News/Politics

by Alan Hart
A recent public opinion poll asked Americans which of two options they would favour if a two-state solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict was no longer on the table. (It is in the rhetoric of leaders and diplomats but not in reality). The two options were:
“The continuation of Israel’s Jewish majority (presumably this assumes permanent Israeli occupation of the West Bank and continuing ethnic cleansing of it by stealth) even if it means that Palestinians will not have citizenship and full rights.”

By Annie Robbins            Mondoweiss

 
by Uri Avnery
BINYAMIN NETANYAHU is very good at making speeches, especially to Jews, neocons and such, who jump up and applaud wildly at everything he says, including that tomorrow the sun will rise in the west.
The question is: is he good at anything else?

 
 
“Ladies and gentlemen, peace is Israel’s highest aspiration. I’m prepared to make a historic peace with our Palestinian neighbours — – a peace that would end a century of conflict and bloodshed. Peace would be good for us. Peace would be good for the Palestinians” (Bibi Netanyahu before the AIPAC conference earlier this month).
William A. Cook

With a little help from the Gray Lady

by Philip Giraldi             Antiwar.com

 

(RT) – Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday implored Palestinian leader, Mahmud Abbas, to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and to “abandon the fantasy” of refugees returning to Israel, fueling anger from the Palestinians.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Alison Weir, Executive Director of If Americans Knew from Washington, to discuss contradictory messages coming out of the White House regarding American intentions towards Iran.
The following is an approximate transcript of the interview.

 
Christof Lehmann

 
“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” (Mark Twain)
 
William A. Cook