As’ad AbuKhalil, California State’s Angry Arab, describes Gaza as a form of self-destruction by Israel: To give you an idea what Israel will have to deal with (and what will bring about the eradication of Zionism from Palestine ), I…
From today’s report by the UN office of the coordination of humanitarian affairs: 432 killed, 2200 injured. Water cut off for 30,000 people and endangered elsewhere. Bread rationing, due to wheat shortage; long lines at bakeries. The American International School…
Two anti-Zionist voices. First, Jeff Blankfort: The Israelis admit that this current war is partially to restore the deterrent factor of the IDF that was ripped to shreds by Hizbollah in 2006, as it was during Israel’s occupation of Lebanon…
Today I got another email from a Jewish friend worrying about the consequences to Jews of Israel’s actions in Gaza. I’ve heard the same concern from non-Jewish friends, including a Muslim. Israel is showing shocking indifference to Arab life; and…
From the Independent, Johann Hariri: Before it falls down the memory hole, we should remember that last week, Hamas offered a ceasefire in return for basic and achievable compromises. Don’t take my word for it. According to the Israeli press,…
Ilan Pappe in the Electronic Intifada: It seems that even the most horrendous crimes, such as the genocide in Gaza, are treated as discrete events, unconnected to anything that happened in the past and not associated with any ideology or…
Israeli tanks have reportedly entered Gaza. Where are all the liberal internationalists? Another thing: They always lectured us about the need to support moderates over extremists in democratic societies. Where is the moderation in Israel?
Good for him: in tomorrow’s paper, the Times’ Ethan Bronner is addressing the “human cost” of the Gaza campaign. Two key grafs. [One week ago] Israel, seeking to end rocket attacks from Hamas militants, began a devastating airstrike campaign on…
Two top Egyptian soccer teams wore the same message on their uniforms as they came out to play a hotly-contested game today. The crowd also chanted for Palestine. I guess Arabs are people too? And this feeling is a global…