US’ Pompeo: ‘We want the whole Middle East to look like Israel’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday that “Israel is everything we want the entire Middle East to look like going forward” and that US-Israel relations are “stronger than ever”. Speaking at an award ceremony held by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America in Washington DC, Pompeo hailed Israel as “democratic and… via […]

San Francisco Mural Connects Residents To Palestine

San Francisco is a city long regarded as being in the vanguard of campaigning for civil rights, and opposing injustice. It is a very progressive place and when residents of San Fran speak out, others listen. The Mission District was once heavily populated by Irish immigrants and their descendants. Today it has more of a […]

War, Truce Or Lifting The Siege: Israeli Plans For Greater Israel

The main idea established in the minds of Israelis last week was that a new war against the Gaza Strip will be of no use to Israel. The country’s military analysts have grasped this idea, which they seem to have concluded from a briefing given by the Israel Defence Forces. However, this has not stopped… via […]

Messi in Israel? Just an Israeli tycoon settling old scores —

This week, reports emerged that Argentinian football star Lionel Messi is slated to play in Israel in November. Israel TV (ILTV) speculated that the match – due to be played between Messi’s home side Barcelona and Athlético Madrid – would be confirmed sometime in the next few days. ILTV’s Joy Gavillon explained that: [quote] “the… via […]

Facebook Community Standards Are Double Standards

Any regular users of Facebook will be familiar with the system of blocking that the media giant employs. These methods of punishment are applied based on whether or not users contravene Facebook’s ‘Community Standards’. Unfortunately, the application of such blocks appears to be wholly arbitrary, dependent upon the topic or group targeted. For example, Facebook […]

Jerusalem – Holy City Being Pulled Apart By Zionism

Much of the torrid news emerging from the Palestinian Crisis centers around the holy city of Jerusalem. It is a place with an ancient and storied pedigree, shared by the three Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is also a place currently in turmoil as Zionism attempts to secure exclusive rights to this […]