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Palestinians in Gaza celebrate ceasefire A Strategic Asset in Danger of becoming a Strategic Liability? A highly interesting article from Adam Shatz in the latest edition of London Review of Books. Why was the attack on Gaza relatively short-lived and why were the main aims of the attack, the military defeat of Hamas found a…
Read MoreThe Transition from Zionist to anti-Zionist
An interesting article from yesterday’s Independent. Although I don’t agree with all his comments, for example his assessment of Gilad Atzmon, the story of his transition from a Zionist to anti-Zionist is fascinating. It is one of an increasing genre, of Jews who having been brought up as Zionists have come to see that it…
Read MoreMurder of Journaliss – The ‘Only Democracy in the Middle East’ Deliberately Targeted Palestinian Journalists
Mark Regev – the Goebbels of Israeli PR – justifies the murder of Palestinian journalists. Avital Leibovitch and Mark ‘Goebbels’ Regev. Here is Mark Regev said, justifying Israel’s bombing of Palestinian media buildings in Gaza: “After a second Israeli attack on a media building in two days, this time killing two journalists, the spokesman for…
Read More15,000 Gaza Demonstration in Pictures – Central London
Despite Ceasefire – Large Demonstration Shows How Israel’s Support has Vanished It was both a march of anger and a march of triumph. Despite having no weapons worthy of the name, facing the world’s 4th strongest military power, the people of Gaza had triumphed. Netanyahu, Liebermann and Barak had wanted to level Gaza back to…
Read MoreIsrael already Breaks Ceasefire With Shooting of Man Close to Gaza Border
Next Time the BBC Speaks About ‘Retaliation’ – remind them of this report Israeli sniper prepares to fire in breach of ceasefire agreement Israel believes it has right to declare a free-fire 300 yard zone from the Gaza fence – it doesn’t of course apply to them Israel is not happy about having to…
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Read MoreRest in Peace – Terry Liddle
Terry Liddle 1948 – 2012, Comrade I first met Terry at an AGM of the Alliance for Green Socialism. I didn’t know him very well but despite his disability he was full of vigour and anger at the system. I would like to carry the commemoration below by someone who knew him better, Pete McClaren…
Read MoreWhistleblowing Triumph in Brighton
Argus Article – 5 November 2012 on the sacking of whistleblower Group Foto – Cllr Smith, Carolyn Simmons, Cllrs. Mears and Wells, Tony G Tribunal Judgement Finding that Caroly Simmons was automatically unfairly dismissed for making what is called a protected disclosure i.e. exposing theft and corruption Worker Sacked for Exposing Fraud at Charity…
Read MoreOwen Jones Breaks the Establishment Consensus Over Gaza
For Once Question Time Allows in a Little Light I didn’t watch Question Time but for once the establishment consensus was broken on Gaza as Owen Jones, the young journalist from the Independent, shattered the myth that Israel was ‘retaliating’ to Hamas rockets. Charles Kennedy, the ex-Lib Dem leader who was forced to resign for…
Read MoreDissecting IDF propaganda
The numbers behind the rocket attacks by Phan Nguyen on November 17, 2012 86In this brief study, I examine the many numbers cited by the Israeli military relating to Gaza rocket attacks into Israel. To begin, Israeli spokespeople frequently remind the world that a million Israeli citizens are within range of Gaza rockets, twelve thousand…
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