Let’s just kill our enemies in cold blood

The following letter was just sent: Mr Stephen Smith Minister for Foreign Affairs Australian Parliament House Dear Mr Smith, I wish to draw your attention to a hate website: http://stoptheism.com, run by a certain Lee Kaplan, which offers a US$25,000 reward for information leading to the murder of any ISM (International Solidarity Movement) human rights…

We can’t even talk to ourselves

Avraham Burg, Haaretz, January 15: The day is approaching when we will long for these Hamasniks. One day we will wonder why we didn’t talk to these Hamas leaders. At the same time, we will be faced with much larger threats. It is clear to me that this is a bitter lesson of history. Sari…

Making peace through war

The following testimony from a Palestinian was given to Gisha, the legal centre for freedom of movement: Last night was awful. Awful. There were so many explosions coming from the air, from tanks and from everywhere. They were using everything they had against us. I’m surprised that my house has not collapsed. And everything was…

Just my mates and terror lovers

Hamas is the democratically-elected government of the Palestinian people. According to Israel’s ambassador in Australia, its leader – a “terrorist”, like everybody from Hamas supposedly – should not be allowed to be published in the local media: We should not see newspaper space given to the leader of a terrorist organisation such as Hamas, extolling…

The dog and its confused tail

Stephen Walt, co-author of the seminal Israel Lobby book, has a new blog on Foreign Policy. His recent post on the Gaza conflict is instructive, especially the role of the Zionist lobby: Several prominent bloggers (including Andrew Sullivan, Juan Cole, and Matt Yglesias) have taken note of Ehud Olmert’s remarkable statement claiming credit for getting…

Necessary, non-violent protest

Early this morning, Jewish activists in a historic first in Los Angeles, chained themselves to the entrance of the Israeli Consulate and blocked the driveway to the parking structure, blocking all traffic in and out of the building. “We sent a clear message to the world that LA Jews are part of the global majority…

We will not go down In Gaza tonight

Song for Gaza by Michael Heart: A blinding flash of white light Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight People running for cover Not knowing whether they’re dead or alive They came with their tanks and their planes With ravaging fiery flames And nothing remains Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze We…

From one liar to whom?

Israeli Prime Minister Spokesperson Mark Regev engages in predictable deception when trying to suggest Israel “respects international law.” Who really believes him?

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