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Bilin Victory

by Haitham Sabbah September 5, 2007

[Image by Ben Heine] ISM Media Alerts Victory for the residents of Bil’in village 4th September 2007: Following popular non-violent resistance through joint struggle between Palestinian, Israeli and international activists, a court decision has been made in favor of the petition by Bilin village to change the current route of the Apartheid Wall. The court [...]

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USA to Increase Selling DEATH!

by Haitham Sabbah July 30, 2007

Finally, Olmert confirmed what I have mentioned over a months ago about the increase of military AID to racist Israel. But the smell of death does not stop there. US also announced that it will increase military SALES to some Arab regimes. One ironic part in both the stories… It’s an AID to Israel, but [...]

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Jewish only schools, roads, marriages, and of course, Jewish only land

by Haitham Sabbah July 18, 2007

Even if that land happens to be owned by Palestinians… Israel has over a million non Jewish (Palestinian/Arab) citizens, and while it pretends to be a “democracy” – and as politicians and media the world over parrot the phrase “the only democracy in the Middle East” as if saying it made it so, and as [...]

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Where was the media?

by Haitham Sabbah June 24, 2007

While the media keeps fueling the bullshit of peace through Fatah and Abbas….and all is well now that Hamas is being isolated…. what a CROCK!!! Olmert rejected Rice proposal of agreement with Abbas. “Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected, during his visit to the United States last week, a proposal by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [...]

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Israel grant Abbas $1 billion only if Fatah kills Hamas

by Haitham Sabbah June 23, 2007

Maan News report that Israel will provide Abbas with up to $1 billion so Fatah can kill Hamas. This is nothing but the first drop from the “aid flood” from Israel, U.S. and international community. But for what? For Palestinians to kill Palestinians: Bethlehem – Ma’an – The Israeli authorities have announced that Israel intends [...]

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Susanne Scheidt – The Lebanese Tragedy: a bit of suspicion

by Mary Rizzo June 1, 2007

Yesterday I forwarded this insightful observation made by Susanne Scheidt, the coordinator of Al-Awda Italia, and person who is exquisitely informed on events in the Middle East. Since then, we have seen the tragedy deepen and unfold with the entrance of Lebanese Armed Forces into the refugee camps. Susanne has added some background information to [...]

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Updated: Israel shot dead two Palestinian TERRORISTS aged 13 each

by Haitham Sabbah June 1, 2007

Israeli Occupation Forces shot dead two Palestinian children and injured third in the northern Gaza Strip. The IOF spokeswoman said that a third person who was slightly wounded but that none of those spotted in the area were small children. The dead boys were evacuated by Palestinian ambulance workers. IOF claims that they were crawling [...]

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Israel Leading ‘War Criminals Championship’ in Amnesty Report

by Haitham Sabbah May 23, 2007

(image by Carlos Latuff) The annual global human rights report was released today by Amnesty International. Amnesty International accused both Israel and Hezbollah on Wednesday of committing war crimes during the Second Lebanon War last summer, saying both were guilty of indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas. But this is not why I’m writing tonight. Looking [...]

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Update – Daily Kos: Quote IOF, you are peace maker; Quote Palestinian, you are a terrorist

by Haitham Sabbah May 16, 2007

False! Well, not everywhere, but at Daily Kos it sure is. It has been nearly a month since I decided to start cross-posting most of what I write in my blog to my diary at Daily Kos. The diaries at Daily Kos are more or less make for a personal blog, where members can publish [...]

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Interrogation and Denial: How Israel Keeps Palestinians Down and Out

by Haitham Sabbah May 4, 2007

The following shocking testimony is a sample of what an uprooted Palestinian face if s/he wish to return home, Palestine. Nadia Hasan is a Palestinian woman with a Chilean passport. She is a human rights activist and translator. She visited Palestine once before, but since then, her only “sin” is wishing to set foot in [...]

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Palestinian Youngsters Used as Human Shields By Israeli Occupation Forces in Balata Refugee Camp

by Haitham Sabbah April 13, 2007

[Cross posted at Daily Kos] Fresh one! The following is a “new” (April 11th, 2007) video evidence that document another human rights violation by using Palestinian youths as human shields. The video show Israeli occupation solider forcing two Palestinian youngsters to serve as human shields and protect the Israeli armor from stone throwers. The scene [...]

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What is AIPAC trying to hide?

by Haitham Sabbah April 10, 2007

Media seeks public access in upcoming AIPAC lobbyists’ trial: News organizations filed documents in federal court Monday opposing a government request to close portions of an upcoming trial of two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of violating the Espionage Act. Media organizations, including The Associated Press, are concerned the government wants to keep large portions of [...]

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New Bin Laden called Abd el Malik Regi, supported by USA!

by Haitham Sabbah April 5, 2007

Remember the old story about the relation between Al-Qaida, Bin Laden and USA during Rasia Afghanistan war? That relation which ended with a hard divorce between the two parties and now is called 9/11. Well, this old story is now back to frontpages, but the hero this time is called Abd el Malik Regi. Abd [...]

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Palestinian ‘Right to Resist’

by Haitham Sabbah March 18, 2007

Without waiting for anyone to tell them what to do and what not to do, Norway was the first EU country to re-establish political and economic relations with the new Palestinian government. OTOH, as usual, U.S. doing its best to maintain ‘conflict’ in the region and ‘not to recognize’ the elected Palestinian government, they are [...]

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Palestinian Unity Government: Yes!

by Haitham Sabbah March 17, 2007

Finally we have a unity government with very ambitious program. This unity government is the first in the Arab world. Something all Palestinians are proud of. On the other hand, look at the so called democratic system in Israel, even before the Palestinian government presented their program, they rejected to deal with it. Following is [...]

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