The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding. A blogger in Gaza reflects on his tough situation and his friend in Sderot explains how life has marginally improved for him. This is just one example of what the blogosphere can achieve; better cross-cultural understanding.
Showing all posts tagged Hamas
Dividing and ruling
Leading Israeli journalist Amira Hass on the dual Palestinian societies: the West Bank and Gaza.
Vibewire on The Blogging Revolution
Vibewire is one of Australia’s finest online youth portals (I used to write a regular column for them years ago.) I was recently interviewed by one of their writers, Jacqui Dent, about my book, The Blogging Revolution: Blogging is being used increasingly to speak out against oppression in authoritarian regimes and speak up amidst mainstream…
When peace is never achievable
Middle East Report editorial, Fall 2008: It’s easy to forget, but the United States has a pressing year-end deadline to meet in Israel-Palestine as well as in Iraq. At Annapolis in November 2007, President George W. Bush, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged to “make every effort” to hammer out…
What the Jews really don’t need
Just how “pro-Israel” is George W. Bush or John McCain? (Hint: both men support policies that fundamentally weaken the Jewish state.)
Time to honestly debate Israel/Palestine
My following post was written for Khaldoun, the blog recently started by Macquarie University’s Centre for Middle East and North African Studies, where I’m a board member: Robustly debating Zionism has existed for as long as its existence. Jews, historically a persecuted people, were unafraid to discuss the merits or otherwise of the plan to…
Welcome to Gaza
The siege of Gaza is (temporarily) broken. Proof that solidarity with the Palestinian people, suffering because they dared to vote for Hamas in free and fair elections, will never end until Israel’s malignant influence is over.
Vote 1: militant Zionism
My latest New Matilda column is about the political realities in Israel and Palestine: Antony Loewenstein looks behind the pre-election rhetoric in Israel and says the lack of a real difference between the front-runners means deeper trouble ahead for both Israel and Palestine Israel is currently in political limbo. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s leadership of…
Crushing balls is more fun
Our leaders must not act like military commanders, take risks for peace. Tragically, Israel’s political establishment has shown time and time again that peace with its neighbours isn’t the main objective. A state of constant war is all they know, a belief that decades of occupation will wear down the Palestinians. In fact, the opposite…
Time for a different track
An Israeli Zionist commentator acknowledges what a blind man can see: The economic war against the Palestinians has failed.