With Syria still embroiled in its own war, Israel has been actively rewriting the rule book regarding its conduct in this Arab country. Gone are the days of a potential return of the illegally occupied Golan Heights to Syrian sovereignty in exchange for peace, per the language of yesteryears. Now, Israel is set to double […]
For whatever reason, some mistakenly perceive the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, as liberal, progressive and even ‘pro-Palestinian’. Of course, none of this is true. This misconstrued depiction of an essentially Zionist and anti-Palestinian newspaper tells of a much bigger story of how confusing Israeli politics is, and how equally confused many of us are in understanding […]
Israeli State-sponsored terrorism and incitement against the Palestinians are not new. The intensity that we currently see, particularly since the uprising of May 2021, is a serious cause for concern.
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Photo: IDF chief Gadi Eizenkot with some of munitions he intends to hurl against 1.5-million Lebanese civilians- (Courtesy Tikun Olam)
by Richard Silverstein Tikun Olam
I really pray and hope that in this worst moment of your life when Palestinians stand in Shujaiya, Deir al-Balah or Gaza City, gazing at the slaughterhouse created by Israeli warplanes, tanks and artillery, you would not lose hope in humanity. This humanity even includes Israelis, those who do not have the courage to speak but who express their horror in private as my overflowing email and Facebook inboxes attest, as well as the small handful who demonstrate publicly against the incremental genocide in Gaza.
At a right-wing protest in Jerusalem a sign reads “May God avenge their blood” and a youth wears a sticker stating “Kahane was right,” referring to the Brooklyn-born violent settler movement leader, 1 July. Tali Mayer / ActiveStills)
Israel still angling for attacks on Syria and Iran
Netanyahu and Obama at the United Nations, 2011. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
by Jonathan Cook
Counterpunch
EU to bar all member states from funding Israeli settlements
A 27 February 2013 files photo shows laborers working on the construction of home in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa in Israeli annexed Arab East Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP – Menahem Kahana)
An EU directive will bar all 28 member states from dealings with Jewish settlements in the occupied territories, including annexed Arab east Jerusalem, sparking attacks from Israeli officials Tuesday.
