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The Death of My Father Rabbi Solomon Greenstein
The Death of a Father and a Generation of Working Class Jews Thursday, 1 December 2011 In the past few weeks I’ve posted fewer articles than normal. That is because my father died in the Royal Liverpool Hospital at approximately 1.00 a.m. on Saturday 21st November. I was rung up at about 12.30 a.m. by…
Read More‘The Most Moral Army in the World’ Savagely Beats Palestinian Man
You can imagine what the soldiers who carried out this beating will face when they meet their commander. A Police probe with the threat of years imprisonment? Don’t be silly, they’re not Palestinians. A blight on their military careers? Certainly not. That would be far too harsh. They will get a smack on the wrists. …
Read MoreMarried to a Palestinian – The Journey of an American Jewess Irish Keltz
48 Years Ago: Commemorating the ’67 War Iris Keltz on June 8, 2015 East Jerusalem, 1967 From left to right, Ibrahim Khatib, Iris and Faisal Khatib and friends. (Photographer unknown) The following includes excerpts from Iris Keltz’s forthcoming book. Unexpected Bride in the Promised Land: This week marks the 48th year since the ‘67 War. Israeli…
Read MoreSanitising the Merchants of Death
A glimpse into the world of Israeli terror. Israel is one of the largest weapons exporters in the world and unlike most others it can claim that its products have been tested in the real world – against Palestinians. The promotional video, with the snatches of beaches, Jerusalem and crowds – the subliminal message being…
Read MoreAttacking NGOs Who Tell the Truth
One of the myths of Israel’s right is that the Supreme Court is a liberal Arabist institution – whereas it has presided over waves of confiscations and expulsions Israel – the transition from ‘democracy’ to dictatorship / Noone should be surprised that ‘the only democracy in the Middle East’ is fast jetissoning even the pretensions…
Read MorePalestinian American Boy Beaten Up by Israeli Police Testifies at Congressional Meeting
Abukhdeir is the cousin of Muhammad Abu Khudair, who was burnt alive by Israeli settlers last year in Jerusalem. They poured petroleum down his throat and set him alight in an action whose barbarity recalls that of Isis and the Jordanian pilot. So far Israel seems to have done nothing about his murderers, who will…
Read MoreUN Special Representative Puts Israel on List of Serious Violators of Children’s Rights – Ban Ki-moon takes them off
UN’s Ban Ki-moon caves in, takes Israel off list of serious child abusers The cowardice of the UN General Secretary, when his own officials place Israel on a list of child abusers, is breathtaking. A concerted e-mail bombardment of the UN would be a start. No doubt Israel and the USA put Banki Moon under…
Read MoreSoldiers Expel Palestinians from Pool to Enable Settlers to Bathe Undisturbed
The Face of Apartheid in the West Bank One of Israel’s proud boasts has been that there are no signs saying ‘Jews only’ or ‘Arabs only’. As we saw with the recent proposal to segregate Palestinians on buses into the West Bank, there is an inexorable movement to extend the Apartheid division of the West…
Read MoreSlaughter in Palmyra as Israel Cements Alliance with ISIS
Robert Fisk is the best Middle East correspondent by far. He lives in Lebanon and writes for The Independent. He was one of the few journalists not to be ‘embedded’ with US security forces in Iraq. butchered by Isis Here he is reporting from a town near to Palymyra where the Saudi sponsored IS (or…
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