Tag Archives: Palestine

The ‘new Anti-semitism’  which creates support for Zionism

The billionaire Jewish philanthropist George Soros gets attacked by authoritarian leaders such as Prime Minister Victor Orbàn of Hungary. ……..2017 parliamentary election, Orbán promoted anti-Semitic imagery of powerful Jewish financiers scheming to control the world. Thousands of posters of a … Continue reading

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Words are powerful

The following is an extract from ‘The Friends of Israel’ and it is particularly important that anyone reading the book understands the semantics used, so as to be clear about the future use of descriptions such as ‘Israel lobby’. Those … Continue reading

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UK and Israel

There is so much I don’t know. But the information is out there, and I just asked the question: why have I heard UK Politicians refer to the ‘Friends of Israel’? So here is a book which may enlighten me, … Continue reading

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Apartheid to Genocide?

I am reproducing the moving speech of Susan Abulhawa: https://peaceandplanetnews.org/susan-abulhawas-powerful-address-at-the-oxford-union/ by Susan Abulhawa | Fall 2024 Edition Remarks at the Oxford Union debate In a profoundly moving and meticulously crafted address, Palestinian author and human rights activist Susan Abulhawa captivated the Oxford Union … Continue reading

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Tearing apart or holding together?

Yesterday, whilst Pope Francis lay in state and his mourners continued their grieving, the media showed clips of his past expressions of love of humanity. This man, who promoted that we each care for one another, died on Easter Monday, … Continue reading

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Oil keeps wars going

Here are some extracts from a .pdf from oil change.org. The previous blog shows how purchasing oil from a warring nation may constitute aiding war crimes, as the profits from sales can build military capabilities. Here, supplying vital oil to … Continue reading

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1980s, Dresden, East Germany, Nato

Because of the seeming alignment of the new administration (regime?) of the United States with Russia, I am reading books which help me try to understand how this dramatic situation has evolved. After the war, the US employed German scientists … Continue reading

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Nader: Gaza Body Count

I’m reproducing the newsletter of Ralph Nader, 22nd Feb 2025:

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Insult upon insult

Each of us has either lost our homeland, knows of family who has, or doesn’t know their ancestors did so in recent centuries. But all of us have origins from thousands of years ago back in pre- Christian times, when … Continue reading

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Remembering Jimmy Carter

As flags fly at half mast for 30 days in mourning the death of Jimmy Carter, who lived to an amazing age of 100 years, we are being reminded through the media of his landmark successes as a President, and … Continue reading

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