Israel & the Myth of 'Self Defence'
David Hearst|/by/david-hearst
David Hearst|/by/david-hearst
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If there’s blood on anyone’s hands it's on those who say "Israel has a right to defend itself”. David Hearst is editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye.
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Topics: Apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Genocide, Hamas, Israel, Palestine
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:58:"Who Faces the Most Injustice, and What Can We Do About It?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/104059/who-faces-the-most-injustice-and-what-can-we-do-about-it/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:" IslamiCity ";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:93:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/standing-against-social-injustice.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:61:"rohingya genocide advocacy|/topics/rohingya-genocide-advocacy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 17 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 17, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:" IslamiCity |/source/islamicity";s:5:"theID";i:104059;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Social justice is the principle of fair and equal access to opportunities, resources, and rights for all individuals, regardless of their background.
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"Don’t be Fooled by Trump’s Words on Gaza";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/104054/dont-be-fooled-by-trumps-words-on-gaza/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"James Zogby";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/palestine-flag-hanging.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"donald trump|/topics/donald-trump";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 16 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 16, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"James Zogby|/by/james-zogby";s:5:"theID";i:104054;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"My initial response to President Donald Trump’s proposals for Gaza was to dismiss them as bizarre—detached from reality, dangerously provocative, illegal, and callously insensi......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"Don’t be Fooled by Trump’s Words on Gaza";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:122:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=apartheid OR benjamin-netanyahu OR gaza OR genocide OR hamas OR israel OR palestine";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"The Last Chapter of Genocide";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/104427/the-last-chapter-of-genocide/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Chris Hedges";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/P6UXWK1M0l0/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"audio";s:7:"theIcon";s:38:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UXWK1M0l0";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"israel|/topics/israel";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 30 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 29, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Chris Hedges|/by/chris-hedges";s:5:"theID";i:104427;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"This is the last chapter of the genocide. It is the final, blood-soaked push to drive the Palestinia...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"The Last Chapter of Genocide";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:122:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=apartheid OR benjamin-netanyahu OR gaza OR genocide OR hamas OR israel OR palestine";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"'A terrible beauty is born' in Gaza and West Bank";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/104371/a-terrible-beauty-is-born-in-gaza-and-west-bank/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Mahmudul Hasan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:70:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/palestinee.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"war on gaza|/topics/war-on-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 24 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 24, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Mahmudul Hasan|/by/mahmudul-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:104371;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"The Easter Rising of 1916 against British rule in Ireland has both political and literary significance.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"'A terrible beauty is born' in Gaza and West Bank";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:122:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=apartheid OR benjamin-netanyahu OR gaza OR genocide OR hamas OR israel OR palestine";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Where is Bilal? The dilemma of a Palestinian family";s:12:"thePermalink";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/104284/where-is-bilal-the-dilemma-of-a-palestinian-family/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:74:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/missing-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"Palestine|/topics/palestine";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 17 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 17, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph|/by/mahmoud-el-yousseph";s:5:"theID";i:104284;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"I learned about the story of Bilal Rawajbi through an article in Mondoweiss written by Jessica Buxbaum, a freelance journalist based in Jerusalem covering Palestine and the Israeli......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Where is Bilal? The dilemma of a Palestinian family";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:122:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=apartheid OR benjamin-netanyahu OR gaza OR genocide OR hamas OR israel OR palestine";}
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:81:"Gaza Has Changed the Discourse on Popular Resistance, But Are We Truly Listening?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:114:"https://www.islamicity.org/104119/gaza-has-changed-the-discourse-on-popular-resistance-but-are-we-truly-listening/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Ramzy Baroud";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Palestinian-resistance.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:53:"palestinian resistance|/topics/palestinian-resistance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 20 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 20, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Ramzy Baroud|/by/ramzy-baroud";s:5:"theID";i:104119;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Palestinians and Israelis agree that the Gaza resistance was the main reason behind Israel’s forced decision to accept a ceasefire and begin its gradual withdrawal from the Gaz......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:81:"Gaza Has Changed the Discourse on Popular Resistance, But Are We Truly Listening?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:122:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=apartheid OR benjamin-netanyahu OR gaza OR genocide OR hamas OR israel OR palestine";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:81:"A Palestinian Businessman’s Response to Trump's Gaza 'Forced Displacement' Plan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:110:"https://www.islamicity.org/104112/a-palestinian-businessmans-response-to-trumps-gaza-forced-displacement-plan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/palestinian-flag-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"human rights|/topics/human-rights";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 19 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 19, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph|/by/mahmoud-el-yousseph";s:5:"theID";i:104112;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Awad Tayyour, a Palestinian businessman who holds several European citizenships, has a brilliant response to Trump's Gaza 'forced displacement' plan.
He is proposing to buy the Wh......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:81:"A Palestinian Businessman’s Response to Trump's Gaza 'Forced Displacement' Plan";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:122:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=apartheid OR benjamin-netanyahu OR gaza OR genocide OR hamas OR israel OR palestine";}
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