27 June 2013 — VTJP
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21 Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
IMEMC – Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday [June 27 2013] various districts in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped 21 Palestinians. …
Israel Approves 69 Units in Abu Ghneim Settlement
IMEMC – Israeli Radio, Reseht Bet, reported Wednesday evening [June 26 2013] that the Construction and Planning Committee of the Jerusalem City Council, approved the construction of additional 69 units in the Abu Ghneim (Har Homa) illegal settlement, east of Bethlehem. …
Erdogan To Visit Gaza July 5
IMEMC – Turkish media agencies have reported that Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayiip Erdogan, will be visiting the Gaza Strip on July 5 to meet with Ismail Hanniya of Hamas, and several Palestinian officials in the coastal region. …
Mass detentions across West Bank spark clashes
6/27/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli army detained 19 Palestinians across the West Bank overnight Wednesday as clashes broke out in the Beit Ummar village in the southern West Bank district of Hebron following the detentions. Popular Committee spokesman Mohammad Awad in Beit Ummar said 12 military vehicles entered the village, raing the al-Tarbeiqa and al-Khlia areas. Three Palestinians were detained, of which two handed….
Israeli authorities uproot trees in Bethlehem
6/27/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities began digging up agricultural land and uprooting trees in the village of Khirbet al-Nahla in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem on Thursday. A Ma’an reporter said bulldozers were seen razing land on a 25 dunam plot of land belonging to Mahmoud Asad. Several trees were uprooted as well, the reporter said. 1 ) southparkbear / usa 27….
Israel demolishes properties in Tubas ‘without notice’
6/27/2013 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Thursday began demolishing two agricultural properties in the Tammun village in the northern West Bank district of Tubas, locals said. Israeli military bulldozers entered the al-Bukea area of the village and began the demolition works on the properties belonging to Jamil Odeh and relative Lutfi Odeh, which is on going, locals said. Jamil was injured after trying to….
TV: McDonald’s refuses to open in West Bank settlement
6/27/2013 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — McDonald’s Israel, a franchise of the American fast food chain, has rejected an offer to open a restaurant in the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank, media reported on Wednesday. Israeli television stations said the company had rejected for “ideological reasons” an offer to locate in a mall under construction in Ariel that is due to open at….
Israel detains 3 Al-Aqsa Brigades members
6/27/2013 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Thursday detained three Al-Aqsa Brigades members in the northern West Bank district of Nablus as they searched for weapons, locals said. An Al-Aqsa Brigades source said forces detained Samer Ayran, 33, Ghassan Abed al-Haq, 20, and Alam al-Qarm, 35, a Fatah secretary, in the Jabal al-Shamali area in Nablus City. The source said they had recently been granted….
Israeli forces detain Hebron man
6/27/2013 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained two Palestinians late Wednesday evening in the Beit Ummar village in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. A Ma’an reporter identified one of the detained as Hammad Abu Maria, 22, and said he had been taken to an unknown location. Abu Maria was previously held in an Israeli prisoner for two and a half years….
UNRWA chief: Assaf united us in celebration
6/27/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — UNWRA commissioner general Filipo Grandi thanked Palestinian Arab Idol winner Mohammad Assaf Wednesday for accepting the agency role of regional youth ambassador for Palestine refugees, a statement read.”Mohamed has brought us all together in a unique moment of celebration,” Filippo Grandi said in meeting with Assaf and UNRWA staff, a day after the singer’s return. Assaf returned home….
Kerry presses ‘possible, but difficult’ Mideast peace
6/27/2013 – AMMAN (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry voiced confidence on Wednesday that Israeli and Palestinian leaders both wanted peace as he called for progress “as soon as we can” in moving towards talks. After stops in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Kerry arrived in Jordan where he was to focus his energies on drawing Israel and the Palestinians back into direct negotiations after a…. Related: Kerry wants end to Israel-Palestinian stalemate
Kerry wants end to Israel-Palestinian stalemate
6/27/2013 – AMMAN (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday entered two days of intense talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, voicing hope that they want peace but warning they must show progress soon. In his fifth visit in as many months, Kerry will have lunch with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and then dinner in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He…. Related: Kerry presses ‘possible, but difficult’ Mideast peace
Turkey PM ‘to visit Gaza soon’
6/27/2013 – GAZA CITY (AFP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Gaza next week, a senior official in the ruling Hamas movement told a newspaper on Thursday, although Ankara insisted a date has not yet been set.”The visit of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan is to take place on July 5,” Abdelsalam Siyyam, secretary general of the Hamas government said in an interview with Falestin….
