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Update on the Movement for Justice in Palestine
From my friend Sa’ed’s facebook status: “Although it is difficult to see hope amidst the massacres, destruction, and oppressive apartheid system in Palestine, there is light at the end of the tunnel. A sampling of the latest headlines on my … Continue reading
Israel, not Hamas, turns Palestinians into ‘human shields’
Middle East Monitor: Speaking this morning as Israeli forces continue a new ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described the IDF as “a moral army like no other”. He added: “those responsible for the damage to … Continue reading
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The Root of the Conflict in the Remainder of Palestine
“Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame you because geography books no longer exist… There is not a single place build … Continue reading
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NYT headline on Gaza killings hits new low
Jonathan Cook: Remember the appalling New York Times headline of July 10 over a story about a family of nine Palestinians killed by an Israeli strike as they watched the World Cup on the beach: “Missile at beachside Gaza cafe … Continue reading
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Dennis Kucinich on Palestine
“One of the few regrets I have in not being a member of the 113th US Congress is that I was not present in the House chambers to oppose H.Res.657, which passed by a voice vote, supporting Israel without mentioning … Continue reading
How US and Blair plotted ‘ceasefire’ scam
Jonathan Cook the Blog from Nazareth: We now have confirmation from the Israeli daily Haaretz of what we should have suspected: that the idea for the so-called Egyptian “ceasefire proposal†was actually hatched in Washington, the messenger boy was arch-war criminal … Continue reading
Israel and Palestine: An Animated Introduction
This video is a good introduction though it’s not entirely accurate or doesn’t include important facts. For example, it mentions that “Arab armies invaded” Israel without noting a very important fact: Israel expelled 250,000 native Palestinians from Palestine before one … Continue reading
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Dabashi on the Distinguishing between Zionism and Judaism
The fearless Professor Dabashi rightly emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between Zionism and Judaism: “it is absolutely imperative never to equate Zionism with Judaism, or to hold every Jew accountable for all the atrocities of the Israeli government. There are … Continue reading
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Video: Life in Gaza Explained
Short but informative video.
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Video: Palestine in 1896
Here’s the first footage of historic Palestine when Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together peacefully; this is before Zionism, an settler-colonial ideology that sought to create a homeland for Jews only and at great expense to natives.
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B’Tselem: Israel is the one who uses human shields
The nature of the occupation is such that Palestinian victims who die at the hands of Israeli soldiers are blamed for their own deaths. Israel falsely argues that it is absolved of each and every Palestinian civilian death because, for … Continue reading
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The warped media coverage of Israel’s onslaught in Gaza, Palestine
In a nutshell:
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Choosing Occupation Over Security
For as long as Israel’s military occupation continues, Israelis and Palestinians will continue to die, the latter in significantly higher numbers. Israelis have to choose between the military occupation and security. They simply cannot have both, naturally.
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Israeli “Justice”
When an Israeli kills a Palestinian, he gets a slap on the wrist. When a Palestinian kills an Israeli, all Palestinians are made to suffer.