The ethical core of Green politics is that collectively and democratically, people should have control over those parts of human existence that are intrinsically shared and universal.
Gaza
IDF lawyer: the problem isn’t with international law, it’s fighting terrorism
In light of the recent Gaza flotilla disaster, the Goldstone report and ongoing global attempts to hold Israeli officials to account for alleged war crimes, this seminar on terror and laws of war was well timed.
Israel lifts Gaza blockade
Israel PM Binyamin Netanyahu has eased the Gaza blockade, announcing that all civilian products are now allowed and only weapons and arms manufacturing products will be banned. But will the actions match the words?
Turks hack Israeli Facebook accounts over Gaza blockade incident
Individual Facebook users have become targets of political hacking — presumably by two Turkish hackers — over the Gaza blockade incident.
Gaza: cake now allowed, freedom still banned
Israel has thrown a few scraps to Gaza in the form of cookies, soft drink and potato chips, with junk food now permitted through the Gaza blockade. But is this just a distraction from the flotilla attack?
Crikey Says: Context is everything when it comes to Gaza flotilla
It’s easy, and predictable, to dismiss the entire Israeli response to the Gaze flotilla attack as spin. But nothing is clear cut.
Gaza freedom flotilla attack: a Crikey wrap
A diplomatic storm has erupted in the Middle East overnight, after the Israeli navy boarded a Turkish ship trying to break the Gaza blockade, writes Tom Cowie.
Live blogging the aftermath in Israel
Al Jazeera liveblogs what’s happening and who’s doing what after the deadly attacks by Israel on a flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists. The UN and world politicians are in a frenzy.
Israel attacks
The attack by the Israel army on a peace flotilla full of humanitarian aid for Gaza — leaving a at least 9 dead — just adds to the horrendous Palestinian struggle under the Israeli-Egyptian siege of Gaza. Palestinian-American journalist Ahmed Moor explains.
Chomsky: Why the US won’t allow peace in the Middle East
Israel and Palestine could reach a settlement, but the United States is unwilling to agree to it. It is the US who are continuing to fuel the Gaza war, writes Noam Chomsky.
What really happened during the Gaza War 
UN: Israel and Hamas guilty of war crimes
A UN fact-finding mission has accused both Israel and Palestine of committing war crimes in Gaza, with the former shelling civilian hospitals with white phosphorus and the latter wreaking terror with rockets.
Olmert finally makes history, but for all the wrong reasons
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been formerly indicted on the corruption charges that led to his resignation. He was a man that history might once have remembered for a commitment to peace and diplomacy, says Gil Hoffman, but will now be forever remembered as a criminal.
Fatah conference a failed opportunity for peace
Despite the best intentions at the Fatah convention in Bethlehem, negotiations and peaceful coexistence between Fatah and Hamas seems unlikely, writes The Jerusalem Post.
Letter from...: More reflections from Gaza: Keep off the grass
The American International School in Gaza was bombed on 3 January, completely destroying the institution . Today it is a twisted wreck of concrete, metal and burnt vans.
Letter from...: Gaza: flattened, occupied, sick and rootless
The Gaza Strip, under siege for over three years by Israel and the Western powers, is utterly unlike anywhere I’ve ever visited.
Julia Gillard’s “Gaza” gag
A study of the transcripts of Ms Gillard’s speeches and interviews, from her recent trip to Israel and Ramallah, reveals that the word “Gaza” did not once pass her lips, says Jake Lynch.
Australian government out of step with public opinion on Israel/Palestine
A new study suggests that the Australian government, Murdoch press and Zionist leaders are profoundly out of step with public opinion over the Israel/Palestine conflict, writes Anthony Lowenstein.
Jimmy Carter expresses “grief and despair” for Gaza
For US President Jimmy Carter has spoken out strongly and passionately against the destruction in the Gaza Strip by Israel, saying Palestinians there have been treated “like animals”.
When Barack met Benjamin
Obama has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, agreeing to continue talks with Iran over their nuclear weapons program, but calling for an end to construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
UN finds Israel negligent in Gaza, but won’t enquire further
One of the more striking features of the UN inquiry into Gaza is Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s rejection of one of its key findings: to investigate the killings and injuries that happened beyond the UN compound.
The Gaza Strip: A Crikey wrap
What the world has to say about the ceasefire on the Gaza Strip.
Gaza: Beating to the rhythms of the US electoral cycle
So the killing in Gaza ends as it began, to a timetable determined less by events in the region than the rhythms of the US electoral cycle, writes Jeff Sparrow.
