Amira Hass wonders in Haaretz about the future role of Fatah, bought and tamed by Israel and the Americans: The decision by Fatah’s Sixth Congress that the movement is sticking to negotiations as a means of achieving independence, statehood and peace is an admission that the use of arms during the second intifada was disastrous.…
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Settlers and activists are not the same thing
I recently posted a report from the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions annual camp. The latest missive features this interesting anecdote: What was encouraging and interesting for us all at the Apartheid Wall building site was the welcome presence of the international media. There were four different media groups; these included two television film crews,…
Sources that lead to war against Iran
Beware any media stories that feature anonymous sources claiming Iran (or Iraq, in the bad old days) has WMDs. Welcome to the podium, Haaretz: The world’s nuclear weapons watchdog is hiding data on Iran’s drive to obtain nuclear arms, senior Western diplomats and Israeli officials told Haaretz. The officials and diplomats said that the International…
Growing, steady pressure on apartheid
Yes, progress: Amnesty International has announced today that it will abstain from any involvement in the Leonard Cohen concert in Tel Aviv and will not be party to any fund that benefits from the concert”˜s proceeds. A number of media accounts had reported that Amnesty International was to manage or otherwise partner in a fund…
Murdoch employee hugs and kisses settlers
Former US presidential candidate and Fox News host Mike Huckabee during a visit to Israel and Palestine sponsored by pro-settler groups: The question is should the Palestinians have a place to call their own? Yes, I have no problem with that. Should it be in the middle of the Jewish homeland? That’s what I think…
Please help Israel kill Arabs
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon, wants to tell the world that his country is desperate to maintain a decent relationship with Washington (well, that’s the real reason behind this nauseating message): The US believes in demolishing homes and ruining Palestinian lives in Jerusalem?
Another day in the life of Israeli illegality
The International Solidarity Movement has issued the following statement: Tristan Anderson, an American national, was critically injured on March 13 when he was shot with a high velocity tear-gas projectile during an unarmed demonstration against the Wall in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. The Israeli Ministry of Defense has notified the Anderson family’s lawyers…
Killing Gazans isn’t exactly ideal
Fred Abrahams, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch’s Emergencies Program, tells Democracy Now! that Israel must answer serious allegations against its soldiers murdering innocent Palestinians holding white flags during the recent war: Well, the main criticism from the Israeli government of our report is attacking the methodology. And, you know, this is the same methodology…
Obama is not the anti-Christ, repeat after me
J Street launches a new website, Obama Smear Busters, in an attempt to debunk the growing number of lies spread by the fundamentalist Zionist communities in Israel and the US: – Obama threw Israel under the bus in Cairo speech? Nope. – “Birther” leader claims Obama is “clear and present danger to Israel?” Ridiculous. –…
When crazy Zionism meets just crazy
Orly Tait, the Jew behind the Obama “birther” controversy, speaks to Haaretz: “During the campaign, Obama was telling American Jews that he is for Israel… but sure enough, just as he was elected, look at his first actions, he issued an executive order to give $900 million to Gaza with no preconditions.” Taitz says that…