May 2008

Celebrating Israel’s 60th Birthday in the 60th year of the Nakba

by Zahir Ebrahim May 18, 2008

On the festive and felicitous occasion of the 60th anniversary of Israel’s existence which is being celebrated with much fanfare from Tel Aviv to Washington D.C., President George W. Bush along with his notable wife landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on May 14, 2008, to the warm greetings of Shimon Perez: “Welcome to [...]

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Israel’s twilight years

by Khalid Amayreh May 16, 2008

Palestinians are increasingly rejecting the crumbs of a two-state solution in favour of justice for all in a single state, Palestine, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah As Israel ostentatiously celebrates the passage of 60 years since its creation in Palestine in 1948, more than nine million Palestinians at home and in exile are commemorating the [...]

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Gifted Priest!

by Haitham Sabbah May 14, 2008

Watch 11 min this before the Fox propaganda machine pulls this. 11 minutes long, but worth watching! AND LET THE CHURCH SAY, ‘AMEN!!!!’ This idiot reporter picked the wrong Priest. !!! This Priest is on point and glad he didn’t hold his tongue. Others should be so ‘gifted’ when in front of an ‘unfair and [...]

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Canada’s Ignorant Prime Minister

by Khalid Amayreh May 13, 2008

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently made outrageously ignorant comments on the plight of the Palestinian people. He claimed that criticism of and opposition to the Israeli policies of ethnic cleansing and apartheid against the Palestinian people amounted to “anti-Semitism.” “Unfortunately, Israel at 60 remains a country under threat – threatened by those groups and [...]

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Video and Photos: Israeli Army Raid and Loot Hebron Orphanage home to 110 girls

by Haitham Sabbah May 11, 2008

This is an update to Kawther Salam’s story about the Palestinian Orphanage in Hebron. At 1.00 in the morning on the 30th of April, the Israeli Army raids orphanage in Hebron, home to 110 girls, seizing all equipment from community sewing workshop. The Hebron Orphanage for girls is run by the Charitable Islamic Society,(I.C.S) and [...]

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refugeeHood: the inheritance

by Haitham Sabbah May 9, 2008

Palestinian youth in the Dheisheh refugee camp talk about what it means for them to be a refugee, their identities and hopes for the future. Video source: ibdaa194.org Update -Also available at: Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5dc8w_refugeehood-the-inheritance_news

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British Apology to Palestinians

by Haitham Sabbah May 9, 2008

Scottish effort to issue a British apology to the Palestinian people for Balfour. Please make the effort to sign the Petition. Balfour Declaration and the rights of the Palestinian People Raised by: Mr Gerald Quin on 15 April 2008 Petition by Gerald Quin calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make [...]

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You Vote: YES!

by Haitham Sabbah May 9, 2008

Do you believe Palestinians and Israelis should stop working towards a two-state solution and focus on co-existence with equal rights and protections in a shared homeland? A question published by LA Times and asking readers to vote. Majority (at the time of writing this) said, Yes! ISRAEL: The one-state solution? You vote A story online [...]

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Palestine Think Tank

by Haitham Sabbah May 8, 2008

Haitham Sabbah, Mary Rizzo and Gilad Atzmon are very pleased to announce their new site, Palestine Think Tank. It is a site containing news, analysis, art and more to further the cause of justice for Palestinians. It concentrates on many aspects of the resistance, but also focuses on the issues affecting the entire Middle East. [...]

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Out of station

by Haitham Sabbah May 4, 2008

And will be back to my blog by end of this week. Thanks for dropping by.

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