Whitewashing their crimes

From Ahmad--

Every day, it breaks my heart to watch the genocide. At the same time, the complicity and lip service of European leaders, the attacks on our liberty in the US, and the silence of people are infuriating. I can't add any words to convince anyone of the genocide, merciless bombing, and starvation. It is on everyone’s 4k screen if you care to look. Amazingly, people either do not know or opt not to know that fascism is taking center stage in the world.
 
What is happening in Gaza is nothing but the continuation of settler colonialism.  The so-called free and democratic countries of the world think that they have successfully whitewashed their crimes against humanity throughout the centuries. However, we know that they are continuing their crimes today, aiding and abetting the Zionist colonial power. The continuation of white supremacy, war mongering, and subjugation of people can't be sustained in the long run, and our hope is that a future generation will bring an end to all colonial powers.

The Zionists had the intention of colonizing Palestine along the same doctrines of the early colonizers of North America, Australia and New Zealand. The Zionists established a military state and indoctrinated its citizens into a cult based on elitism and warfare. The religious Zionists believe their elitism is bestowed on them by God. God, in all of his wisdom, ignored all humanity except for them and thus gave them free hand to justify everything and anything. Secular Zionists created a supremacist system and racial hierarchy. They rewrote the ethical codes and laws in order to support and legalize their supremacy. They created a military state where the military controls all aspects of life, including the educational system from early childhood to graduate studies. Israel has two courts, one primarily for the Jewish Israelis and another military one to oppress and subjugate everyone else.

The Zionists never wanted peace. The colonial ideology is the antithesis of peace. Colonial ideologies only seek continuous war and feed on fear and insecurity for all people--those within their society and the people they are oppressing. Case in point, settlement in the West Bank escalated to an unprecented scale after signing the Oslo peace accord with the PLO, pretending to have peace while pursuing their colonial objectives. Gaza remained a bloody thorn for the Zionists with no path to make the ground in Gaza like that in the West Bank (silent settlement expansion to a defacto Jewish state). With fascism rising across the world, Israel saw a ripe time to ethnically cleanse Gaza under the disguise of stopping terrorism. The genocide in Gaza over the past two years has been sanctioned by primary colonial powers, spearheaded by the US, who are providing political and financial cover for their agent of destruction, the Zionists.

Zionism is like cancer: if not excised, it will metastasize and destroy morality and human norms exemplified in standard ethics. As I mentioned earlier, the Zionists have created their own set of ethics and international laws to support their action for supremacy. A successful breaking of the norms that govern all of us will give way to lawlessness. The Zionist ideology must be neutralized.

Freedom and justice to the people in Palestine, the occupied Palestinians, and the indoctrinated Israelis, and to the thousands of Palestinians, including children, held hostage in Israeli prisons!

From Alejandro-


    As more than 50 ships head towards Gaza in this latest effort to deliver urgent humanitarian aid, Israhell continues bombing, sniping, starving, and massacring Palestinians.

    The ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land by any means necessary, and in this case by means of illegally blockading foreign aid (food, water, medical supplies), is yet another illegal act against Palestinian human rights which that nefarious state still seems to commit with abundant impunity in the face of the international community. 

    All the civilians putting their lives at risk to bring aid into Gaza via the Flotillas--this is one of the most incredibly beautiful actions I’ve seen in defiance of this live-streamed genocide.

    The action of the Flotillas is a direct response to the inability of government bodies worldwide to do what is needed in order to save lives and to stop Israhell from further continuing the televised nightmare of the past almost 2 years. 

    If there is a silver lining to this latest catastrophe taking place to Palestinians, it  is this: that due to the persistent and consistent actions of people in the front lines of protests/vigils and other actions of resistance to genocide and wars, the tide of popular opinion has palpably changed toward support of Palestine and against Israhell; this, to me, is deeply significant. 

    It projects an end to the madness, and it lets us who have been so active for so long know that we are not as alone as we once might have thought. It is validating our humanity, the sacrifices we’ve made, and the hope that regardless of the outcome, humanity is waking up to the scale of this struggle towards liberation--collective liberation from the tentacles of imperialism / settler colonialism and all the toxic legacy left behind from such atrocities. 

    Palestinian Liberation will be the much-needed catalyst to further liberate oppressed folks world-wide and domestically. 

