A timely and invaluable reminder of what it means to be a Palestinian in Gaza under the yoke of the Israeli military. This is a report of a calculated and brutal murder of a 13-year old Palestinian girl by Israeli troops outside a refugee camp in 2004. As I recall,
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Politics and its Discontents: Zionism Does Not Excuse Gaza
There are some self-identified Liberals (and New Democrats) who proclaim their support for Israel in its current butchery in Gaza and they tend to do it in the name of Zionism. Zionism comes in many shapes and flavours, so many that its meaning is often unintelligible. The New York Times’
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Is There Anything Wrong With This Picture?
The Obama administration’s $225 million request to aid Israel during its war with Hamas may not be enough, warned Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday afternoon. So far, no word about humanitarian aid for the Palestinians, who so far have suffered over 1000 civilian deaths. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Gaza – A Suggested Solution
Further to that piece Friday on how Israel’s radical rightwing shift is brutalizing Israeli society, I stumbled across this: http://forward.com/articles/202558/israeli-professor-suggests-rape-would-serve-as-ter/ And I found this insightful and well footnoted piece from The Nation on AlterNet debunking Israel’s (and our own) narrative on the Gaza invasion. http://www.alternet.org/world/five-israeli-talking-points-gaza-debunked?akid=12060.103986._jtkpX&rd=1&src=newsletter1013185&t=5 When an Israeli, of all
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Massaging The Message: How A Republican Has Helped Israel Justify Its Invasion Of Gaza
The Independent reports on how an American Republican pollster and political strategist has helped Israel sell its recent invasion of Gaza, drawing upon a playbook [that] is a professional, well-researched and confidential study on how to influence the media and public opinion in America and Europe. Written by the expert
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It Wasn’t Hamas – And Israel Knew That From the Get-Go.
We all know that Israel used the kidnapping/murder of three Israeli teens, that it blamed squarely on Hamas, to whip up support for its brutal invasion of Gaza. It’s been claimed that Israeli intelligence knew the teens had been killed shortly after they were kidnapped but withheld the information to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Our Monochromatic Political Leadership
The images are graphic and heartbreaking – buildings reduced to rubble, maimed and dead children strewn among that rubble, families fractured, lives broken beyond repair. Were it not for the distancing effect that television news inevitably brings, the pictures would be overwhelming, leaving room for nothing but despair. Thus is
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Justin, You Need to Read This
While Justin Trudeau’s pandering Liberal Party may praise Israel’s “commitment to peace,” Israeli society is displaying a darker, brutal face. Lisa Goldman, director of the Israel-Palestine Initiative at the Washington think tank, New America, writes of an Israel utterly at odds with Trudeau the Lesser’s obsequious drivel. Goldman writes of,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: No Shame, No Shame At All
There is no situation, however tragic, that Harper and his regime won’t exploit for political advantage. I guess that comes as no surprise to anyone: Be sure to check out the Conservative Party website for more evidence, as well as Alison’s caricature at Creekside. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: When Israel Says It Isn’t Out To Punish Innocent Palestinians, It’s Lying – And We Don’t Care
Actions speak so much louder than words, especially when it comes to Israel attacking Palestinians. The current invasion of Gaza demonstrates that Israel’s claims to be targeting Hamas but not the Gaza Palestinian population is an outright lie. That much is blatant from the weapons used. What weapons? Try water.
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