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Calls on Facebook for a 3rd Palestinian Uprising
In keeping with recent history, organizers are now using facebook to call for a third intifada, or uprising, in “all” of Palestine. Here’s the link. It has been reported that Israeli authorities have asked facebook to take down this page. … Continue reading
Slogans from Victory March in Egypt Focus on Palestine
“To Jerusalem we are heading, Martyrs in the millions.” See the clip of the massive rally here. Is there still doubt about the vitality of pan-Arabism? Chants in Tunisia have been replicated elsewhere, protests in Egypt have focused on Palestine, … Continue reading
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Palestinian Statehood, the UN, and Israel as a “Jewish State”
Following Brazil’s recent declaration, Argentina has now recognized a Palestinian state in the pre-67 borders. Like the Brazilian announcement, however, this may not have an immediate effect on the ground but it is significant nonetheless. As of now, the following … Continue reading
Brazil Recognizes Palestine
For Brazil, an emerging power, to recognize a Palestinian state in the pre-1967 borders may not have an immediate effect on the ground, but it is without a doubt significant nonetheless – al-Jazeera: Israel has expressed disappointment at Brazil’s decision … Continue reading
Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosque… not the first time
[Remember when they used to torch black churches in the South?] Al-Jazeera: “The Israeli police … have opened a very widespread investigation; the other security forces in Israel will be a part of [it], as well as Palestinian information that … Continue reading
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‘Jews for Justice’ aid boat sets sail for Gaza
Ha’aretz: A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the U.S. and Britain set sail on Sunday for Gaza, hoping to breach Israel’s blockade there and deliver aid. Richard Kuper, an organizer with the U.K. group Jews for Justice for … Continue reading
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Video: Celebrities Cultural Boycott of Israel
And the list is growing, see the al-Jazeera video about the boycott here. I’m a little relieved that people are starting to realize that the continued colonization of Palestine in the form of the ceaseless settlement construction is a major … Continue reading
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Storm over Israeli ‘abuse’ photos
al-Jazeera: A former Israeli soldier has sparked controversy after posting pictures of herself on Facebook posing with bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners. The photographs show Eden Abergil positioned provocatively with the men, prompting lurid comments from other users of the popular … Continue reading
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Netanyahu recording leaked…
al-Jazeera: A recently-revealed tape has shown Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, discussing ways to undermine the Oslo Accords and calling the United States “easy” to manipulate…. Netanyahu – who did not hold political office when the recording was made – was … Continue reading
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Israeli Human Rights Group: The truth about Israel’s land grab in the West Bank
The Independent: Jewish settlers, who claim a divine right to the whole of Israel, now control more than 42 per cent of the occupied West Bank, representing a powerful obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state, a new report … Continue reading
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UC Irvine’s message: Criticize Israel, get suspended
LA Times: Students across the country are monitoring events at UC Irvine as pro- Israel groups try to reestablish their deterrence capacity on American campuses. After a 4-month-long investigation, UC Irvine’s administration last week announced an unprecedented recommendation to suspend … Continue reading
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Hundreds in Oakland protest Gaza blockade
[This is just a stepping stone… watch and see how activists from around the world begin to mobilize against Israeli interests. The massacre of the Freedom Flotilla was the last straw and I believe that people are just fed up … Continue reading
Israel Derangement Syndrome
Andrew Sullivan: To read Charles Krauthammer today is to enter a twilight zone of an alternate reality. A country permanently occupying and colonizing a neighboring region, and treating its original inhabitants as dangerous interlopers, is the victim. An elite commando … Continue reading
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Red Cross: Gaza blockade illegal
Excerpt: But the ICRC – a neutral organisation – said the meagre list of goods allowed into Gaza doesn’t meet the needs of the territory’s 1.5 million inhabitants. The shortages are particularly dire in Gaza’s health care system, where the … Continue reading
Jewish flotilla to break Gaza siege
YNet News: The German-Jewish organization Jewish Voice for Peace in the Middle East is preparing a Jewish flotilla to the Gaza Strip. “We intend to leave around July,” a member of the organization, Kate Leitrer, said to Ynet. “We have … Continue reading