Following Obama’s 45 minute speech about the Middle East and North Africa, I am left predictably bored by it all. We were told the U.S. would be “turning a new page” regarding its relationship with these states which are experiencing great upheaval right now. Hillary Clinton took the stage first and said “new” about 38 [...]
In the 1960s and 70s, two ultra leftist groups, the Weathermen in the USA, and the Red Army Faction in West Germany, used the same slogan to clarify the motivation for their violent response to the US invasion of Vietnam: ‘bringing the war home.’ There are two movements we can describe as ‘bringing the war [...]
Youtube link Just a quick follow-up to Reuben’s post below – a video showing that Israeli forces fired on the Mavi Marmara before boarding it. Yep, definitely the Israeli commandos who were the victims of a vicious unprovoked attack then. H/T Madam Miaow.
Killing 19 people is not actually particularly easy. The Israeli army have defended the actions of their commandos by suggesting that they faced violent resistance. But the point is surely this: these heavily armed soldiers had no legal or moral right to be there in the first place. As Andy says over at Socialist Unity, [...]
It’s quite extraordinary, given how offensive some of their content is, what the BBC chooses to apologise for. Invite a fascist on flagship programming; proud commitment to free speech. Let a comedian tell a joke about appalling human rights violations; a step too far. So three cheers for Frankie Boyle for not just objecting, in [...]
Last week’s Jewish Chronicle ran a story on the Board of Deputees of British Jews’ new campaign to instigate a so-called “buycott” in which, British Jews are encouraged to buy Israeli-produced goods. This is a response to the boycott of Israeli goods that has been hanging around anti-Zionist and pro-Palestinian campaigns since the early-2000s, but [...]
Interview by Dan Swain and Lorna Finlayson Ted Honderich is Grote Professor Emeritus of Mind and Logic at University College London. Since 9/11 he has written several books on the subject of terrorism and war, most recently Humanity, Terrorism, Terrorist War, and has become a vocal advocate of the right of the Palestinians to a [...]
Guest post by Tim Johnston Following a turbulent week for Israel, Tim Johnston argues that the only path to peace is engagement with Hamas Hamas, founded in 1987, was elected by the Palestinian people in January 2006 by a landslide. Almost immediately after the elections, they were forced out of power by the US, UK, [...]
This was nice to see. Shame Olmert is not in prison.
Walking through security at Portcullis House, the fabulously expensive building standing adjacent to the Houses of Parliament, is a bit like going through any airport anywhere in the world. But making your way through the spacious courtyard, past green trees and sun-dappled water features under the enormous sparkling glass dome towering overhead, you could be [...]
