Not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism. But some is. All one has to do is read some of the comments on this blog that were not published, to know that Judenhass (“Jew-hatred”) is alive and well. It cannot be overestimated how thousands of years of hatred and Nazi genocide weighs with a nightmarish grip […]
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Hunger strike ends, prisoners declare victory
By Ali Abunimah. this article was first published on Electronic Intifada. Palestinians in Gaza City celebrate after hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails suspended a 40-day hunger strike on 27 May. The end of the strike, which coincides with the start of Ramadan, came after marathon negotiations between Israeli prison authorities and strike […]
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The Palestinian Hunger Strike Continues as Trump Prepares for His Israel Visit
The ugly face of the occupation is on display as 1,500 prisoners refuse to eat. By Vijay Prashad / AlterNet Palestinian flag with the Israeli flag on the background of old locked doors Photo Credit: Borislav Bajkic/Shutterstock Today, over 1,000 Palestinian political prisoners entered the 25th day of their hunger strike. Mahatma Gandhi’s longest hunger […]
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The Real News of the Day – May 6, 2016
Speaker Ryan doesn’t endorse Trump; anti-Muslim violence is up; N. Carolina to defy Justice Dept.; Verizon strike enters 4th week; job growth slows; Labour party wins London; Greece general strike; plans for coal are disastrous; N. Korea party congress; Israel strikes Gaza; Philippines votes on Monday
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Wrongful Rhetoric and Trump’s Strategy on Iran
By Kathy Kelly Mordechai Vanunu was imprisoned in Israel for eighteen years because he blew the whistle on Israel’s secret nuclear weapons program. He felt he had “an obligation to tell the people of Israel what was going on behind their backs” at a supposed nuclear research facility which was actually producing plutonium for nuclear […]
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Strife in Jerusalem: Fears of popular revolts bring Israel and Arabs together
By James M. Dorsey / Mid East Soccer. A web of formal and informal Israeli-Arab relations and common fears of renewed popular uprisings that could threaten regimes and benefit Islamist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood facilitated Israel’s backing down in the crisis over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount or Haram al Sharif, home to Islam’s third most […]
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Signs of hope in the Middle East? Don’t hold your breath
By James M. Dorsey / Middle East Soccer. Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting from a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife, and debilitating regional rivalries. The Islamic State (IS) is on the cusp of territorial defeat in Syria and Iraq. Saudi Arabia may be groping for an […]
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Why Israel and Hezbollah are heading for a new, devastating war in the Middle East
By Nicholas Noe. This article was first published on Independent. In 13 years of watching these two bitter opponents, I have never seen such a high degree of anxiety that war is coming Lebanon’s Hezbollah is backed by Iran and has greater support among ordinary citizens than Israel suggests AFP/Getty This past Sunday, with great […]
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Yet Another Video Shows U.S.-Funded White Helmets Assisting Public Executions in Rebel-Held Syria
By Ben Norton, Max Blumenthal / AlterNet The shocking regime change scandal mainstream media refuses to touch. Photo Credit: Facebook screencapture Syria Civil Defense, popularly known as the White Helmets, can be seen in a new video assisting in a public execution in a rebel-held town in Syria. It is at least the second such execution […]
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83% of senators call for boosting exorbitant U.S. aid to Israel; Bernie Sanders one of 17 who didn’t
By Ben Norton. This article was first published on Salon. Israel already gets $3 billion per year, 53 percent of U.S. foreign military financing, but 83 senators want more Bernie Sanders, Benjamin Netanyahu (Credit: AP/Charlie Neibergall/Debbie Hill/Photo montage by Salon) The U.S. gives more than $3 billion in unconditional military aid to Israel every single […]
