Gwynne Dyer – on Netanyahu
Gwynne Dyer is great at looking behind the headlines, providing in-depth analysis of issues in international politics. This column by Dyer provides excellent insight into the motives behind Netanyahu’s newest…
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A short quiz on the US, Israel, and ‘rogue nation’ status | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
A short quiz on the US, Israel, and ‘rogue nation’ status | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk “…So essentially, it’s the entire planet on one side, versus…
Harper Regime Has Lost All Credibility on Foreign Affairs Period, Not Just the Middle East
“…Israel’s announcement on the settlements was widely criticized by Canada’s European allies, and even the United States, which voted with Canada and Israel against the motion to grant non-voting observer…
#Palestine| #Israel to advance east Jerusalem building plans
Palestine | Israel to advance east Jerusalem building plans Why? Because for Israel, suffering from cognitive dissonance, as Shir Hever has said, the rest of the world does not matter.…
Noam Chomsky on Israel and Gaza – A Must Read Article
An old man in Gaza held a placard that read: “You take my water, burn my olive trees, destroy my house, take my job, steal my land, imprison my father,…
“Israel is demolishing hope”
Israel’s Haaretz newspaper is one of my favorite global publications. That’s because, on both domestic and global issues, it’s editorial policy is centre-left and refreshingly progressive. Haaretz is the place…
40-Years of Peace Tossed in the Garbage
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…
Stay classy, my home and native land…
…stay classy. Canada was one of only 6 nations to vote yesterday against a UN resolution calling for Israel to open up its nuclear facilities for inspection. The others were…
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…
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…
"All Options Are On the Table" Making Israel Pay
Decades of experience shows that Western rebukes of Israel are like so much water on a duck's back. Israel simply ignores them, mutters the usual garbage about self-defence, and continues…
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…
World Outrage at Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Homeland. Harper, Naturally, Mute.
Two Rotten Peas in a PodEven the United States is condemning Israeli perfidy in retaliating against the Palestinians by stealing more of their land, enough to sever the West Bank…
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…
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…
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…
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…