It was a scandal of the highest caliber. On 23 November, the senate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa was practically bullied into reversing an earlier decision calling for the academic boycott of Israel. While the story may seem relevant in South Africa’s political and academic contexts, in reality, it exemplifies… via […]
Norman Finkelstein: Fatou Bensouda Has Done Everything in Her Power to Prevent an Investigation of the Israeli Crimes by the ICC — Uprootedpalestinians’s Blog
By Slava Zilber Source Slava Zilber: I would like to interview you about your new book. Could you please explain the title: “I Accuse!: Herewith A Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt That ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Whitewashed Israel” Norman Finkelstein: As you know, Israel has been occupying Gaza since 1967, which is more now than […]
The Decline Of The Pro-Israel Lobby? Zionism Becomes Toxic
A lot has been written about the pro-Israel, anti-Palestinian lobby over the years. Many take the view that the US and Britain have their foreign policy dictated to them by Israel and its influential lobby groups in the West. I don’t intend to revisit the whole debate over the lobby in this column, but I’ve… via […]
Obliterated Families – Stories From Gaza (Interactive Format)
The tragedy of The Palestine Crisis has been well documented by this time. Those who have an interest will be aware of the colonial reasons for the formation of the Israeli state, and the bloody methods used to achieve that political reality. They will also be informed about the crimes against humanity perpetrated by Israel […]
Aurora: Don’t be a sword, cancel Tel Aviv — Artists for Palestine UK
Barby Club in Tel Aviv, where Aurora is booked to perform two shows in November, is one such cultural institution. Barby brazenly wears its complicity like a badge of honour, most clearly when it handed out free t-shirts to Israeli occupation forces engaged in the 2014 massacres in Gaza that left more than 2,200 Palestinians, […]
Israel Kidnaps Palestinian Socialist And Tortures Her – Human Rights Abuses Continue
Khalida Jarrar is a leading Palestinian activist for women’s rights and prisoners’ rights. She is a socialist MP elected to the Palestinian Authority’s moribund legislative council, as part of the Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). All of this makes her an enemy in the eyes of Israel’s cruel and vindictive military… via […]
Israeli Mossad recognises assassination of Hamas leaders abroad —
It’s said that since its formation in 1948, Israel has carried out approximately 2700 assassinations oversea, more than any other state. Mossad take the lead in these killings. The unit responsible for most of them is the Kidon.