    Israhell might win all kinds of battles, but to win the crown of legitimate statehood, it needs to do an absolute about-face to the legacy of the last 77 years. It would be a great surprise if this genocide could legitimize the Zionist state, knowing that at present close to 80% of Israhellis are not bothered by the famine their government is imposing in Gaza. 

      The UN General Assembly is due to gather all world leaders this month in NY, many of which will recognize Palestine as a state. It remains to be seen if such a ludicrous idea as a two-state solution will still continue to have any teeth, but what is certain is that Palestine existing, by default, implies that Israhell, simply put, is Occupied Palestine. 

    God Bless you all for all the actions and sacrifices you do to bring light to the madness of our times. In particular, my beautiful Jewish people: my heart is yours and I will protect you till my dying day for all you’ve done this far for our Palestinian families worldwide and in all Greater Palestine. 

Palestine will be free!

Dave Grunland's cartoon

 

Dear Editor:

I commend your publication of Dave Grunland's cartoon of September 1, 2025. Sadly, he quite accurately depicts the end goal of the slaughter in Gaza. The Israeli military, pictured as a behemoth tank, proudly flying the Israeli flag, finishes pushing the people of Gaza off a cliff, obliterating them. As an American Jew, I am outraged that this flag, which is being used to commit these atrocities, carries the symbol of my religion.

We in the US are watching as our tax dollars are used to starve a captive population. The weapons we purchase for Israel are being used to slaughter civilians, including women, children, and infants. Those who survive are left maimed for life.

A resolution was passed yesterday, by International Association of Genocide Scholars defining the ongoing slaughter in Gaza a genocide. They join other groups, such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International the Israeli rights group B’Tselem, and United Nations experts who have also stated Israel is committing genocide. When will the US stop this atrocity being committed in our name?

Marcy

Israel-right or wrong

 
 
 
“I did not know” is no excuse! The news from Palestine is not a secret, even in part of the Israeli press and other media. Just this past week, August 24-28, Haaretz, one of the most serious newspapers in Israel, published these headlines, among many others, in Hebrew and in English:

“One Thousand Attacks on Palestinians by Israelis in the West Bank Since the Beginning of the Year”

“Sick and Elderly Shelter in Gaza City Churches with Nowhere to Go Amid Looming IDF Siege”  

“West Bank Settler Attack on Palestinian and Israeli Activists Wounds Seven”
“Dozens Wounded as IDF Troops Raid West Bank City Ramallah, Confiscate Cash From Local Foreign Exchange Bureau”

“ 'Better Late Than Never': Israeli Journalists Hail Killing of Palestinian Colleagues in Gaza”

“Israel Committed a War Crime That Was Broadcast Live to the World" -- Haaretz editorial

“Israel Police Bans Anti-Gaza War and Anti-Government Protest Signs at Haifa Pride Parade”

“Targeting Truth: Israel's Killing of Gazan Journalists in Nasser Hospital Is No 'Mishap' ”

So, yes, the truth and facts are out there for anyone to see, learn and act! Awareness and support for Palestine, both in Gaza and the West Bank, is central and ongoing.

Nowadays many more Israelis want a ceasefire deal to end the war and free all remaining hostages, and even participate in massive demonstrations--but many are mostly driven by concerns about hostages still in Gaza and the impact of two years of war on Israeli society and its economy.

On the other hand, demonstrations and opposition to ethnic cleansing and genocide, while still usually a small minority, continue to grow in Israel. Protests call for refusal to serve in the army and an end to the starving and the slaughter of Palestinians. 

This past week in Tel Aviv, tens of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians demonstrated together, symbolizing the breaking of another psychological barrier among Palestinian citizens in Israel, and perhaps also constituting another small brick in the foundation of a common political camp. This is a thing that can truly threaten the horrific Zionist regime.

Unfortunately, polling this week showed that nearly three-quarters of Jewish Israelis partially or totally agree with the claim made by Israel’s government that “there are no innocents in Gaza.”So, no time to waste for those that struggle for justice!

Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, the “Anti-Zionism=Antisemitism” charge used by the “Israel-right or wrong” people for so long is facing new challenges to its credibility. More thoughtful leaders in the world Jewish community and institutions are publicly decrying the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestine. These are not just the Orthodox Jewish communities that opposed the Israeli state from its inception. These are now scholars of the Holocaust, rabbis and community organizers. Just last week rabbis demonstrating in NYC were detained and harassed by the police!

