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…  [more]

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One law for Jews and another for Arabs

Our wretched Jewish state

By , 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…  [more]

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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…  [more]

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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…  [more]

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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…  [more]

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Where self-love meets outrage

Selfies in the service of hate

By , Jul. 3, 2014 3:05 PM   Two Israeli girls embrace and pose for a selfie. Their hair is perfect, their makeup impeccable, and they’re smiling wide, squinting at the sun.…  [more]

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Not the here and now

A successful caliphate in six simple steps

By Khaled Diab, Tuesday 17 June 2014   To the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), I understand you wish to restore the caliphate in Iraq and Syria. But are…  [more]

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