Apparently forty years of peace has been too much of a good thing for Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel has enjoyed peace with its Arab neighbours since 1973.Don’t blame yourself if you didn’t realize that the Middle East has enjoyed four decades o…
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Canadian Progressive: Jewish human rights group condemns Harper government’s UN vote on Palestine
by Independent Jewish Voices | December 3, 2012 A Canadian Jewish human rights group is condemning the Harper government’s opposition to giving Palestine non-member observer state status at the United Nations. In a vote taken this week by the General Assembly, 138 countries voted to grant Palestine this status. “Once again the Harper government has embarrassed […]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why John Baird Should Be Fired
Three days ago he was the mouth that roared. Lecturing U.N. delegates like some crazed televangelist, as if they were children.Blasting the Palestinians for daring to ask for humble observer status, claiming it was an "impediment to peace."…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Germany Shines a Light on the Harp of Darkness
When it came right down to it, Germany balked at voting “no” on Palestinian recognition in the UN General Assembly and, instead, merely abstained. Netanyahu was not amused.What transpired between Angie Merkel and Benny Netanyahu may shed so…
Continue readingwmtc: greenwald on "both sides are wrong", hedges on the world as gaza
There are always at least two sides to every story. Long ago, in the American West, some pioneers and cowboys were killed by “Indians”. More recently, Iraqi “insurgents” have killed US soldiers. When I was growing up, Vietnamese “guerillas” – I believe…
Continue readingRedBedHead: Israel Blind To Its Own Isolation
I wrote less than two weeks ago that Israel was in an accelerating decline as a result of changed geopolitical realities in the Middle East, most recently and acutely the Arab Spring. That Arab Spring is now in the throes of a 2.0 reawakening and reconstitution of last year’s settlements,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Benny and Steve Got Hitched
Oh no. How could I have been so wrong?This is no mere bromance, no sordid one or fifty-night stand.This the real thing. Harper tweeted on Saturday that he spoke to Netanyahu and that he "thanked Canada for its friendship and principled position …
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: UN Vote and criticism over Gaza attack matter little to Netanyahu
Shir Hever: UN Vote and criticism over Gaza attack matter little to Netanyahu who unites with Barak Lieberman who advocates the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian citizens of Israel
The vote ”does give the Palestinian one legal ve…
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: No Stevie Wonder for the Israel Defense Forces
High-impact anti-Israeli apartheid online activism by peace makers around the world forced Stevie Wonder to cancel his planned performance for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The American singer, songwriter, and activist had been scheduled to perfo…
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Israel seizes $120m in Palestinian tax revenue over UN vote | World news | guardian.co.uk
Israel seizes $120m in Palestinian tax revenue over UN vote | World news | guardian.co.uk
Palestinian official accuses Israel of desperation after second punitive response to UN vote recognising state of #Palestine
Israel has seized more than $120mil…
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Palestine: Harper Regime’s Utter Stupidity
For Palestine it’s one thing to vote against its elevation to statehood. That remains a respectable decision. It’s quite another to campaign aggressively against admission to statehood as the Harper Regime has done in one of its darkest moments of utte…
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Palestine UN ‘observer state’ vote: Harper government lines up with Palau and Nauru
Bottom: Palestinians in Ramallah protest Harper’s remarks
about the Palestinian UN bid
This week the UN resolution A/67/L28 granting Palestine non-member observer state status passed in resounding style – 138 “yes” votes to 9 “no” with …
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Canadian aid to Palestinians may be on chopping block after UN vote
For bully boy Baird, international front man for the Harper Regime, to consider cutting off or freezing aid to Palestine is unadulterated, childish vindictiveness should he choose to follow through with such a threat (with apologies to children …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: John Baird and the Palestine Shame
I didn't think it was possible that John Baird could shame this country further. Make us look more like stooges, oddballs, or just plain weird eh?But somehow he managed. Read more »
Continue readingCanada’s shameful vote against Palestinian statehood
Yesterday marked a shameful moment in the history of this country’s foreign policy. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the UN General Assembly to recognize Palestine as an observer state … and Canada voted no. Our vote puts the lie to our claim that we believe in a two-state solution, or
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Harper Regime is Now Disqualified
‘Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said that Canadian threats of reprisals and Mr. Baird’s decision to personally campaign against the Palestinian resolution at the UN have ruled Ottawa out of a future role.
“I believe this government is m…
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Given how many countries it has alienated through this ridiculous demonstration of bad judgement, Canada is really the one risking retaliation, not Palestine
“Baird’s intervention [student union schoolboy bullying] is notable. . . because only two other foreign ministers — those of Indonesia and Turkey [both supported Palestine] — spoke on the issue before the vote.” (Primer on Canada’s…
Continue readingLeDaro: What is Wrong With Baird?
The United States is not recalling diplomats, why Canada? What does Baird have against Palestinians? Even neutral Switzerland voted in favour of the UN resolution recognizing Palestine as a non-member observer state. The vote at the UN was a historic o…
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: #HarperRegime is delusional – reeking with Luciferian pride
#HarperRegime is delusional – reeking with Luciferian pride – in thinking it can practice Israeli-American style “exceptionalism.” The reality is that none is exceptional, and, like children, they lack respect for the #UN because they don’t get their s…
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