Comments on: Move to Gaza, where the living is easy http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/ Previously On the Face Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:33:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nemesis of free press is finally on his way out | Lisa Goldman http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-30199 Nemesis of free press is finally on his way out | Lisa Goldman Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:45:27 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-30199 [...] Sending out an email to the entire foreign press corps, shortly before the May 31 flotilla incident, in which he sarcastically recommended the cream of spinach soup at Roots, a restaurant in Gaza (this was apparently meant to imply that Gaza, where 80 percent of the population lives on UNRWA aid; and that the media is exaggerating the gravity of the situation there). [...] [...] Sending out an email to the entire foreign press corps, shortly before the May 31 flotilla incident, in which he sarcastically recommended the cream of spinach soup at Roots, a restaurant in Gaza (this was apparently meant to imply that Gaza, where 80 percent of the population lives on UNRWA aid; and that the media is exaggerating the gravity of the situation there). [...]

]]> By: Stefan http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-30105 Stefan Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:55:33 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-30105 The government's message is confusing until you consider the propaganda that it is trying to counter. When, for example, audience members in BBC television's Question Time preface a question to the panel with the statement that people are starving in Gaza then you have to do put out information which shows that, no, people are NOT starving in Gaza. That info may seem trite in the face of the real hardships that many people in Gaza are enduring but it's hard not to counter the distortions which are reported daily without some recourse to some outlandish illustrations. 'Collective punishment' is such a cool phrase, vaguely legalistic with an evocative whiff of Nazis wiping out French villages in retaliation for resistance attacks - and all served up with humanitarian relish. We can assume that the restriction on goods entering Gaza was intended not only to stop materials that could be used for military purposes from entering the Strip but also to make life uncomfortable so that the locals may appreciate the potential benefits of regime change (especially when they see how much better things are in the West Bank). It's carrot and stick. Of course, if you think that the Palestinian Arabs should be indulged for every aggressive, antisemitic, anti-peace move that they make and instead feel that Israel should bend over repeatedly to take it in the ass, then this policy will seem grossly unfair. The government’s message is confusing until you consider the propaganda that it is trying to counter. When, for example, audience members in BBC television’s Question Time preface a question to the panel with the statement that people are starving in Gaza then you have to do put out information which shows that, no, people are NOT starving in Gaza. That info may seem trite in the face of the real hardships that many people in Gaza are enduring but it’s hard not to counter the distortions which are reported daily without some recourse to some outlandish illustrations.
‘Collective punishment’ is such a cool phrase, vaguely legalistic with an evocative whiff of Nazis wiping out French villages in retaliation for resistance attacks – and all served up with humanitarian relish. We can assume that the restriction on goods entering Gaza was intended not only to stop materials that could be used for military purposes from entering the Strip but also to make life uncomfortable so that the locals may appreciate the potential benefits of regime change (especially when they see how much better things are in the West Bank). It’s carrot and stick. Of course, if you think that the Palestinian Arabs should be indulged for every aggressive, antisemitic, anti-peace move that they make and instead feel that Israel should bend over repeatedly to take it in the ass, then this policy will seem grossly unfair.

]]> By: Izzie in HolyLand – Part 12 – Musings of a Levantine-Anglo http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-28747 Izzie in HolyLand – Part 12 – Musings of a Levantine-Anglo Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:20:29 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-28747 [...] you do not leave after the Q&A as we will be joined by Danny Seaman who will share some of his travel tips about Gaza City, nightlife in the Strip and the best secluded beaches for skinny [...] [...] you do not leave after the Q&A as we will be joined by Danny Seaman who will share some of his travel tips about Gaza City, nightlife in the Strip and the best secluded beaches for skinny [...]

]]> By: sağlık http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-28529 sağlık Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:11:01 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-28529 Un très bel article. Merci aux contributeurs. Un très bel article. Merci aux contributeurs.

]]> By: Lisa Goldman http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-28119 Lisa Goldman Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:07:20 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-28119 Aw, it's good to be back. I've been recalibrating over the past year. More on that in upcoming posts. :) Aw, it’s good to be back. I’ve been recalibrating over the past year. More on that in upcoming posts. :)

]]> By: Ron Newman http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-28085 Ron Newman Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:17:42 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-28085 Glad to see you blogging again, Lisa. Where have you been for the past year? Glad to see you blogging again, Lisa. Where have you been for the past year?

]]> By: Justin http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-27923 Justin Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:46:14 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-27923 Go Lisa! Go Lisa!

]]> By: human-failure http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-27908 human-failure Mon, 31 May 2010 20:47:32 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-27908 The flotilla is missing the entire point! "If there are human rights violations in GAZA, and if there is a humanitarian crisis, HAMAS is to blame: HAMAS has been declared by the UN and amnesty as a terrorist organization, HAMAS constantly violates civilian and human rights of the palestiniam population. TRUE FREEDOM FOR GAZA = FREE GAZA FROM HAMAS" Fucktard. Fun fact for you: The Israeli government has killed more people the last 24 hours, than the so-called terrorist-organization Hamas have since 2001. Open your mind. The flotilla is missing the entire point!

“If there are human rights violations in GAZA, and if there is a humanitarian crisis, HAMAS is to blame:
HAMAS has been declared by the UN and amnesty as a terrorist organization,
HAMAS constantly violates civilian and human rights of the palestiniam population.

TRUE FREEDOM FOR GAZA = FREE GAZA FROM HAMAS”

Fucktard. Fun fact for you: The Israeli government has killed more people the last 24 hours, than the so-called terrorist-organization Hamas have since 2001. Open your mind.

]]> By: Bert http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-27891 Bert Mon, 31 May 2010 12:32:34 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-27891 Hi Lisa, I am really glad to see you are back. I don't really have the time to blog seriously, and most other blogs that I used to read have either (temporarily or permanently) stopped, or become pretty or very right wing and annoying. Take care, keep your good work going, and please share with us your views on today's events and developments. Hi Lisa,

I am really glad to see you are back. I don’t really have the time to blog seriously, and most other blogs that I used to read have either (temporarily or permanently) stopped, or become pretty or very right wing and annoying. Take care, keep your good work going, and please share with us your views on today’s events and developments.

]]> By: Urlaub in Gaza « Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott http://lisagoldman.net/2010/05/26/move-to-gaza-where-the-living-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-27855 Urlaub in Gaza « Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott Sun, 30 May 2010 16:38:28 +0000 http://lisagoldman.net/?p=1029#comment-27855 [...] inwieweit das stimmen kann und komme nach ein bißchen Recherche zu dem Ergebnis, daß hier wohl bestimmte Informationen gezielt gestreut (via) [...] [...] inwieweit das stimmen kann und komme nach ein bißchen Recherche zu dem Ergebnis, daß hier wohl bestimmte Informationen gezielt gestreut (via) [...]

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