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“Israel’s ‘house of democracy’ is turning into a house of racism and incitement” MK Zoabi 7 June 2010 When one reads of the lynch-mob atmosphere in the Israeli Knesset directed at its 10 Arab Members, and in particular Haneen Zoabi MK for Balad, one can but recall the anti-Jewish pogromists in Eastern Europe. Haneen Zoabi…

‘Go Back to Auschwitz’ added to tape Have a listen to what is very evidently a doctored tape. It is a mark of Netanyahu’s desperation. Leaving aside that Israel had already issued a previous tape of such exchanges without the Auschwitz remark, they now add a ‘go back to Auschwitz’ in a European voice. There…

One of the features of most right wing states and regimes is that they continually seek to put a PR gloss on their iniquities. Some like Israel are more successful than others. Or rather Israel used to be successful. America had and has Hollywood to turn every crisis into a drama. Hence in John Wayne’s…

Israel’s Lies about Murdering Armed Aid Workers on the Mavi Marmara Exposed Ever since the murder of at least 9, almost certainly more, people on the Mavi Marmara, Israel has taken to the airwaves in a PR blitzkrieg. Far from being the murderous thugs and war criminals that they are, they were the victims of…

Jonathan Hoffman of the Zionist Federation Defends Allowing Fascists to Take Part to Tonight I went to a demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in London. The couple of hundred pro-Palestinian demonstrators faced a counter-demonstration. This was a demonstration which the EDL had announced in advance it would join. Despite knowing this the Zionist Federation and…

Histadrut Statement Supports the Murder of Members of Gaza Freedom Flotilla I have just received a statement dated 31st May 2010 from Histadrut, Zionism’s scab ‘trade union’. People may remember that Histadrut issued a statement in January 2009 supporting the bombing and attack on Gaza. Now they have gone one better. They have just issued…

Zionists Demonstrate outside Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv in Support of Murder on the High Seas An excellent article from Robert Fisk in the Independent. When I listen to the stupid Israeli attempts to justify their murder of up to 20 humanitarian activists, even claiming that it was all an act of self-defence, I also…

United States student, Emily Henochowicz, Loses Eye as Soldier Fires Tear Gas Cannister at Her Emily Henochowicz is a US student at a prestigious academic institution. She also has a conscience, which is why she joined protestors in Qualandiya to protest at Israel’s massacre on the high seas. She wasn’t carrying a weapon of course,…

An interesting essay on the mindset of Israel’s leaders and population today. Are they past the point of no return, irredeemably mad and bad? Certainly the closed society that is Israel, with fear built on irrational fear, is exactly the kind of atmosphere that ends up in murdering humanitarian workers delivering aid. Tony Greenstein Israel…