Dandelion Salad, which boasts one of the most effective and diligent editors on the real left known to us, has prepared this terrific dossier on the Gaza question. Please share it widely!
TheRealNews on Jan 7, 2018
Finkelstein on Gaza's Martydom
In his groundbreaking new book Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom, Norman Finkelstein argues that Israel, with U.S. backing, has caused a “humanitarian disaster” in Gaza, and that international human rights groups have failed to uphold justice for its besieged people.
Finkelstein: Hamas Isn’t The Threat That Israel Claims (2/4)
TheRealNews on Jan 8, 2018
In part 2 of our interview on his new book Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom, Norman Finkelstein argues that Israeli propaganda — sometimes with Hamas’ help — has wildly exaggerated Hamas’ arsenal and the effectiveness of the “Iron Dome” missile defense system.
Finkelstein on Gaza’s Right to Resist Military Occupation (3/4)
TheRealNews on Jan 10, 2018
In part three of our interview on his new book Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom, Norman Finkelstein discusses the legality, and utility, of Hamas’ armed resistance to Israel’s occupation.
After Israel Decimated Gaza, Human Rights Defenders Failed It (4/4)
TheRealNews on Jan 11, 2018
In his new book Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom, Norman Finkelstein argues that Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the UN Human Rights Council, and other defenders of international law have succumbed to Israel’s pressure and whitewashed its crimes in the Gaza Strip.
from the archives:
Chris Hedges: Bring Down the Israeli Apartheid State
Palestine 101: Not That Complicated
Demystifying US and Israeli Power by Susan Cain and Mark Mason (must-read)
Palestine Is Still The Issue by John Pilger
Norman Finkelstein: Six-Day War, 50-Year Occupation: What Really Happened in June 1967? Parts 1-3
Chris Hedges: Israel’s Secret Weapons–Combat-Tested Against the People of Gaza
Abby Martin: The Distortion and Death Behind the Israel-Palestine Coverage
Chris Hedges and Max Blumenthal: The 51 Day War
Chris Hedges Supports BDS + Aftermath of Assault on Gaza Worse Than Operation Cast Lead
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Things to ponder
While our media prostitutes, many Hollywood celebs, and politicians and opinion shapers make so much noise about the still to be demonstrated damage done by the Russkies to our nonexistent democracy, this is what the sanctimonious US government has done overseas just since the close of World War 2. And this is what we know about. Many other misdeeds are yet to be revealed or documented.
Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” — acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump — a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
^3000US citizens have no real political representation.
We don't live in a democracy. And our freedom is disappearing fast.
I don't want to be ruled by hypocrites, whores, and war criminals.
What about you? Time to push back against the corporate oligarchy.
And its multitude of minions and lackeys.