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The End of Free Speech? Criminalizing Criticism of Israel by Paul Craig Roberts

Former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Paul Craig Roberts, expresses dismay at the way the US Government seems to have made it a criminal offence to criticse the politices of the Israeli government! Roberts makes Father Dave’s criticims of Aussie … Continue reading

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Israel on Trial by George Bisharat

The significance of this article is not that it gave the first or only account of the war crimes committed by Israel in her recent assault on Gaza, but the fact that it appeared in the New York Times! Could this signal … Continue reading

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Another War, Another Defeat by John J. Mearsheimer

If Israel had really wanted to stop the rocket attacks from Gaza, there were any number of ways of accomplishing this through peaceful negotiation. So why then did they attack Gaza in an all-out bloody assault? John Mearsheimer cuts through … Continue reading

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Not all Jews support Israeli violence by Antony Lowenstein

This was the speech delivered by Antony at a rally held in Sydney, supporting the people of Gaza and calling for an end to the Israeli assault. Antony spoke alongside John Pilger. There were around 5000 people at the rally. … Continue reading

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Inside Gaza: a first-hand account by Sami Abdel-Shafi

One resident of Gaza, who has survived the bombings, surmises that he and his neighbours are living in a pergatory that’s rapidly descending into first-class hell. I am safe, and yet I feel like a walking dead person. Everything around … Continue reading

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Action, not words for Gaza! by Karen AbuZayd

Karen AbuZayd, the commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, claims that the noble spirit of the universal declaration of human rights is being betrayed by a lack of help for Gaza As we approach the 60th … Continue reading

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There are no Checkpoints in Heaven by Ramzy Baroud

Ramzy Baroud reflects on his upbringing and the life of his father – an impoverished refugee, but a man who maintained his dignity to the last. I still vividly remember my father’s face – wrinkled, apprehensive, warm – as he … Continue reading

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Sailing into Gaza by Huwaida Arraf

Huwaida Affaf was one of about 60 international human right activists who, in August 2008, symbollically broke the Israeli seige of Gaza by sailing their two boats – the SS Liberty and the SS Free Gaza – through the blockade … Continue reading

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Fear in Gaza by Mohammed Omer

Attacks over the last few days by Israel have killed around 100 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including a number of young boys who were playing soccer when the tank’s shell landed. As the violence continues, 22-year-old journalist and photographer, … Continue reading

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