The Dubai murder of a Hamas leader is getting juicier by the day. Palestinian defectors may well have been involved: A key security operative of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas was under arrest in Syria tonight on suspicion of having helped an alleged Israeli hit squad identify Mahmoud al-Mabhouh before he was assassinated in Dubai,…
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How much did Britain know about the death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh?
A curious addition by Robert Fisk to the murder of the Hamas commander in Dubai: It’s a propaganda war. Whoever killed the Hamas official in Dubai – let’s speak frankly – it’s part of an old, dirty war between the Israelis and the Palestinians in which they have been murdering their secret police antagonists for…
The easy steps for Israel to kill enemies in Dubai and make many more enemies in the process
The case of murdered Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai has become a global story. Perhaps the likely culprits (Israel?) are happy about this – after all, the Hamas man is dead – but I doubt it. The Jewish state is once again in the spotlight, its blatantly illegal actions throwing light on the country’s…
To Shoot an Elephant – Sydney screening
I saw this amazing documentary a few weeks ago. Shot during Israel’s onslaught against Gaza in late 2008 and early 2009, the film-makers were embedded with Palestinian ambulance workers. Israel is clearly seen shooting at unarmed civilians. The territory is under siege with bombs falling all around the terrified population. Zionist terror in its rawest…
What men in Gaza are doing to get food on the table
An interesting Associated Press story that explains why so many in Gaza are keen to be Hamas policemen. Not because of Islamist ideology but simply getting money to support families.
Using “sabotage” to support Israel’s noble mission
With the Zionist organisation Reut Institute releasing a report detailing how to attack Hamas, Hizbollah, critics of Israel and anti-Zionists (yes, we’re all seen as an equal threat), clearly the global campaign against Israel is starting to bite. And can’t simply be erased by military means. The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah highlights one disturbing part…
Mossad has a history of using fake passports (and sometimes being caught)
What does this story remind us of? Six suspects in the assassination of a senior Hamas official in Dubai entered the country using British passports, it emerged yesterday. Police in the Gulf state announced that they were hunting for 11 suspects, including a woman, for the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a top Hamas commander, who…
Brian Baird, Democrat, visits Gaza and opens his eyes
How many other leading American politicians are doing and saying this? The United States should break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver badly needed supplies by sea, a U.S. congressman told Gaza students. Rep. Brian Baird, a Democrat from Washington state, also urged President Barack Obama’s Mideast envoy to visit the Hamas-ruled territory to get…
Two IDF men speak out strongly against the Gaza onslaught
Arik Diamant and David Zonsheine, I salute you. This kind of article in the Guardian takes guts, especially coming from the depths of the Israeli military: The Israeli media marked the one-year anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, the war on Gaza, almost as a celebration. The operation is recognised almost unanimously in Israel as a…
Fisk examines the messy Middle East (and knows who is in charge)
Robert Fisk’s latest essay is a long, poetic, sometimes confused, look at the Israel/Palestine conflict. It’s full of concise observations, depressing facts and insights. Very few other mainstream journalists are given the space to pontificate on any issue. Fisk knows the conflict well, remains convinced that a two-state solution is the only answer (though is…