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The Israelis Are Having Their Own Winter Soldier
Israel troops admit Gaza abuses An Israeli military college has printed damning soldiers’ accounts of the killing of civilians and vandalism during recent operations in Gaza. One account tells of a sniper killing a mother and children at close range … Continue reading
House Demolitions in East Jerusalem Could Spark More Mid-East Violence
40-year-old Palestinian Mahmoud al-Abbasi stands amid the rubble of his home after it was demolished by the Jerusalem municipality in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. Photograph: Gali Tibbon.East Jerusalem Settlements Ratchet Up TensionsBy Helena Cobban / March 6, 2009 … Continue reading
Middle East Peace: Probably Not This Year
Hillary Clinton meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his Ramallah headquarters 4 March 2009.Here we go again?By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / March 6, 2009 So now it’s Hillary Clinton who begins to shuttle, looking for that … Continue reading
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Tagged Clintons, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Paul Beckett, U.S. Government
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Ni’lin: Opposed to Israeli Occupation, But Sympathetic to the Suffering of the Jews
A Ni’lin anti-Wall protest (PIC, 12/17/08).And Now For Something Completely DifferentBy Rebecca Vilkomerson / February 28, 2009 For a change of pace from our usual dose of death and destruction, an inspiring story: The village of Ni’lin has paid a … Continue reading
Beckett on the Two-State Solution
A Palestinian man sits next to a whimsical stenciling on Israel’sseparation barrier in the West Bank village of A-Ram.Too Late for Two-State? The Battle for the Future of Palestine and IsraelBy Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / February 27, … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Occupation, Paul Beckett
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Binyamin Netanyahu: An Unfortunate Choice
Netanyahu: Train Wreck for Israel, Middle East;Looming Disaster for United StatesBy Juan Cole / February 21, 2009 The selection of rightwing expansionist Binyamin Netanyahu to form the next Israeli government is being greeted with dismay by the Egyptian government, which … Continue reading
The Media in the Recent War on Gaza
Paul Beckett is the newest addition to the growing family of Rag Bloggers. We are grateful he found us and wants to participate in the effort we have undertaken. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog Journalists protesting against censorship outside … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza War, Israel, Journalists, Palestine, Palestinian Occupation, Paul Beckett
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Sunday Snapshot : Present, Absent, Dead
Palestinian boy Mohammed Kutkut, 14, right, covers his face as he sits next to the name sign of his killed friend Ahed Qaddas in the Fakhoura boys school in Jebaliya, northern Gaza strip, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus. … Continue reading
So Far: Obama Has Defied the Odds On Palestine
Palestinian Presidident Mahmoud Abbas: Obama called him first. Photo by Mohammed Omer / Rafah Today.Obama and the Oddsmakers:‘Obama — to offer yet again one of my favorite quotes from Lenin — has to become as radical as reality itself.’By Alexander … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Media, Obama Presidency, Palestine, Palestinian Occupation
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Patrick Cockburn on Israel : Detachment From Reality is the Norm
Still from Ari Forman’s animated film, Waltz with Bashir.‘Waltz with Bashir and repressed memories of Sabra and Chatila: Has anything changed?’By Patrick Cockburn / January 25, 2009 I was watching the superb animated documentary Waltz with Bashir about the Israeli … Continue reading
War Crimes Accusations Going to World Court
A woman cries as she holds the body of one of her relatives at the mortuary of Al-Shifa hospital on January 16, 2009. An international group of lawyers and jurists said Saturday they would ask the International Criminal Court to … Continue reading
The Zapatistas Write a Tiny Ray of Light for Gaza
Gaza Will SurviveBy Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos / January 14, 2009 Two days ago, the same day we discussed violence, the ineffable Condoleezza Rice, a US official, declared that what was happening in Gaza was the Palestinians’ fault, due to their … Continue reading
