Zionism
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Adib S. Kawar – Democratizing Colonialism!!! (part of the First Word War)
Colonizers try to justify their invasion and colonization of other peoples’ lands by means of various claims, unlike the earlier western colonizers of the 18th and 19th and early 20th centuries, modern colonizers try to justify their invasion of these lands by claiming that they are aiming at democratizing and liberating the targeted countries, peoples… Continue reading
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Allies suspected of war crimes should not be above the law By Greg Barns
The British government’s actions in seeking to elevate Israeli officials above the UK war crimes law is breathtaking given the UN commissioned Goldstone Report’s detailed findings about the breaches of the law by Israeli and Palestinian forces in that tragic conflict, which left more than 1300 Palestinians dead. No one, irrespective of who they are… Continue reading
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Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the “New Anti-Semitism” By Sharmine Narwani
I hate being treated like an idiot. We can see for ourselves the carnage caused by Israeli troops in Gaza and Lebanon, the daily acts of collective punishment and brutality against Palestinians in the territories. So when supporters of Israel pull out the anti-Semitism card no matter how ridiculous the claim, it does Jews everywhere… Continue reading
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Sir Geoffrey Bindman: Livni has no right to claim immunity from prosecution
It is not at all surprising that the Israeli government is outraged at the attempt – initially successful – to obtain an arrest warrant in Britain against their former foreign minister Tzipi Livni. But their characterisation of it as a “diplomatic offence” is wide of the mark. Those who come to Britain are subject to… Continue reading
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Re Tzipi Livni: Attention foreign secretary David Miliband
I wish to urge you to resist the Israeli government’s claims of immunity from universal jurisdiction regarding its war crimes against the Palestinian people. As a Jew concerned about the human rights of everyone, regardless of ethnicity or faith, I find suggestions that Israel should be held to lower standards than other perpetrators of war… Continue reading
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Get the war criminals arrested now By Khalid Amayreh
The recent arrest warrant issued in London for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is more than justified. This woman, along with two other Israeli leaders, Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak, stood at the helm of the Israeli government that ordered, supervised and charted the genocidal onslaught against the Gaza Strip this time last year. Continue reading
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URGENT ACTION: Following arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, British government ‘urgently’ looking at changing the law – CONTACT YOUR MP NOW!
Following the news that Tipi Livni, who served as Foreign Minister in the Israeli government that planned and executed Israel’s brutal bombing and massacre in Gaza, faced arrest if she entered Britain, tell the government there must be no impunity for Israeli war criminals. Continue reading
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A Million Hits on Gaza – A Promotional Film about Gaza Launches New Book’s Worldwide Awareness Campaign
The short film, carrying the name of the book, is being released on YouTube, in both English and Arabic versions. The film will also be broadcast on a number of TV stations around the world. The filmmakers and book author are calling on readers and activists around the world to ensure the widest possible dissemination of Gaza’s… Continue reading
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Palestine: Top Ten Brands to Boycott this Christmas & all year
While there are many Israeli and multinational companies that benefit from apartheid, we put together this list to highlight ten specific companies to target. Many of these produce goods in such a way that directly harms Palestinians — exploiting labor, developing technology for military operations, or supplying equipment for illegal settlements. Many are also the… Continue reading
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Sign the Petition – Britain Must Implement the Goldstone Report
Please sign the petition here www.iparl.com/petition-psc calling on the British government to implement the Goldstone Report – we will be presenting the petition to Gordon Brown in January. Continue reading
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Aid will arrive in the Gaza Strip on 27 December
British Member of Parliament George Galloway left the UK on Sunday with a convoy of humanitarian aid and will arrive in the Gaza Strip on 27 December, according to the de facto government’s director of the anti-siege committee, Hamdi Sha’ath. Continue reading
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Armageddon, Straight Ahead By Rabbi Arik W. Ascherman
It is 1:30 am, and I just came back from Sheikh Jarakh –I see Jerusalem in flames, and know than my words will not succeed in conveying the horror of what I saw or the dread in my heart. Today the court ruled in favor of the settlers who had taken over part of yet… Continue reading
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Shock follows footage of settler running over Palestinian
An amateur video shocked Palestinians on Tuesday, catching what appeared to be an Israeli settler repeatedly running over a wounded Palestinian at a gas station in Hebron last week. Continue reading
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Video: Uri Gopher – Istikbal (English & Hebrew Subtitles)
A personal perspective on what it feels to raise a child in Israel, for a Jewish-Israeli who does not buy into his country’s Ethos and who wants no part in the continued self-defeating denial of reponsibility to the tragic fate of the Palestinian people. Inspired by the work of “Zochrot” activists. You’re welcome to share… Continue reading
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Help save the Palestinian village of Lifta from total destruction
Lifta, a most picturesque Palestinian village, lies on the slopes of West Jerusalem below the highway linking it to Tel-Aviv. It has been abandoned since the invading Hagana underground forces backed by the Stern Gang drove the last of its Palestinian inhabitants in 1948 during the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Continue reading
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German government to give Israel warships for free: PROTEST DEMO
Israel, which has recently been condemned by the UN Human Rights Council because of their war crimes, asks Germany to build them two new warships – for free. Continue reading
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Sameh Brill – VIDEO: Looking at the Gaza War (if they let us): for “End the Siege on Gaza”
Sameh Brill is back! And he’s produced the first of a new series of videos for the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza. In this video we see news clips, but mostly… we see those who tell us that we weren’t allowed access to see ANYTHING. Those people include Richard Falk, George Galloway,… Continue reading
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Seminar to introduce the first session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine
Considering Israel’s repeated breaches of International law and the suffering of the Palestinian people for more than 60 years, a new Russell Tribunal is being put in place on the lines of what was started by Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre and others with the Russell Tribunal on Vietnam in the 1960s. Basing itself on the… Continue reading
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Gaza Friends: Together we can make this next voyage happen
The situation in Gaza is as bad today as it was the day the bombs stopped falling in January. The Gaza Strip is still sealed; homes, businesses, hospitals, schools and mosques still lie in rubble; and fundamental supplies are in severe shortage, as Israel continues to restrict the entry of basic goods such as fuel,… Continue reading
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Re the Poll: Percent of what? By Harry Feldman
According to Yaniv Reich, reproduced at Information Clearing House, ‘53% of Israelis think ethnic cleansing is the solution to the conflict’.In reality, the poll was not a survey as usually understood, where respondents are selected at random from identified ‘strata’ of a population to ensure that the sample reflects demographic characteristics of the whole population,… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 