Human Rights

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Xenophobia and Islamophobia in the USA

by Paul J. Balles September 19, 2010

By Paul J. Balles* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz “To generalize is to be an idiot.” – William Blake Xenophobia is a fear or contempt of that which is foreign or unknown, especially of strangers or foreign people. It includes hatred of persons belonging to a different race, or different ethnic or national origin. The [...]

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In Gaza, Dreaming of Fish and Flowers

by Mohammed Omer September 18, 2010

By Mohammed Omer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Gaza City – As the many colors of the fish and flowers slowly disappear from the Gaza landscape, the already grim prospects of the besieged residents begins to look even bleaker. Fishing was a profession that used to keep thousands of fishermen and their families fed, but [...]

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Israeli Soldiers Sexually Abuse Palestinian Children

by Stephen Lendman September 13, 2010

By Stephen Lendman* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz On September 10, Israel’s YnetNews.com headlined, “IDF sexually abused Palestinian children,” headlining: “Damning (September 9) CNN report cites uncorroborated sexual abuse charges of Palestinian children detained by IDF.” Military officials refused to “respond to abuse charges as no details (were) provided,” a spokesman saying “We cannot address [...]

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Jerusalem or Gaza – where is it worse to be Palestinian?

by Amira Hass September 13, 2010

Is it the isolation and insulation that Israel has imposed on Gaza, or the cynicism with which the decision makers continue to turn the population of East Jerusalem into welfare clients and slum dwellers, and then pride themselves of the national insurance payments they grant them? By Amira Hass* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Graduates [...]

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Palestinian prisoners denied visits [video]

by Haitham Sabbah September 12, 2010

Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid, a festival that brings families together. However, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails find it very difficult to receive visits from their families and relatives. Human rights organizations say that while Israeli convicts are allowed family and home visits, Palestinians are denied even a phone call . Al Jazeera’s [...]

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Does International Law Have a Future? – An Analysis

by Lawrence Davidson September 12, 2010

By Lawrence Davidson* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz I. The Usual Suspects Back on August 23, 2010 Israel’s most prestigious human rights organization, B’Tselem released a short report on the condition of water supplies in the Gaza Strip. Referencing the United Nations Environment Program as well as the Palestine Water Authority, B’Tselem reported that the [...]

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CNN: Israel accused of mistreating Palestinian kids [video]

by Haitham Sabbah September 11, 2010

A human rights group is accusing Israel of mistreating Palestinian child detainees. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports. For more reports on Israeli abuse of Palestinian kids: Defence for Children International – Palestine Section ADDAMEER Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association

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A case of decency deficit: Israel’s sickness goes beyond one soldier and her Facebook pictures – By Lawrence Davidson

by Lawrence Davidson August 23, 2010

By Lawrence Davidson* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz It is true that in any given population there will always be a range of decency. Some might use the term morality instead of decency, but morality is loaded with too many disputed meanings. The term decency, hopefully, has a broader recognizable footprint. At the lowest end [...]

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Mosque and myth – by Khalid Amayreh

by Khalid Amayreh August 21, 2010

By Khalid Amayreh* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz The prevailing disputation over the right of Muslim Americans to build a community centre and mosque a short distance from the site of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks has garnered plenty of headlines in the past few days. The controversy calls for an honest reappraisal of [...]

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Canada’s Postal Workers are on Board: Send your Gaza mail on the Canadian Boat to Gaza!

by Haitham Sabbah August 20, 2010

(Toronto and Montreal, Aug 19, 2010) – Canada’s Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) got the message across last week that cutting off mail delivery to Gaza is another abusive measure intended to heighten the suffering and hardship of the besieged residents of the occupied strip. The Canadaian Boat to Gaza Campaign salutes the union and [...]

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Israel: Second-Class Citizens

by George Bisharat August 20, 2010

By George Bisharat And Nimer Sultany* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Should Israel be encouraged to enact legislation guaranteeing equal rights for all of its citizens as part of any peace agreement with the Palestinians? Israel’s systematic discrimination against Arabs was highlighted recently when Donna Shalala, University of Miami president and former Health and Human [...]

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Lebanon scatters a little chicken feed and labels it ‘manna from heaven’ – by Franklin Lamb

by Franklin Lamb August 19, 2010

By Franklin Lamb* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz “Palestinian guests in Lebanon are working with total freedom. First of all we do not refer to them as “refugees”. They are our brothers who are suffering and in a very difficult situation that they did not cause and they have lost their country. They sought our [...]

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Israeli female soldier smiles for camera and posts images of blindfold Palestinian prisoners on Facebook, from ‘best time of my life’

by Haitham Sabbah August 17, 2010

Photographs uploaded by Israeli soldier, Eden Abergil (meet her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1036677802 ) and labeled “IDF – the best time of my life” show her smiling next to Palestinian prisoners with their hands bound and their eyes covered. “That looks really sexy for you,” says a comment posted by one of Abergil’s friends on the [...]

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Are US-Israel intelligence agencies blocking Palestinian civil rights to weaken Hezbollah? – by Franklin Lamb

by Franklin Lamb August 15, 2010

By Franklin Lamb* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz The State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (NIR) is part of the U.S. Intelligence Community’s panoply of 16 agencies, which comprise the US Intelligence Community (IC). According to Congressional sources consulted below, NIR and Israel have been working longer hours than most members of Lebanon’s Parliament, [...]

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Israel’s siege on freedoms – By Laila El-Haddad

by Laila El-Haddad August 9, 2010

By Laila El-Haddad* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz It’s three years since I’ve been back to Gaza. Much has happened since my last visit. Fatah waged a failed coup and now rules only the West Bank, while Hamas is in charge of Gaza. Israel launched its deadly Cast Lead assault. Fuel shortages. Electricity crises. And [...]

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