Netanyahu: Peace intrinsically linked to Israel self-defense
6/27/2013 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Any peace deal with the Palestinians must be based on Israel’s ability to defend itself if the agreement breaks down, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said just hours before a visit by Washington’s top diplomat.”Peace rests on security. It is not based on good will or legitimacy as some think. It is based, first and foremost, on our ability….
Report: 2 killed by gunfire in Petah Tikva
6/27/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Two men were killed by gunfire on Thursday in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, and a third was transferred to hospital, Israeli media reported. Unidentified persons on a bike opened fire at the victims and then fled the scene, Israeli daily Ynet reported, adding that the shooting was probably criminally motivated. The injured was transferred to the Rabin Medical Center….
Gaza police detain 2 smuggling prescription drugs
6/27/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza police in Thursday detained two along the Gaza-Egypt border who were attempting to smuggle a highly addictive prescription drug. Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Ahmad Abu al-Qidra said the two were found at Rafah in southern Gaza, with 9,700 Tramadol tablets. Abu al-Qidra said his squad was “working day and night to eliminate drugs in the Gaza Strip.” 1 ) southparkbear / usa….
Palestinians elect new ‘president’ in reality show finale
6/27/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The final episode of the Palestinian reality show The President will air live Thursday on Ma’an satellite TV to announce the next Palestinian “president.” Out of 1,200 young competitors w
ho joined the program since its March launch, two finalists will compete for the title in the last episode. Over three months, The President has attracted a large following even….
Man found hanged in southern Gaza
6/27/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas police on Thursday began investigating the death of a 25-year-old man found hanged in his grocery store in the southern district of Khan Younis, a spokesman said. Nidal al-Adluni’s body was transferred to the Nasser Hospital for an autopsy, police spokesman Ayoub Abu Shar said. Police have not ruled out homicide, he added. [END]
NGO: More than 100,000 killed in Syria uprising
6/27/2013 – BEIRUT (AFP) — More than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria since the beginning of the country’s uprising in March 2011, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog said in a new toll on Wednesday. The Observatory said the toll now stands at 100,191 people, with at least 36,661 civilians killed, including more than 3,000 women and more than 5,000 children under the….
Morsi warns political divisions could ‘paralyze’ Egypt
6/27/2013 – CAIRO (AFP) — Islamist President Mohamed Morsi warned on Wednesday that political divisions in Egypt “threaten to paralyse” the country, as at least one person was killed and scores were hurt in clashes between his supporters and opponents. In a televised speech to mark his turbulent first year in power, Morsi promised reforms and called for national dialogue, as tensions mounted ahead of mass rallies planned….
Femen topless activists freed from Tunisia prison
6/27/2013 – TUNIS (AFP) — Three European women with the radical protest group Femen were freed from a Tunisian jail Wednesday after receiving suspended sentences for baring their breasts in public. The three activists left the women’s prison in Manouba, northeast Tunisia, in a police van just before 2200 GMT taking them to the interior ministry for the final formalities for their release, according to an….
Mandela on life support, Zuma cancels foreign trip
6/27/2013 – JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — South African President Jacob Zuma abruptly cancelled a trip to neighboring Mozambique, as a clan elder said Nelson Mandela was on life support, all but extinguishing hopes for the anti-apartheid hero’s recovery.”Yes, he is using machines to breathe,” Napilisi Mandela told AFP late on Wednesday after he saw the 94-year-old in the Pretoria hospital where he has been treated….
