Finkelstein on the Gaza Massacre’s Impact on Israeli Geopolitics (Video)

Yesterday on Al Jazeera English’s “The Riz Khan Show”: Libertarian socialist Professor Norman Finkelstein discussed the ’08-’09 unlawful Gaza Massacre as a deliberate effort by Israel to “humiliate and terrorize” the Gazan population, its consequences for Israel on the domestic and international stage and the ‘two-state solution’ in light of his latest book on last year’s offensive, This Time We Went Too Far. He also describes why it is incorrect to call Israel’s offensive of over a year ago, a ‘war’, but a “premeditated slaughter, a massacre”. He also takes live callers with questions (22:26):

Israel’s U.S.-Aided Missile ‘Defense’ System Manufactures Threats and Targets Civilians

The Obama Administration’s intentions to relocate plans for “missile defense systems” from along the Russian border in Eastern Europe in order to aid Israel’s systems in intimidating Iran comes as an influential “bipartisan report” from Likudniks recommends an aggressive U.S.-Israel strike on Iran and secret U.S. intelligence reports to the White House say there are ‘no nukes in Iran’.

Where Now for the Israeli Peace Movement?

guardian‘s Peter Beaumont talks to leftwing Israelis about the impact of the Gaza conflict on upcoming elections. Watch more videos from this series here.

Israel: The War Vote (Video)

al Jazeera investigates the politics of Gaza, nationalism, and war going into Tuesday’s elections in Israel.

Amnesty International Finds ‘Evidence of War Crimes’ in Gaza

E-mail to members: Amnesty International researchers’ found serious violations of international law.

Chomsky’s Lectern: On the US-Israeli ‘Mafia’ Relations with Palestinians (Video)

Post-Gaza lecture at the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace in Boston on the bigger picture of Gaza including the criminality of Washington and Tel Aviv’s actions, the outlaw State of the US, Israel’s attempted annexation/cantonization of Palestine.

Kucinich: US Should Promote Peace in the Middle East with ‘the Rule of Law, Not the Rule of Arms’ Admist Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Analysis of the humanitarian crisis, Israel’s responsibility, the US role in the attacks, aftermath, and peace process.

Palestine, Israel, and the Third Side: International Humanitarian Law (Part II)

UN condemns Israel and calls for “full investigation” of its atrocities in Gaza. Two of the world’s leading human rights groups find Israel guilty of war crimes in their usage of deadly chemicals on civilians.