Category: History

We don’t care so much about the Palestinians, do we?

Eight hundred dead Palestinians. But Israel has impunity By Robert Fisk, Friday 25 July 2014   Impunity is the word that comes to mind. Eight hundred dead Palestinians. Eight hundred. That’s infinitely more than twice the total dead of flight MH17 over Ukraine. And if you refer only to the “innocent” dead – ie no …

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The problem at its core

The heart of the problem with Israel: The mass expulsion of the Palestinian people By Donna Nevel, July 19, 2014   As Israeli government violence against the Palestinians in Gaza intensifies (the latest news being an aggressive ground invasion), I saw a discussion on-line about whether Israel has become more brutal or the brutality has …

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It’s about land

The true Gaza back-story that the Israelis aren’t telling this week By Robert Fisk, Wednesday 9 July 2014   OK, so by this afternoon, the exchange rate of death in two days was 40-0 in favour of Israel. But now for the Gaza story you won’t be hearing from anyone else in the next few …

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One law for Jews and another for Arabs

Our wretched Jewish state By Gideon Levy, Jul. 6, 2014 5:34 AM   The youths of the Jewish state are attacking Palestinians in the streets of Jerusalem, just like gentile youths used to attack Jews in the streets of Europe. The Israelis of the Jewish state are rampaging on social networks, displaying hatred and a …

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The historical association was automatic

Berlin, 1933 and Jerusalem, 2014: When racist thugs are on the prowl By Chemi Shalev, Jul. 2, 2014 8:10 PM   On March 9, 1933, brown-shirted Sturmabteilung went on a rampage. “In several parts of Berlin a large number of people, most of whom appeared to be Jews, were openly attacked in the streets and …

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And land unthieved

Israeli teenagers’ funeral: It is obscene when either side kills children – not only Palestinians By Robert Fisk, Tuesday 1 July 2014   Three Israeli teenagers killed by Palestinians. Vicious, cruel, unforgivable. True. At least 37 Lebanese children killed by Israel. Regrettable, unfortunate, but the ultimate fault of “terrorists”. Untrue. The slaughter of the children …

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Only one side has the big guns

Benjamin Netanyahu’s lack of mercy is encouraging Israelis to take matters into their own hands By Mira Bar Hillel, Thursday 3 July 2014   When Lee Rigby was brutally murdered in Woolwich just over a year ago the Met Police took care to wound rather than kill Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebolawe although they were …

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