The West is helping PA torment Palestinians

Western governments are telling their respective citizens that the financial support they give to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is used to foster security and promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the occupied territories. These governments might also be deluding themselves into thinking that the often harsh repression meted out by the…

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I’m not a racist, but… Upper Nazareth

One city, two peoples By Lily Galili For three years, the official documents of the Prime Minister’s Office have referred to Upper Nazareth as “code No. 20,” a designation for ethnically mixed cities. This definition is not meant to say that together, Nazareth and Upper Nazareth constitute a mixed city. Rather, it describes a situation…

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Gaza’s shocking devastation

Jew’s visit to the territory left him ashamed by what he saw Harry Shannon The Hamilton Spectator I had expected conditions in Gaza to be bad, but I was still shocked at the devastation when I went there in July. Last month my companion and I entered Gaza at the Erez crossing through a modern…

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Gilad Atzmon Finds Someone to Defend Him (Roy Ratcliffe)

I was recently contacted by members of Exeter Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Exeter Socialists about an invitation which was extended to the well-known anti-Semite Gilad Atzmon, to speak at their event. I had previously resisted the entreaties of Atzmon groupies who were so dazzled by the defence of Atzmon by Roy Ratcliffe that they wanted…

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International Jewish Solidarity Network Holds First Public Meeting

A packed meeting last night saw the setting up of the International Jewish Solidarity Network in Britain. Speakers included veteran Israeli anti-Zionist, Professor Moshe Machover and Hossam El-Hamalawy, and Egyptian journalist. It is gratifying to see the growth in the number of Jewish people taking a stand and coming out against Zionism and its murderous…

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Twilight Zone / ‘Worse than apartheid’

By Gideon LevyThis is from an article ‘Worse than Apartheid’ by Gideon Levy. He cites the editor-in-chief of the Sunday Times of South Africa, Mondli Makhanya, 38 thus. “When you observe from afar you know that things are bad, but you do not know how bad. Nothing can prepare you for the evil we have…

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Shades of Checkpoint Charlie at Rafah Crossing

Haidar Eid writing from the occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine, 8 July 2008 Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, 1 July, 2008. (Wissam Nassar/MaanImages) On Monday 30 June, Gaza was abuzz with the sudden announcement that Egypt would open Rafah Crossing — the only gateway…

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Just 10 of 66,000 Holocaust survivors’ heirs get assets back

Interesting article from Ha’aretz. Not only does Israel do its best not to distribute reparations to Holocaust survivors in need [Watchdog: Treasury delayed funds for survivors], but they do their best to politically exploit the Holocaust. Now it seems they are behaving exactly as they falsely accused Swiss Banks of behaving. Keeping the assets of…

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