Chanukah reflections: between two genocides
A Chanukah reflection on being Jewish at a time of genocide.
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Israelis cannot claim ignorance about war crimes in Gaza
By Mike Cushman
Perry and Rubinstein are clear; if Israelis claim not to know about their army’s crimes in Gaza it is deliberate and culpable complicity in the abuses.
Even when Israeli media cooperate with the Government in trying to hide the truth, people are only misled if they wish to be: the evidence is all around.
Germany continues to learn the wrong lessons from its past
By Leah Levane
Germany continues to prop up Israel as it commits genocide against the people of Gaza; silencing Palestinian voices and those who speak up in support of their rights. It seems to have learned the wrong lessons from its terrible past and acts as though support for whatever Israel does is atonement for the Nazi Holocaust and anything short of that is considered antisemitism.
Hospitals in Northern Gaza under ongoing attack
By Leah Levane
The situation in Northern Gaza could hardly be worse as it seems clear that the “Generals’ Plan” is being carried out. Oxfam said that “just 12 trucks delivered aid in northern Gaza since October” (reported by France 24). The targeting of hospitals is egregious and unforgiveable. This article outlines what has been happening recently to …
Horrific torture of Palestinians at Ofer Camp too
By Leah Levane
The daily torture and humiliation of Palestinians detained in Sde Teimann and Ofer prisons is horrific, illegal and will have a lasting impact on those subject to it. Many, if not most, are held without charge; these are the other hostages who are also demonised by being labelled “prisoners”. They are labeled as “unlawful combatants” …
We must never stop monitoring Israel’s war crimes
By Leah Levane
Here, laid bare are many of the atrocities committed by Israel on the people of Gaza. There is also a catalogue of the condemnation and clear designation of Israel’s actions as war crimes and genocide and yet, for all the evidence, it fails to stop.
Indiscriminate killing as “There are no civilians in Gaza”…
By Leah Levane
Israeli soldiers are talking “Arbitrary Killings and Rampant Lawlessness in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor” It certainly seems clear that, despite the Israeli Army’s denials, that everyone in Gaza is treated as though they were terrorists. denial ‘No Civilians. Everyone’s a Terrorist’: At one point 200 bodies were looked at and “only 10 were confirmed as Hamas …
Environmental collapse: Starmer against activists not polluters!
By Leah Levane
After less than six months the Labour government is doing less and less in the interests of ordinary people and less and less that shows a commitment to a decent future for everyone. Here Jeremy Corbyn writes about Starmer & Co’s appalling record on the environment. Starmer has come down more heavily on activists than polluters
German media dehumanises Palestinians
By Leah Levane
This article outlines the worrying extent of dehumanisation of Palestinians in the German media but many aspects are reflected in the media of far too many other countries, not least, of course in the UK. Another important aspect is the all too frequent absence of context, which we have also seen this, for example, in …
(Dublin) “The Israeli Embassy is Not the Jewish Embassy”
By Leah Levane
The Irish Times publishing an Opinion piece by a former Director of BT’Selem in the wake of Israel closing its Embassy in Dublin on the basis that Ireland was being antisemitic for backing South Africa at the ICJ. As an introduction, we publish the Statement made by Jews for Palestine – Ireland