Akiva Eldar in Haaretz discusses the tragic reality of what Zionism has created in the occupied territories: One of the myths among whites in South Africa was that “blacks want to throw us into the sea.” Many of apartheid’s practices were formally based on security, mostly those involving restrictions on movement. Thus, for example, at…
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Settlers define the Israeli way of life
Gideon Levy in Haaretz asks the settlers a few questions and knows he will never receive satisfactory answers. Occupation is their way of life, supported, funded and backed by the Western powers. Prove us wrong: Try to get their opinion on how things will look here in another decade or two. For how many more…
A handy definition of Israel’s land addiction
The real meaning of Israel’s “settlement freeze”: In an unusual step, the state announced on Tuesday its plan to promote planning and construction in the northern West Bank settlement of Kiryat Netafim, Army Radio reported Wednesday.
Meanwhile, away from Cairo, the region has its own pace
I’m flat-out here in Cairo working on multiple projects related to the Gaza Freedom March. But some interesting articles and reports on the Middle East are worth sharing: – 1 Year after Gaza Massacre: Over 500 Academics and Cultural Workers Call for Boycott. – On Sunday, 20 December 2009, Al Dameer Association for Human Rights…
How to steal more Palestinian land and still call yourself a victim
Israel, desperate to seek peace with its neighbours: The state is considering appropriating private Palestinian land in the West Bank, the State Prosecutor’s Office informed the High Court of Justice yesterday. Such a move would contravene Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment not to seize land for settlement expansion.
Israel needs more colonies to keep its citizens warm
Israel, lover of peace: Israel has solicited bids to build nearly 700 new apartments in Jewish neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem. The plan to build in the Pisgat Ze’ev, Neve Ya’akov and Har Homa neighborhoods was announced on Monday. The communities sit on land captured by Israel from Jordan in 1967. Israel has annexed the territory,…
Just another friendly, crazy Jewish settler on the take
The fundamentalist settler movement in Israel is a growing threat, for years indulged as noble colonists on Palestinian land. And yet their ugly faces are now clear for all to see, the result of decades of Israeli and Western indulgence. Here’s Rabbi Dov Wolpe, an extreme right winger, on Israeli TV recently:
Washington gives funds to Israel to continue its illegalities
Israel, says America, you can illegal blockade Gaza and expand settlements in the West Bank and we’ll still fund your work: US President Barack Obama this week signed the 2010 foreign aid budget law which includes $2.775 billion in security aid to Israel. This is the second year the budget is transferred to the Jewish…
And the settlements go on and on
The invaluable al-Jazeera English reports: Israel has announced a partial moratorium on settlement construction. Yet, at the same time, it has invested in those already established in a bid to solidify their existence. In the Jordan Valley there are 22 settlements viewed as illegal under international law. But, as Al Jazeera’s Nicole Johnston reports, they…
Using the Nazi analogy against Obama is fine, says Zionist
Herbert Wolfzahn, a Zionist Organisation of America member, says of President Obama: “He’s squeezing Israel. It’s our land, and Obama would like to see it judenrein,” using the Nazi term for land that had been cleansed of Jews. Of course, back in the real world, America and Israel remain the best of friends: Leaders in…