Zuma: Mandela’s condition improved overnight
6/27/2013 – JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — South African President Jacob Zuma said Thursday that the condition of ailing anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela had improved overnight, but he remains critical but stable.”He is much better today than he was when I saw him last night. The medical team continues to do a sterling job,” Zuma said in a statement. [END]
TV: Suicide bombing in Damascus Christian area kills 4
6/27/2013 – DAMASCUS (AFP) — A suicide bomb attack in a Christian area in the heart of the Syrian capital on Thursday killed at least four people, state television said.”A terrorist suicide bombing. . . in Damascus has left four people dead and several others wounded,” the broadcaster said. [END]
Peres, Netanyahu Reject Idea of Bi-National State
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Israel Uproots Hundreds of Trees in Bethlehem Village
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Dr. Erekat: “Israel Has Been Rewarded For its Crimes, Leaving Tel Aviv with No Incentive to Move for Peace”
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Israeli Court Refuses to Release Palestinian Journalist
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McDonald’s Refuses to Open Restaurant in West Bank Settlement
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On Eve of Kerry’s Visit, Israel Approves Construction of 69 New Settler Units in East Jerusalem
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Several Palestinians Arrested from Nablus, Tubas
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What is Needed for The Resumption of Credible Negotiations?
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Stuck in Sinai for 16 Hours
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“Israeli-Imposed Restrictions Punish the People of Gaza”
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PCHR Submits Report to UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
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Minister of Telecom, Information Technology Stresses on Enactment of the Right of Access to Information law
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Sourani Meets with Finnish Minister of International Cooperation
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
PCHR Welcomes the Decision of the Paris Court of Appeal on al-Dura after 10 Years of Deliberations
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
International Solidarity Movement
39;They have two roads on our land already, why do they need a third…?’
6/27/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 27th June 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team, Hebron, Occupied Palestine – In the Wadi al-Hussein area of Hebron, Israeli occupation forces have started to build a new road ‘for military purposes’. The route of the road is from the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba towards the city centre, directly across Palestinian-owned land. A military order has decreed the construction of this road, four….
Video: Gaza Ark Project 2013
6/27/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 27th June 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Gal·la, Gaza, Occupied Palestine – Charlie Andreasson, a member of Ship to Gaza Sweden, explains the new Gaza Ark project of this year 2013. The several unsuccessful attempts to break the siege on Gaza, imposed by Israel, from the outside to the inside made the activists think about this project which is based on breaking the siege from within…. Related: Video: Vimeo
‘We will not give up; to give up is to die’ – Susiya resists mass demolition orders
6/27/2013 – International Solidarity Movement – 27th June 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team, Susiya, Occupied Palestine – Today, June 27, 2013, the Israeli Civil Administration served thirty-four demolition orders in the Susiya village, which is in Area C and surrounded by the Israeli colony of Suseya. Due to previous demolition orders, every existing structure in the village is now threatened with destruction if they do not obtain permits by July 17….
occupied Palestinian territory: Occupied territories: “Popular discontent could result in another round of violence” – UN Special Committee on Israeli Practices
Relief Web 27 Jun 2013 – Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Country: occupied Palestinian territory CAIRO (27 June 2013) – The United Nations Special Committee* to investigate Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of…
Syrian Arab Republic: Syria troops storm rebel town: NGO
Relief Web 27 Jun 2013 – Source: Agence France-Presse Country: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic 06/27/2013 18:09 GMT BEIRUT, June 27, 2013 (AFP) – Syrian regime forces stormed a town in the central province of Homs on Thursday after days of fierce clashes with rebels,…
occupied Palestinian territory: Summer Fun Days for Refugee Children Bring Europe to the West Bank
Relief Web 27 Jun 2013 – Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, European Union Country: occupied Palestinian territory 27 June 2013 Jerusalem For the third year in a row, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) will be…
McDonald’s Israel refuses to open branch in West Bank settlement, joining boycott
The National 27 Jun 2013 – Owners of a planned shopping centre in the Ariel settlement asked McDonald’s to open a branch there but the chain refused because the owner of McDonald’s Israel has a policy of staying out of the occupied territories.
Thirty-metre miss between UAE military jet and Emirates plane, report shows
The National 27 Jun 2013 – A preliminary report by the the aviation authority said the Hawk crew were transmitting on a different frequency to Dubai air-traffic controllers.
Egyptians brace for weekend of protests
The National 27 Jun 2013 – Tents pitched in Tahrir Square as televised speech by president Mohammed Morsi appears to do little to stop scheduled demonstrations from going ahead. Bradley Hope reports from Cairo
Obama hails ‘moment of great promise’ for Africa
The National 27 Jun 2013 – Trade also on the agenda as US president begins his first extended presidential visit to the African continent.
