Israel and the Myth of “Self-Defence”
If there’s blood on anyone’s hands it’s on those who say: “Israel has a right to defend itself.” David Hearst is editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye.
If there’s blood on anyone’s hands it’s on those who say: “Israel has a right to defend itself.” David Hearst is editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye.
"The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger.” - Dov Weisglass, Advisor to Israeli PM Ariel Sharon
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HODEIDA, YEMEN — At least 7,000 civilians remain trapped in Southern Hodeida’s al-Durayhimi district by Saudi-led Coalition forces, in what has become a de facto eight-month siege amid Yemen’s broader humanitarian crisis. Conditions in al-Durayhimi are dire, as civilians endure an acute shortage of food and the spread of disease and epidemics.
22 million in Yemen are dependent upon aid to survive, according to an ICRC (Red Cross) tweet.
Vanessa Beeley
21st Century Wire
October 20, 2016
The hypocritical Western heart beats for all except those the US Empire drowns in blood. [1]
By Stephen Gowans
21st Century Wire says…
The end of ISIS may be near, as Russian strikes are forcing the jihadists to flee to the Turkish border.
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When Egypt decided to open the Rafah border crossing which separates it from Gaza for two days, December 3 and 4, a sense of guarded relief was felt in the impoverished Strip. True, 48 hours were hardly enough for the tens of thousands of patients, students and other travelers to leave or return to Gaza, but the idea that a respite was on its way helped to break, albeit slightly, the sense of collective captivity felt by entrapped Palestinians.