An interesting editorial in Arab News that highlights the growing desire in the Middle East to shake off American bullying: The Lebanese government is absolutely right to have turned down $100 million of US arms aid because of the malign conditions that were attached to it at the last moment by the House of Representatives…
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Israel has nuclear weapons and shouldn’t
“The reality of a nuclear Middle East is becoming increasingly likely“, writes Ze’ev Maoz in Haaretz. There is already a nuclear power in the Middle East, existing outside any international inspections or norms.
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…
Floating towards war with Iran, via Israel and Zionists
I constantly write about Iran because I both fear what Israel and/or America may do to the nation and the profound human rights abuses occurring inside the country. But these days the threat of military action against the Islamic Republic is growing. Many of the same figures who pushed for war against Iraq have now…
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…
Israel aims for humanity during Ramadan but fails
The fact that this is even a story shows the apartheid-like conditions in Palestine. Shameful: Israel’s military will allow Palestinian and Israeli relatives to meet during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and soldiers have been briefed on how to show respect during the fast. The fast of Ramadan began Wednesday. Civil Administration officials met…
Just another Jewish state effort at ethnic cleansing
Joseph Dana, an American Jew living in Israel, spends much of time campaigning for Palestinian rights. He’s a brave soul, a friend and colleague. His latest post reveals the ongoing oppression of Bedouin in the country. It’s heart-breaking: In the early hours of 10 August, Israeli forces destroyed — for the third time — the…
What we have lost without Tony Judt
Phil Weiss at Mondoweiss pens an appropriately moving obituary for Tony Judt and his massive contribution to the American understanding of the Israel/Palestine conflict. Judt refused to subscribe to Zionist loyalty simply because he was Jewish. He provoked, advocated a one-state solution, challenged the Israel lobby and displayed the finest qualities of Judaism. We only…