Posts Tagged ‘Amira Hass’
Why do we tolerate Labour MPs Joan Ryan, Louise Ellman and Ian Austin – all of whom support Israel’s abuse and torture of Palestinian children?
The Silence of Labour Friends of Israel and the Jewish Labour Movement Apologists for Israel is Deafening On the 6th January 2016 the House of Commons held a debate on Child Prisoners and Detainees: Occupied Palestinian Territories. During this debate there were two Labour MPs who were determined to defend Israel’s army and its abuse of children – Ian Austin and…
Read MoreWe Are All Ahed Tamimi – Free Ahed, a 16 year old Palestinian girl arrested in the dead of night by Israel’s Armed Thugs
Ahed is a 16 year old girl, a member of the Tamimi family in Nabi Saleh known for its fighting spirit against an occupation that has stolen much of their lands. Ahed was photographed with her mother two days ago slapping an Israeli soldier who was trying to invade her house. These soldiers had just…
Read MoreEven by Israel’s sordid standards the cold-blooded murder of double-amputee Ibrahim Abu Thuraya is shocking
Perhaps Labour’s Zionist apologists – Ellman, Ryan, Austin & Newmark will explain how Ibrahim’s murder squares with Israel’s claim to be the Middle East’s ‘only democracy’? It will be interesting to see how Mark Regev, Israel’s smooth talking Ambassador in Britain or maybe Luke Akehurst of Stand by Israel explain away the murder of Ibrahim Abu…
Read MoreWhy is Israel’s Proposed Demolition of Palestinian Homes and Villages Any Different from the Apartheid State of South Africa?
Palestinian children in the northern Jordan Valley, November 10, 2017. Gil Eliahu This is an urgent appeal for people to contact their MPs to ask them to contact the Foreign Office to urge them to put pressure on their Israeli counterparts to halt this illegal and inhumane action. Below is an article by Amira Hass in…
Read MoreGideon Levy’s Heartfelt Apology to Haaretz Readers
Gideon Levy – Ha’aretz journalist under constant attack by the racists and Zionists Gideon Levy is, with Amira Hass, the bravest and most articulate of Israeli journalists. Both have come under repeated threat from the racists who make up the majority of Israel’s population. Incitement to attack opponents of Zionism in Israel is considered normal…
Read MoreTerrorising Palestinian Children – This is what Zionism means in practice
This is what the Jewish Labour Movement, Luke Akehurst & Jeremy Newmark support when they cry ‘anti-Semitism’ Israeli security forces taking a child into custody during a protest in Kafr Qaddum, December 2016. Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency Below is an article by Jonathan Cook, an ex-Guardian journalist based in Nazareth whom the Guardian dismissed as part of their…
Read MoreIf Jews in Britain were treated as Israeli Palestinians then they could cry ‘anti-Semitism’
It’s Fun Being an Arab in Israel There are very few good columnists on Israeli newspapers, i.e. one’s who are not racists and who empathise with Israel’s Palestinian population. Ha’aretz, Israel’s sole liberal daily has two such journalists – Gideon Levy and Amira Hass. Israeli Palestinians can still vote for their representatives in Israel (though…
Read MoreGideon Levy on Why Israel is Part of the Family of Evil States
This is a really powerful essay by Gideon Levy, a columnist on Ha’aretz, Israel’s sole remaining liberal paper. Levy and Amira Hass, who is also on Ha’aretz, are virtually the only remaining journalists in Israel who have dedicated themselves to stopping the move to the racist far-right in Israel. Unsurprisingly both are heavily criticised by…
Read MoreSoldiers Force Palestinian Girl to Pick Up Knife and then Aim Rifle at Her
Israeli Lies About Planting Knives on Palestinians Exposed In the current wave of Palestinian Resistance, some Palestinian youths have attacked Israelis in random knife attacks. Although understandable, such a reaction is counter-productive and provides an excuse for a warrant for murder by the Israeli Military and Police. There have been a number of examples of…
Read MoreTruth Commission on Nakba
Israelis rattled by search for truth about the Nakba 14 December 2014 First ‘truth commission’ avoids issue of reconciliation as veteran Israeli fighters due to confess to 1948 war crimes Middle East Eye – 9 December 2014 The first-ever “truth commission” in Israel, to be held on Wednesday, will feature confessions from veteran Israeli fighters…
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