No matter where you stand on the Israeli war against Gazans, undeniable is the fact that many, many innocent lives are being lost. One report estimates that 100 children a day are killed, and that 70% of the casualties are women and children. And the war shows no sign of
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Montreal Simon: Benny and Steve: The Bromance Continues
Well it wasn't exactly Romeo and Juliet, or even Romeo and Julius.But the bromance between Stephen Harper and Benjamin Netanyahu was something to behold…Read more »
Continue readingAlberta Politics: AlbertaPolitics.ca regrets the error … advice for young reporters from the Old Copy Editor
ILLUSTRATIONS: “And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he struck the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their animals also.” Numbers 20:11. The scene imagined by François Perrier, 1590-1650. (Image: Wikimedia Commons.) Below: An image of the WSJ’s now justly
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Robert Fisk: Why Harper’s Blind Support of Israel is Dangerous
Last week I wrote that Stephen Harper's threat to use hate laws against Canadians who peacefully protest the actions of Israel's brutish Netanyahu regime, was the first shadow of a police state. Now Robert Fisk, the distinguished Middle East correspondent, has taken that criticism a step further.By calling Harper's blind support of Israel both crazy
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Regime and the First Shadows of a Police State
When I saw this photo during the hearings into Bill C-51 it sent a chill down my spine.Because that posse is a horrible combination of stupidity and brute force, it looks like something out of a police state, or Pinochet's Chile.And I knew those three amigos would lead us to a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and Benjamin Netanyahu’s Phony Phone Call
Lordy. If I didn't know Stephen Harper and Benjamin Netanyahu so well I'd swear their legendary love affair is heading for the International Divorce Court. Instead of the International Criminal Court. At least judging by what Harper says he told Netanyahu on the phone today. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Benjamin Netanyahu and the Apartheid State
Benjamin Netanyahu may have won the Israeli election, by using fear and racism to get people to vote for him.Like his good buddy Stephen Harper is trying to do in Canada.But it is tuning out to be a pyrrhic victory.For while he may deny he is a racist. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Benjamin Netanyahu and Stephen Harper’s Netanyahu Moment
Benjamin Netanyahu is as any decent person knows, a brutish right-wing demagogue, a racist, and a war criminal.And his victory in yesterday's Israeli election couldn't be more tragic. Or have left the Middle East and his own country more deeply wounded. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech and the Cowardice of Stephen Harper
Well it couldn't have been a more grotesque spectacle, the war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the U.S. Congress, and claiming that all he's interested in is peace.When the only reason he was there was to try to improve his chances of winning the next Israeli election, try to start a war with
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Benjamin Netanyahu Could End Up Hurting Stephen Harper
Oh. My. Gorilla. I see Benjamin Netanyahu has begun his controversial visit to the United States.Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the US to argue against a possible nuclear deal with Iran. Mr Netanyahu says the deal would be inadequate to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear bomb. He
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Benjamin Netanyahu and Stephen Harper’s Iran Bomb Problem
Well I'm sure you remember the day that Benjamin Netanyahu turned up at the United Nations with a crude cartoon bomb to claim that Iran could have a nuclear weapon within months.And managed to scare most of the world AND the Road Runner… And I'm sure you also remember how Stephen
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Hugely Embarrassing Jewish Problem
The fuse has been burning ever since Benjamin Netanyahu set out to make Israel the nation-state of the Jewish people.A controversial bill that officially defines Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people has been approved by cabinet despite warnings that the move risks undermining the country’s democratic character. Opponents, including
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper Nobel Peace Prize nomination “a disgrace and insult”
A fast-growing online petition on Change.org is calling on the Norwegian Nobel Committee to reject Prime Minister’s Stephen Harper’s pending nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize for his unequivocal support of Israel. The post Harper Nobel Peace Prize nomination “a disgrace and insult” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Stephen Harper Is Not A Real Friend of Israel
He likes to pose as Israel's best friend. Or as Benjamin Netanyahu's best buddy. And would have us believe that supporting the right-wing Netanyahu regime is the best way to support Israel.When it is not, for as Tony Burman points out, Harper's buddy Benny may be the only winner of the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Obscenity Called Gaza
The New York Times’ columnist, Richard Cohen, offers some brilliant insights into the Gaza conundrum, a place he calls, “an open-air prison for 1.8-million people.” “…more than 300 children are dead, killed in a month-long Israeli bombardment. Each of those children has a name, a family. Several were killed in
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: On Twitter, Stephen Harper Doesn’t Follow Benjamin Netanyahu
Stephen Harper is Israel’s most unequivocal cheerleader. And yet, he doesn’t follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter. The post On Twitter, Stephen Harper Doesn’t Follow Benjamin Netanyahu appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Horror of Gaza and the Crimes of Stephen Harper
The situation in couldn't be bleaker or more horribly symbolic.The brutal Israeli assault on Gaza continues.The lights have gone out. Efforts to end the violence are going nowhere. And Stephen Harper's Middle East policy couldn't be less helpful or more criminal. Read more »
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Will Harper’s Red Scare Become the Pink Blush of Embarrassment?
“The development of mutually advantageous and constructive relations with Israel in the political, economic, humanitarian and other fields was and will remain the priority of Russia’s foreign policy.” — President Vladimir Putin Journalist Jered Feldschreiber wrote recently of the friendly relationship between Russia and Israel, despite the fact that Putin
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen and Benjamin’s Rendezvous
Does Netanyahu really speak for “all of the people of Israel” as he claims here? Many in the country feel his hardline stands are counterproductive for both the Palestinians and for Israel, counterproductive to peace. Nonetheless, the hardline Netanyahu was positively beaming in his introduction of Stephen Harper, who has
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Bromance From Hell
When I saw this picture published tonight by the Con Ministry of Propaganda and Disinformation, I have to admit I was conflicted eh? On the one hand I despise both Stephen Harper and Benjamin Netanyahu for being vicious Cons and demagogues, who would lead their countries to disaster, and the
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