Archive for April, 2008
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
Posted in Israel, Palestine, Terrorism, War Crimes, Zionism | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Blogging, Censorship, Zionism | 8 Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Media, Zionism | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in Israel, War Crimes | No Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Israel, Media, Palestine | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in Action, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, Terrorism | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in Iran, Israel, Noteworthy, Politics, USA | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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