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Day Three of Israeli Attack on Gaza: At least 28 killed, 290 injured in Gaza; Missile hits West Bank settlement; Israeli television reports 75,000 reservists being drafted
The Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, first set off when the Israeli air force decisively broke a tacit cease-fire and assassinated the leader of Hamas’ military wing, continues into its third day.
Posted in Israel/Palestine
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Day Two of Israeli Assault on Gaza: 19 killed in Gaza, including 7 children, over 150 injured; 3 Israelis killed near Ashkelon
Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip has entered it’s second day. The Palestinian death toll in Gaza stands at 15, while three Israelis were killed when a rocket hit their home in Kiryat Malakhi. Haaretz reports that Ahmed Jabari was assassinated yesterday hours after receiving an Egyptian-brokered draft for a “permanent truce” agreement with Israel.
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine
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Israel rejects truce and escalates fighting in Gaza with assassination of Hamas leader; 10 killed, 90 wounded in Israeli attacks
The IDF has announced it has assassinated Ahmed Al-Jabari (video of the aftermath above), the head of the Hamas military wing. It is the start of what an IDF spokesperson on Twitter called “a widespread campaign on terror sites & operatives in the Gaza Strip, chief among them Hamas & Islamic Jihad targets.” In response, the Hamas military wing said, “the occupation has opened the gates of hell on itself.”
Shoe is now on Wiesenfeld’s foot
Jeffrey Wiesenfeld has made it a career habit to try and marginalize anyone he perceived to be insufficiently pro-Israel and to smear Muslims and Arabs. But in the wake of the Tony Kushner degree controversy, it is Wiesenfeld’s politics, racism … Continue reading
Why mainstream Jewish orgs haven’t said a word against Peter King’s anti-Muslim hearings
There has been little objection from the mainstream Jewish establishment to Representative Peter King’s anti-Muslim hearings that took place yesterday, and some commentators are asking why. Given the history of discrimination against Jews in the U.S., it should be an … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
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The two-state solution is on its deathbed, but that news didn’t reach J Street conference
When the liberal “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby J Street launched in 2008, it was big news. Coupled with a new presidential administration pledging sustained engagement on Israel/Palestine, the thought many had was that this was the moment a lasting peace deal … Continue reading
Posted in BDS, Israel Lobby, One state/Two states, US Policy in the Middle East
Tagged J Street, Palestine Papers
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Mona Eltahawy’s speech signals shift in mainstream discourse that Zionists don’t want
Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy’s speech at the J Street conference was more than just another good speech–it’s a further indication of the shift in discourse on the Middle East following the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and around the region. Slowly … Continue reading
‘The Palestine Cables’: Bahraini elites want to reach out to Israel, but the people don’t
The revolt rocking the Gulf state of Bahrain continues, as protesters occupy the Pearl roundabout area, demanding that King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa step down. One of the root causes driving the crisis in Bahrain is the existence … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East
Tagged Bahrain, WikiLeaks
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‘Progressive Zionist’ group in U.S. calls for settlement boycott (while J Street continues to refuse to)
The liberal Zionist organization Meretz USA is calling on American Jews and Israelis to boycott West Bank settlements. While distancing itself from the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, the statement represents a significant stand among left-leaning American Zionist … Continue reading
Posted in BDS, Israel Lobby
Tagged J Street, Meretz USA, settlement boycott, settlements
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Only serious dissent on the Palestinian street will change the game: Former PLO negotiator Diana Buttu on the ‘Palestine Papers’ and the Egyptian uprising
The publication of nearly 1,700 leaked files by Al Jazeera on negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority has been largely overshadowed by the uprising in Egypt. But that doesn’t mean they don’t matter for the future of … Continue reading
Palestine Papers: Admiral Mullen says Palestinian state is a U.S. ‘cardinal interest’ after raising troop deaths
General David Petraeus backed away from uttering similar words, but it’s clearly a view that holds wide currency in the U.S. military establishment: ending the Israel/Palestine conflict is a core U.S. interest that affects the safety of U.S. soldiers. Haaretz … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Al Jazeera, David Petraeus, Haaretz, Michael Mullen, Palestine Papers, Saeb Erekat
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The truth that the ‘Palestine Papers’ has broken into the mainstream: Israel is the obstacle to peace
The release of the “Palestine Papers,” Al Jazeera’s leak of thousands of documents relating to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, is creating space in the American mainstream for this central truth: it is Israel’s fault that there has not been a peace agreement … Continue reading
Posted in Beyondoweiss, Israel/Palestine
Tagged Al Jazeera, Americans for Peace Now, corporate media, J Street, Jonathan Cook, Palestine Papers
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Palestine Papers: Why there will never be a State of Palestine
One core lesson from the “Palestine Papers,” Al Jazeera’s leak of secret documents on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations from 1999 to 2010, is that there will never be a State of Palestine, living side by side with Israel. This was known before, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Al Jazeera, Alistair Crooke, East Jerusalem, Palestine Papers, Palestinian Authority, refugees
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‘The Palestine Cables’: WikiLeaks exposes Egypt, PA cooperation with Israel during Gaza assault
The left-wing publication Counterpunch has obtained eleven U.S.-authored cables “accessed” from WikiLeaks that deal solely with “Operation Cast Lead,” the 2008-09 Israeli assault on Gaza. Kathleen Christison, a former CIA analyst and co-author of Palestine in Pieces, has the scoop: … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine
Tagged Counterpunch, Egypt, Kathleen Christison, Operation Cast Lead, Palestinian Authority, WikiLeaks
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Another American family, this time the Jilanis, will have to grieve without justice over Israeli killing
Emily Henochowicz, Tristan Anderson, Furkan Dogan, Brian Avery, Rachel Corrie and more–all American citizens killed or severely injured by Israel with no justice served and barely a peep heard from U.S. authorities. Now, add Ziad Jilani, who was a permanent … Continue reading
Solidarity in Lyd: ‘We strongly disbelieve that Jews can demonstrate by themselves ala Tel Aviv’
Lyd, Israel–For the past year and a half, Israelis, Palestinians and international activists have held weekly demonstrations in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, protesting against the evictions of Palestinian families there and the move by settlers to take … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Abu Eid family, East Jerusalem, home demolitions, Lyd, Sheikh Jarrah
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