This is the story of two Palestinian refugee girls whose grandparents were forced to flee from their homes in Palestine in 1948:

Hat tip: Robin

Award-winning Palestinian filmmaker Mai Masri’s most recent work traces the delicate friendship that evolves between two Palestinian girls: … all » Mona, a resident of the economically marginalized Beirut refugee [...]

And no Gilad Shalit in sight…

The report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the territories also says that 44 children are among the dead. http://www.haaretz.com/…

On a trip back from the Middle East, Iraqi blogger and activist Raed Jarrar was not allowed to board a flight at JFK airport because he was wearing a t-shirt that said “We will not be silent” in English and Arabic. Airport security forced him to change his t-shirt saying wearing it was like “going [...]

“Twelve day ceasefire continues to hold” say the headlines. But what they really mean is that, in the twelve days since the UN-brokered ceasefire began, no rockets have been fired by Hezbollah into Israel. What is left out is that in every single one of those twelve days since the “ceasefire”, Israeli forces [...]

A child’s point of view coming back to a war torn house and town in South Lebanon.

Hat tip: Editerette13

You Do Not Speak For Us:

Additional videos and photos of Jewish activists protesting against Israeli Apartheid and Crimes in San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia at the following website:

http://www.jewishconscience.blogspot.com/

If Americans Knew, has just created a 3-minute video on the growing crisis in Gaza. Please view this and email the link to as many people and lists as possible, and include it in forums and chatrooms!

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Source: http://ifamericansknew.org/about_us/gaza.html

Less than 10 days ago I said, “Thank You Costa Rica.” Today, it is time to say, Thank You, El Salvador.

I just got the breaking news that El Salvador has decided to move its embassy from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.

I’m sure those of you who took action after learning of Costa Rica’s move contributed to [...]

Among the Olmert, Blair peace bulls**t: Rightists to set up new W. Bank outpost today

Right-wing activists and settlers said they intended to form a new outpost today in the West Bank, with the support of at least nine right-wing action groups. Approximately 100 youths prayed yesterday on the ruins of the settlement Homesh, which was [...]

BBC - Bush pledges $230m in Lebanon aid
‘President George W Bush has announced that the US is to boost its aid package to Lebanon to $230m. The money would be used to help rebuild Lebanese homes and infrastructure, he told reporters at the White House.’ Read more …

Ynetnews - US extends $9 billion credit line [...]