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The rape of washington

by MRN
January 1, 2013July 25, 2013

The Rape of Washington
by Uri Avnery
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"It is important for governments and peoples to know that the unconditional support for the Israeli Right does not represent the majority of Jews in the US, the UK and other countries. The Jewish public is far from monolithic. The majority is liberal and believes in peace and human rights. Until now this was a silent majority, out of fear of a repressive establishment. It is indeed “a time to speak out”.

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Returning home from a very short visit to London, I found the country in the grip of uncontrollable emotions.

No, it was not about the looming danger of the radical right gaining control. It is now almost certain that the next government will consist of an assorted bunch of settlers, explicit racists and perhaps even outright fascists. But that does not evoke any excitement.

Nor was there much excitement about yet another interrogation of the (still) incumbent Prime Minister in his various corruption affairs. That is hardly news anymore.

All the excitement was about a “press conference” given by the former President of Israel, Moshe Katsav, after the Attorney General announced that he might be indicted for rape.

New anti semitism and moral casualties of Gaza war

by MRN
January 1, 2013July 25, 2013

New anti-Semitism and moral casualties of Gaza war
By Prof. Ali A. Mazrui

Who were the losers in the Gaza war prior to the changing of the guards in Washington and Israel? The most tragic casualties were of course the people of Gaza who were killed in their hundreds.

The next losers were the majority of Israelis who supported one of the most inhumane conflicts even by the Middle East standards.

Durban ii politicizing racism

by MRN
January 1, 2013July 25, 2013

Durban II: Politicizing Racism
By Ramzy Baroud

The Palestinian struggle is not meant to overshadow the struggles of oppressed nations..

Many countries are set to participate in the Conference against Racism, scheduled to be held in Geneva, April 20-25. But the highly touted international meet is already marred with disagreement after Israel, the United States and other countries decided not to participate. Although the abstention of four or more countries is immaterial to the proceedings, the US decision in particular was meant to render the conference ‘controversial’, at best.

The US government’s provoking stance is not new, but a repetition of another fiasco which took place in Durban, South Africa in 2001.

Rabbi should know better

by MRN
January 1, 2013July 25, 2013

Rabbi should know better

By Dr Anver Suliman

Goldstein

The title of the article, “Israel’s Holy Warrior” (March 8) was appropriate for Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein. — Dr Anver Suliman, Laudium

DICHOTOMY: Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein

Israel’s holy warrior

Israel’s savage behaviour was demonstrated to everybody all over the world in the recent carnage on Gaza. So brazenly did Israel use chemical weapons like phosphorous and DIME that many legal experts are working to indict Israel for war crimes. Israel is hiding the names of the responsible officers.

As a rabbi, Goldstein should know better, but his blind prejudice towards Israel has led to a dichotomy in his thinking — one of principles of Judaism and the other the racist stance of Zionism.