Tony Karon, Time.com, February 12: Fatah leaders see the Israeli election as confirming what they already knew: there’s nothing to be gained by continuing the charade of U.S.-sponsored talks about talks with the Israelis. Palestinians could not get what they needed from Olmert, and they know that his successors will take even more of a…
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Failure has a new name
…It’s time that Israel and virtually the entire international community be held to account for the humanitarian ramifications of the past 20 months’ economic warfare against the population of Gaza.
Who really is fully at fault here?
Noam Chomsky argues in a recent interview, in views that I share, that Hamas is far more amenable to peace than the US or Israel: Well for several years Hamas has been very clear and explicit, repeatedly, that they favor a two state settlement on the international border. They said they would not recognize Israel…
And towards Gaza they move
PressTV on the Moroccan-Algerian border opening for the UK Gaza aid convoy:
Paying a price for collusion
Israeli chocolate company Max Brenner is a perfect target for a boycott against companies that support the Jewish state’s occupation of Palestinian land. From small acorns, bigger campaigns will grow: Palestinian solidarity activists launched a campaign last week targeting Israeli-owned chocolate franchise Max Brenner as part of a growing international movement to boycott Israeli products.…
Standing in solidarity
And the tide continues to turn and turn: We salute the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) in Durban, and Western Australian dock worker members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), for refusing to handle Israeli cargo. Theirs is a courageous response to Israel’s attack on Palestinians in Gaza that, since December…
Better get used to this position
Europe is starting to engage Hamas. Israeli officials can’t believe that anybody would dare suggest the country committed war crimes in Gaza. One leading American strategist has been more than happy to white-wash the Jewish state’s abuses. Israeli writer Amos Oz reveals why his voice in the “pro-peace” camp is utterly irrelevant (and has an…
An Israel of the mind
My latest New Matilda column is about the recent Israeli elections and the issues of Jewish identity: Do the results of Israel’s recent election really point to significant changes in the Jewish state? According to most regional analysts, the results of Israel’s recent election signal a profound shift to the right. But a deeper reading…