The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict and the Zionist Solution

Arthur James Balfour – author of the Declaration which promised Palestine to the Zionist settlers regardless of the wishes of its indigenous population.  He also authored the Aliens Act 1905 which barred entry to Jewish refugees from Russia There is nothing that is new in the analysis below but it brings together all the essentials…

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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…

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Dissecting 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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