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Who’s afraid of the Qassams?
One of the more remarkable yet less remarked upon moments of the recent Israeli massacre in Gaza came when the Qassam Brigades gave a press conference on 17 November. They had a message for the Israeli public: “It was your leadership,” they said, “that dragged you into this and into the shelters to score cheap political points.” What’s truly stunning is that the Qassam Brigades were making an open anti-government appeal to the people of Israel.
Posted in Gaza, Middle East
Tagged Hamas, Israel, Mizrahi, Palestine, Sderot, working class
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4 myths about the Israeli attack on Gaza
As Israel continues to pound the Gaza Strip, and factions within the beleaguered territory retaliate as best they can, there are many myths and stereotypes dominating mainstream media coverage, and many conversations. Here are a few of the most common misunderstandings.
Pakistan is caught between two evils – US drones and the Taliban they help prop up
Pam Bailey reports from a CODEPINK delegation to Pakistan: “I am convinced that the two — drones and the Taliban — cannot be considered separately. The former “feeds” the latter.”
Posted in US Politics, War on Terror
Tagged drones, featured, Hamas, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan
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Al Jazeera exposes 2nd anti-Islam class taught to US military officers
The second anti-Islam class exposed was titled “Understanding the Threat to America,” and claimed that Islamists have infiltrated the US government, media and more.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, US Politics
Tagged Al Jazeera, CAIR, Hamas, Ibrahim Hooper, Islamophobia, Nihad Awad, US military, Wired
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Tribute to a Palestinian ‘Gandhi’ — Mahmoud Abu Rahma of Al Mezan
The unrecognized heroes of Palestine are the human rights investigators. Their job is to investigate and expose the atrocities committed against their people, no matter who the perpetrator — Israeli or Palestinian. Nine times out of 10, they are stymied, … Continue reading
Arab Sources: Hamas on UN bid
Hamas has issued a statement today regarding Palestine’s UN bid. Its interest for me is in the way Hamas describes what it thinks is the Palestinian national consensus. It seems that Hamas’ only substantive objection to going to the UN … Continue reading
Arrests of 100+ ‘Hamas agents’ in West Bank seem to be Israel’s latest effort to thwart Palestinian reconciliation
Israeli security forces report that they have arrested at least 100 suspected members of Hamas and claim to have foiled multiple bombing and kidnapping plots. These actions would seem to indicate a severe setback for Hamas’s influence in the Occupied … Continue reading
The three sacred words of US-Israeli rejectionism
I have a confession. I love the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. I can, and often do, read it for hours. It is a treasure trove, home to some of the best propaganda on the planet. The MFA website … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged concessions, fateh, Hamas, Israel, peace process, preconditions
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Bipartisanship at last: U.S. politicians line up to castigate Palestinian unity deal
In stark contrast to partisan wrangling over the budget and women’s rights, Democrats and Republicans are lining up to demand the cut-off of U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority as a response to the reported unity deal between Hamas and … Continue reading
Corporate media erase U.S. role in Hamas-Fatah split
In response to the youth of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank rising up on March 14 and 15 to call for Palestinian political unity, both the leaders of Fatah and Hamas pledged to enter into talks aimed at … Continue reading
Is another ‘Cast Lead’ in the offing?
Are we witnessing the stirrings of a new, large-scale Israeli military operation? Haaretz today reports that “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday that the Israel Defense Forces would continue to use ‘firm determination and assaults’ on Gaza…[Netanyahu said:] ‘It could … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine
Tagged Goldstone report, Hamas, Operation Cast Lead, Tzipi Livni
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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
‘The Palestine Cables’: Other countries want to ‘smoke out’ Israel on NPT and Mossad use of passports
Whether it’s the Mossad’s use of foreign passports or the refusal to open up about its nuclear weapons program, Israel is developing a reputation as a rogue state. Some of the nearly 2,000 secret State Department cables so far released … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East
Tagged Canada, Dennis Ross, Dubai, Egypt, France, Hamas, Juan Cole, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Mossad, New Zealand
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What does Israel’s non-defense of poor Sderot say about security and policy?
Yossi Melman has revealed in Ha’aretz that the Iron Dome missile, developed at great expense and fanfare by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, will not be used to protect the southern Israeli towns of Sderot and Ashkelon, the mission for which … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine
Tagged Ashkelon, Gaza, Hamas, Iron Dome, Israel Singapore alliance, Missile Defense, Sderot, Vulcan-Phalanx
390 Comments
UXOs: Did Israel deliberately arm Hamas?
Israel’s war against Palestine is a graveyard of questions that died begging to be asked. The media report Israel’s actions accompanied by explanations that Israel itself supplies. The Palestinian family was thrown out of their home because they are not … Continue reading
The intellectual dishonesty of Benny Morris: Blame the Palestinians, always
Slog through Benny Morris’ latest screed about who’s to blame for the collapse of the two state solution at your own risk… It’s like a ride on a quadruple loop roller coaster. The twists and turns of the rampant intellectual dishonesty, … Continue reading
Michael Bloomberg and New York’s Muslims: a lesson in how Israel courses through Jewish-Muslim relations
Ever since Lawrence Swaim of the California-based Interfaith Freedom Foundation articulated his valuable insight to me that the question of Israel courses through Jewish-Muslim relations, I’ve been coming across stories that fit into that theme. In general, strong support for … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Politics
Tagged al-Samouni, Anti-Defamation League, Debbie Almontaser, Gaza, Gotham Gazette, Hamas, Interfaith Freedom Foundation, Islamic community center, Islamophobia, Jews, Khalil Gibran International Academy, Kiera Feldman, Lawrence Swaim, Michael Bloomberg, Middle East, Muslims, Operation Cast Lead, Park 51, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Zionism
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Noah’s arc
Last Friday at NYU, Noah Feldman, the terrifyingly-successful Harvard Law School professor and former Iraq war apparatchik, raised one of the central points in the pro-Israel argument when he said in essence that the Palestinians are not ready for democracy. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Bernard Lewis, Hamas, Islamic Center, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish rise, Judeo-Christianity, Mandate, Mayor Bloomberg, Meritocracy, Mike Kinsley, Noah Feldman, NYU, Park 51, Rhodes Scholars, Zionism
64 Comments
Viva Palestina’s ‘Lifeline 5′ convoy reaches Gaza
Viva Palestina Lifeline 5 convoy reached Gaza today, with 140 vehicles, 300 activists and over three million pounds worth of aid. Each consecutive convoy is larger than the last one, increasing the number of activists involved (from 30 countries) and … Continue reading
Posted in Beyondoweiss, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, occupation, Palestine, West Bank, Zionism
93 Comments
Israel issues 16 demolition notices for Palestinian barns & greenhouses in the Jordan Valley
And other news from Today in Palestine:
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged BDS, East Jerusalem, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, peace process, settlements
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Islamophobia in New York, Redux: We should have seen the ‘ground zero’ furor coming
When the Islamophobic furor against the proposed Muslim community center two-and-a-half blocks away from Ground Zero began to peak in mid-late July, some people wondered why it was occurring now, nine years after the 9/11 attacks. As the New York … Continue reading
