Posts by Tony Greenstein

It’s an Ill Wind… As I wrote two years ago of Bernie Madoff, it’s an ill wind that blows no good. We may be in a financial crisis with hardship all around, but at least Bernie Madoff defrauded the best of them. Not only Elie Wiesel, who’s made a profession out of turning a blind…

The deliberate slow starvation of people, the poorest people in Gaza, because the regime there and its acolytes survive without problem thanks to the tunnel economy is reminiscent of the Nazi mentality. The fact that thousands don’t die each month, like in the Warsaw Ghetto, doesn’t mean that the same ideology, using the reduction of…

This is an interesting story on the response of Shraga Elam, an Israeli historian now living in Switzerland, to an article in the New York Times by Sam Roberts on how the US recruited ex-Nazis after the war. Roberts makes much in his article about the role of the British appointed Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj…

By Rebecca Vilkomerson On a personal note, I remember very clearly the weekend that Adeeb was arrested. I was still living in Israel, and a friend from Anarchists Against the Wall was arrested with him. This friend was detained for over 24 hours, blindfolded, etc. This was fairly harsh treatment for a Jewish Israeli, and…

15 Years Later Palestinian Compensation by Israel’s Secret Police – Shin Bet – for Torture Ha’aretz, 17.12.10 Jamal al-Hindi to receive an undisclosed amount of money for a partial disability that he says was caused by torture at the hands of Shin Bet agents 15 years ago. By Chaim Levinson In an unusual move, the…

Photos: and Reports from the PFLP Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine 43rd Anniversary Rally, Gaza City December 11, 2010 Contrary to the lies of the Zionists, Gaza is not simply a bastion of Islamic Fundamentalism. As we can see hear, thousands of Gazan Palestinians turn out to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the…

The State of Israel vs. Jonathan Pollak The verdict in the case of Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak, charged with illegal assembly for his participation in a January 2008 Critical Mass ride against the siege on Gaza, will be handed down on December 27, 2010 at 10:00 at the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court. If convicted, Pollak…

These pictures, except no. 4, speak for themselves. Perhaps someone can give me a translation of the graffitti? Tony Greenstein

It might have been led by a few Santas, but we all know they’re terrorists!

Upper Nazareth Mayor Outlaws Christmas Trees as ‘Provocative’ WEDNESDAY, 22 DECEMBER 2010 18:34Al-Arabiya, Nazareth Illit, ISRAEL (AFP) 
The mayor of a Jewish suburb of Nazareth sparked outrage on Wednesday after refusing to allow Christmas trees to be placed in town squares, calling them provocative. Predominantly Jewish Nazareth Illit, or Upper Nazareth, is adjacent to Nazareth,…