Palestine Will Be Free!       From Yakov--            
 
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I would like to invite you to a potluck fundraiser on Saturday, September 6th at 6pm  for  INTERNATIONAL GAZA RELIEF-  a humanitarian organization that has found a way through the blockade to feed  and provide clean water to hungry children in Gaza. There will be music, speakers, camaraderie and good food! It is being held at  Unframed Artists Gallery- 173 Huguenot St, New Paltz, NY 12561  
 Please go to igirelief.org  for more information, or contact me- Michele Riddell- you can call, text or email.🌹


                  

The Last Days of Democracy

Trump and his unelected gang of billionaire thieves have moved much faster than anyone expected. Or maybe it's the glacial pace of the opposition, old white men who have been so thoroughly corrupted by corporate money that they seem paralyzed.

Who is to blame for the current madman in the White House? Both major parties are, since they are designed to benefit the very rich. Is there any way out? Now that Trump is threatening the nation's federal judges, one more safety switch is being turned off. And there aren't many safeguards left. Not only does Trump control the US military and the boarder patrol, but he has a right wing civilian militia that is armed to the teeth. All he needs to do is point out his political enemies and his death squads may just kill them. Those who are apprehended and charged with murder would all be pardoned by our runaway tyrant.

Do you think you are watching some Third World dictatorship put in place by the CIA? No, the enormity of our military power has created a world of perpetual war. Even our closest allies will be looking for ways to protect themselves from our threats of invasion.

The best outcome may be a long shot. Trump may get so enamored with his fame and dominance, that he makes terrible mistakes both on the battlefield and off. Once Trump shows signs of deranged thinking, why the billionaires may sacrifice him and put someone else in his place.

Fred Nagel

Wrapped in the Star of David

One fine day we wake up and realize that the people who rule us are war criminals. They have been sending planes and bombs to help in the extermination of two million Palestinians. And instead of ending the US supported butchery, they push on with the destruction of Gaza's hospitals, doctors, and universities. Can we be part of this genocide? And once we see it clearly, just how can we forget?

We must be careful about what we say though. Students have been suspended or expelled for pointing out Israel's savagery. Teachers have lost their jobs. For all this talk about the First Amendment, there are few free speech rights when it comes to Israel. The American Empire has wrapped itself in the Star of David as it marches toward hell.

But the blood shows through. There is no forgiveness for starving and slaughtering 20 thousand children. We bow our heads and weep for the monstrous country that we are part of. After so much talk about freedom and human rights, what liars we have making decisions for us.

Who is to blame? Why it is the billionaires and the venal congress that they love to bribe. There is simply too much money to be made and the scoundrels of both major parties live on greed. The American Empire is a failed state for all its history of noble ideas.

We the people must take to the streets. We have a right to demand that our government represent us and not the Israeli warmongers.

Fred Nagel

To the Editor:

Israel has been  savagely slaughtering, starving, and relentlessly bombing two million  Palestinians since October 7, 2023.   At least 60,000 Palestinians killed (including 13,000 children), 145,000 wounded, perhaps hundreds of thousands buried and uncounted beneath the  bombed out rubble of their homes.  Israel blames Hamas (which, by the way, was funded and encouraged by Israel).  Blaming  Hamas for Israel’s genocide is a  smokescreen and excuse used  to justify  the  ethnic cleansing and elimination  of all  Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.    This brutal and illegal ethnic cleansing started with the forced expulsion of 800.000 Palestinians from their homes in 1948 (the Nakba).   Israel violently evicted Palestinians from their lands and stole farms, homes, and property.   The displaced Palestinians were forcibly relocated to refugee camps like Gaza or forced out of Israel altogether.   It was ugly.  The Israeli military (many of whom were Haganah and Irgun terrorists)  would go to Palestinian homes at noon and say: “We will be back at 5pm.  If you are still here we will kill you.”   The Palestinians  fled and to this day are not allowed to return to their homes.  Tragically,  Israel has become a pariah nation despised by the world.  For Israel to survive, it must abandon it’s  deep commitment to racist Zionism, ethno-supremacy, and the apartheid state. Israelis must fully embrace those people they are currently  so viciously trying to exterminate.   Israelis and those who supported, financed, and encouraged this genocide must be held accountable for their actions.  Peace and reconciliation can only  follow if justice prevails.  (To learn more truth go to electronictifada.net)

Eli Kassirer