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Chris Hedges on Gaza: It is Not a War. It is Murder

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Keld Bach

“The incursion and bombardment of Gaza is not about destroying Hamas. It is not about stopping rocket fire into Israel. It is not about achieving peace. The Israeli decision to rain death and destruction on Gaza, to use lethal weapons … Continue reading →

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Gaza, Israel and ‘Human Shields’

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Keld Bach

By Sarah Gillespie What does it mean to use human shields? Employed by the Germans and Japanese in the second word war, the tactic is premised on an underlying trust in your enemy’s humanity. It appeals to the compassion and … Continue reading →

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Israel Shrinking Gaza Strip by 40 Percent

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Keld Bach

To protect itself from Hamas rockets and tunnels, Israel is forcing tens of thousands of people out of their homes, turning their old neighborhoods into a no-man’s land. This narrow strip of land that used to be called “the Gaza … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges: The Palestinians’ Right to Self-Defense

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Keld Bach

If Israel insists, as the Bosnian Serbs did in Sarajevo, on using the weapons of industrial warfare against a helpless civilian population then that population has an inherent right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. The … Continue reading →

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US Aid to Israel – The Real Deal

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Keld Bach

The special relationship between Israel and the United States goes deep…real deep. It’s based on security, conflict and most of all money. Most of it for the Israeli military. But with over 600 killed in Gaza just this July and … Continue reading →

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Israel is Captive to Its ‘Destructive Process’

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Keld Bach

By Chris Hedges Raul Hilberg in his monumental work “The Destruction of the European Jews” chronicled a process of repression that at first was “relatively mild” but led, step by step, to the Holocaust. It started with legal discrimination and … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu Government Knew Teens were Dead as It Whipped Up Racist Frenzy

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Keld Bach

From the moment three Israeli teens were reported missing last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s military-intelligence apparatus suppressed the flow of information to the general public. Through a toxic blend of propaganda, subterfuge and incitement, they … Continue reading →

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Israeli Lawmaker Calls for Genocide of the Palestinians

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Keld Bach

A day before Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khudair was kidnapped and burned alive allegedly by six Israeli Jewish youths, Israeli lawmaker Ayelet Shaked published on Facebook a call for genocide of the Palestinians. It is a call for genocide because … Continue reading →

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There is No Future for Apartheid Israel

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Keld Bach

By John Wight Most empires and colonial projects fall under the weight of their own contradictions, but usually over a protracted period of resistance, both passive and active, on the part of its victims. At the same time the material … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Crackdown is Not About the Missing Teens

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Keld Bach

By Olivia Becker Israel’s massive crackdown in the West Bank, which was sparked by the disappearance of three Israeli students on June 12, has now entered its 13th day and shows no sign of letting up. The incursion, dubbed “Operation … Continue reading →

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