Israel has the right to defend itself. Arguably, so does every nation. Israel, however, gets a free pass for going well beyond defending itself. I’ll leave the West Bank alone right now. Gaza: Is an open-air prison, walled off by Israel. Is under an economic embargo. Is barred from importing and exporting. Recently saw its … Continue reading Israel: Rogue State
James Moore was on CBC radio in Vancouver this morning talking about the “difference” between Hamas rocket launches from Gaza and Israeli operations into Gaza. Per Moore, Hamas’ attacks are indiscriminate, and are simply aimed at civilians to do the most damage. Conversely, according to Moore, Israel’s attacks are “pinpoint precision” and are specifically targeted at … Continue reading James Moore and “precision” in Gaza-Israel
SodaStream boycott informational picket Saturday, Dec. 21, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. London Drugs, Broadway @ Cambie, Vancouver Below is a notice of an important event happening on Saturday in Vancouver. If something is labelled as “Made in Israel” but is really made in an illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank of Palestine, where does … Continue reading ACTION: Illegal Israeli Settlement Goods Sold at London Drugs
An “informal coalition of MPs (CPCCA) … are working to expand definition of antisemitism to make it illegal to criticize Israel.” via Criticize Israel-Go to Jail? – Other – Vancouver. Ok, quite simply this. If Kim Jong Il made it illegal for people to criticize North Korea, we’d laugh him back into one of his … Continue reading Criminalizing Criticism of Israel? The Charter Weighs In
Ten points to Mark Hasiuk for not just agreeing with my perspective on the chill and spin involved with Libby Davies and Israel. The ten points go for calling out corporate media as dropping its diligence in reporting on that and two other stories. Nothing new with that trend, but one thing refreshing about this … Continue reading More Despinning the Spin and Chill Around Israel
Hot on the heals of “The Thing About Israel” from the other day, I see a campaign against Libby Davies because of a video of her comments at a rally and the spin around it. Today I despin and respin aspects of the event. I found out about the Libby Davies YouTube video the other … Continue reading Libby Davies, Israel, Spin and Chill
OK, here’s the thing about Israel, OK, one thing: there is no greater concentration of political spin in all of human history than around the issues relating to Israel. And the spin has the [likely intended] consequence of creating a chill factor to keep people from trying to reasonably discuss issues on any side of … Continue reading The Thing About Israel
Yesterday I wrote about the rebooting of the Occupy Movement in 10 days. I’m very excited. And to help you understand why this is such a big deal, especially in Canada, it’s important to see how Canada is increasingly becoming the poster child for income inequality. We are not nice and neighbourly and friendly. We are … Continue reading Canada Seeks the OECD Record for Income Inequality
I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and/or the joy and warmth of the holiday season. Make 2014 a year of more love, more compassion, more sharing and more service. Three things to mark this day: Some pictures. Here are 75 amazing pictures from 2013. Some more pictures. Here are 100 of the … Continue reading Merry Christmas!
Politics, Re-Spun is on The Rational on Coop Radio on Monday, March 12, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm with an intriguing lineup! Listen live online or at 102.7fm in the Vancouver area. Here’s the lineup: 1. Dylan Penner will talk with Stephen Elliott-Buckley about the Canadian Boat for Gaza: why, what happened, what’s happening now … Continue reading Politics, Re-Spun on The Rational on Co-op Radio, March 12 Lineup