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Israel’s Slow-Motion Genocide In Palestine

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Imagine life under these conditions:
Living in limbo under a foreign occupier. Having no self- determination, no right of return, and no power over your daily life. Being [...]

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Israel’s Slow-Motion Genocide In Palestine

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By Stephen Lendman
Imagine life under these conditions:
Living in limbo under a foreign occupier. Having no self- determination, no right of return, and no power over your daily life. Being in constant fear, economically strangled, and collectively punished.
Having your free movement denied by enclosed population centers, closed borders, regular curfews, roadblocks, checkpoints, electric fences, and separation [...]

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Urgent Action Needed - Contact your MEP now!

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No New EU-Israel Action Plan!!
(forwarded from the Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign)
The European Parliament (EP) has recently announced that a vote will be held on December 4 to enter into force the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which will enable far greater Israeli participation in European Community programs. Originally, the EU had stated that the vote [...]

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Urgent Action Needed - Contact your MEP now!

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No New EU-Israel Action Plan!!
(forwarded from the Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign)
The European Parliament (EP) has recently announced that a vote will be held on December 4 to enter into force the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which will enable far greater Israeli participation in European Community programs. Originally, the EU had stated that the vote [...]

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Palestinian Villagers Destroy Wall at Jayyous; Five Internationals Detained

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Written by Corey Balsam for the Alternative Information Center (AIC)

On Friday, 21 November, upwards of 500 people-Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals-marched toward the gate of the Wall in the West Bank Palestinian village of Jayyous, and within a few minutes the gate was open and in pieces.
The villagers were ecstatic at what had been accomplished, waving [...]

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Video: Israel demolish Al-Alami house

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By Hiba al-’Almi, a student
My family’s dream was to buy our own house. In 2002, my father bought an apartment from Mr. Majed Abu ‘Isha, who had built an apartment house. My father paid $200,000 for it, investing all his savings. The contractor showed him the building permit he had received.
In 2005, we received the [...]

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Video: Israel demolish Al-Alami house

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By Hiba al-’Almi, a student
My family’s dream was to buy our own house. In 2002, my father bought an apartment from Mr. Majed Abu ‘Isha, who had built an apartment house. My father paid $200,000 for it, investing all his savings. The contractor showed him the building permit he had received.
In 2005, we received the [...]

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Video: Israeli Policeman Head-butts Palestinian Woman

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Israeli human rights group B’Tselem films violence at demonstrations as Israeli police move in to destroy Palestinian homes.

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Video: Israeli Policeman Head-butts Palestinian Woman

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Israeli human rights group B’Tselem films violence at demonstrations as Israeli police move in to destroy Palestinian homes.

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A whoring, lying state

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By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine
Israel routinely claims to be “civilized, and democratic.” However, in truth, Israel is neither civilized nor democratic. In fact, one can safely claim that Israel is actually a criminal, barbarian and utterly uncivilized state that lives and thrives on murder, theft and mendacity.
The following observations are an irrefutable [...]

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Zionism in Leeds University Campus

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Leeds University Union to vote on a motion to referendum which will label anti-Zionism as anti-Semitism and silence pro-Palestinian groups on campus.
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Leeds University Union agreed last week, by a vote of 12 to 11, to send a motion to referendum which will label anti-Zionism as anti-Semitism and silence pro-Palestinian groups on campus.
The motion, [...]

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Zionism in Leeds University Campus

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Leeds University Union to vote on a motion to referendum which will label anti-Zionism as anti-Semitism and silence pro-Palestinian groups on campus.
For immediate release
Leeds University Union agreed last week, by a vote of 12 to 11, to send a motion to referendum which will label anti-Zionism as anti-Semitism and silence pro-Palestinian groups on campus.
The motion, [...]

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Held at Einab Junction: Inside Israel’s New Terminals

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By Anna Baltzer
When I first visited the West Bank in 2003, checkpoints were controlled by young Israeli soldiers, nervously clutching their weapons and yelling at Palestinians to stay in line. When I returned in 2005, I found many checkpoints replaced by metal turnstiles into which Palestinians were herded to wait for soldiers to push a [...]

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Held at Einab Junction: Inside Israel’s New Terminals

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By Anna Baltzer
When I first visited the West Bank in 2003, checkpoints were controlled by young Israeli soldiers, nervously clutching their weapons and yelling at Palestinians to stay in line. When I returned in 2005, I found many checkpoints replaced by metal turnstiles into which Palestinians were herded to wait for soldiers to push a [...]

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Fireworks Light Up Dubai as Gaza Sleeps in Darkness

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By Nadia W. Awad
Dubai was the center of attention again last week as it spent $20 million on an exorbitantly lavish, all-night party to celebrate the opening of its latest hotel, the Atlantis Palm Jumeirah. Described as the party of the decade, no expense was spared. Two thousand celebrities accepted an all-expenses-paid invitation to join [...]

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Gaza: Siege report for the past 20 days

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Popular Committee Against Siege PCAS issues a comprehensives report on the latest of siege outcomes which hit all life aspects. The crisis came up strongly as Israel completely closed crossings, banned food stuff, fuel shipments and all products into Gaza Strip.
The recent Israeli hazardous siege tightened 20 days ago is considered as a death sentence [...]

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Gaza: Siege report for the past 20 days

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Popular Committee Against Siege PCAS issues a comprehensives report on the latest of siege outcomes which hit all life aspects. The crisis came up strongly as Israel completely closed crossings, banned food stuff, fuel shipments and all products into Gaza Strip.
The recent Israeli hazardous siege tightened 20 days ago is considered as a death sentence [...]

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Gaza: Siege report for the past 20 days

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Popular Committee Against Siege PCAS issues a comprehensives report on the latest of siege outcomes which hit all life aspects. The crisis came up strongly as Israel completely closed crossings, banned food stuff, fuel shipments and all products into Gaza Strip.
The recent Israeli hazardous siege tightened 20 days ago is considered as a death sentence [...]

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Sami Jamil Jadallah - Time to Outsource

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Sick and Tired of Fatah and Hamas
By Sami Jamil Jadallah
I do not know about you, but I am very sick and tired of hearing, reading, listening and talking about Fatah and Hamas. I am sick and tired of hearing, reading, listening and talking about Mishaal, Haniyah, Syiam, Abbas, Qurai, Saeb, Abed-Rabu, Azzam, Qadoomi and all [...]

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Who Will Stop The Settlers?

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Noise but no action from US over family’s eviction
By Jonathan Cook
The middle-of-the-night eviction last week of an elderly Palestinian couple from their home in East Jerusalem to make way for Jewish settlers is a demonstration of Israeli intent towards a future peace deal with the Palestinians.
Mohammed and Fawziya Khurd are now on the street, living [...]

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