Tagged: israel

That Damned Fourth Reich – does ‘Israel’ qualify?

“Tariq Shadid’s music video Hungry is a great political rap song, reiterating and expanding the notion of hunger and the first to rhyme people with sheeple. It is marred by a refrain ’never charged, never tried by the damned fourth reich’. Israel is not comparable to the Third Reich. The Third Reich was powered by an annihilatory drive that began...

Mariam Barghouti

International solidarity with Palestine: personal observations by Mariam Barghouti

As regular readers of the Musical Intifada know, this website usually only published original material. Sometimes, however, a piece is written which is considered to be having such particular value, quality and importance, that an exception is made. Such is the case with this challenging piece by Palestinian activist Mariam Barghouti, which addresses some very important issues concerning international solidarity....

Roger Waters

Open Letter to Roger Waters: Don’t Drop Your Boycott Call

Dear Roger,   I feel fortunate that I don’t need to explain to you what the devastating effects of Israel’s expansionist policies have been, and continue to be. You are very well informed, and quite aware of the extensive misery that has befallen our people since the ethnic cleansing of our land in 1948 by Zionist terror organizations, the occupation...

Netanyahu at Al Buraq Wall

Jerusalem: Israel grabs last remaining Muslim area

  Middle East Monitor – Israel has accelerated its digging and destruction around the Al-Magharbeh Gates, which is an essential part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Islamic Endowments and Heritage said in a statement on Thursday.   “Dozens of workers are working on a daily basis to clear the underground ways connecting Israeli synagogues with the Al-Buraq...