Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Gaza Roundup 10: A rabbi denounces the Zionist myth

Orthodox Jews aren’t all created alike. There are some who are strongly anti-Zionist, and who recognize that modern-day Israel’s origins (in the terrorist violence of the Stern Gang and Irgun), and its exceptionalist myth of being a lone and persecuted … Continue reading

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Wankers of the Week: Bustin’ out all over

Ahem. A little mood music, maestro:Ah. That was lovely. And speaking of bustin’ out all over, how about all these scandalous wankers, caught with their pants down? Jeezus, haven’t they got anything better to do in this lovely springy weather?1. … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 9: A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down the IDF’s pants

First the song, by an Israeli TV channel. (Warning: VERY lame!)Ah. That was “lovely”. And also an interesting projection of Israel’s own no-longer-hidden motives, no? They conned the world, and the crapaganda is still a-flowing, just like BP’s uncapped blowout … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Just plane fun

So…what were Evo and Alvaro up to today?Oh, not much…just a passel of state business and this–the 58th anniversary of the Military Aviation School in Santa Cruz. Dimples all around!

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Here’s a new word for you…

It’s called bioremediation, and it’s the solution that BP refuses to use to clean up its mess. Even though it’s the greatest hope for a full environmental recovery that the Gulf of Mexico has….Remember that word, kiddies. And be sure … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 8: Bringing out the dead, the living, more facts, and more questions

Caskets of some of the Mavi Marmara’s dead at a public ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey. Autopsies on these victims reveal some interesting things, according to this CNN report: Autopsy results by forensics experts in Istanbul revealed that all nine of … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 7: Nauseating fundies are nauseatingly alike

Marci McDonald, author of The Armageddon Factor, addresses the irony of the Pride Toronto censorship of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid. Her viewpoint matters, because she literally wrote the book on the rise of the Religious Reich here in Canada and … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 6: A photo that deserves to become iconic

Art student and pro-Palestinian activist Emily Henochowicz, of Maryland, injured in the face by a tear-gas canister. A Palestinian friend is at her side, crying for help. The 21-year-old later underwent surgery to remove the irreparably damaged eye. The incident … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 5: Bringing out the dead, the facts, and some provocative questions

Former US ambassador Edward Peck on Democracy Now, saying what we all know–that Israel is lying about the killings on board the Freedom Flotilla. The numbers given are low; they claim only nine were killed, and four of them were … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 4: A Holocaust survivor speaks out

Dr. Hajo Meyer articulates about as perfectly as anyone could why the Israeli holocaust of Palestinians is as morally abhorrent as what the Nazis once did to him. And why such behavior is profoundly un-Jewish. I dare you to watch … Continue reading

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