Tunisia’s ‘immunisation of the revolution’ draft legislation fiercely debated
The National 27 Jun 2013 – Draft law to ban former regime officials from holding political office in Tunisia has been criticised as too broad, saying it could affect as many as 60,000 people. Alice Fordham reports from Tunis
Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Gaza soon: Hamas
The National 27 Jun 2013 – The Turkish leader has long pledged to push ahead with plans to visit the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, despite opposition from the United States which says it would be a ‘distraction’ from efforts to revive the peace process.
Dubai Courts seek public help to design app
The National 27 Jun 2013 – The initiative is part of a government-wide transition from e-government to a smartphone platform.
Carbon credit buyers file formal complaints against UAE firm
The National 27 Jun 2013 – Experts say assets Advanced Global Trading sold have little to no resale value.
Eritrean asylum-seekers held in Israeli detention center stepping up hunger strike
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Report: Breast cancer death rate in Israel is sixth highest in OECD
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Diplomatic therapist Kerry meets anxious PM, with Abbas scheduled for Friday
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Israel’s chief rabbis snub leader of Anglican Church
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Most Tel Aviv councilors want shops to stay open on Shabbat
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Ratcheting up strike, Foreign Ministry union threatens to disrupt Italian PM’s visit to Israel
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
American tourist raped in Jaffa flea market
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Israeli couples being forced overseas in search for surrogate mothers
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Israel weighs demolition of flagship EU sustainability project in West Bank village of Susya
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Non-Haredi parties in Beit Shemesh uniting to defeat ultra-Orthodox mayor
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Israeli study: Hospital patients released on weekends run higher risk of readmission
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Netanyahu: Peace with Palestinians is a must, but it won’t stop defamation of Israel
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Israel’s AG at odds with defense minister’s demand to legalize West Bank outpost
Ha’aretz – 27 Jun 2013
Likud minister: Netanyahu ready to compromise, withdraw from over 90% of West Bank if security concerns met
Ha’aretz – 26 Jun 2013
Jerusalem approves NIS 1.1b. for Light Rail extension
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – The Jerusalem Regional Planning Committee a NIS 1.1 billion allocation to extend the Jerusalem Light Rail line.
‘Amazing Race’ stars learn reality of challenged kids
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – TV show takes its stars to Shalva to meet challenged children; show front-runner says he feels “honored” to meet children.
Billionaire Marc Rich laid to rest in quiet Israel ceremony
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Some 100 people, mostly family and business associates, attended ceremony in Kibbutz Einat.
Violence hits Egypt after Morsi speech
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Morsi is rejecting the demand that he resign and hold early elections a year after entering office.
Egypt prepares for protests; Morsi stands pat
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – 15 million petition for Morsi to quit or face mass sit-ins.
Report: Nasrallah secretly visited Iran to discuss Syria war
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Hezbollah leader meets with Khamenei, asks for military backing.
UN renews peacekeeping mission in the Golan
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – UN forces to remain for a further six months along the Israeli-Syrian border; forces to be armed for self-protection.
A-G: Migrants’ consent to return home must be videotaped
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – New policy only applies to migrants from Eritrea, South Sudan; some 300 migrants protest imprisonment at Saharonim facility.
Ministry releases math matriculation exam grades early
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Education ministry releases grades two weeks earlier to allow time for students to prepare ahead of exam retake.
Knesset spends NIS 18,000 to hold meetings in Ramat Gan
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Hitorerut Jerusalem: Moving meetings goes against Basic Law: The Knesset, underestimates importance of Jerusalem.
Evidence found of 2,000-year-old siege of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Cistern found near Robinson’s Arch contained an unprecedented discovery – three intact cooking pots and a small ceramic oil lamp.
Sunday’s off pilot proposal gains steam
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Minister Silvan Shalom continues push to make Sunday part of the weekend; proposes starting with one Sunday a month.
OECD: Israelis younger with high life expectancy
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – OECD cites Israel for positive demographic data and criticizes inadequate medical infrastructure and manpower.
2 ‘spying settlers’ sentenced for ‘war room’ op
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Settlers admit to running “war room” to track IDF movements in order to block any military actions to demolish illegal outposts.
