What is ‘Hamas’ – a barbaric “Terrorist” Organisation, a legitimate “Resistance” Movement, a recognised “Elected Government”? What is ‘Israel’ – a recognised “Elected Government”, a legitimate “Resistance” Movement, a barbaric “Terrorist” Organisation?

Mandela imprisoned 1964 as a terrorist and released in 1990, at age 71. Elected president of South Africa in 1994, served until 1999   South Africa: UK PM Margaret Thatcher, in 1987, said “the ANC is a typical terrorist organisation … anyone who thinks it is going to run the government in South Africa is […]

Israel v Gaza – its all about maths stupid?

Gaza is a ‘tiny’ overcrowded strip of land of  under a hundred and fifty square miles, so only four to eight miles wide and twenty five miles long, but home to about two million Palestinians. Occupied by military force by Israel for more than twenty five years, but now for twenty years ‘self governing’ but […]

Jerusalem’ is an ancient City certainly – but how comes the Israelis are there?

Most people of whatever religious faith, or even none, has heard of the old & historic city of Jerusalem haven’t we? It is revered as one of the holiest places in the World – whatever that means of course (it is something to do with Christians, Muslims & Jews all having history there isn’t it?). […]

Ten Point Plan to bring Middle East Peace?

Gaza is a ‘tiny’ overcrowded strip of land of  under a hundred and fifty square miles, so only four to eight miles wide and twenty five miles long, but home to about two million Palestinians. Occupied by military force by Israel for more than twenty five years, but now for twenty years ‘self governing’ but […]

“Letter from England “an open letter to the American people – but will you bother to read it?

Gaza is a ‘tiny’ overcrowded strip of land of  under a hundred and fifty square miles, so only four to eight miles wide and twenty five miles long, but home to about two million Palestinians. Occupied by military force by Israel for more than twenty five years, but now for twenty years ‘self governing’ but […]

Conflict ‘Israel v Gaza’ – Israeli’s “Operation Protective Edge”- disproportionate & indiscriminate force as UN says or not?

  Gaza is a ‘tiny’ overcrowded strip of land of  under a hundred and fifty square miles, so only four to eight miles wide and twenty five miles long, but home to about two million Palestinians. Occupied by military force by Israel for more than twenty five years, but now for twenty years ‘self governing’ […]

Palestine Gaza v Israel – Eleven hundred DEAD now July 27

  Gaza is a ‘tiny’ overcrowded strip of land of  under a hundred and fifty square miles, so only four to eight miles wide and twenty five miles long, but home to about two million Palestinians. Occupied by military force by Israel for more than twenty five years, but now for twenty years ‘self governing’ […]

Palestine Gaza v Israel – 800 DEAD now July 24

  Gaza is a ‘tiny’ overcrowded strip of land of  under a hundred and fifty square miles, so only four to eight miles wide and twenty five miles long, but home to about two million Palestinians. Occupied by military force by Israel for more than twenty five years, but now for twenty years ‘self governing’ […]

Palestine is back in the news again – but where the heck is it?

  Palestine is a terrorist place isn’t it? Not really. Well, it’s a country where there is a lot of war then? Not quite what it seems. It is not realy a place is it ? No, but a region that we in the West, and probably perticularly in the UK, only know though that it […]

The Six Day War – an aftermath of occupations, murders & killings whose fault?

How many people know about the 1967 Six day War who doesn’t live in the Middle East, or who are not Jewish? Not many probably. As the name implies it was a very short military conflict. In summary, it was when the State of Israel without warning surprisingly attacked its neighbours, won a decisive air […]