Category Archives: Palestine
UK Jewish MP: Israel acting like Nazis in Gaza
See the video here. SIR Gerald Kaufman, the veteran Labour MP, yesterday compared the actions of Israeli troops in Gaza to the Nazis who forced his family to flee Poland…Sir Gerald, who was brought up as an orthodox Jew and … Continue reading
History did not begin with the Qassams
By Amira Hass Haaretz.com: History did not begin with the Qassam rockets. But for us, the Israelis, history always begins when the Palestinians hurt us, and then the pain is completely decontextualized. We think that if we cause the Palestinians … Continue reading
If Canada Launched Rockets at the US…
KABOBfest: Hoping to depart from analogies that steamroll all nuance… Wishing to kill the spirit of comparisons that ignore imbalances of power… If Mexicans settled the US en masse, and then established a state of their own on American soil, … Continue reading
According to Tel Aviv Uni., Israel breaks lulls in violence 79% of the time
al-Jazeera: The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, whose December 31 report titled “Six Months of the Lull Arrangement Intelligence Report,” confirmed that the June 19 truce was only “sporadically violated, and then not by Hamas but instead by … “rogue … Continue reading
Sniper Fire
Here’s a video of Israeli snipers killing an international journalist in Gaza months ago. Be warned, it’s very very disturbing.
Palestinian Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 after 19 Days of Israeli Aggression
Congrats to Israel and her supporters… they have really outdone themselves. The current death toll now stands at 1,013. Of course, these numbers cannot be independently verified because Israel won’t permit international journalists from entering Gaza. Apparently, they don’t want … Continue reading
Judaism is not Zionism
Lets not forget that they are not one and the same and that not all Jews support the Zionist onslaught in Gaza:
“We Will Not Go Down” (Song for Gaza)
See the video here.
Jon Stewart on the Gaza War
See the video here.
What You Don’t Know About Gaza
By RASHID KHALIDI Published: January 8, 2009 NY Times: NEARLY everything you’ve been led to believe about Gaza is wrong. Below are a few essential points that seem to be missing from the conversation, much of which has taken place … Continue reading
Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70
The Telegraph: “They said that after the Israeli army first took the town on Saturday night soldiers had ordered about 100 members of the clan to gather in a single house owned by Wael Samouni around dawn on Sunday. At … Continue reading
Avi Shlaim: “How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe”
I never post articles in full but I’ll make an exception for this one. It is outstanding. The Guardian: Oxford professor of international relations Avi Shlaim served in the Israeli army and has never questioned the state’s legitimacy. But its … Continue reading
Obama’s strategic silence on Gaza
From an email a friend sent me: BBC: “Visiting the Israeli town of Sderot in July, he [Obama] suggested that he too would respond if rockets were being fired at his house.” Well, did he visit Gaza? Did you, Mr … Continue reading
If Gaza Falls…
by Sara Roy (my thesis adviser), read the article here.