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A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS FROM THE FREE GAZA MOVEMENT
Forty-six international human rights workers are now sailing to Gaza through international waters with one overriding goal: to break the [...]
EI study refutes CAMERA media bias accusation
By Shervan Sardar, The Electronic Intifada, 18 August 2008
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9711.shtml
The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) is a media monitoring organization with a large database of supporters known for its staunch support for Israeli policies and its ability to influence media coverage. While CAMERA claims to [...]
Under its truce with Hamas, Israel has permitted shipments of frozen meat, soft drinks, cookies, jam, shampoo, clothing and other items. However, the amounts are insufficient for the entire population.
In September 2007 - three months after Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, and after the main cargo crossing, Karni, had been shut down - the [...]
Years of silence by Palestinian “Sheiks” and intellectuals led us to where we are now. Arafat ruled the PLO and Fatah with iron fist, using bribery, intimidation even physical liquidation to silence every one. There was never a call for accountability of decisions, failures even financial corruptions. Time for a national salvation front to save [...]
The drooping Israeli flags were as numerous, unmoving, and lifeless in the desert heat as the Israeli police and military conscripts blocking people from their basic rights. One of those young Israeli conscripts at the “immigration window”, obviously not enjoying her work and trying to make it as hard as possible for Palestinians and [...]
By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent
At the end of my conversation with Sari Nusseibeh at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, the highly respected president of Al-Quds University - and cosignatory of “The People’s Choice,” a peace plan that he formulated with former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon - told me he wouldn’t be surprised [...]
I produced this video based on the original e-slides presentation which was shared with us by our friend, Ann.
Barghouti Presentation
27 June, 2008 — peoplesgeography
An excellent extended overview of the I-P conflict by Dr Mustafa Barghouti and Israel’s apartheid policies of continued ethnic cleansing and annexation of up to 58% of the West Bank through illegal [...]
William Hughes
“Imagine there’s no countries…Nothing to live or die for…Imagine all the people living life in peace.” - John Lennon
Thanks mostly to U.S. President Harry S. Truman and his “susceptibility to Zionist influence,” Israel came into existence in 1948. (1) Humanity, and in particular, the Palestinians, have paid dearly for his decision. The land on [...]
U.S. Revokes Visas Of Fulbright Scholarship Winners From Gaza based on “Secret Charges”
Blocking a Gazan’s path to San Diego
By Fidaa Abed
August 15, 2008
As a young Palestinian from Gaza, I had been eagerly anticipating the opportunity to study at the University of California San Diego on a Fulbright scholarship. The chance to escape Gaza ’s confines [...]
Omer Ori
Jewish and Arab relations in the city of Jaffa have always been tense, and Jewish residents’ committees of some of Jaffa’s neighborhoods have decide to do something about it, at least where the city pool is concerned: They rent out the pool every two weeks – to Jews only.
“There was quite a [...]
Behind closed doors, police admit ‘turning a blind eye’ to settler violence
Not unlike the NYT, Washington Post, ABC, CNN, Buzzflash, Raw Story, der Spiegel Int’l., and other media whose editors and readership condone occupation and violence against CERTAIN people…but are oh, so self righteous when it comes to other “injustices” -and just [...]
Israeli Army clears troops in Reuters cameraman’s death
Military advocate general closes investigation into death of Gaza cameraman in April, determines conduct of tank crew that mistakenly identified Fadel Shana as gunman was reasonable.
The 23-year-old Palestinian employed by the British news agency was killed by tank fire while filming Israeli troops on a heavy day of [...]
No new posts here for some time now because been busy in preparing for my annual vacation with my family on one side and on the other side dumped the old Palestine Blogs aggregator platform and switched back to Drupal because the old one was pain-in-the-neck. That was not an easy task and took some [...]
Some good news:
Adalah-NY - UNICEF Rejects Support From Israeli Billionaire Known for Constructing Settlements on Palestinian Lands
Diamond Mogul, Lev Leviev, Facing Increasing Pressure for Human Rights Violations
A senior advisor to UNICEF’s Director said in a letter today that UNICEF will reject all partnerships with, or financial support from, Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev. Leviev had previously [...]
Religious and cultural rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem is a new UN 19 pages report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. It provids shocking -but not surprising- information about the situation.
Excerpt:
Nablus, located 65 kilometres from Jerusalem, is the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank. Its population is predominantly Muslim, [...]
George Bisharat
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
On his first day as the presumptive Democratic candidate for president earlier this month, Barack Obama committed a serious foreign policy blunder. Reciting a litany of pro-Israeli positions at the annual meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), he avowed: “Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it [...]
On April 11 Mousa Abu Maria, a dedicated peace with justice activist and co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity Project, an organization committed to challenging the Occupation using non-violent direct action and promoting Palestinian self-sufficiency, was arrested by Israeli forces. Like nearly 1000 other Palestinians in Administrative Detention, Mousa is being held without charge or [...]
Here are two stories from two very bright young ladies from Gaza, Occupied Palestine.
The first one is a moving clip taken from an Arabic TV show where she tells her story.
Watching it made me and my family cry, so I decided to translate it and share it with you. (Hat tip: Rasheed)
Code for embedding this [...]
Two eight year old girls have been killed by the IOF in the Gaza Strip in less than a week.
Aya Hamdan Al-Najjar (right) was killed by a rocket fired from an Israeli helicopter.
On June 11, eight year old Hadeel Al-Sumairi was killed when her home in south eastern Gaza was shelled by the Israeli Occupation [...]
“We committed Nazi acts.”
Aharon Zisling, Israel’s first Agriculture Minister
“There is no doubt that many sexual atrocities were committed by the attacking Jews. Many young (Arab) girls were raped and later slaughtered. Old women were also molested.”
General Richard Catling, British Army Assistant Inspector after interrogating several female survivors (The Palestinian Catastrophe, Michael Palumbo, 1987)
As the evil [...]
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