The following appears in this week’s Green Left Weekly: A petition signed by 35 distinguished Australian Jews rejecting the automatic right of Jews from anywhere in the world to settle in Israel is printed below. Under the racist “law of return”, Jews do not need to have any connection with Israel to obtain citizenship. Signatories…
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What to do with products from the illegally occupied West Bank
In honour of the upcoming boycott, divestment and sanctions global day of action on 30 March, here’s an example of UK citizens in 2009 highlighting the availability of products from the West Bank in supermarkets:
Turkey and genocide, the Israel lobby has changed its mind
Let nobody say the Zionist lobby has no principles and is merely out for political power: Jewish lobbyists contrived a U.S. congressional vote that labeled the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as genocide, a London-based Arabic-language newspaper claimed on Saturday. Pro-Israel lobbyists had previously backed Turkey on the issue but changed…
Being associated with Israel is increasingly toxic
Israel is starting to realise that many people will remain silent no more: Israel’s Ambassador to Ireland, Zion Evrony, thought he was dropping in to the small town of Carrickmacross for a cup of tea and a chat with the mayor. Instead, he walked into a massive political row in which Sinn Féin councillors even…
Who would be trying to destabilise Gaza (Fatah, Israel or the US?)
This is published in the Jerusalem Post, so accuracy cannot be guaranteed, but interesting news: Ahmed Ja’abri, commander of Hamas’ armed wing, Izaddin al-Kassam, recently sent an urgent letter to Hamas leader in Damascus Khaled Masha’al, warning that the situation in the Gaza Strip was “deteriorating,” and that Hamas has started losing control over the…
Australia dares not offend Israel even when crimes are clear
The latest on the Australia/Israel Mossad scandal: The Australian government is far from satisfied with the response so far from Israel on the alleged use of Australian passports by a Mossad death squad. In an interview with the Herald, a restrained Kevin Rudd said no more information had been forthcoming since Australia first protested last…
Demanding Australia stand up for its citizens in the West Bank
Back in February an Australian was arrested in the West Bank and roughed up by Israeli authorities. The following letter has been sent to Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Stop the War Coalition: Attention: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade March X, 2010 Dear Sir/Madam, We are writing to request that Australian…
Al-Jazeera hosts debate on Israeli apartheid
Bless al-Jazeera English. A discussion about Israel Apartheid Week, asking questions about the definition of apartheid itself, the reality about occupation and rights of Jews and Arabs. This kind of debate simply wouldn’t appear on most Western media outlets.
Understand the logic of BDS
… A fascinating debate on Democracy Now! about the boycott, divestment and boycott movement against Israel between BDS leader Omar Barghouti and… Rabbi Arthur Waskow, a longtime antiwar, civil rights activist and founder and director of the Shalom Center. A friend comments: Very interesting, Barghouti is all over the other guy, which is last ditch left…
Journalists who spy for Israel
How many Western journalist are on the payroll of intelligence services? More than you think. And how many have worked for Mossad? Haaretz reports: There have always been journalists who “crossed the lines” and switched to being spokespersons, advisers or investigators of bodies that were previously the object of their coverage and commentary. There have…