Posts Tagged ‘Avi Dichter’
After two years waiting I shall be on trial for the ‘crime’ of trying to prevent Elbit System’s continuing commission of war crimes
GMB 3 Pickets Acquitted in Brighton Magistrates Court What is the Meaning of the Massive Opposition in Israel to Netanyahu’s Judicial Reform Plans? John Ware Accuses Me of Being Disagreeable! Those of you with long memories may recall that in the early hours of Tuesday 9 March I was arrested with 5 supporters of Palestine Action whilst…
Read MoreIn Israel non-Jewish Life is Cheap
For Killing a Palestinian prisoner 9 months, for slapping an Israeli soldier 8 months – Israeli Justice at its finest The Lynching of Hoftar Zarhum When Palestinian prisoners went on hunger strike to demand better conditions, the standard Israeli retort was that of Avi Dichter, the Public Security Minister and former head of Shin Bet, Israel’s MI5: ‘Barghouti…
Read MoreThe Other Israel Demonstrates that it hasn’t completely forgotten the lessons of the Holocaust and Judaism
Airline Pilots and University Academics Rally to Black African Refugees facing deportation but Israeli Labour Party supports Netanyahu Why Does the JLM & Jeremy Newmark refuse to criticise their ‘sister’ Israeli Labour party’s support for the deportation of African refugees? Rhea Wolfson, member of the JLM & Labour’s National Executive Committee refuses to criticise the JLM…
Read MoreIsrael has officially declared itself an apartheid state
Earlier this week Israel’s Knesset passed the first reading of the Jewish Nation-state bill. In so doing it made it clear, beyond any doubt, that Israel is now officially an apartheid state. Israel has, of course, always declared itself to be a Jewish state, despite having a 20% non-Jewish minority. But now this has become…
Read MoreIsrael is jettisoning even the trappings of democracy
Apologists for the Israeli state always refer to the fact that Arabs have the vote in Israel, as if putting your cross on the ballot paper once every 4 years rectifies all the racist injustices of the previous years. In fact nearly 50% of Israeli Palestinians don’t even vote because it is considered a waste…
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