by Stephen Lendman
Palestine’s president M. Abbas (white hair) reviews Turkish honor guard upon arrival in Turkey.
On May 1, Google recognized Palestine. It did so on its homepage. Earlier it referred to “The Palestinian Territories.” More on that below. On January 4, Abbas’ presidential decree acknowledged the State of Palestine. It followed gaining UN nonmember observer status. Continue reading »
By Alex Lantier, wsws.org
Israel’s bombing of Damascus International Airport Thursday night and Syrian army targets across Damascus yesterday morning are unprovoked and illegal acts of war, abetted by Washington and its European allies as part of their escalating campaign against Syria.
Russian media reported that 300 Syrian soldiers had been killed and hundreds more wounded in Sunday’s attacks alone. Continue reading »
The New Power Behind the Israeli Rightwing
Abroad at Home: Israeli veterans of the Red Army celebrate in 2007 the anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in Israel, where Russian Jewish immigrants have transformed the national landscape. (The Jewish Daily Forward)
When the huge immigration wave from the Soviet Union arrived in 1990, we were glad. First of all, because we believe that all immigration is a good thing for the country. This, I believe, is generally the case.
Second, because we were convinced that this specific group of immigrants would push our country in the right direction. Continue reading »
Herzl: No nice way to do serious ethnic cleansing.
by WILLIAM JAMES MARTIN
The ideology, or political project, of Zionism which underlies the creation of the State of Israel had, in fact, a Christian origin rather than a Jewish one, as writings can be found dating from the 1500’s, written by Christian clergymen in England advocating the migration of Jews to the Holy Land.
The migration of Jews to Palestine was also advocated by Napoleon Bonaparte.
The first Jewish presentations of Zionism were written by Moses Hess in 1862 and 20 years later by Leo Pinsker, both of the Russian Pale, with each writer advocated a separate state for Jews. Continue reading »
by URI AVNERYIt was a moving experience. Moments that spoke not only to the mind, but also – and foremost – to the heart.
Last Sunday, on the eve of Israel’s Remembrance Day for the fallen in our wars, I was invited to an event organized by the activist group Combatants for Peace and the Forum of Israeli and Palestinian Bereaved Parents. Continue reading »
by Stephen Lendman
Editor’s Note: The dishonesty of accusing people who oppose Israeli apartheid policies “anti-Semites” is easily disposed by the fact that most of such people support Palestinians, in other words, Arabs, who are clearly and irrefutably semites. In this context, let us not forget that, during the Vietnam War, or some other unpopular war, opponents were taunted with cries of “anti-Americanism.” Those who resorted to such cheap and inflammatory labels conveniently forgot that the protestors and their accusers were both American. But perhaps most conclusive is the fact that several sects of orthodox Jews denounce Zionism and the state of Israel itself, perhaps more vocally than any gentile could.—PG Continue reading »