would we say if a poll by Iranian or Palestinian television station presented the public with the option of completely destroying Israel? Because this is exactly what Keshet…
South Africa led the way during Gaza Freedom March
The role of South African delegates during the recent Gaza Freedom March was essential to finding inspiration and leading the assembled masses to use the model of the anti-apartheid movement against Israel. Here’s why.
Hamas is changing, are we listening?
Fawaz A. Gerges, The Nation, 25 January: Like it or not, Hamas is the most powerful organization in the occupied territories. It is deeply entrenched in Palestinian society. Neither Israel nor the Western powers can wish it away. The good news, if my reading is correct, is that Hamas has changed, is willing to meet…
How do Jews and Palestinians speak to each other?
An intriguing Israeli episode that reveals the deep divide between Jews and the rest and the ways in which Zionist chauvanism is never far from the surface: Two days after he was removed from a Channel 1 studio at the behest of Erev Hadash host Dan Margalit, MK Jamal Zahalka (Balad) fanned the flames on…
How a Palestinian in Gaza deals with life under siege
During my visit to Gaza last July I spent time with journalist Fares Akram, a calm and determined man. One year after the war, he writes about coping with life in the Strip and why he continues: A year ago it wasn’t just our grief that we had to contend with, but a collective fear…
If America wants to push partition in Palestine, they’ve got a problem
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell talks to American interviewer Charlie Rose and implies that indefinite occupation is bringing Israel to disaster (if one believes in a two-state solution, that is). “Jewish democracy” in Israel can only be achieved at the barrel of a gun: Charlie Rose: And how much incentive is there to do…
Viva Palestina finally touches down in Gaza
The latest on the Viva Palestina convoy, now inside Gaza, as leader George Galloway explains the reasons behind reaching out to the Gaza Strip: