Gideon Levy in Haaretz asks the settlers a few questions and knows he will never receive satisfactory answers. Occupation is their way of life, supported, funded and backed by the Western powers. Prove us wrong: Try to get their opinion on how things will look here in another decade or two. For how many more…
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A handy definition of Israel’s land addiction
The real meaning of Israel’s “settlement freeze”: In an unusual step, the state announced on Tuesday its plan to promote planning and construction in the northern West Bank settlement of Kiryat Netafim, Army Radio reported Wednesday.
Meanwhile, away from Cairo, the region has its own pace
I’m flat-out here in Cairo working on multiple projects related to the Gaza Freedom March. But some interesting articles and reports on the Middle East are worth sharing: – 1 Year after Gaza Massacre: Over 500 Academics and Cultural Workers Call for Boycott. – On Sunday, 20 December 2009, Al Dameer Association for Human Rights…
How to steal more Palestinian land and still call yourself a victim
Israel, desperate to seek peace with its neighbours: The state is considering appropriating private Palestinian land in the West Bank, the State Prosecutor’s Office informed the High Court of Justice yesterday. Such a move would contravene Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment not to seize land for settlement expansion.
This is the way Israel deals with anti-occupation forces
Amira Hass in Haaretz on Israel’s fear of non-violent resistance to the occupation: There is an internal document that has not been leaked, or perhaps has not even been written, but all the forces are acting according to its inspiration: the Shin Bet, Israel Defense Forces, Border Police, police, and civil and military judges. They…
Both Hamas and the PA need to restrain their forces
The abuse of human rights in Palestine (either under Hamas or the US-backed Palestinian Authority) shows no sign of improving: The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the West Bank-based Palestinian Authorities to release a journalist detained since Monday and the Hamas-led government in Gaza to end harassment of journalists. Mohamed Eshtewi, Al-Aqsa television bureau chief…
Just another friendly, crazy Jewish settler on the take
The fundamentalist settler movement in Israel is a growing threat, for years indulged as noble colonists on Palestinian land. And yet their ugly faces are now clear for all to see, the result of decades of Israeli and Western indulgence. Here’s Rabbi Dov Wolpe, an extreme right winger, on Israeli TV recently:
The Israeli left, as tiny as it is, shouts against the state
Israeli peace group Ta’ayush, dedicated to resisting the occupation, attended a protest last week in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah against Jewish colonisation. Blogger Joseph Dana, with whom I collaborated during my visit to Israel and the West Bank in July, has video from the event and writes the following: A busy weekend in Israel for…
Complaining about Israel’s image problem is futile
How times are changing. This piece by Anshel Pfeffer in Haaretz really speaks for itself. The case against Tzipi Livni is about far more than simply Gaza: There is a much wider issue at stake here, beyond former ministers’ and generals’ lecture engagements and holiday plans. Those who say that this is Israel’s battle for…
Washington gives funds to Israel to continue its illegalities
Israel, says America, you can illegal blockade Gaza and expand settlements in the West Bank and we’ll still fund your work: US President Barack Obama this week signed the 2010 foreign aid budget law which includes $2.775 billion in security aid to Israel. This is the second year the budget is transferred to the Jewish…