2009 started with nearly a month of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing over 1300 Palestinians, injuring thousands more and worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis. rabble.ca continues to bring you the best in alternative analysis of the ongoing siege of Gaza.

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Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza again -- November 2012 | NDPP said... CAIA EMERGENCY DEMO  - In Solidarity with Gaza: TORONTO THURSDAY! "Israel has renewed and...
"Muslim Rage" | kropotkin1951 said... Here is another piece in somewhat the same vein. Quote: In 1857, Bengali soldiers (known as ‘sepoys...
President Shimon Peres visits Canada: 'Israel's Dove of Peace' | NDPP said... "Dirty: Foul, indecent, obscene, unethical, corrupt, unpleasant, malicious, acquired by illicit or...
' International Criminal Court Was A Hoax From the Start': ICC Refuses Israeli War Crimes Investigation | NDPP said... 'Not A Country': ICC Blocks Palestine War Crimes Probe http://rt.com/news/international-court-gaza-...
Palestinian/Israeli Conflict | Ken Burch said... Is there a reason you started this in the "Atlantic" section of Babble?  Normally, this part...
Thomas Mulcair's support for Israel 2 | Hunky_Monkey said... Thanks, Catchfire! in
FILM FEST 4 PEACE! 9th Annual Vancouver International | noahfine said... http://www.filmfest4peace.blogspot.com/ in
Support Freedom Waves to Gaza | milo204 said... we need a wave to hit washington, they're the real reason gaza is still a prison. in
Free Gaza! Support the Freedom Flotilla II | M. Spector said... Quote:MONTREAL, May 29, 2011 (AFP) - Canada’s top diplomat warned Sunday against Canadian...
Roger Waters calls for no more bricks in the (West Bank) wall | Dodger718 said... Given that a family of 5 (including a 4 month old baby girl) in the West Bank were stabbed to death...

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Canadians Jews speak out against Operation Pillar of Cloud | Nov 26 2012 | Riaz Sayani-Mulji | Robert Allison of Independent Jewish Voices Canada explains why Israeli actions against the Palestinians are contrary to principles of Judaism and what needs to be done to create peace in the region.
Photo: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv/Flickr
Re-considering U.S. diplomatic strategy in Israel | Nov 23 2012 | Rick Salutin | It seems to me the Americans discovered, or blundered onto, a new diplomatic strategy. It was this: Agree with everything Israel says, then do exactly what you want anyway.
Owen Jones: What really happened in Gaza | Nov 23 2012 | rabble staff | On BBC's Question Time on 22.11.12, journalist Owen Jones described the reality -- largely ignored by the mainstream media -- of Israel's brutal attack on Gaza.
Photo: Chris Beckett/Flickr
Ending the occupation of Gaza | Nov 22 2012 | Amy Goodman | This latest Israeli military assault on the people of Gaza is not an isolated event, but part of a 45-year occupation of the sliver of land wedged between Israel and the Mediterranean Sea.
Open letter on Gaza: End lethal Israeli attacks, lift the blockade | Nov 21 2012 | various | We the undersigned watch with horror yet another ruthless and criminal Israeli assault on the defenceless people of the Gaza Strip.
On Gaza and the media: The precarious concept of 'balance' | Nov 21 2012 | Máire Noonan | There is such a great and burning desire for “balance” in Canadian society that I cannot understand that people don’t actually recognise the so apparent lack of balance that they are fed every day.
So sad for the people of Gaza | Nov 21 2012 | Judy Rebick | As you have heard many other places, this is not a war. This is a terror attack by one of the most powerful military forces in the world against an almost defenceless peoples.
Chris Hedges on Israel and Gaza: It is not a war, it is murder | Nov 20 2012 | rabble staff | A speech by Chris Hedges following Israel's 'Operation Cast Lead' against Gaza in 2009.
Israeli assault on Gaza reminds us: Stopping Harper requires challenging his foreign policy | Nov 20 2012 | Derrick O'Keefe | Even if we could "stop Harper" and change the government without dealing with its foreign policy, it would be a pyrrhic victory.
Noam Chomsky: U.S. Israeli crimes against Palestine | Nov 19 2012 | rabbleTV | Noam Chomsky speaks at Brown University, sponsored by Common Ground on April 20, 2010.
Protest for Gaza in London, Ontario. (Photo: Kevin Jones)
Occupying solidarity: Activists in London, Ontario protest Israeli attacks on Gaza | Nov 19 2012 | Meg Borthwick | This past Saturday a group of dedicated activists -- many of whom were at the forefront of the Occupy London movement -- gathered in Victoria Park to rally for Gaza.
The four main culprits in Israel's latest attack on Gaza | Nov 18 2012 | Jonathan Cook | A short interview broadcast by CNN late last week featuring two participants -- a Palestinian in Gaza and an Israeli within range of the rocket attacks -- did not follow the usual script.
Harry Patch
From WWI to Gaza: War is organized murder | Nov 16 2012 | Mick Sweetman | It's been an emotional week for me as Remembrance Day was again marked and we march towards the 100-year anniversary of the slaughter of the first World War.
Photo: Barack Obama / flickr
Four more years of the same: Why Obama's unlikely to change policy on Israel | Nov 15 2012 | Jonathan Cook | The speculation among Israelis and many observers is that an Obama second term will see much greater pressure on Israel both to make major concessions on Palestinian statehood.
Ali Abunimah explains the timeline of escalation in Gaza | Nov 15 2012 | rabble staff | In this interview on Al-Jazeera English, Ali Abunimah explains the timeline of the escalation in violence in the Middle East.