Israel and the Palestine Problem
The degree of importance and urgency to be attributed to the Palestine problem, specifically what to do about the West Bank and Gaza which Israel occupied in 1967, has itself become a problem. Arabs…
Category Archives: Voices
Does Israel Meet The Quartet Conditions?
A viable peace process does not require either party to embrace or even recognize the legitimacy of the other’s narrative. It requires that both have an informed and non-reductionist understanding of what this narrative consists…
Understanding Hamas after Khaled Meshaal’s Gaza speech
In the aftermath of Khaled Meshaal’s emotional visit to Gaza in celebration of Hamas’ 25th anniversary, commentary in Israel and the West has focused on his remarks at a rally as “defiant” and confirming “the…
Why did Israel kill Jabari?
The real story behind Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza has not yet been investigated, but now that the explosions have stopped, we are obligated to delve into the truth. The decision to kill Hamas…
NICK CLEGG IS LOBBYING WITHIN THE COALITION FOR BRITAIN TO SUPPORT THE PALESTINIAN BID FOR UN RECOGNITION – DO ALL YOU CAN TO SUPPORT HIM
103 of the 158 people killed in Gaza by Israeli military action this month were civilians. 30 were children, 12 of whom were under the age of 10. Even if Israel’s self-defence argument is accepted,…
2,279 calories per person: How Israel made sure Gaza didn’t starve
State forced to release ‘red lines’ document for food consumption in the coastal Strip following legal battle; official: state has right to determine who it assists. After a three-and-a-half-year legal battle waged by the Gisha…
An Open Letter to Liberal Democrat MEPs
To Liberal Democrat MEPs 15 March 2012 By email Dear Member of the European Parliament, EU Israel Association Agreement: the proposed ACAA agreement with Israel As you know, a possible agreement between Israel and the…
Semantics
Martin Horwood’s careful picking over of what Jenny Tonge actually said is worthy of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: he has quoted her wrongly, but what of that? The Inquisitors have decided…
Jonathan Fryer: Palestine, UNESCO and the US
Via Jonathan Fryer’s blog: http://jonathanfryer.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/palestine-unesco-and-the-us/ The vote to accord Palestine member status at UNESCO means that the Palestinians now have their foot in the door of the United Nations and this must now make it easier…
Why Britain Should Recognise a Palestinian State – Jonathan Fryer
Tomorrow, the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, is expected to ask the United Nations Security Council for the world body to recognise Palestinian statehood. At least 130 of the 193 members of the…