The Jewish state has a few self-inflicted problems to manage: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson and Justice Richard Goldstone among signatories “shocked to core” by recent events. A 16-strong group of the world’s most experienced investigators and judges have today (16 March) called for a full international investigation into alleged abuses of international law during…
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This is how Israel is seen
Today we stand in solidarity with individuals who challenge the military might of the Israeli military and illegal occupation of the West Bank: Israeli armed forces and border police used the cover of the war against Hamas in Gaza to reintroduce the firing of .22 rifle bullets – as well as the extensive use of…
How to kill a people silently
The brutal, largely unseen effects, of the occupation: Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have fragmented health services, according to a new study, due to the restrictions imposed upon people by Israeli security forces, poor management, and a growing population. The study is the product of the World Health Organisation (WHO), and includes contributions…
Standing accused of complicity
Showing the Zionist lobby why they’re on the wrong side of history: Dozens of Los Angeles-area Jews, Palestinians and other allies erected a mock checkpoint at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual Valley Fundraiser in protest of AIPAC’s attempt to steer US policy makers to ignore recent Israeli war crimes in Gaza and…
Kill them, any Arabs will do
Gideon Levy, writing in Haaretz, targets Israeli media cheer-leaders of wars against “enemies”: And what of the cheerleaders who sat on the sidelines of this hellish nightmare? Perhaps we should at least hold them accountable? They sat in their television studios and at their newspaper desks. Oh, how the commentators were excited and stirred excitement.…
Killing Jews with toilet paper
Clearly a threat to Israeli society: The United States is protesting to Israel over seemingly random restrictions on deliveries to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip of harmless goods such as soap and toilet paper, diplomats said Wednesday.
The lobby in focus
First the Sydney Morning Herald argues today that the Zionist lobby is stifling open debate over Israel/Palestine and now the Los Angeles Times follows suit: When John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt wrote about “The Israel Lobby” in 2006, many supporters of Israel were outraged. How, they wanted to know, could anyone say that the United…
March IAJV newsletter
The following email was sent today to signatories of Independent Australian Jewish Voices: Dear friends, The war in Gaza may be over, but the devastated Strip remains in dire shape. Our recent Gaza media statement generated global attention and highlighted the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, joining worldwide condemnation of Israeli aggression. Full media coverage of…
The peace activist the Jewish News rejects
My following piece appears on Crikey today: Dr Jeff Halper is an American born, Israeli-based professor of anthropology, author and co-founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD). This 2006 Nobel Peace Prize nominated group resists the Israeli policy of demolishing Palestinian homes in the illegally occupied West Bank. It uses non-violence and civil…
Let the struggle continue
MJ Rosenberg on the power, or lack thereof, of the Zionist lobby: The campaign to defeat Chas Freeman’s appointment as chair of the National Intelligence Council succeeded. He withdrew his name yesterday. But it may come at a cost. The perception, almost universally held, that he was brought down because he is a strong and…