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Canadian PM: Anti-Zionism is the New Anti-Semitism
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday became the first leader of his country to address the Knesset, telling parliamentarians that Canada supported Israel’s right to statehood and would not tolerate efforts to delegitimize it within the international community. Canada … Continue reading
America’s Spies Want Edward Snowden Dead
Edward Snowden has made some dangerous enemies. As the American intelligence community struggles to contain the public damage done by the former National Security Agency contractor’s revelations of mass domestic spying, intelligence operators have continued to seethe in very personal … Continue reading
Posted in Espionage & Secret Agencies, Human Rights & Justice
Tagged Edward Snowden, whistleblower
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Devastating Dossier on ‘Abuse’ by UK Forces in Iraq Goes to International Criminal Court
A devastating 250-page dossier, detailing allegations of beatings, electrocution, mock executions and sexual assault, has been presented to the International Criminal Court, and could result in some of Britain’s leading defence figures facing prosecution for “systematic” war crimes. The damning … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights & Justice, War & Terror
Tagged Iraq, Tony Blair, UK, war crimes
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Australia FM: Don’t Call Israeli Settlements Illegal under International Law
In candid interview, Julie Bishop expresses skepticism about the peace process, says boycott Israel activists are ‘anti-Semitic’ In an exclusive interview with The Times of Israel, Julie Bishop suggested that, contrary to conventional diplomatic wisdom, the settlements may not be … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights & Justice
Tagged Australia, Israel, Julie Bishop, occupation, Palestine, settlements, Zionism
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Mandela and Gaddafi: The Myth of the Saint and the Mad Dog
By Linda Housman “Question. Why was Mandela’s life celebrated by the world while Gaddafi after everything he did for Africa was gunned down like a dog?”, a Twitter user wondered days after Nelson Mandela’s passing. This question becomes even more … Continue reading
Oops! Rabbi Cuts Off Baby’s Penis During Circumcision Ritual
A local rabbi, who is also a mohel, is being sued after accidentally having severed a newborn boy’s penis during a traditional Jewish genital mutilation ceremony. The baby was rushed to Children’s Hospital, where doctors performed emergency microsurgery which took … Continue reading
Bethlehem Unwrapped: Replica of Israeli Separation Wall Built in Central London
On 23rd of December 2013, Bethlehem Unwrapped festival opened with the unveiling of a 8m high life size replica of the separation wall that has been built by Israel in the West Bank. It has been constructed over 8 days … Continue reading
Living in Fear: In the Shadow of Israeli Settlements
Children too frightened to sleep or woken by the sounds of rampaging settlers. Molotov cocktails through living room windows. Settlers firing guns, protected by soldiers. Hateful slogans daubed on walls. Settler children throwing rocks. These are some of the daily … Continue reading
Merry Christmas from Santa Zion to the People of Gaza
Israeli warplanes pounded the Gaza Strip in a series of attacked dubbed “retaliatory” for the death of a Bedouin employed by the Israeli Defense Ministry and shot along the border fence. A three-year-old Palestinian girl has been killed in an … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights & Justice, War & Terror
Tagged Crimes against Humanity, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Zionism
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Against the Grain 