The following story by Andrew West appears in today’s Sydney Morning Herald: A leading Jewish publication stands accused of censorship after cancelling an advertisement for a series of lectures to be delivered by a visiting Israeli human rights campaigner. The publisher of The Australian Jewish News, Robert Magid, confirmed that he had pulled an ad…
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A refreshing Jewish voice
Israeli/American peace activist Jeff Halper – currently in Australia on a national tour – appeared tonight on leading ABC Radio’s current affairs program, PM: MARK COLVIN: Middle East peace negotiations are in something of a holding pattern at the moment, as Binyamin Netanyahu tries to form a government in Israel, and Barack Obama and Hillary…
Getting them in the dock
One day soon, and who knows when, Israeli war crimes will be treated as such. In the meantime: The Russell Tribunal on Palestine was launched today at a press conference chaired by Stéphane Hessel, Ambassador of France. The initiators, Ken Coates, Chairman of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, Leila Shahid, General Delegate of Palestine to…
And the Islamists surge
Yet another own goal kicked by the Israelis: Hamas’s popularity among Palestinians has risen sharply since Israel’s three-week offensive against the Islamist group in Gaza last month, an opinion poll released on Monday showed. If an election were held today, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh would beat Mahmoud Abbas, the Western-backed Palestinian president and leader of…
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…
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.
A necessary first step
A leading British Jewish intellectual argues that until Jews ditch their profoundly dishonest victim mentality, peace will never come to the Middle East.