How not to fight war

A noble call from Human Rights Watch, but one completely ignored by Israel’s occupying forces and Hamas fighters: As an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza gets underway, both Israeli and Palestinian forces must address heightened civilian protection concerns because of likely combat in densely populated urban areas, Human Rights Watch said today. Both sides must…

The utterly unobtainable goal

On Saturday night, one week after the start of Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip, the ground operation began. The Israel Defense Forces started deploying combat units to surround Hamas’ main power base. The goal is not to chase after and destroy every last rocket launcher, but rather to break the Hamas’ resistance and…

Perhaps they should knock next time

Israel is using Google’s Gmail to try and recruit collaborators in the Gaza Strip. The following is the text of a leaflet dropped by Israel into Gaza: To the residents of the Gaza Strip, Take responsibility for your fate! If you wish to provide help and assistance to your people in the sector, call the…

And anti-Semitism is created

How global Zionist propaganda attempts to convince governments and citizens that the brutal occupier is actually the victim in the Israel/Palestine conflict. And Holocaust guilt hangs over this sorry affair like a bad smell.

Joining the dots is key

At least one mainstream media journalist, from CNN, questions the morality and legality of Israel using US-provided “defensive” weapons when killing Palestinian civilians. And while most Jewish groups remain silent or complicit in the current futility, I praise this brave Jew from Vermont who correctly compares…  the situation in Gaza to the Warsaw Ghetto. Jews…

A Jewish voice of reason

Jewish English comedian Alexei Sayle, at a protest in London on Saturday: As a Jew, it’s very moving to see so many people who are so outraged at Israel’s actions. Israel is a democratic country that is behaving like a terrorist organization.

Two Jews, far apart

Despite It’s military might, Israel is a weak and dying state. So writes Oren Ben-Dor. I don’t quite share his position, though do believe that global public opinion has rarely been so opposed to the Jewish state and its apartheid policies. Then, reading a piece in Haaretz such as this, when Israel is encouaged to…

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