When I recently visited some of the major hospitals in Gaza I was told that life-saving medicines and equipment were not allowed into the Strip due to the Israeli and Egyptian led blockade. These are the results: Arafat Hamdona, 20, has been confined to the cancer unit of al-Shifa, Gaza’s primary hospital, since he was…
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Being nice to Zionist subjects
Who says the Israeli army isn’t the most moral, compassionate, cuddly and kindest outfit in the world? Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi have decided to ease a series of restrictions on the Palestinian population during the month of Muslim month Ramadan, which begins Saturday. The soldiers were…
Iran wants to kill us (since 1979)
So many in the Israeli (and Western) media like to exaggerate the Iranian nuclear “threat”. The Forward newspaper reminds us that this kind of myth-making has a long pedigree: The senior Israeli official’s tone was dire. In only a few years, the Iranians would be ready to launch a nuclear bomb. He minced no words.…
Listen to an Israeli who supports boycotting his own country
Leading Israeli academic and intellectual Neve Gordon, with a history of critical thinking, writes in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times that it’s time to boycott Israel: It is indeed not a simple matter for me as an Israeli citizen to call on foreign governments, regional authorities, international social movements, faith-based organizations, unions and citizens to suspend…
Yet another lovely friend of Israel
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard recently led a delegation to Israel. It was a trip of stunning insignificance. Slogans were expressed, Palestine was largely ignored and Israel was blindly supported. This week’s Australian Jewish News features an “interview” with Gillard. It’s quite an achievement for the reporter and Gillard herself to say nothing of…
Humiliation as Israeli policy
An Israeli official recently told the BBC on the ongoing blockade of Gaza: The blockade, which is currently under review, may inadvertently benefit Hamas – but pointed out that easing it might be taken as a victory for the Islamic movement.
Don’t mention the occupation (repeat after me)
The number of Western commentators – well, Zionists on the drip-feed, actually – who are proclaiming the wonders of an economically-buoyant West Bank is seemingly growing by the day. Why worry about ending the occupation and ongoing settlement building when you can see a new Hollywood film at the local cinema? Palestinians should be so…
Waving goodbye to the two-state mess
Aaron David Miller, former adviser to countless US administrations, issues the following comments on the Israel/Palestine conflict: This (a two-state solution) is not going to last for 8 years. The facts on the ground, the facts in people’s minds, the hopelessness, the despair, the confusion of the politics on each side will, in my judgment,…
The global community needs to do more than issue statements
A lawless nation receives a warning: A UN official on Wednesday urged Israel to stop its “provocative” actions against the Palestinian population in East Jerusalem and the West Bank and said these unilateral actions will not be recognized by the international community. “We reiterate our call on Israel to adhere to international law and its…
How to hate Arabs and be a host on Fox News
Mike Huckabee’s tour to the Middle East has been a veritable freak-show. Is the man actually calling for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their own land? Here he is on Fox News talking about his personal Zionist fundamentalism: