Steve Cohen A nice obituary for Steve Cohen (to add to the ones I linked to here) from Ionnek at Indymedia London (currently the lead item on the front page, which is gratifying), which includes a bibliography of some of his writings. Just good blogging My two favourite blog posts of the week: the F...

If you read this ("Friends of the Earth") at Harry's Place, please immediately go and read this ("Friends of the Earth Middle East impersonated by Anti-Zionists") at the excellent Greens Engage website. Oh and while you are there, re-read Kellie's excellent piece of prose "Gaza - whose fault?". And ...

Note: I am writing this as someone who opposed the Israeli blockade of Gaza , who opposes the Settler movement in the Occupied Territories , who opposed the Israeli incursion in to Gaza in November which helped precipitate the recent round of conflict, and who was angered at Israeli conduct during t...

Some sensible Israelis. And some more. Hat tips: Orthodox Anarchist, Simply Jews....

In Rome, the Pope welcomes ultra-conservative Catholics back into the fold, including British Holocaust denier Richard Williamson, who last week told Swedish TV “There were no gas chambers.� Peter Risdon (profiled here) usefully draws out the continuities between today's British elite antisemiti...

A group of British Jews (mostly associated with IJV) and Muslims have a relatively sensible letter in today's Guardian: As members of the Jewish Black Asian Forum, we are distressed and outraged at the pointless loss of life and humanitarian disaster in Gaza. The values we share, and the stories of ...

Last updated 15:53 Brockley time Israel, Gaza, Hamas Lots from Adloyada on the pro-Hamas siege at SOAS (1, 2) and on Hamas media dis-information and war crimes (1, 2) Sally Feldman: Brooking the chasm - on the need for engagement with Palestinians and Israelis Colin Shindler: Israel's universities a...

Last updated 11:40 Brockley time. I wasn't going to add any more of these today, but... Platypus 1917: Who made Gaza into a 'bloody trap'? (also this pdf: 60 years of Israel-Palestine) [h/t Les in comments] Bob at Z-Word: A Dignified Protest Keith Kahn-Harris: British Jews and Israel - a new relatio...

More to come later today. Last updated 15:36 Brockley time. Israel, Gaza and Hamas David Semple: Relative to the Holocaust (thoughtful socialist perspective) (see also this post on the solidarity march and this one on whatabouttery) Slugger o'Toole: Good God, Gaza and Gonzo (on Palestine "solidarity...

I guess I've remained silent on this blog about the terrible conflict in Gaza and southern Israel so far. This is because I really don't know what to think. So, here are some of the blog posts and opinion pieces I found compelling. Terry Glavin: on Shalom Lappin, on the incredibility of the slogan "...