Tomorrow (Saturday, January 3, 2009), two big protests will be held in Israel The killing in Gaza continues. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, thousands injured, air strikes have caused utter devastation, and entire families are left homeless. Civilians in the south of Israel are being held captive by a government which lies to them […]
Geography Archives: Israel
Antiwar Activism in Israel, Unseen on TV
Absent from Israeli and most other TV networks are the ongoing activism and protest inside Israel against Israel’s siege and, now, war on Gaza. Immediately below is a video report on two of many such actions. In Hebrew and Arabic, they nevertheless offer glimpses of current activism in Israel. The first segment documents a demonstration […]
Demos at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The reactions of outrage against the massacre of Gaza are timidly making way in the world. Even here in Israel, some warn against the government’s propaganda and call on people to come out into the square. In my own small way, I myself witnessed a small demonstration, which I came across yesterday as I […]
Mass Chicago Rally for Gaza
On January 2, 2009, some 4,000 supporters of the people of Gaza rallied at Tribune Plaza on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue and then marched across the Michigan Ave. Bridge to hold a protest in front of the Israeli Consulate on E. Wacker Drive. They could not fit everyone into the cleared street on the block in […]
The Real Goal of the Slaughter in Gaza
Hamas cannot be defeated, so it must be brought to heel. Ever since Hamas triumphed in the Palestinian elections nearly three years ago, the story in Israel has been that a full-scale ground invasion of the Gaza Strip was imminent. But even when public pressure mounted for a decisive blow against Hamas, the government backed […]
Still the Sirens
Introduction The sirens of oppression I referred to in my first collection (1963) were still present in South Africa in 1989, as they seem to be as well in Gaza in 2009 thanks to Israel’s bombing spree. […]
Labor for Palestine: Stop Israel’s Massacre in Gaza and End the Siege Now!
December 31, 2008 New York City Labor Against the War joins millions around the world in condemning Israel’s ongoing murder and maiming of hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza. WHO ARE THE REAL TERRORISTS? Israel claims that it is fighting “terrorism” — the same hollow excuse with which the U.S. tries to justify wars in Afghanistan […]
Israel, Stop Bombing Gaza! Tokyo, 30.12.08
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500 Protest Israeli Air Strikes, Kuala Lumpur, 30.12.08
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Hope for Gaza Now! USA, 28-30.12.08
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Demos for Gaza, Berlin, 27 and 29.12.08
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Israeli Electioneering with Bombs: Livni and Barak Pin Their Hopes on Gaza Rampage
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Urge Turkey to Void Deals with Israeli Military Companies in Wake of Israeli Crimes in Gaza Strip
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Palestine Doesn’t Get to Have a 9/11
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Emergency Protest to Stop the Massacres in Gaza, New York, 28.12.08
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Stop Israel’s Massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, London, 28.12.08
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Harold Pinter — Friend of the Kurds, Citizen of the World
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Tens of Thousands Protest Israel’s Attack on Gaza, Istanbul, 27.12.08
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Arab People, Not Regimes, Express Solidarity with Gaza
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Protest at the Israeli Embassy, Madrid, 27.12.08
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