Alternative Information Center (Israel) Sunday, 18 January 2009 Absolutely Not in Their Name, Not in Ours Written by Michael Warschawski Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni, Gabi Ashkenazi and Ehud Olmert–don’t you dare show your faces at any memorial ceremony for the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto, Lublin, Vilna or Kishinev. And you too, leaders [...]
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Warsaw and Gaza – a voice from Israel
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestine on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Israel and Identities
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Identity, Israel, Middle East, Palestine on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Israeli assault on Gaza continues. In the last few days, it is increasingly acknowledged that Israel is quite purposely directing attacks against civilian populations, actively hindering the work of international humanitarian agencies, and even shelling local offices of the United Nations. What’s on my mind today, though, is something larger – the discussion that is beginning to [...]
A Must-Read on Gaza
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestine, War on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A weekend from Heaven, as Meg spirited me off to the Sunshine Coast to a fabulous B&B for what was one of the best weekends I can remember. I continue to be awed by this girl. Damn. How lucky am I? On home front, more anxiety as the offer we received may have fallen apart [...]
With God On Our Side
Posted in Political Stuff, Reading and Writing, tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Reading and Writing, War on January 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Another New Year, and another assault on Palestine by the state of Israel. But signs of courage, too. Here in Canada, a group of Jewish women occupied the Israeli consulate in protest sending the message “We’ll stop our occupation if you stop yours”. In Venezuela, the government of Hugo Chavez has expelled Israel’s diplomatic corps. [...]