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In a twilight zone, where an established state needs protec… Continue
Added by Tali on November 17, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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By Mazin Qumsiyeh
I have not been to Beirut since I was five years old (but I do remember some things of it) and I was a bit nervous since much has happened in the decades since. Lebanon and Palestine together with Jordan and Syria have always been connected; only after the British and French decided to divide us and give part of the land to European Jews to replace the natives that we became separated and disconnected (and sometimes querreling). I was invited as a repr… Continue
Added by Iqbal Tamimi on November 14, 2009 at 2:30am —
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The israeli group, BOYCOTT! Supporting the Palestinian BDS call from within, have circulated a call to action, asking Israeli citizens to contact officials at the University of Trondheim, and express their support for a decision in favor of an institutional boycott against Israeli universities. The letter sent by the group itself follows.
8/11/09 Boycott the Israeli Academy Now! - Open Letter from Israeli Citizens to the Board of Governors of Trondheim University
Nicolas Pelham
October 12, 2009
(Nicolas Pelham has worked in Jerusalem for the past four years for International Crisis Group, which published the report Israel’s Religious Right and the Question of Settlements in July 2009.)
For background on the 2008 Acre incidents, see Peter Lagerquist, “Recipe for a Riot: Parsing Israel’s Yom Kippur Upheavals,” Middle East Report Online (October 2008).
For background on the settlers and disengagement, see Peretz Kidron, “Orange Rampant,” Middle… Continue
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Imprisoned by the most dangerous Zionist guards
By Gilad Atzmon
People out there are divided whether it was a right decision to award Obama with a Nobel prize for peace. In fact, almost everyone around me is outraged, what ‘peace’ they ask, what about Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, Palestine? We are tired of promises they in… Continue
In today's "Michigan Daily", SAFE is calling for a conference this weekend, and is criticizing Israeli war crimes. Good!
But then SAFE asks for an agreement that "protects the basic human rights of both Israelis and Palestinians."
What? The state of Israel is built on the 61-year genocide against Palestine. Look at the 1,400 fresh Palestinian… Continue
Letter from Chris Doyle
published in the Evening Standard
on Obama and the Middle East
Published 25 September 2009
It seems as if we need five Barack Obamas to handle the awesome challenges the President faces. It is vital that his domestic entanglements do not deter him from major international problems, not least Israel-Palestine, where he is losing ground. His pitch was to reach out to those who disagreed with him, while accepting to put pressure on his friends, not least by holdin… Continue
Added by Iqbal Tamimi on September 26, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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Letter published in The Guardian, Friday 18 September 2009
Gaza war crimes investigation
Conflict continues over Gaza
One wonders whether the prime minister and the foreign secretary noticed that on Tuesday a UN commission headed by Richard Goldstone published findings that Israel had and indeed is still committing war crimes and almost certainly crimes against humanity (Israel must investigate war crimes in Gaza - UN report, 16 September). This included the collective punishment of an entire… Continue
Added by Iqbal Tamimi on September 18, 2009 at 10:50am —
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For 40 hours in September 1982, members of the Israeli-allied Lebanese Phalangist militia raped, killed, and injured a large number of unarmed civilians, mostly children, women and elderly people inside the encircled and sealed Sabra and Shatila camps. The estimate of victims varies between 700 (the offici… Continue
Added by Iqbal Tamimi on September 17, 2009 at 7:42am —
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Jordanian, Egyptian and Lebanese Child Labor and Zionist Businessmen
By Haitham Sabbah
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This might sound off-topic, but it is not and you will know why by reading until the end. Yet, it is so salient to every single one of us who are members of a global society.
September 13th, 2009
Mazin Qumsiyeh (Palestine)
Comment on current events including the crash of an Israeli F-16 followed by commentary on colonial Tel-Aviv, a controversial bestseller shaking the foundation of the Israeli State, videos on night raids to terrorize Palestinian nonviolent resisters, a video on “I am Israel” and more.
Israel’s first astronaut Ilan Ramon was a military pilot who bombed Palestinian villages and refugee camps. He died in 2003 as the US shuttle Columbia carrying him… Continue
By: Alan Sabrosky*Source: Intifada
The attacks on September 11, 2001 have been a defining moment for America. Although the losses were not great in terms of urban slaughter during WWII, the political and psychological impact on Americans of a concerted and visible attack in America were enormous -- indeed, it is an interesting "coincidence" that the attacks occurred on the one day of the year whose mention reinforces… Continue
Added by Elias Farhud on September 10, 2009 at 8:57pm —
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On the 8th anniversary of the horrific events of 9/11, Teesri Duniya Theatre’s latest play Truth and Treason by Rahul Varma, directed by Arianna Bardesono, raises critical questions long suppressed by the US – was it a war against terrorism or the terrorism of war?
Truth and Treason is fictional story based on real events. Through the unfolding of personal stories, the ch… Continue
Added by Iqbal Tamimi on September 8, 2009 at 7:03am —
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7 September 2009
Stuart Littlewood views the abject failure of the Palestinian embassy in London to promote the Palestinian cause to the British public and to counter the lies and propaganda of Israel. He shares a recent exchange he had with the Palestinian ambassador which shows that the embassy remains in deep coma.
"The inevitable conclusion is that the regime in Ramall… Continue
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
~ Desmund Tutu.
The children appear traumatized. The teachers say that when they hear a loud noise they look to the sky and cry out and weep. They don’t know what the future holds. They deserve better.
Mia Farrow, after visiting Gaza as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that the Israeli army opened fires at hundreds of residents participating in the funeral of three Al Quds Brigades fighters, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, and wounded at least 17 residents. ...
(Brussels, September 25, 2009) – The European Union and its member states should fully endorse the report of the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict led by South African judge Richard Goldstone and demand justice for the victims of serious violations of international humanitarian law, Human Rights Watch said today. ...
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported Friday that eight months after the Israeli war ended, several birth defect cases were reported among the Gaza Strip newborns. ...