The fact that Palestinians living in Israel proper aren’t equal citizens in the state proves the lie of Israel being a real democracy. Gideon Levy in Haaretz outlines the growing push to eradicate Arabs from the Knesset altogether: The State of Israel owes a great debt to the Arab public and to the members of…
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Fighting an invisible Taliban
A quote from a Taliban letter passed out in the northern part of Afghanistan: Come together as one hand to defeat the infidels of the world. And make Afghanistan a Jewish and Christian cemetery.
Australia still loves everything about Israel
Surprise, surprise: The diplomatic relationship between Australia and Israel has resumed on its normal course, less than three months after Stephen Smith expelled an Australian diplomat from Canberra. And despite a frosty few months, the two countries – which both share a desire to see Iran’s nuclear weapons program halted immediately – never ceased to…
Why is it illegal to simply support Palestinians?
The ever-growing oppressive legal situation in the US towards individuals or groups who back “terrorist” groups around the world, aka known as giving aid.
Ben Gurion and the Nazis
Zionist “pragmatism” in action, as evidence grows that Israel used Nazi scientists in the 1960s to assist in its development of a nuclear program.
Irish artists take a stand for Palestine
Bravo. No more excuses or reasons to avoid dealing with Zionist intransigence. Action, and more is coming: More than 150 Irish artists and intellectuals have declared Saturday a boycott of Israel, saying they would not perform or exhibit in Israel until Israel ceases what they call its abuse of Palestinian human rights. The artists signed…
Lebanon shouldn’t take Washington’s backing
An interesting editorial in Arab News that highlights the growing desire in the Middle East to shake off American bullying: The Lebanese government is absolutely right to have turned down $100 million of US arms aid because of the malign conditions that were attached to it at the last moment by the House of Representatives…
Israel has nuclear weapons and shouldn’t
“The reality of a nuclear Middle East is becoming increasingly likely“, writes Ze’ev Maoz in Haaretz. There is already a nuclear power in the Middle East, existing outside any international inspections or norms.
Who wants to love Israel more? Hands up?
The shallow nature of debate over Israel/Palestine in Australia: Labor has hit out at claims that the Coalition will always back Israel in sensitive votes at the United Nations. Seizing on reports that Liberal deputy leader Julie Bishop told a Jewish community forum in Melbourne last month an Abbott government would always vote against UN…
Floating towards war with Iran, via Israel and Zionists
I constantly write about Iran because I both fear what Israel and/or America may do to the nation and the profound human rights abuses occurring inside the country. But these days the threat of military action against the Islamic Republic is growing. Many of the same figures who pushed for war against Iraq have now…