Hamas is the democratically-elected government of the Palestinian people. According to Israel’s ambassador in Australia, its leader – a “terrorist”, like everybody from Hamas supposedly – should not be allowed to be published in the local media: We should not see newspaper space given to the leader of a terrorist organisation such as Hamas, extolling…
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The dog and its confused tail
Stephen Walt, co-author of the seminal Israel Lobby book, has a new blog on Foreign Policy. His recent post on the Gaza conflict is instructive, especially the role of the Zionist lobby: Several prominent bloggers (including Andrew Sullivan, Juan Cole, and Matt Yglesias) have taken note of Ehud Olmert’s remarkable statement claiming credit for getting…
Necessary, non-violent protest
Early this morning, Jewish activists in a historic first in Los Angeles, chained themselves to the entrance of the Israeli Consulate and blocked the driveway to the parking structure, blocking all traffic in and out of the building. “We sent a clear message to the world that LA Jews are part of the global majority…
Killing in the name of my perveted beliefs
The life and times of America’s foremost foreign affairs columnist, Thomas Friedman in the New York Times, and his belief that killing Arab civilians is the way to “educate” terrorists.
We will not go down In Gaza tonight
Song for Gaza by Michael Heart: A blinding flash of white light Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight People running for cover Not knowing whether they’re dead or alive They came with their tanks and their planes With ravaging fiery flames And nothing remains Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze We…
From one liar to whom?
Israeli Prime Minister Spokesperson Mark Regev engages in predictable deception when trying to suggest Israel “respects international law.” Who really believes him?
Bogus Jewish morality
Rabbi Levi Brackman tells Jewish critics of the Gaza operation that, “making a decision not to mount a defense against lethal terrorists based on a feeling of compassion is not only immoral and un-Jewish it is also idiotic and deeply irresponsible.” In other words, Jews should simply accept the God-given decisions of the Israeli state,…
Yes, this is what Israel truly is
A European diplomat in Israel to a journalist with Haaretz: Your action is brutal and you don’t realize how much damage this is causing you in the world. This is not only short term. It’s damage for years. Is this the Israel you want to be?
Islam is here to stay
Israel attacks Gaza in an attempt to crush Hamas. Alas, its popularity in the Arab world has soared and political Islam rises in strength: