21 posts tagged ‘israel’
Hostage-Taking and the Use of Children and the Vulnerable in War
The New Yorker,
The war in Gaza has the feel of history sliding backward.
How Gaza and the British Right Split London on Armistice Day
Duelling protests, a country divided over Israel and Palestine, and the return of David Cameron.
The Long Wait of the Families of Hamas Hostages
The relatives of those held by Hamas “live with a timer now that’s always on.”
The Extreme Ambitions of West Bank Settlers
A leader of the settlement movement on expanding into Gaza, and her vision for the Jewish state.
Giggling woman removes Israeli kidnapping victims' posters in viral video; speculation links her to Redmond mayor
Boing Boing,
A video circulating on social media featuring a woman removing posters with photos of kidnapped Israeli victims at the University of Southern California (USC) has gone viral. The New York-based nonpartisan organization, Stop Antisemitism, claims it has identified the woman as the daughter of Redmond, Washington mayor Angela Birney. — Read the rest