World duped by false casualty numbers in Gaza
IDF: World duped by Hamas’s false civilian death toll figures
Four weeks after the cessation of Operation Cast Lead, the IDF finally opened its dossier on Palestinian fatalities on Sunday for the first time, and presented to The Jerusalem Post an overview utterly at odds with the Palestinian figures that have hitherto formed the basis for [...]
Blind in Gaza and Jerusalem
Chris Patten: Blind in Gaza and Jerusalem I spent the New Year in Sydney, watching the fireworks above the iconic bridge welcome in 2009. The explosions over Gaza that night were not intended to entertain, but rather to break Hamas and discredit it in the eyes of Palestinians. A poignant article by the ever-candid Chris Patten.
Israel’s dirty little secret
You won’t read about this in the news, but Hamas was once the darling of Israel. It wasn’t that long ago, but western and pro-Israel commentators do not like to discuss this particular facet of history, nor are they inclined to admit how disastrous the Israeli-Hamas connection has turned out to be.
Between 1967 and 1984, [...]
Noise from the streets calling for ceasefire
The silence of most governments in the Western hemisphere would be obscene, if not for the reaction of the general public against Israel’s mounting war effort in Gaza. In major European capitals, demonstrations involving tens of thousands of ordinary folk are underway. It must be disconcerting for pro-Israeli commentators to note that a lot of [...]
If you were Palestinian
Haaretz: If you (or I) were Palestinian This week I spoke with my students about the Gaza war, in the context of a class on national security. One student, who had expressed rather conservative, accepted opinions – that is opinions tending slightly to the right – succeeded in surprising me. Without any provocation on my part, [...]
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