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Archive for April, 2008

Israeli democracy

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Israel will not allow UN human rights envoy to enter… because he said Israel practiced apartheid…

Israel to deny UN official entry for comparing Israel to Nazis
By The Associated Press

The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it will not allow the United Nations official appointed to investigate Israeli-Palestinian human rights to enter the country, after he stood [...]

Israel’s great “humanitarian gesture”

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Allowing two Gazans to train for Olympics in Jericho

“In a rare move defined by Israeli authorities as a ‘humanitarian gesture’, officials decided to permit two members of the Palestinian Olympic team to cross the borders from Gaza and the West Bank in order to train in Jericho and Jerusalem, so that they can prepare themselves [...]

Deir Yassin: The Palestinians’ Wounded Knee

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

A recent poll found that 76 percent of Jewish Israelis support “transferring” the Palestinian citizens of Israel - more than 1.4 million people - out of the country. Today, April 9, marks the 60th anniversary of the Deir Yassin massacre - the most traumatic incident in the campaign to expel Palestinians from their homeland.

Deir Yassin [...]

Daily KOS to visit Sderot - paid by Israel

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Almost a year ago, old readers here remember my story (along with many pro-Palestine, anti-Zionism bloggers) with the so called American “left-wing” website called Daily KOS.

I fell of the chair laughing today when I read that:

Prominent writers, members of progressive American organizations known for their heavy criticism of Israel will tour the country, meet with [...]

Breaking Through the News Filter

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

If it is true that the power belongs to the people in America, and Congress still answers to the people, then what force prevents the people from rising up to demand that Congress answer to the people’s will? The answer to that question is that the “silent majority” is only silent because they have [...]

UN expert: Israel like Nazi

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The next UN investigator into Israel conduct in the occupied territories has stood by comments comparing Israeli actions in Gaza to those of the Nazis.

Speaking to the BBC, Professor Richard Falk said he believed that up to now Israel had been successful in avoiding the criticism that it was due.

Professor Falk is scheduled to take [...]

How to Become an Israeli Journalist

Monday, April 7th, 2008

A year ago I applied for the job of Occupied Territories correspondent at Ma’ariv, an Israeli newspaper. I speak Arabic and have taught in Palestinian schools and taken part in many joint Jewish-Palestinian projects. At my interview the boss asked how I could possibly be objective. I had spent too much time with Palestinians; I [...]

Child abduction by IOF

Monday, April 7th, 2008

This letter is a new example of Israel terrorism:

From: Fareed T [fareedt99 @yahoo.com]
Date: Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Subject: child abduction by IOF

Dear Friends,

My cousin Asef Jameel Awwad is 15 years old boy kidnapped 2 days ago by the Occupation Army and released after more than 30 hours of abduction.

The story started [...]

Iran and Israel: Most Negative in Global Poll

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

On Israel’s 60th year of “independence,” the Jewish state is ranked one before last in terms of its global image, according to a comprehensive BBC poll.

According to the annual survey, conducted among 17,000 participants in 34 countries, Iran and Israel “enjoys” the most negative image.

As was the case a year ago, Iran and Israel receive [...]

Israel Founded On Terror

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

By Rev Ted Pike

Zionist-dominated mainstream media vividly portrays Israel as a tiny embattled nation seeking peace in a sea of Arab hostility.1 Arabs, we are told, commit acts of terror while Israel only resorts to violence out of self-protection. The facts of history paint a very different picture.
Far from deploring terror, Israel has sanctioned terror [...]