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Category Archives: Palestine
Razing the Ghetto Postponed
Two years ago, I had expected that the IDF would raze the Gaza ghetto but they didn’t. Today’s pictures of what the IDF has done in Sheja’iya recall those of what Nazi Germany did after the Warsaw uprising exactly 70 … Continue reading
Apartheid Israel
If it is true that the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has in fact expressed fears, in a closed-door meeting of the Trilateral Commission last week (and of which The Daily Beast obtained a recording), that Israel could become … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Palestine
Tagged apartheid, John Kerry, One State solution, Sammy Smooha, Shlomo Sand, two-state solution
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Al-Nakba
While western mainstream media may celebrate the 65th anniversary of the State of Israel these days, this is usually also associated with al-Nakba, the catastrophe of the Palestinian people. Forceful expulsion and expropriation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians then … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Palestine
Tagged al-Nakba, colonialism, Middle East, Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian-Syrian campaign
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Razing the Ghetto
It is inappropriate to compare Gaza with the Warsaw Ghetto which was created by Governor General Nazi Hans Frank in October 1940. Razing the ghetto commenced on 18 January 1943 and lasted until April. Neither the size of the Warsaw Ghetto (3.4 … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Palestine
Tagged Gaza, Gleiwitz incident, history repeats, Lebensraum, occupation Palestine Territory, Warsaw Ghetto
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Pillar of Defense
Noam Chomsky, who had been visiting Tromsø University in September this year, managed a couple of weeks ago to enter Gaza, where he attended a linguistic conference at the Islamic University, for the first time in his life. He had … Continue reading
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