1+ week, 4+ day ago   (664+ words) On 13 Aug it was reported that Waverley Council in Sydney had, pending review, removed a book on the Gaza genocide from a library after a Bondi beach survivor complained about it. The review is over and we’re pleased to report…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (137+ words) This review of a new book shows a wide ranging collection of essays, written from afar but highlighting the importance of art, of culture and of language – western language in particular. The obvious question to ask is what is being…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (279+ words) Israel’s apologists can no longer be allowed to fool the world with technicalities about whether its war on Palestinians meets the definition of a genocide. The facts are virtually beyond doubt, as South Africa reminded the International Court of Justice…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (320+ words) Technically the Israeli army has full control over that part of the West Bank where settlements are built but “…the police already operate in the West Bank in cases involving criminal offenses and public disturbances by Israelis”. Historically “the police…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (312+ words) “This is not my victory, this is all of our victories.” So said Tony Greenstein addressing supporters on the steps of Kingston Crown Court on Friday after a jury of five women and seven men found him not guilty of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (268+ words) Hamas has a new leader Khalil Al-Hayya who received only one more vote than his more pragmatic rival Khaled Meshaal, Hamas’ former top political leader representing the movement’s moderate wing. +972 suggests that “(w)hat tipped the scale in Al-Hayya’s favor…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (909+ words) Co Chair, Jewish Voice for Liberation Meanwhile Nuns and Priests are being spat at in Jerusalem and in Taybeh, the last Christian village in the West Bank, an Israeli military order fails to stop near daily settler violence. Abuse, spitting…...