What being “pro-Israel” can mean

Via the Guardian: The owner of a Jewish newspaper in Atlanta has said he deeply regrets writing a column suggesting that Israel consider “a hit” on… Barack Obama… if he stands in the way of the Jewish state defending itself. Andrew Adler told the Guardian he wrote the column in the weeklyAtlanta Jewish Times… “to get a reaction”…

ABCTV News24 on Iran, faltering economy and racism

Last night I appeared on ABCTV’s The Drum (video here) alongside Joe Stella and The Punch editor Tory Maguire. We talked about the faltering global economy – why oh why is the IMF treated with such respect after years of failed forecasts and neo-liberal “reforms” that have only caused misery for millions globally? – and…

Iran remains connected to much of the world (although MSM only sees Israeli and American views)

Every day now sees yet another threat of isolation… of Iran by Washington and Israel. The corporate press dutifully report every official statement but as usual miss the bigger story. Here’s Pepe Escobar in TomDispatch: Let’s start with red lines. Here it is, Washington’s ultimate red line,… straight from… the lion’s mouth.…  Only last week Secretary of Defense…

Exposing hypocrisy of Zionist lobby and its role as shills for Israeli state

Following the ongoing pressure by the Australian Zionist establishment to censor The Promise, a wonderful letter appeared in yesterday’s Age which was spot-on: A leading Jewish body, in an effort to suppress DVD sales of the SBS series… The Promise, has likened the program to Nazi propaganda. This shameful attempt at censorship is bad enough without…

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