It’s kind of weird to be in a place where people are generally getting along, Israeli, Palestinian, Canadian, anti-imperial Yankess (forget that red state blue state crap) while a place that is one of the many focuses of this event continues to be ripped up by occupation forces.

Not hitting to many events myself at the World Peace Forum up here in Vancouver B.C., but there are no shortage of great things to get to. Will have a write-up upon return to Oly. You can read the latest here.

Today in Gaza, the Israeli occupation forces have launched a seige on civilian targets, apparently not content to launch missiles at families reclining along the beach. According to Associated Press coverage, “Israeli planes attacked a bridge in central Gaza late Tuesday, Israel Radio reported, and Israeli tanks were said to be on the move, possibly signaling the start of a military operation.” to be short, regarding last summer’s alleged and much touted “Disengagement,” there was no pullout. There was no giving up of seized land, no end to the occupation of any territory in that round of Three Card Monte. Some chips — how the Israeli government seems to view its own settler population — were moved from one place to another. End of story. Next. The only thing the removal of settlers from Gaza did was make it easier for military operations to wipe out scores more Palestinians without the fear of any immediate retaliation. There were no plans that didn’t involve those settlement houses to one day return.

During her talk last night in this forum, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, an Israeli educator and mother of a daughter killed in a suicide attack, said she no longer uses the words “peace” and “justice,” which she described as cover words to hide the killing and crimes that continue to be perpetuated by the policymakers that employ them. She has a point. There’s no reason for any Palestinian government, Hamas or otherwise, to see a negotiating partner in the Israeli government. That message seems to be the intent behind this attack.

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