Category Archives: Gazing on Gaza

Gaza Roundup 18: In which Ms. Manx gets snippy with Israel

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yes, folks, this one’s a Short ‘n’ Stubby! You know what that means, don’t you?Yep, Queen ‘Bina trots out the stump-tailed kitty. So. Here we go, in no particular order:First up, Ms. Manx (and National Geographic) would like you to … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 17: The hijacking of the MV Rachel Corrie

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Another video that deserves to go viral. Note the hypocrisy and flagrant lawbreaking of the Israelis, and the at times amusing nonviolent resistance from the Irish vessel.

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Gaza Roundup 16: And the word of the day is…

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…GAYWASHING. Can you say GAYWASHING, boys ‘n’ girls?Very good!So what’s gaywashing? Well, it’s the queer, LGBTetc. version of whitewashing–or greenwashing, for you enviro-types. It’s basically using Teh Ghey, or seemingly pro-gay-rights-rhetoric, to cover up flagrantly abusive practices, in this case … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 15: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to Palestinians

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And while you’re at it, remember these other three letters: BDS. They’re short for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. Three things the Israeli Knesset is now trying to make illegal, worldwide. Why? Let Palestinian activist Hind Awwad explain: It took the … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 14: A video that deserves to go viral

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Iara Lee’s raw footage of the Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara, in its entirety. There is no narration, nor are there subtitles, but the pictures (clear and of excellent quality) speak for themselves. This is the video that was … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 13: Beat the (Propaganda) Press

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Little by little, the truth about the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla is leaking out. Press the play button on the video above to see some of it–including raw footage by Iara Lee, who was on the Mavi Marmara … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 12: The true, ugly face of “Stand With Us”

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A couple of weeks ago, a very persistent troll from the UK (on a DSL line with a dynamic IP pool, no doubt very handy for anonymous trolling) came on here uninvited, and spammed me (under at least four different … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 11: Humberto says shalom

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

As usual, Humberto “Not Rex Murphy” da Silva is all kinds of right-on.So are Ali Abunimah and A Creative Revolution. And Queen Rania (the world’s only Palestinian monarch) and El Duderino.

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Music for a Sunday: More prescient than the Gorillaz knew

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Don’t let the dreamy hip-hop groove suck you under. Listen to Snoop Dogg’s rap: doesn’t it sound like he foresaw something? My best friend, who sent me the link to the YouTube, thinks so: The song I linked is on … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 10: A rabbi denounces the Zionist myth

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

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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