SR Editor

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No need for New Year’s Resolutions for Israel – they can use the old UN ones

by SR Editor January 4, 2012

A good place to start their 2012 New Year resolutions would be with this list borrowed from the United Nations Security Council – all of the resolutions directly critical of Israel for violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the U.N. Charter, the Geneva Conventions, international terrorism, and other violations of international law.

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Israeli navy attacks international observers, injures Palestinian, on monitoring boat in Gaza waters

by SR Editor December 28, 2011

Israeli naval warship attacked the international observers and Palestinian captain of the Civil Peace Service Gaza (CPSGAZA) boat Oliva, injuring its captain in an apparent attempt to capsize it.

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How are pro-Israel funders factoring into the GOP primary?

by SR Editor December 24, 2011

Sheldon Adelson, a rabidly pro-Israel donor operates two of the most elite casinos in Las Vegas and 16th wealthiest person on the planet, a huge backer of Netanyahu, donate 7.65 million to Newt Gingrich.

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Obama Ad Condemns Israel Aid Opponents

by SR Editor December 16, 2011

What is so bizarre about the Obama campaign’s hostility toward those who oppose aid to Israel is that Israel doesn’t need U.S. assistance to begin with. Israel, the region’s only nuclear power, has by far the strongest military capability in the greater Middle East, and it possesses the only significant domestic arms industry in the region.

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Exploiting the anti-Semitic smear now backfiring

by SR Editor December 14, 2011

This episode reveals yet again just how pernicious is this manipulative use of “anti-Semitism” to intimidate people out of questioning U.S. policy toward Israel. Part of the problem is that most liberal writers, bloggers and pundits – especially the non-Jewish ones – are petrified of getting anywhere near the word “Israel.”

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CIA, Mossad Intervention in Syria is all about Iran [Podcast]

by SR Editor December 14, 2011

Eric Margolis, internationally syndicated columnist discusses the conflict in Syria, where Western-backed instigators and a legitimate domestic opposition face off against the Assad regime

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Drones spotted above Gaza as Israel breaks truce; death toll at 5

by SR Editor December 11, 2011

Israel’s Gaza offensive cannot be legally justified by any right of self-defense and instead constitutes aggression and a forcible deprivation of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.

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Israeli media paving the way for an attack on Iran

by SR Editor November 19, 2011

Neve Gordon argues that while the Israeli media frenzy supporting an attack on Iran may be orchestrated to pressure the international community to impose harsher sanctions against Iran, it is nonetheless helping to produce the necessary conditions for a military campaign.

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The Palestinians’ new weapon

by SR Editor November 16, 2011

If the Palestinians apply for membership in each UN specialized agencies over the next year or so, they will probably get the same 88 per cent majority when it comes to a vote on membership. Using this new lever that has fallen into his hands, Abbas could actually drive the United States out of most international agencies if he wanted.

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UN Bid Failure and Palestinian Authority End of Road

by SR Editor November 14, 2011

The campaign for Palestine to be recognized as a full member of the United Nations has revealed the popularity of the Palestinian cause on the international stage, displayed the uncompromising nature of Israel’s political leadership, and highlighted the end of the road for the Palestinian Authority, which has made it clear that it has no other path to take.

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Nida’ Mohammed (Mohammed’s Cry): Help Kickstart a Gaza Video Documentary

by SR Editor November 13, 2011

Why did they do this to us? Why did they kill us? Why did they kill the animals?…The bodies of my mother and father were left on the road for five days. The Israelis killed the cows, all the animals died, Why?…What did we do to the Israelis to make them do this? We are not from Hamas or the resistance, and none of my brothers or their children are from Hamas or the resistance. We are farmers, peaceful farmers.

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NEWS ALERT: Israelis Prevent Irish Activists From Boarding Flight Home

by SR Editor November 10, 2011

The seven Irish human rights activists due home in Ireland this afternoon were at the last minute prevented from boarding their flight out of Ben Gurion airport by Israeli armed guards. All seven are now being detained indefinitely, with no further news available from Israeli authorities or the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs about when they will be released.

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Why is Gilad Shalit worth more than a Palestinian child?

by SR Editor November 9, 2011

They have conveniently left out the numerous Palestinian children abducted from their homes and taken far away, usually denied even visits from their parents or lawyers. Many are being held without trial or conviction, while others are – often falsely – convicted of throwing rocks at Israeli tanks occupying their land and demolishing their homes.

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Israel Deports Democracy Now! Correspondent Jihan Hafiz; Most Gaza Flotilla Activists Still Detained

by SR Editor November 9, 2011

“All of the [Israeli] commandos on all of these boats were heavily armed… It looked like they were taking on an army of a foreign country,” says Hafiz, noting the masked soldiers pointed their guns at the heads of those on board.

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Mr. Baird: Don’t Equate Zionism with Judaism‏

by SR Editor November 8, 2011

It is clear to us that Mr. Fogel’s main concern and yours is not anti-Jewish hatred (anti-Semitism) but rather the defence of Israel. That is why you and your government do not differentiate between Zionism and Judaism; this is why Mr. Fogel insists that he is “someone who doesn’t see a difference”. This policy of equating Judaism with Zionism does in fact promote anti-Semitism and this is why we ask people of good will especially our Jewish brothers and sisters to challenge those who equate them.

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