If a journalist in America dares criticise Israeli actions or accuses the Jewish state of criminal force, expect the Zionist lobby to accuse that person of anti-Semitism, hatred and a host of other terms. Thankfully some, like Bill Moyers, simply refuse to be intimidated.
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The Palestinians will never accept this “message”
Ilan Pappe, London Review of Books, January 14: Israel justifies its conduct in Gaza as a part of the fight against terrorism, although it has itself violated every international law of war. Palestinians, it seems, can have no place inside historical Palestine unless they are willing to live without basic civil and human rights. They…
A space for quiet reflection
Many Palestinians are calling the current conflict a “war of extermination“. Israeli voices of dissent are far and few between (though thankfully some journalists accused the Israeli Foreign Minister in Washington today of her country hosting “terrorists”). A few rays of light exist in the Jewish state, away from the racism that permeates daily life.…
Stop the war in Gaza protest
Speakers include: * John Pilger, renowned author and documentary film maker * Antony Loewenstein, author of My Israel Question * Greens MP Sylvia Hale * Dr Ghassan Achi * Hamdi Alqudsi, Palestinian activist * Rihab Charida, Palestinian activist
Israeli spin and its failings
Below are some of the more interesting Gaza-related pieces online over the last days: – Ezra Klein, associate editor at The American Prospect, explains that being ‘pro-Israel’ means more than simply mouthing Israeli press releases. Yet another prominent young Jewish American speaks out against Israeli brutality. – The Economist: “Despite devoting unparalleled attention to the…
Jews as terrorists
Sir Gerald Kaufman, the veteran Labour MP, compared this week the actions of Israeli troops in Gaza to the Nazis who forced his family to flee Poland:
Peace will only come thanks to us
Natan Sharansky, a former Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and inspiration for George W. Bush’s “freedom agenda”, writes: Peace can be found only when Palestinians are given the freedom to build real civic institutions, and a leadership can emerge unafraid of telling its own citizens that violence, fanaticism and martyrdom aren’t the Palestinian way. But this…
Easily broken, not so easily destroyed
Gaza’s ruling party is by no means united. Until its factions can resolve their differences, peace with Israel is a distant prospect.
Let’s just kill our enemies in cold blood
The following letter was just sent: Mr Stephen Smith Minister for Foreign Affairs Australian Parliament House Dear Mr Smith, I wish to draw your attention to a hate website: http://stoptheism.com, run by a certain Lee Kaplan, which offers a US$25,000 reward for information leading to the murder of any ISM (International Solidarity Movement) human rights…