Yossi Alpher: At the end of the day, however, the operation confirms the contention I have voiced in these virtual pages repeatedly over recent weeks and months: neither Israel nor anyone else has a long-term workable strategy for dealing with Hamas in Gaza. This is a militant terrorist organization that has taken over a piece…
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The “chosen” people lack history
Rami G. Khouri, Daily Star, December 29: God punished the arrogance and hubris of the Hebrews in the Old Testament by making them wander the wilderness for 40 years, before allowing a later, more humble, generation to enter Canaan. The current generation of Israeli Jews is not as proficient at learning these 40-year lessons, it…
Our God, our Allah, our Torah
How most of the American media gives Israel a free pass to commit war crimes in Gaza. Rule one for corporate journalists: the Jewish state is a sacred religion; don’t dare criticise it.
We stand together
Yesterday I attended a 2000-strong march in Sydney against Israel’s behaviour in Gaza. Some people marched under a Hamas flag, some under a Hizbollah flag and many, such as myself, simply as an individual outraged by the Jewish state’s typically stupid action against the Palestinians. Some other Australian Jews are thankfully speaking out: More photos…
Why stop now?
Another day and more Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The latest here, here, here, here, here, here and here. Palestinian bloggers are filing on the ground reports of the attacks.
Bang, bang, everybody is dead
Robert Fisk in The Independent: Hamas’s home-made rockets have killed just 20 Israelis in eight years, but a day-long blitz by Israeli aircraft that kills almost 300 Palestinians is just par for the course. Israel will never receive security, nor deserve it, until it ends the occupation completely and treats Arabs with respect. In the…
Some fault to spread around?
Those who have condemned Israel for falling into a trap ought to be just as vocal in condemning Hamas for setting such a trap.
Getting ready for the final push?
Leading dissident Israeli journalist Shraga Elam opines on the real agenda behind Israel’s madness: Reading Jeff Halper’s analysis I don’t know if I should cry or laugh. He writes: “Let’s be crystal clear. Israel’s massive attacks on Gaza today have one overarching goal: conflict management.” I presume that the Israeli government is not consulting Halper…
What Zionists never understand
Tom Segev, Haaretz, December 29: Israel is striking at the Palestinians to “teach them a lesson.” That is a basic assumption that has accompanied the Zionist enterprise since its inception: We are the representatives of progress and enlightenment, sophisticated rationality and morality, while the Arabs are a primitive, violent rabble, ignorant children who must be…
Pointlessness has a new name
Israel’s offensive against the Palestinians continues. The latest news and analysis is here, here, here, here, here and here. We are witnessing the attempted killing of a society that voted for the “wrong” party.