By JODI RUDOREN SEPT. 12, 2014 New York Times JERUSALEM — Denouncing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians under occupation, a group of veterans from an elite, secretive military intelligence unit have declared they will no longer “take part in the state’s … Continue reading
Globalizing Gaza article by Jeff Halper Counterpunch Monday, August 18, 2014 Operation Protective Edge was not merely a military assault on a primarily civilian population. As in its previous “operations” (Cast Lead in 2008-9 and Pillar of Defense in … Continue reading
The next time you hear that Iran’s Ahmedijad is planning to “Wipe Israel off the map” (which turned out to not be true), refer back to this article and you can see that many in Israel have similar feelings about … Continue reading
Israelis and Palestinians are still burying loved ones killed during Gaza’s third war in six years. Since 8 July, more than 1,800 Palestinian and 65 Israeli lives have been sacrificed. Many in the world are heart-broken in the powerless certainty … Continue reading
From: Anonymous Arabist BBC has an article about a dog being sentenced to death by a rabbi in Jerusalem. Please remember this story the next time “Muslims hate dogs” comes up. Thank you. Naturally, this story makes me heartily glad … Continue reading
The son of one of Israel’s original Generals. Israeli history as you’ll never hear on American television. The use of copyrighted material in this website is protected by the Fair Use Clause of the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, which allows for the sharing … Continue reading
Russia Today had an interesting article about two American Citizens who were also Israeli soldiers, killed this week in Gaza. The Men were both Americans who later went to Israel to join in the fight against Palestinians. Israel grants citizenship … Continue reading
From Russia Today The presidents of Venezuela and Bolivia have decried the IDF’s incursion into Gaza as genocide and called for the UN to condemn Israel. President Nicolas Maduro likened the latest operation, which has claimed over 350 lives, to … Continue reading
From the Middle East Monitor: Unite, Britain’s biggest trade union, has slammed Israel as “guilty of the crime of apartheid” and committed itself to BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions) campaigning. The Labour party’s biggest union backer considered three motions related to Palestine … Continue reading
I received this email from a Jewish-Australian Woman who I met in Sydney in 2012. She is actively involved in the Jewish peace activist community, a community that is dedicated to finding a peaceful solution to the Palestinian problem. Interestingly, … Continue reading
