I finally read Jane Mayer’s fascinating, recent piece in the New Yorker on Washington’s increasing reliance on Predator drones to kill “terrorists” and perceived enemies in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere. I was struck by the constant references to Israel and the Jewish state’s influence on this insidious business: The advent of the Predator targeted-killing program…
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Kick out all the wrong kind of people in Israel, please
Uri Avnery on the Israel that many of us recognise but mainstream Zionism denies: The King of Racists is the Minister of the Interior [leader of the Shas party, Eli Yishai]. He is more dangerous than his colleagues because he has absolute power over the civil status of every person in Israel, immigration and emigration,…
How long should Israel occupy Arab lands? Forever
Carolick Glick, Jerusalem Post columnist, pro-setter, anti-Obama and hardline Zionist, tells us that Israel has no demographic issues and she kindly offers a “peace plan” of her own: Both the Fayyad plan supporters and the one-state solution crowd believe that their plans can indirectly advance the so-called peace process. In their view, frightened of both…
Goldstone is a man above equals
Following Israeli President Shimon Peres and his immature and derogatory comment towards Richard Goldstone, the South African judge responds maturely: I am content to be judged by my actions over the course of my career both in terms of my professional judicial career and my voluntary service. After all, no one likes to be accused…
American Jews, come suck up your own money in Israel
While American taxpayers give Israel $7 million per day and support for Israel has cost the US economy $3 trillion, Israel entices Jewish Americans with subsidized jobs, training, etc: Jewish American math teacher Goldie Burdetsky never expected to find herself working the front desk of a hotel in southern Israel alongside management interns young enough…
Breaking down Israel’s wall
Freedom lives: Eighteen demonstrators were arrested By Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) today in the West Bank village of Deir Al Ghussoun, north of Tulkarem, after Israel’s Separation Wall was breached by Palestinian, Israeli and international protesters. The protesters intended to march to village’s lands that were left isolated behind the Wall, and managed to break…
Zionism doesn’t learn that shooting the messenger only leads to isolation
Israel, you are desperate and pathetic. Human rights isn’t an option, it’s a necessity if you want to be respected: America’s leading human rights organisation has accused Israel and its supporters of an “organised campaign” of false allegations and misinformation, including “extremely personal attacks” on its staff, in an attempt to discredit the group over…
How the one-state solution gains more Jewish supporters
Writer Sara Dowse, opinion editor at the Independent Australian Jewish Voices website, outlines the core Zionist beliefs and support for the Jewish state but then puts forward the one-state solution, a concept gaining more traction across the world: In a very real sense, history has left Israel behind.… … The idea of mono-cultural, mono-ethnic states has…
The grand Jewish tradition of siding with the underdog in Gaza
The plight of Gaza is not forgotten here in Australia. I salute any individual going on the upcoming Gaza Freedom March: Vivienne Porzsolt, a spokesperson for Jews Against the Occupation Sydney (JAO), is one of 10 activists from NSW who will spend their summer break challenging Israel’s defiance of international law. She will take part…
Exclusive translation: Balfour still echoes in 2009
The Balfour Declaration still resonates all these years later. The following article – published in Le Monde Diplomatique in November by Alain Gresh, archived here, and translated exclusively for this site by Sydney-based Evan Jones – provides a revealing context to the current conflict. History is a living and breathing beast. We are yet to…