Zionism
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Hamas and Fatah: Why the two groups are failing By Jonathan Cook
The Palestinian national movement, which has led the decades-long struggle against Israel’s takeover of the Palestinians’ homeland, has reached the lowest ebb in its history, according to analysts. But as Palestinians mark this week the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, the “Catastrophe” that followed the dispossession of their homeland and the creation of Israel in… Continue reading
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In Provoking Iran and Allies Alike to Please Netanyahu, Donald Trump has become the Most-Pro-Zionist American President Ever By Prof Rodrigue Tremblay
It has become more and more obvious, for those who have ears to hear and eyes to see that Donald Trump’s drive to power is making the world a less secure place, possibly a very dangerous place. Trump is constantly poking the fires of war with his bullying foreign policy, a policy that seems to… Continue reading
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At 70, Israel more than ever deserves a cultural and academic boycott
Recent events have highlighted why the continuing refusal by many Western academics and artists to take up the Palestinian call for an academic and cultural boycott of Israel is so wrong-headed. Continue reading
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The anti-Semitism offensive orchestrated against Jeremy Corbyn By Jonathan Cook
Britain’s opposition leader should have plenty on his plate at the moment, but Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is spending much of his time instead putting out fires as he is attacked from within and without his party for failing to get to grips with a supposed “anti-semitism crisis” besetting Labour. Continue reading
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Washington and Tel Aviv lurching toward a war with Iran
Events of the past few days have made it clear that US imperialism—working in close tandem with its main ally in the Middle East, Israel—is set on a course of direct military confrontation with Iran. Continue reading
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As Israel Kills Dozens and Maims Thousands, Palestinian ‘Violence’ Under Media Microscope By Gregory Shupak
Corporate media help set the terms of debate about the issues they cover by pointing toward specific sets of questions and ignoring others. When news outlets highlight particular points of contention, they encourage audiences to see these as the central aspects of the story and discourage consideration of other facets of the topic. Recent reporting… Continue reading
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BERTHA JUSTICE NETWORK: STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE
19 April 2018 — Bertha Foundation We, the members of the Bertha Justice Network, a global network of human rights and movement lawyering organizations working in pursuit of social justice, are observing with the greatest concern the situation in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, and in particular the recent attacks by Israeli military forces on Continue reading
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As Israel marks 70 years, what have been the true costs? By Jonathan Cook
The Zionist project was intended, so its founders claimed, to provide a sanctuary from persecution for all Jews around the world. But at what cost, both to the native Palestinians on whose homeland a Jewish state was built and to the moral character of those who settled there? And has it really provided the sanctuary… Continue reading
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Media’s Linguistic Gymnastics Mislead on Gaza Protests By Gregory Shupak
As Adam Johnson (FAIR.org, 4/9/18) writes, media have engaged in extraordinary mental gymnastics to describe the Israeli military’s deliberate killing of Palestinian protesters in the Great Return March, framing long-distance sniper shootings as “clashes” in order to misleadingly “give the reader the impression of two equal warring sides.” Continue reading
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Israel Massacres Unarmed Gaza Protesters Again as International Community Shrugs
The Israeli military massacred unarmed Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border for the second week in a row, and journalist Ali Abunimah says Israel has been granted “total impunity” on the global stage Continue reading
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Media Lens: Killing Mosquitoes: The Latest Gaza Massacres, Pro-Israel Media Bias And The Weapon Of ‘Antisemitism’
The lack of condemnation from ‘mainstream’ voices in politics and the media to such a disgraceful message reveals widespread deep fear of being accused of antisemitism. This fear, used to constrain reasoned debate, needs to be seen in a broader historical context. In 2002, former Israeli minister Shulamit Aloni explained the rationale behind the charge… Continue reading
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Not Only Against Demonstrators but also Journalists: Israeli forces Practice Murder in Cold Blood
On Saturday, 07 April 2018, Israeli forces killed photojournalist Yasser Murtaja. Murtaja succumbed to wounds he sustained after being hit with a live bullet that was shot by an Israeli sniper to the abdomen. Since the beginning of the incidents, 9 journalists sustained live bullets wounds. Continue reading
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Gaza 6 April 2018: Israel Kill 7 Civilians; Wound 718 inc. 77 Children and 17 Women
6 April 2018 — PCHR Ref:41/2018 – Date: 06 April 2016 – Time: 20:00 GMT On Second Friday of Great March of Return and Breaking Siege in Gaza Strip, Israeli Forces Kill 7 Civilians and Wound 718 Others, Including 77 Children and 17 Women, Without Posing Threat to Soldiers’ Life Continue reading
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With more Palestinians than Jews, Israel is waging a numerical war of attrition By Jonathan Cook
The Israeli army’s trigger-finger against Palestinian protesters close to the fence surrounding Gaza at the weekend, killing at least 18 and injuring hundreds more, has an explanation rooted in more than normal conceptions of security. Even before Israel’s creation, its leaders were obsessed with demography and winning a zero-sum numerical war of attrition with the… Continue reading
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Israel admits, then deletes, responsibility for Gaza killings By Ali Abunimah
The Israeli army posted a statement on Twitter on Saturday apparently accepting full responsibility for the killings a day earlier of 15 Palestinians as thousands took part in the Great March of Return in Gaza. Continue reading
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If this happened in Alabama there would be uproar. In Israel, it’s the norm
Israeli town freezes new housing project to stop entry of Palestinian citizens. But the mayor insists he’s not racist Continue reading
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Israeli parliament endorses final version of ‘Jewish nation-state bill’ By Jonathan Cook
After seven years of delays, the Israeli governing parties have agreed the final terms of controversial new legislation that would define Israel exclusively as “the nation-state of the Jewish people”. Continue reading
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The lies and self-deceptions at work within Israel’s ‘moral’ army By Jonathan Cook
It is has been a very bad week for those claiming Israel has the most moral army in the world. Here’s a small sample of abuses of Palestinians in recent days in which the Israeli army was caught lying. Continue reading
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Israel: DNA tests may provide answers on missing babies By Jonathan Cook
The mystery of the missing children has plagued Israel for decades, with evidence mounting that at least some of the babies were trafficked by hospitals and orphanages – possibly with the connivance of Israeli officials. The vast majority of the children – potentially as many as 8,000 – were from Jewish families that had recently… Continue reading
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Fourteen-year-old Ghada was the latest victim of Israel’s dehumanising machine By Jonathan Cook
How did a 14-year-old Palestinian girl who has never set foot in the open-air prison of Gaza find herself being dumped there by Israeli officials – alone, at night and without her parents being informed? Continue reading
The New Dark Age 