Two killed in brazen Petah Tikva drive-by shooting
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Men gunned down in drive-by shooting in broad daylight across the street from a kindergarten; police suspect gangland hit.
African detainees send back meals to protest detention
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Some 300 migrants protest imprisonment at Saharonim facility; Israel Prison Service: Protest not yet considered hunger strike.
US tourist raped at Jaffa flea market, police say
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Twenty-five year old American girl raped in middle of afternoon in store at market; two suspects arrested.
UN in Turkey to probe Syria chemical weapons use
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Team appointed by Ki-moon unable to enter Syria; in Turkey to gather information on possible use of sarin gas.
PA police officers charged with murder of Israeli
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Three murderers of Ben Yosef Livnat indicted in IDF’s Samaria Court after his death in 2011 at Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus.
Turkey seeks to tighten grip on Twitter after protests
Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2013 – Ankara asks microblogging site to open an office in the country so that government can quickly reach Twitter officials with orders to take down content or with requests for user data.
US military chief recommends training Lebanese forces in face of Syria spillover
Jerusalem Post 26 Jun 2013 – Dempsey suggests no-fly zone may do little to stem bloodshed.
Praying for daylight saving time
Jerusalem Post 26 Jun 2013 – Amendment to allow workers to arrive late in order to pray at end of DST.
High Court upholds harsher detention policies
Jerusalem Post 26 Jun 2013 – New law would treat detention appeals more like those regarding civil litigation and could radically reduce number of criminal cases that reach the Supreme Court.
Palestinian Christians missed out on archbishop of Canterbury’s tour
The Guardian 27 Jun 2013 – Christian communities disappointed Justin Welby did not visit them during first trip to Holy Land since taking office Palestinian Christians have expressed disappointment that the archbishop of Canterbury did not visit their beleaguered communities to offer…
McDonald’s Israel rejects West Bank branch proposal
The Guardian 27 Jun 2013 – Israeli-owned fast-food franchise rejects Ariel invitation, citing long-term policy not to operate across pre-1967 green line McDonald’s has refused to open a branch in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank in a move that swiftly…
Military Resistance 11F11 Two Million
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Another Israeli War Criminal of the Year Award
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A Palestinian Mother’s Heartache For Her Imprisoned Son
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Worsening violence against children in Afghanistan
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Whistleblowing 2.0 — from the Pentagon Papers to Bradley Manning to PRISM
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US steps up efforts to break Guantánamo hunger strike
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‘Palestine’ is an ancient name, for a land of many cultures
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57 Killed across Iraq as Suicide Bombers Strike in the North
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Battir’s lost chance to become a UNESCO heritage site paves way for segregation wall
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US government spying campaign having “chilling effect,” AP president says
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Libya clashes prompt defense minister’s ouster
Daily Star 27 Jun 2013 Libya’s defense minister will be removed from his post following fierce clashes between rival armed militias in the capital Tripoli in which 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said…
HRW: Brotherhood inciting hate
Daily Star 27 Jun 2013 Human Rights Watch accused Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood Thursday of inciting religious hatred that led to the lynching of four Shiites in Cairo this week.
Obama jabs Russia, China on failure to extradite Snowden
Daily Star 27 Jun 2013 A defiant Ecuador dropped out of a trade pact with the United States Thursday, claiming it had become an instrument of blackmail.
Obama starts long-awaited Africa tour at slave port
Daily Star 27 Jun 2013 Almost four centuries after Africans started being shipped to North America as slaves, the first U.S. president of African ancestry Thursday visited an infamous embarkation point for those destined for lives in chains.
Kerry resumes tough Israeli-Palestinian peace mission
Daily Star 27 Jun 2013 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s drive to revive Middle East peace talks hit familiar warning signals on Thursday as Israel’s prime minister stressed security needs and a Palestinian negotiator denounced Israeli settlement building.
UN eases Saddam-era sanctions against Iraq
Daily Star 27 Jun 2013 The UN Security Council on Thursday eased sanctions against Iraq dating from Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait amid a significant thaw between the neighbors.
