Category Archives: Gazing on Gaza

Gorgeous George is ba-ack!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And he looks to be in fine fighting form, too:Got his gloves on and everything. He’s gonna need them…the far right is planning to send in the clowns: But as Canadians flock to hear a British politician who was kicked … Continue reading →

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A Remembrance Day roundup

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’ve already pretty much given my own take as to what this day means to me, so I’m gonna shut up about me and just point you to some others’ thoughts instead…TorontoEmerg has a nurse’s take on another nurse’s letter … Continue reading →

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What delegitimizes Israel?

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well, for starters, Bibi Netanyahu is doing a terrific job of it. As are his Likudnik supporters:Democratic tolerance for dissent: Ur doin it rong.UPDATE: Mondoweiss has more on the chokehold part of that incident.

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“Sail like a ship bound for Gaza”

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A song in the best of the blues/spiritual tradition of social justice laments. (The hateful comments from Zionists and islamophobes at YouTube are pretty solid proof of the adage that all the flotsam of the Internets seems to wash up … Continue reading →

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The true face of the IDF

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Here you go, people…this is what the Middle East’s One True Beacon of Democracy™ really looks like:Meet Eden Abergil, the Lynndie England of Israel. She’s a piece of work, but she’s far from alone in her nastitude; apparently it’s commonplace … Continue reading →

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In which a persistent hasbara troll gets pwned…again.

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how a few weeks ago, a wanker calling himself Jamie, and using a spoofed hotmail address, outed himself here? Well, he’s ba-ack…and seeing as he’s apparently also a masochist, I think I’ll play with him a bit before … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Gazing on Gaza, Isn't It Ironic?, The Hardcore Stupid | 3 Comments

A video you simply MUST see

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It has everything: The Internet! Keyboard Cat! The Gaza Freedom Flotilla! Hasbara galore! Terrorists of every possible (fake) kind! And oh yeah, stick around till the end, and you even get a little RickRolling. How can you possibly resist?

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Gaza Roundup 21: Whose Pride?

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Fabulous video on the reversal of PrideTO’s decision to exclude QuAIA:And if you think the QuAIA thing is anything new, or unique to Canada, here’s some required reading. It’s the story of a black South African named Simon Nkoli, who … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 20: QuAIA’s vindication and the larger context

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This is not Humberto da Silva. This is also not Rex Murphy:This is, however, an excellent backgrounder that helps explain why the whole QuAIA kerfuffle, which blew over this week in QuAIA’s favor, is important. And why the gaywashing of … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 19: Teh Awesome

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Who haz it?Protesters in Oakland, California! They held up the unloading of a Zim cargo ship from Israel to raise awareness of the Freedom Flotilla and the apartheid Palestinians must face every day as they are being driven from their … Continue reading →

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