What could be funnier than an Israeli soldier posting pictures of blind-folded Palestinians?
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The real face of Hamas is appearing and it ain’t pretty
Amira Hass in Haaretz on the growing intolerance of dissent by Hamas in Gaza: Senior Hamas officials may watch their language when they talk with representatives of the depleted left, but the real attitude shines through in the conduct of younger activists and people lower in the hierarchy. They don’t stand so much on pretense…
Finding a way to make Arabs invisible in Israel
The fact that Palestinians living in Israel proper aren’t equal citizens in the state proves the lie of Israel being a real democracy. Gideon Levy in Haaretz outlines the growing push to eradicate Arabs from the Knesset altogether: The State of Israel owes a great debt to the Arab public and to the members of…
Why is it illegal to simply support Palestinians?
The ever-growing oppressive legal situation in the US towards individuals or groups who back “terrorist” groups around the world, aka known as giving aid.
Irish artists take a stand for Palestine
Bravo. No more excuses or reasons to avoid dealing with Zionist intransigence. Action, and more is coming: More than 150 Irish artists and intellectuals have declared Saturday a boycott of Israel, saying they would not perform or exhibit in Israel until Israel ceases what they call its abuse of Palestinian human rights. The artists signed…
We left Iraq devastated
My friend Mike Otterman, with whom I recently spoke in New York about Iraq and Palestine, has a piece in the Christian Science Monitor on Iraqi refugees, the silent victims of our devastating war: Bombs still detonate and Iraqi political factions remain deadlocked, but American pundits and politicians have vied to take credit for US…
Who wants to love Israel more? Hands up?
The shallow nature of debate over Israel/Palestine in Australia: Labor has hit out at claims that the Coalition will always back Israel in sensitive votes at the United Nations. Seizing on reports that Liberal deputy leader Julie Bishop told a Jewish community forum in Melbourne last month an Abbott government would always vote against UN…
Most flotilla truths getting lost in hasbara
An interesting and serious charge and one that doesn’t appear to have entered the mainstream media: In the aftermath of the crimes perpetrated against those riding on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla by the Israeli government, it has been well-documented that the Israeli hasbara machine somehow transformed the victims into victimizers. A bit over two months…
Green new world?
The following article is co-written with Lee Rhiannon, New South Wales Greens Senate candidate in the forthcoming collection and appears in Online Opinion: The bottom line for big business is return on investment for shareholders. However, the way a business is perceived as environmentally friendly or destructive seriously affects their profits. This is why corporations…