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood office attacked, 1 dead
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Obama urges US House to approve Senate-backed immigration plan
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75-year-old arrested over bomb at UK mosque
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Police: Victim of Petah Tikva shooting convicted of manslaughter
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US Senate passes landmark immigration bill
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Don’t touch our Shabbat
YNet News, 27 Jun 2013 – Op-ed: Court ruling creates opportunity to stop Tel Aviv Municipality from using Shabbat as profit machine ….
Frenkel, you again?
YNet News, 27 Jun 2013 – Op-ed: Rotten Israeli system embracing old-new Bank of Israel chief who dipped his hands into public’s coffers ….
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Kerry’s efforts serve only the occupation’s interests
PIC – Second Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council said that the efforts of U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and his visits to the region will put more pressures on the Palestinian side.
IOF raids house of former minister Kabaha in Jenin
PIC – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday raided the house of Hamas leader and former minister Wasfi Kabaha in the Basatin neighborhood in the city of Jenin and questioned him.
General strike in northern 1948-Palestine to protest demolition of a house
PIC – Dozens of Palestinian towns and villages in Wadi Ara, in northern 1948-occupied Palestine, are witnessing a general strike in protest against demolition of a Palestinian house in Arara town.
Bardawil: Asharq Al-Awsat press report sheer fabrication
PIC – Dr. Salah Al-Bardawil, a Hamas leader, has denied press allegations published by London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Thursday.
Occupation starts building the largest synagogue in the West Bank
PIC – Palestinian sources said the Israeli authorities began to build the largest synagogue in the West Bank on the foot of Daniel settlement built on Palestinian lands in Bethlehem.
Prisoners Mustafa and zeyad Gunaimat start their 29th year in jail
PIC – Palestinian prisoners Mustafa Amer Gunaimat and Zeyad Mahmoud Gunaimat, from the town of Surif in Al-Khalil, started their 29th year of imprisonment in Israeli occupation jails.
IPS in Megiddo prison seizes prisoner’s artwork and drawings
PIC – Ahrar Center for Prisoners’ studies condemned the confiscation of the prisoner Nidal Fatash’s artworks and drawings by the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) in Meggido prison.
Hamas slams the Egyptian continued media smear campaign
PIC – Hamas movement strongly condemned the continued smear campaign waged by Egyptian media against the movement supported by foreign parties in an attempt to distort the Palestinian resistance.
IOA approves the establishment of 70 new housing units
PIC – Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) approved Wednesday the establishment of dozens of new housing units in Har Homa settlement in occupied Jerusalem on the eve of the visit by John Kerry.
Clashes and arrests in Beit Ummar in al-Khalil
PIC – The Israeli forces stormed at dawn Thursday Beit Ummar town southern al-Khalil where they arrested 6 Palestinians including 2 brothers and 4 liberated prisoners.
EU-UNRWA to Organize Summer Fun Days for Refugee Children
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
Israel Soldiers Assault Shepherds of Demolished Residences in Jordan Valley
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
3 Teens Injured, Over 20 Arrested in West Bank
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
Deficit in Current Account is $240.2M, says Bureau of Statistics
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
Youtube Removes Palestinian Women Protest Video at Alicia Keys Request
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
Erekat says Israel Wiping out Two-State Solution
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
Israeli Forces Raze Land, Uproot 100s of Trees near Bethlehem
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
Suffocation Cases during Israeli Raid of Jenin Area
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
Fanatic Israelis Provoke Muslims in al-Aqsa
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
Newspapers Review: Israel Receives Kerry with Settlements, say Dailies
WAFA – 27 Jun 2013
IHT Special: Women Fuel Rise in Remittances From the Gulf
New York Times 27 Jun 2013 – Migrant workers in members states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have sent more than $50 billion back to their home countries over the past year.
Ahead of Protests, Egypt’s President Gives Army Powers of Police
New York Times 27 Jun 2013 – Mass demonstrations are planned this weekend by activists seeking President Mohamed Morsi’s removal, and many fear they will unleash a new wave of unrest.
Palestinian Negotiator Criticizes Israel for Pressing Construction
New York Times 27 Jun 2013 – The chief Palestinian negotiator condemned Israel for moving closer to the construction of 69 apartments as Secretary of State John Kerry tries to revive peace talks.
