“The State of Israel is at war with the Palestinian people, people against people, collective against collective.”

Uri Avnery on Counterpunch reports on a startlingly frank admission from the Israeli Supreme Court.

"The Most Moral Army in the World"

Click the picture for the story.

'Waltz with Bashir' animated short on Gaza

Yoni Goodman, animator of the film Waltz with Bashir, recently put out this short describing Israeli treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. While he mistakenly (in my opinion) avoids the sheer brutality of occupation, he definitely makes a good point.

Epic Fail in Zionist Apologetics

Elizabeth Wurtzel's piece today in the Guardian is the single worst defense of Israel I've read this time around. I'm actually glad she's a Zionist, because frankly I'd be embarrassed to have someone writing this drivel for my side. Apparently the only possible reason people are upset with Israel is antisemitism (the "purest antisemitism since the Nazi era," in fact). Just read the piece, and revel in the fact that Israel's defenders have reached rock bottom, intellectually (they've been there morally for decades).

Zionist Thuggery in the US

And you thought Zionists only hated Arabs. Turns out they're more than willing to use violence against American Jews who speak out against them. Adam Shapiro, founder of the International Solidarity Movement, has received death threats against him and his family from the Jewish Defense League. JDL threats are not to be taken lightly, as they have a history of following through with them.

While Haaretz and other Israeli outlets raise a tremendous hue and cry over every mean thing an Arab says about Israel in Europe, they are silent on the very real crimes of their supporters.

Israeli boat rams relief boat to Gaza

Alonger post to come on the current Israeli slaughter of Palestinians (over 360 killed in three days) tomorrow (since I don't have work). But, just to keep folks in the loop, here are some helpful articles. If people haven't checked cnn.com lately, Israeli ships have rammed a boat carrying humanitarian aid (doctors, food, medicine), journalists, and former US Representative Cynthia McKinney when it tried to land in Gaza.

Here's an interesting interview with a Lakhdar Brahimi from the Nation.

Electronic Intifada has had great coverage as well.

And a great article from Socialist Worker.

Also,
Since Israel and its US backers dominate the organs of information production in the US, wading through the racist drivel and spineless apologism can be tedious, but these links are a good start at getting a real idea of what's going on.

Who is Rahm Emanuel?

Two great articles highlighting Emanuel's hard-line zionism and his anchoring of the conservative, anti-grassroots wing of the Democrats.