Exclusive pictures from inside the tunnels into Gaza that provide a life-line to the 1.5 million Palestinians living there. After the recent war, work on these essential tunnels has already resumed.
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Standing up for Palestine
The following advertisement appears in newspapers across Australia today (The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Canberra Times, The Courier Mail, The Adelaide Advertiser, The West Australian and The Herald Sun). It was signed by hundreds of Australian organisations and citizens, myself included. Australians for Palestine should be praised for their fine work…
Remembering the dead
The reality on the ground in Gaza, away from the politics: Fifteen days after the Israeli offensive ended Wa’el Al-Attar was found dead sitting next to a Kenya tree. Both he and the tree had been wounded by an Israeli missile. Wa’el, who had moved his family from house to house, neighborhood to neighborhood for…
We are good, decent people
Sometimes I truly wonder if the Israelis realise how poorly their spin doctors look in the international media: Why rely on PR hacks to push your case?
Are there any nations that Zionists would shun?
Two terror states, Israel and Sri Lanka, seem to have hit a slight problem in their tawdry relationship: Despite the damage control measures that have been taken, the government fears Israel would withdraw crucial military assistance to Sri Lanka after Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Dayan Jayatilleka made a scathing attack on Israel…
Using the Palestinians
Azadeh Moaveni, Washington Post, Janaury 25: During a recent trip to Tehran, I noticed that the Benetton shop in my old neighborhood of Darrous was closed, its windows papered over. In the past, fundamentalists offended by the shop’s immodest displays had decried its immorality and spread rumors of “Zionist ownership.” This time, however, they set…
Killing comes with a price
Israel’s latest war against the Palestinian people will resonate for years to come. Here’s just two recent developments: Oxford City Council endorses boycotting Israeli products and companies. Montreal: call for academic boycott of Israel.
A rogue state, defined
An Haaretz headline that speaks for itself: How IDF legal experts legitimized strikes involving Gaza civilians.
Who are your real friends?
The collusion of the Palestinian Authority with Israel’s war and occupation will only end in tears and violence: Israel made a “big mistake” by ending Operation Cast Lead without overthrowing the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian Authority official in Ramallah said on Thursday. His remarks came as the PA security forces intensified…