Qatar Names New Cabinet
New York Times 27 Jun 2013 – The new emir of Qatar signaled continuity in international affairs and change on the domestic front with the appointment of new ministers.
The Lede: A Conversation With Assad (No, Not That One)
New York Times 26 Jun 2013 – President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has antagonized many people, including some members of his own extended family. One, a cousin who has long lived in Western exile, is making the rounds in the United States.
Cairo Journal: Anger at Egypt’s Leaders Intensifies in Gas Lines
New York Times 26 Jun 2013 – Long gas lines are among a confluence of crises feeding discontent among Egyptians as plans for protests this weekend stir fears of violence and instability.
Israel has OECD’s most crowded hospitals
Globes Main News – A Health Ministry report found Israel has 1.91 beds per 1,000 residents, compared with the OECD average of 3.4 beds.
Fischer: We must make more effort for peace
Globes Main News – Outgoing Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer told “IDF Radio” that Israel must help strengthen its Palestinian partners.
Poll justifies Likud, Yisrael Beitenu divorce
Globes Main News – The latest Smith-Globes poll finds that the Likud is better off running for the Knesset without Yisrael Beitenu.
Thu: Tel Aviv 25 Index down 1.8% on week
Globes Main News – The TASE fell today, despite gains on European markets and at the opening on Wall Street, with telcos correcting downwards.
FMR ups Rami Levy stake
Globes Main News – Rami Levy sold NIS 20 million more worth of shares in his supermarket company to FMR, boosting the institutional investor’s stake to 6.8%.
C’tee wants tougher tenure rules in Civil Service
Globes Macro Economics – This is just one of the measures proposed by the government committee on Civil Service reform.
Steinitz denies responsibility for deficit
Globes Macro Economics – Former finance minister Yuval Steinitz attacks his succesor Yair Lapid for thinking he has unlimited money.
Holocaust Song Depicts Destruction of Eastern European Jewry–and Nakba
Tikun Olam – You read that right. Thanks to a new Facebook Friend , Sophie Champagnon, I heard this poignant rendition of the Mordechai Gebirtig lament for the destruction of Eastern European Jewry, Unzer Shtetel Brent (“ Our Shtetl is Burning “–1938). It is poignant not because of the power…
In Honor of Nelson Mandela
Muzzlewatch – By Marilyn Neimark and Donna Nevel JVP joins with people and communities across the globe in expressing our admiration, love, and gratitude for Nelson Mandela, a giant in the struggle for justice and an inspiration to us all. Had Muzzlewatch existed 23 years ago when Mandela,…
McDonald’s refuses to sell where Ben & Jerry’s will — occupied territory
Mondoweiss – McDonald’s logo: “im lovin it” McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) ’s licensee in Israel has confirmed their company’s refusal to open a franchise inside a mall being built in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. According to a McDonald’s spokesperson in Israel the company has never operated in…
When will hotly contested NY mayoral field make mincemeat of Weiner’s statements denying occupation?
Mondoweiss – This video from a tipster was published by Ali Gharib today, and said to have been shot outside Stonewall in New York during celebration of Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage yesterday. In it Weiner says “Yes,” when asked if he still believes that the West…
A true story of bovine resistance
Mondoweiss – Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Beit Sahour Iyad Rishmawi appears to be an older respectable kind of gentleman, balding, neatly dressed, but the guy clearly has a sense of humor. He wants to talk about the First Intifada from the point of view…
Yiddish classic of pogrom– ‘Our shtetl is burning’– is adapted to Palestinian experience
Mondoweiss – Sung in Yiddish, Hebrew and Arabic. Yonatan Shapira is the lead singer. Female vocalist unidentified. According to Eitan Altman’s Youtube channel : Lyrics and music written by Mordecai Gebirtig, born in 1877 in Krakow, Poland, was a Yiddish folk poet and songwriter. He wrote “Undzer shtetl brent!”…
Assaf’s victory teemed with references to Al Aqsa, martyrs, Palestine as the Arab mothe
r– and ‘every free human’
Mondoweiss – Mohammed Assaf (photo:AFP) The centrality of Palestine’s place in the hearts of everyone throughout the Arab world was a manifest theme throughout the final episode of Arab Idol. After Mohammed Assaf gave his acceptance speech (full transation below) the presenter congratulated Assaf and announced the Lebanese…
