Articles by Mondoweiss
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Leading Israeli Journalist Says Israel Is an Apartheid State
Ben Norton, Mondoweiss – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 Aug 2015
What I’m about to write will not come easily for me. I used to be one of those people who took issue with the label of apartheid as applied to Israel. I’m not one of those people any more. Not after the last few weeks.
→ read full articleBDS Could Cost Israel $4.7 Billion a Year
James North, Mondoweiss – TRANSCEND Media Service,
22 Jun 2015
The Financial Times has published a big, and somewhat balanced, article on the rapid rise of BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) that includes two stunning financial numbers showing how powerful the nonviolent movement for justice in Palestine/Israel is becoming.
→ read full articleUS Press Blacks Out Israeli Defense Minister’s Citation of ‘Nagasaki and Hiroshima’ as Model for Dealing with Iran
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss – TRANSCEND Media Service,
25 May 2015
“I do remember the story of President Truman was asked, How do you feel after deciding to launch the nuclear bombs, Nagasaki and Hiroshima, causing at the end the fatalities of 200,000, casualties? And he said, When I heard from my officers the alternative is a long war with Japan, with potential fatalities of a couple of millions, I thought it is a moral decision. We are not there yet. But that what I’m talking about.”
→ read full articleA Gazan’s Wishes for 2015
Alaa Radwan, Mondoweiss – TRANSCEND Medi a Service,
5 Jan 2015
Why can’t we dream of things other than having a year without another bloody war with Israel, having 24/7-electricity, and having the freedom to travel abroad? Why can’t Gazans just have a normal life? Why can’t we enjoy a festive beginning to the New Year as all other people around the world do?
→ read full article‘Common Dreams’ Website Traps Hasbara Troll Spewing Anti-Semitism
Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss – TRANSCEND Media Service,
25 Aug 2014
A Jewish student posting virulently anti-Semitic comments at various internet forums, allegedly “to gauge how pervasive anti-Semitism” is online, has been busted by the progressive website Common Dreams.
→ read full articleGrowing Jewish Support for Boycott and the Changing Landscape of the BDS Debate
Paul Duffill and Gabriella Skoff - Mondoweiss,
30 Jun 2014
Unfortunately the extent of this new reality of Jewish criticism of Israel’s policies towards Palestinians that is taking hold appears largely unreported by mainstream media.
→ read full articleNames and Ages of 26 Civilians Killed by Rockets Fired from Gaza into Israel IN 12 YEARS
Phan Nguyen, Mondoweiss – TRANSCEND Media Service,
26 Nov 2012
Israeli spokespeople frequently remind the world that a million Israeli citizens are within range of Gaza rockets, twelve thousand of which have been fired into Israel in the last twelve years, inflicting thousands of injuries and several dead. However, only 26 people have been killed throughout this time. Below is a list of all the fatalities of rocket and mortar attacks fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel.
→ read full article7 Palestinians, Including 3 Children, Killed and 52 Injured As Israeli Attack on Gaza Continues
Annie Robbins and Adam Horowitz - Mondoweiss,
12 Nov 2012
11 Nov 2012 – Over the past 72 hours, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have escalated their aerial and ground attacks against the Gaza Strip. Five Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, have been killed, and 52 others, including 6 women and 12 children, have been wounded. Four of these deaths and 38 of the injuries resulted from an Israeli attack on a football playground in al-Shoja’iya neighborhood east of Gaza City.
→ read full articleArendt and Einstein Warned of ‘Fascism’ Rising in Israel 60 Years Ago
Philip Weiss, MondoWeiss – TRANSCEND Media Service,
8 Oct 2012
Among the most disturbing political phenomena of our times is the emergence in the newly created state of Israel of the “Freedom Party” (Tnuat Haherut), a political party closely akin in its organization, methods, political philosophy and social appeal to the Nazi and Fascist parties. It was formed out of the membership and following of the former Irgun Zvai Leumi, a terrorist, right-wing, chauvinist organization in Palestine.
→ read full articleChallenging Israeli Apartheid, Starting at Ben Gurion Airport
Laura Durkay – Mondoweiss,
4 Jul 2011
A week of nonviolent resistance against Israeli apartheid will open with a simple action at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. From July 8-16, I will join hundreds of internationals for a week of solidarity actions in coordination with 15 Palestinian civil resistance organizations in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. If you are interested in participating email info@palestinejn.org or visit the Palestine Justice Network website.
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