SOURCE: MEPC Book Author Norman G. Finkelstein Reviewer Noam Chomsky Reviewer Title Professor emeritus, MIT Publishing Info University of California Press, 2018. 419 pages. $24.67, hardcover. To plumb the depths of human savagery is a formidable task, and not a pleasant one. The task is undertaken with rigorous argument and scrupulous scholarship in Norman Finkelstein’s … Continued
SOURCE: WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS An Israeli sniper killed 21-year-old Palestinian medic Razan al-Najjar on June 1, as she ran toward the border fence to provide medical aid to a wounded protester. Unconcerned that Israel persistantly violates international law, the U.S. dutifully protected Israel by vetoing a United Nations resolution that urged protection … Continued
SOURCE: MONDOWEISS BY: NORMAN G. FINKELSTEIN Human Rights Watch (HRW) is among the leading guardians of human rights in the world. Sari Bashi is HRW’s Israel/Palestine Advocacy Director. She can lay claim to an impressive academic pedigree (BA, Yale; JD, Yale), and she co-founded the important Israeli human rights group Gisha. It thus cannot but … Continued
SOURCE: IF AMERICANS KNEW As the “freedom flotilla” vessels made their way to Gaza with humanitarian aid, they encountered unexpected trouble: in spite of being thoroughly searched by French police, 2 of the boats were forbidden from docking. “[We] didn’t know that Israeli waters now begin in the Seine,” commented one passenger. from Press TV … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: RICK GLADSTONE Criticism of Israel’s lethal force against Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border shifted on Wednesday to the United Nations General Assembly, which overwhelmingly passed a resolution that basically blamed the Israelis for the casualties in 10 weeks of clashes. Loud applause greeted the outcome of the vote … Continued
By: Udochi Esomonu/Arab America Contributing Writer Popular Chef, television personality, storyteller, and author, Anthony Bourdain, through his exploration of global cuisine and culture, was an enthusiast for bringing to light the often unheard and neglected stories of the silenced and marginalized people of our world. In 2013, for one of the episodes of his show … Continued
SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: MICHAEL WILNER NEW YORK – The UN General Assembly will convene for an emergency session on Wednesday regarding Gaza, where a version of a resolution vetoed last week by the US in the Security Council condemning Israel will receive a wider vote. The measure is being pushed by Arab powers, … Continued
SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: HERB KEINON Listen to the news, and it seems that the country – in relation to security issues – is teetering on the abyss.Confrontations with Iran in Syria, Hezbollah gaining political strength in Lebanon, tens of thousands on the march in Gaza. Yet talk to former senior Israeli intelligence officers, … Continued
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA BY: HALIM SHEBAYA Israeli public relations efforts to turn attention away from inconvenient realities and distract public opinion rest in large part on promoting simplified, dumbed-down messages. Those are easily parroted by complicit media outlets, think-tanks, pundits, and by some journalists who prefer the sensationalism of “Iranian mullahs”, “Hezbollah plots” and “Hamas terrorists” … Continued
SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: KEITH ELLISON AND CAROL HUNTNER WINOGRAD Over the past six weeks, nearly 100 men, women, and children have been killed in the protests along Gaza’s border with Israel. Over 11,000 more have been injured. One thing is absolutely certain about the latest crisis in Gaza – the status quo is failing. As a sitting Congressman … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: PETER BEAUMONT The UN’s senior human rights official has castigated Israel, saying there is little evidence that its armed forces attempted to minimise casualties during protests by Palestinians this week during which dozens of demonstrators were killed. As a special session of the UN human rights council voted to set up a commission … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: AHMED ABU ARTEMA RAFAH, Gaza — The seed that grew into Gaza’s Great Return March was planted Dec. 9, just a few days after President Trump announced he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Palestinians long have held onto the dream of Jerusalem as our own capital, or at … Continued
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