August 9 saw Day of Rage demos around the world protesting Israeli actions in Gaza and calling for sanctions. Behind the fold I’ve posted a selection of photos. I’ve also posted a video from the London Day of Rage featuring a speech by a nineteen-year-old British activist named Barnaby Raine
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LeDaro: John Baird thinks that it is Palestinians’ fault that they are being butchered by Israel
John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, blames Palestinians that they are being butchered by Israel. He is a bigger jackass than his boss Stephen Harper who holds similar views. Tories Release Pro-Israel Ad Amid War In Gaza, But They Don’t Want Everyone To See It Other parties don’t have much
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Gaza conflict: NDP urged to stop apologizing for war crimes, human rights abuses
Various concerned Canadian citizens and residents urge the NDP to stop apologizing for Israel’s alleged war crimes and breaches of human rights in the ongoing Gaza conflict. The post Gaza conflict: NDP urged to stop apologizing for war crimes, human rights abuses appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: “Clear evidence” of war crimes committed by Israel
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki has informed the International Criminal Court that there was “clear evidence” of war crimes committed by Israel during the Gaza conflict. The post “Clear evidence” of war crimes committed by Israel appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Knesset deputy speaker Moshe Feiglin calls for concentration camps… conquest of ‘entire Gaza strip’
Moshe Feiglin – deputy speaker of the Knesset and a member of Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party – published a statement on his Facebook page on August 1 calling for the “conquest of the entire Gaza Strip, and annihilation of all fighting forces and their supporters.” He has also proposed what
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: On Twitter, Stephen Harper Doesn’t Follow Benjamin Netanyahu
Stephen Harper is Israel’s most unequivocal cheerleader. And yet, he doesn’t follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter. The post On Twitter, Stephen Harper Doesn’t Follow Benjamin Netanyahu appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Democracy Now!: Gaza Ceasefire Collapses, Israel Kills 40 Palestinians (VIDEO)
Israel kills 40 Palestinians immediately following the collapse of the ceasefire in Gaza, and the capture of an Israeli soldier, reports Democracy Now! The post Democracy Now!: Gaza Ceasefire Collapses, Israel Kills 40 Palestinians (VIDEO) appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Gaza Massacres “Impossible To Justify”: Oscar Winner Javier Bardem
“It’s disgraceful that western countries are permitting such genocide,” Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem says of Israel’s ongoing massacres in Gaza. The post Gaza Massacres “Impossible To Justify”: Oscar Winner Javier Bardem appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: American Jewish Leader Henry Siegman on Gaza: “A Slaughter of Innocents” (VIDEO)
“A slaughter of innocents,” Henry Siegman, an American Jewish leader and leading Voice of U.S. Jewry, says of Israel’s ongoing war crimes in Gaza. The post American Jewish Leader Henry Siegman on Gaza: “A Slaughter of Innocents” (VIDEO) appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingdrive-by planet: NDP Gaza cop out: Mulcair refuses to denounce ‘murderous assault’ by Israel
A recent post on World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) draws attention to the failure of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) to “denounce the murderous assault being carried out by the Israeli government” in Gaza: Over the past two weeks, Thomas Mulcair, the head of the NDP and the leader of
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Politicians Betray Canadian Values in Israel-Gaza Conflict
Rights group says Canadian party leaders’ unequivocal support of Israel a betrayal of Canadian values, demonstrates “no nuance of understanding of the broader situation between Israel, Gaza and the Palestinians.” The post Politicians Betray Canadian Values in Israel-Gaza Conflict appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Israeli war crimes in Gaza – Beit Hanoun attack: US shields Israel from accountability
Images following the shelling of UN-run school in Beit Hanoun War crimes committed by Israel in the course of its attack on Gaza are a consequence of an overall strategy rather than isolated incidents due to alleged mistaken targeting or other “accidents.” The recent Israeli shelling of a UN-run school
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Gaza Conflict: Letter From Norwegian Doctor Mads Gilbert
“Mr. Obama – do you have a heart?” asks Norwegian Dr. Mads Gilbert in this letter, which also describes the incomprehensible horror he’s currently witnessing in Gaza. The post Gaza Conflict: Letter From Norwegian Doctor Mads Gilbert appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: In Ottawa, protesters denounce Harper’s support of Israel
In Ottawa on Tuesday, July 22, hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters denounced Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s uncompromising support of Israel and its ongoing war crimes in Gaza. The post In Ottawa, protesters denounce Harper’s support of Israel appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: U.S. Taxpayers Subsidizing The Defense Of Palestinian Teen’s Alleged Killers
Controversial Israeli group Honenu is raising tax-exempt money in the U.S. to support Israelis charged with or convicted of violence against Palestinian tens. The post U.S. Taxpayers Subsidizing The Defense Of Palestinian Teen’s Alleged Killers appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Justin Trudeau lauds Israel’s “commitment to peace”
In official statement that reiterates the Liberal Party’ of Canada’s position on the Middle East, leader Justin Trudeau lauds Israel’s “commitment to peace.” The post Justin Trudeau lauds Israel’s “commitment to peace” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Israel Is Captive To Its ‘Destructive Process’
This analysis by Chris Hedges is well worth the read. By Chris Hedges TruthDig.com Raul Hilberg in his monumental work “The Destruction of the European Jews” chronicled a process of repression that at first was “relatively mild” but led, step by step, to the Holocaust. It started with legal discrimination
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The NDP and the Middle East-An Open Letter to Nathan Cullen
Dorothy Field, Writer, Artist, Poet, Contributor Dear Nathan Cullen, I’m writing to you because I think you are still a man we can trust, not just an NDP hack. I am in despair about the NDP’s silence on Israeli rocket attacks on Gaza. First, let me say, though I shouldn’t
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Israeli propaganda and spin seeks to justify Gaza attack: yet another civilian bloodbath
Top: Wounded Palestinian girl following strike in northern Gaza strip Below: Israeli strike on buildings in Khan Younis / Palestinian boy with younger wounded sibling upon learning family was killed in strike Yet another bloodbath in Gaza. One of the most powerful militaries on the planet is once again turning
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Chris Hedges: Israel Is Captive to Its ‘Destructive Process’
Chris Hedges agitates for a global mass movement of boycotts, divestment and sanctions to stop Israel’s ongoing Gaza assault and “destructive process.” The post Chris Hedges: Israel Is Captive to Its ‘Destructive Process’ appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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