Henning Mankell: My Gaza flotilla diaryAuthor Henning Mankell was on board the Gaza-bound flotilla attacked by Israel last week. He tells his story of the raid and then how he was captured and deported out of Israel.
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Rundle: Israel will bugger up again soon
Guy Rundle gives his take on the changing nature of Israel. Will the Egypt-Gaza border now remain open as a result of the Gaza flottila attack? If so, then the flotilla has won.
Gaza attack: Israel’s Vietnam
This Second Gaza War — the flotilla attack is an act of war — may be far more costly to Israel than the first. This is a war with the people of Gaza and Israel has to admit it, says Israeli Bradley Burston.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Middle East does not make sense and never will
Crikey readers weigh in to the latest debate surrounding Israel and the Middle East. Also, does anyway have any respect for the RSPT?
Israel’s PR war on ‘hate boat’
“This wasn’t a Love Boat,” Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says in the face of growing condemnation of the deadly commando raid on the flotilla of activists. This is a PR campaign being waged on Facebook and Twitter.
Richardson: where to now for mid-East peace?
The fact that some members of the aid convoy had been filmed singing pro-Hamas songs is being treated in all seriousness as a justification for killing them.
No to coriander, yes to cinnamon: Israel’s goods blockade on Gaza
In light of the attack on the Gaza-bound flotilla, Economist takes a look at the odd collection of items Israel actual bans from the Gaza strip. Fresh fruit is allowed, but not canned fruit,
Who was the terrorist group aboard the flotilla?
Metal poles, knives and flares were found on board the Gaza-bound flotilla, supposedly belonging to IHH, a Turkish charity with links to Islamic terrorists. Who is IHH?
Israel had no choice but to attack
It’s not fair to blame Israel solely for the flotilla attack, writes Seth Freedman. The flotilla ignored specific instructions from the Israel government, had form on weapons smuggling and were violent.
US is whipped by Israel
The US is loathe to say even the mildest criticism of Israel despite the flotilla attack, even though much of the world has condemned the conduct. Why is the US still protecting Israel? asks Glenn Greenwald.
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.
Israel shoots itself into a corner
Daily Media Wrap: The Israel navy has stormed a pro-Palestinian flotilla bound for Gaza yesterday, killing at least nine people, raising the ire of the diplomatic community. Will the incident isolate Israel further?
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.
No peace in the City of David
The archaeological dig for the City of David in Jerusalem thrills the busloads of elderly Jewish American tourists. But the dig puts Palestinian homes at risk and adds more fuel to the Israel vs. Palestine fire.
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.
New tensions for Australia and Israel
Diplomatic relations between Israel and Australia are under new pressure, with news that three Australian passports were used in the Mossad assassination of a Hamas official. What now for Australia and Israel?
PHOTO GALLERY: Avatar aliens protest for Palestine
At least the weekly West Bank protesters worked the Avatar media obsession to their advantage, dressing up as Na’vi to draw parallels between the film and their lives in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Why Australians are hypocrites on refugees
Last week ASIO declared several Tamil refugees from the Oceanic Viking a threat to national security. But what about the Israeli political leaders who recently came to our shore and were fawned over by our media despite their own possible war crimes? asks Greg Barns.
Meet the “Palestinian Nelson Mandela”
Israel is willing to free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in return for the return of kidnapped Israeli sodiler soldier Gilad Shalit, but there’s one they won’t give up: Marwan Barghouti, the man many Palestinians see him as the leader who can finally reunite them.
revealed The Israeli organ harvesters: stealing body parts from Palestinians
In a move likely to throw fuel on an already volatile fire, Israel has admitted it harvested organs from dead Palestinians without permission. But, despite claims to the contrary, there is no evidence of Palestinians being killed for their organs.
Times changing rapidly in the Middle East
In the context of a stagnated “peace process” and ongoing colonial expansion that makes a two-state solution practically impossible, the Greens are re-assessing their current policy on the Israel/Palestine conflict.
From stone throwing kids to online activists: the e-Palestine movement
Palestinians have figured out one the most effective methods of mobilising the youth: bringing their activism online. They foster an international diaspora and avoid the traditional Hamas and Fatah tensions and talk in chat rooms. Can they mimic the success of Obama’s online campaign?
Jon Stewart the Middle East peace maker
Last Wednesday night, that beacon of witty politics, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, aired a rather controversial interview between an Israeli and a Jewish American. Which was just a bit for some media writers to bear.
