Reuters image from Sunday. Reuters does not identify shell as containing white phosphorus. But, from the Times of London: Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells to screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza Strip yesterday….
Yesterday I analogized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to the subjugation of urban blacks in the U.S. in the 70s. Of course the other apt historical analogy is to American Indians. During the Israeli invasion of Lebanon 2 and 1/2 years…
From the Ynet article “Gazans say experiencing ‘another Nakba'”: Palestinians reported that many families have left their homes in Beit Lahiya’s al-Atatra neighborhood and are staying with relatives in “safer” areas. Hundreds of residents, who are afraid to travel in…
I always blast Brit Tzedek on this site. Today Brit Tzedek sent me a transcript of a telephone press conference with a Washington rabbi/expert visiting Jerusalem, and I admit that just a day or two after my New Year’s resolution…
Adam Horowitz: I wonder what focus group came up with the gem “roof knocking”. And is it just me or does this make no sense – “In these cases, Channel 10 reported Thursday, the IAF sometimes launches a relatively harmless…
A lot of new people are coming to this blog– and to leftwing and Arabist sites–because of Gaza. These new readers are outraged by the slaughter and don’t trust the conventional guides. This influx represents a great opportunity for my…
Just got up, just heard Steve Inskeep of Morning Edition on NPR angrily asking the Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor (whom Horowitz dispatched on this site last night) what the goals were, when it was going to be over, aren’t you…
Skyredoubt translated portions of a piece in Hebrew by Benny Tziper, in Haaretz, only Haaretz, and posted it on his flickr site. […]A nice man was there at the entrance to the museum, an invalid of IDF from the Yom…
I asked Steve Walt about Gaza. His response: I keep thinking that what the US should do is work to get a sharply-worded UN security council resolution condemning the attacks. Let the French or the British sponsor it if we…