The divestment campaign against Israel on the UC Berkeley campus continues but the movement is spreading like wildfire. Growing numbers of young Americans won’t simply hope and pray that Barack Obama acts and are instead taking actions into their own hands. Such as this week: The Resolutions Resolution #1: We, the student body of The…
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How to make friends and influence people, Halliburton style
Democracy, American style: As Congress investigated its role in the doomed Deep Horizon oil rig, Halliburton donated $17,000 to candidates running for federal office, giving money to several lawmakers on committees that have launched inquiries into the massive spill. The Texas-based oil giant’s political action committee made 14 contributions during the month of May, according…
With heads in the sand and nowhere to go but down
After the Gaza flotilla massacre, at least some of the American mainstream are actually reporting on the reality in Gaza itself. People may not be starving there but they’re living without dignity and humanity. A breeding ground for terrorism. There is certainly some Zionist self-criticism (here and here) that clearly outlines the utterly futile Gaza…
“Cats smuggling semtex in their fur for Hamas”
More, please (thank you, Mark Steel): It’s time the Israeli government’s PR team made the most of its talents, and became available for hire. Then whenever a nutcase marched into a shopping mall in somewhere like Wisconsin and gunned down a selection of passers-by, they could be on hand to tell the world’s press “The…
The quick flotilla round-up (aka Israel has lost it)
Zionist groups in the US wish Barack Obama was more supportive and remain disappointed that the American President hasn’t invaded Turkey. Israel’s Deputy UN Ambassador says whatever his government tells him to say. Israel’s President Shimon Peres – the best friend apartheid South Africa could ever have – says that the Israeli soldiers were “humane”.…
Atwood wants to be on the right side of history in Palestine
Many pro-Palestinian activists criticised author Margaret Atwood in May for accepting a very large literary prize in Israel. She clearly came under a great deal of pressure and flak for doing so and perhaps this essay in Haaretz is a way to show she really cares about what happens to Palestinians under Zionist rule: …The…
Obama administration and Israel sitting in a tree…
Sigh: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday defended Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip and its decision to intercept the pro-Palestinian flotilla bringing humanitarian aid to the coastal territory, though he did not go so far as to defend the Israel Navy raid that killed nine people two days earlier. In an interview with…
And now for something a little different
In dark times, we need some relief. Here’s Jon Stewart on BP, oil leaks and Barack Obama: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
The Washington way is to embrace its Jewish friend and hold tight
Washington’s aim in life seems to be to protect its little mate, Israel. Sweet. Here’s a quote from a few days ago that can’t be forgotten: “The situation is that they’re so isolated right now that it’s not only that we’re the only ones who will stick up for them,” said an American official. “We’re…
Protecting Israel by the usual US suspects
Just in case anybody thinks the American, corporate media is doing a decent and fair job reporting the Gaza flotilla massacre. They’re not. And watch this interview with Salon’s Glenn Greenwald, where even the suggestion that Israel may be in the wrong isn’t accepted by host Eliot Spitzer: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news,…