Chasing Nazis is an important task that should continue until all the bastards are put on trial. A key figure behind this search is Efraim Zuroff, a determined man who receives largely positive spin in the Western press (like here). But I would remind readers that this man lives in an illegal, Jewish settlement in…
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Bill Clinton reads Friedman and thinks Palestinians love being bombed
Need evidence that Bill Clinton is part of the problem and not the solution, utterly disconnected from facts on the ground in the Middle East? This Foreign Policy interview will only confirm the bankrupt ideas that marinate in the American political elite (and are merely copied around the empire, including Australia): I still think there…
The EU may actually be growing some balls in the Middle East?
Gush Shalom’s Adam Keller on the sound and fury of Israeli officials, typically obscuring ongoing ethnic cleansing: This morning, Israel’s Foreign Ministry came out with a great outcry about the European Union’s intention to proclaim that Jerusalem should be the capital of two states – West Jerusalem the Capital of Israel and East Jerusalem the…
The scars of Israeli aggression in Lebanon still raw
The Lebanese haven’t forgotten the 2006 war and nor should they: Speaker Nabih Berri’s media adviser Ali Hamdan said on Monday cluster bombs dropped by Israel during the summer 2006 ought to be considered “a prolongation of Israeli attacks and violence against Lebanon.” Hamdan spoke to reporters after visiting Salim Nimr Hamdan, 70, who was…
Jewish history re-framed through a truthful lens
A recent discussion at the Frontline Club in London between Israeli historian Shlomo Sand, Avi Shlaim and Jacqueline Rose on Zionist narratives and challenging Jewish victimhood:
The Chinese community are the “Jews of Asia”
A friend in Malaysia sent me this curious article from a local publication. Large sections of the piece are quoted below, but it highlights yet again the power and pull of the Middle East in Asia and the ways in which Israel is viewed, largely negatively: I am one of the privileged few to have…
Fewer rights than a boiled chicken in Palestine
Where’s the justice? A recent report from Israel’s National Insurance Institute showed that half of all Arab families in Israel are classified as poor compared with just 14 percent of Jewish families.
Why can’t colonists expand and get some Arab love?
Illegal settlers in the West Bank just want to reach out to the world and get some understanding: I am a settler, the daughter of settlers. My husband (or “partner” or “other half” or whatever you call it) is also of that ilk. A settler. And with the precepts of our forefathers in mind, and…
Hamas willing to investigate its own crimes?
Al Jazeera English scores an exclusive interview with Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya in Gaza and seemingly finds a regime far more willing to investigate its own crimes than Israel: Hamas says it is on the verge of starting its own investigation into whether it committed war crimes during Israel’s war on Gaza. The probe…
Gaza Gateway
Leading Israeli human rights group, Gisha – Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement, launched in the last month a new blog, Gaza Gateway, that provides facts and analysis about Gaza crossings and is updated every week with information about goods entering Gaza as well as posts relevant to previous week’s events.