Archive for the ‘Gaza Confilict’ Category
Alex Thomson shuts-up Israeli spokesman!
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CNN Confirms Israel Broke Ceasefire First
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UK Jewish MP: Israel acting like Nazis in Gaza
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Myth and reality in Gaza
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Article #1: In the first article below, Naomi Klein discusses the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement in the light of the recent war. She argues that it provides the best strategy for the international community to end the occupation, and she easily counters some of the arguments brought up in opposition to BDS. BDS attempts [...]
PM: Rice left embarrassed in UN vote | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Security Council resolution passed on Friday calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza was a source of embarrassment for US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who helped prepare it but ultimately was ordered to back down from voting for it and abstain, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday.
Olmert: The world forgets Hamas uses people [...]
Avi Shlaim interview and dissenting perspective by Joel Beinin
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1) Avi Shlaim interview: introduced by Lincoln Shlensky
Israeli historian Avi Shlaim, in an audio/video interview (also transcribed) with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, breaks down the responsibility for the current war in Gaza and clarifies the definition of “terror” as a term that should be applied both to Hamas and Israel. Based on Israeli Ministry [...]
Israel and Hamas: Psychological Tricks to Demoralize the Enemy – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Psychological Tricks to Demoralize the Enemy
By Ulrike Putz in Ashkelon
Hijacking the airwaves, spreading false news and sowing doubt: Israel and Hamas are pulling out all the stops when it comes to psychological warfare. Lies and deceit are the weapons of choice in the effort to destroy enemy morale.
Roughly once every hour, Israel hijacks the airwaves: [...]
Tom Friedman offers a perfect definition of “terrorism” – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tom Friedman offers a perfect definition of “terrorism”
(Updated below – Update II – Update III – Update IV)
Tom Friedman, one of the nation’s leading propagandists for the Iraq War and a vigorous supporter of all of Israel’s wars, has a column today in The New York Times explaining and praising the Israeli attack on Gaza. [...]
Democracy Now! | White Phosphorous and Dense Inert Metal Explosives: Is Israel Using Banned and Experimental Munitions in Gaza?
Posted in Gaza Confilict on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
White Phosphorous and Dense Inert Metal Explosives: Is Israel Using Banned and Experimental Munitions in Gaza?
Israel is coming under increasing criticism for its possible use of banned and experimental munitions. Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of illegally firing white phosphorous, which causes horrific burns if it comes in contact with the skin, over crowded [...]
