Gaza One Year Later from Jonathan Shockley on Vimeo.
Norman Finkelstein on the significance of the Goldstone Report
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Gaza: One year later
Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians
From The Guardian, citing Israeli newspaper reports
Striking testimony has emerged from Israeli soldiers involved in the recent Gaza war, in which they describe shooting unarmed civilians, sometimes under orders from their officers.
William Morris Interview. New Century Foundation
Last week I interviewed William Morris of the Next Century Foundation. They are involved in conflict resolution in places such as Gaza, Iraq and also facilitate track 2 dialogues, for example arranging confidential discussions between Hamas and people who publically claim they’re not/ cannot talk to them. These meetings are a way of initiating [...]
Europe, Gaza and how the European Parliament works
We have two excellent interviews with Chris Davies, one of Britain’s most effective Members of the European Parliament and recently nominated as MEP of the Year.
He’s recently visited Gaza, and blogged from there. He’s also known for leaking a report into MEP’s expenses and was recently busted for posessing cannabis as part of his [...]
Israel closes border, attacks Gaza
This in response to a roadside bomb killing an Israeli soldier
An al-Qaeda linked group claimed responsibility but Israel responds by attacking Gaza since Hamas, they say, may have given the go-ahead.
Starbucks responds to attacks on their stores
Counterterrorism blog:
Gaza conflict provokes anti-Jewish violence in Europe
From Starbucks:
Facts about Starbucks in the Middle East (after several Starbucks in London were trashed, firebombed, and vandalized)
Is it true that Starbucks provides financial support to Israel?
No. This is absolutely untrue. Rumors that Starbucks Coffee Company provides financial support to the Israeli government and/or the Israeli Army [...]
Ceasefire in Gaza?
Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister, has announced a unilateral truce in the Gaza Strip.
Israel will halt its offensive in Gaza at 0000 GMT on Sunday but troops will remain in the enclave for the time being and will respond to Hamas fire.
Can’t see how this will last long, hope I’m wrong.
London Starbucks firebombed. Anti-Semitic graffiti too
East London Advertiser
A fire bomb was hurled into the premises of a cafe and coffee bar in London’s East End in the early hours of this morning.
It was one of a series of ‘hate’ incidents in Whitechapel which have included anti-Semitic graffiti, believed to be linked to protests over Israel’s operations in Gaza.
This is deranged. [...]
Zionism is not Judaism
Ze’ev Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism
Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine
[Revisionist Zionism] advocated the formation of a Jewish Army in Palestine that would force the Arab population to accept mass Jewish migration and promote British interests in the region.
[It] evolved into [...]
Gaza diary: Are we not human?
From Mohammed Ali, a researcher for Oxfam who lives in Gaza City.
The air, the sea and the earth in Gaza City are now occupied by the Israeli military. They occupy Gazans’ minds, nerves and ears too.
In a bid to stop my children twitching, jerking, trembling and waking at every sound of an attack during their [...]
Building a countervailing force to AIPAC
Juan Cole continues his thoughts on why protests in the streets have little, if any, effect on the US policy towards Israel, and what needs to be done.
The US Senate and the US House of Representatives are not afraid of street protests in San Francisco. And why should they be? What sort of threat is [...]
Israel: Regional super power and largest Jewish ghetto ever
Photo from TimesOnline article. (Khalil Hamra/AP)
Ira Chernus, professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder on AlterNet
For more than 40 years, I’ve been watching my own Jewish people in wartime, repeating the same self-defeating pattern over and over. Most Jews say that they want Israel to be more secure, and they really mean [...]
Jon Stewart on Gaza
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This is both biting and humorous.
Singing songs and carrying signs, mostly say, “Hooray for our side”
If a Stop the Gaza Invasion protest is filled with speakers saying we must stand with Palestinians even if this means decades more of struggle and conflict, then by definition it is not an antiwar rally.
Antiwar means figuring out how to end the violence, not calling for more by saying our side must prevail.
As [...]
Give to the United Palestinian Appeal
UPA provides both emergency humanitarian relief and long-term development programs to Palestinian communities striving for economic and social development in the wake of ongoing conflict.
UPA is also registered with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a private voluntary organization engaged in foreign aid
There were founded in 1978 and according to a recent audit, [...]