YouTube Removes Video Asking Alicia Keys To Cancel Concert in Israel
The Foward Breaking News 27 Jun 2013 – YouTube removed a video calling on Alicia Keys to cancel a concert in Tel Aviv. Click here for the rest of the article…
Gilad Shalit Fury Grows Over Canada Paper’s Attack on Former Israeli Captive
The Foward Breaking News 27 Jun 2013 – B’nai B’rith International has disassociated itself from a news story critical of former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit published in a Canadian Jewish newspaper. Click here for the rest of the article…
Netanyahu Ready To Give 90% of West Bank Back to Palestinians: Report
The Foward Breaking News 27 Jun 2013 – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be willing to withdraw from most of the West Bank and evacuate numerous settlements as part of an agreement with the Palestinians, as long as his security demands were satisfied, a senior cabinet minister from Netanyahu’s Likud party told Haaretz. Click…
John Kerry Launches New Bid for Mideast Peace
The Foward Breaking News 27 Jun 2013 – Secretary of State John Kerry begins a new push on Thursday to revive peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, but there are few signs he will make a breakthrough on his fifth visit to the region. Click here for the rest of the article…
Nigeria: Nigeria Charges 3 Lebanese for Terrorism
allAfrica.com 27 Jun 2013 – [VOA]After more than 40 days in jail, three Lebanese men were charged with six counts of terrorism-related crimes in a Nigerian court Wednesday. The defense argued that the first charge, membership in Hezbollah is not a crime in Nigeria, rendering the rest of the charges baseless.
Mass Invasion and Arrest Raid on Beit Ommar
Palestine Solidarity Project 27 Jun 2013 – On the 20th of June 2013 beginning around 3am, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Beit Ommar north of Hebron using three APC’s and more than 100 soldiers in a sustained invasion of the town. The forces were accompanied by dogs and intelligence officers who broke down…
Israeli Occupation Forces Prevent Farmers from Selling Their Produce in Beit Ommar
Palestine Solidarity Project 27 Jun 2013 – Israeli military forces have once again prevented residents and authorities in Beit Ommar from opening their main market, near the entrance to the village. Israeli forces fired tear gas and rubber-coated bullets at farmers and city councilmen attempting to reopen the market this week. At the…
Tunisia court frees Femen activists
BBC 26 Jun 2013 – Three European members of the feminist group Femen are freed in Tunisia, after a court suspends a jail term for a topless protest.
Activist convicted over Dura film
BBC 26 Jun 2013 – A French media activist is found guilty of defamation for accusing France 2 of staging a film that accused Israel of killing a Palestinian boy in 2000.
The Failure of the March 8 Government
Al-Akhbar Opinion 27 Jun 2013 – With the rehabilitation of the electricity sector and the launch of oil and gas exploration. (Photo: Marwan Bou Haidar) With the rehabilitation of the electricity sector and the launch of oil and gas exploration. (Photo: Marwan Bou Haidar) Much ink has been spilled on the hidden…
Thousands protest at funeral of man killed by police in Saudi Arabia
Al-Akhbar News 27 Jun 2013 – Thousands of Shias protested against Saudi Arabia’s ruling al-Saud family at the funeral of a wanted man shot dead by police, a killing that ended months of relative calm in the kingdom’s Eastern Province. At least 20 people have been shot dead in Eastern Province since…
Attack kills four in Damascus’ Old City
Al-Akhbar News 27 Jun 2013 – A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 27 June 2013, shows the scene of a bombing in the Christian Bab Sharqi area of the Syrian capital Damascus. (Photo: AFP / SANA) An explosion in a Christian area in the heart of the…
Prisoners systematically tortured and mistreated in “UAE 94” case: NGOs
Al-Akhbar News 27 Jun 2013 – A group of political prisoners detained in the United Arab Emirates has been tortured and systematically mistreated while in custody, a report by three human rights organizations revealed Thursday. NGOs AlKarama, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said they received handwritten letters smuggled out of jail…
Poll: Lebanese Want to Leave Lebanon, View Israel as Biggest Threat
Al-Akhbar News 27 Jun 2013 – Residents flee clashes in the Abra neighbourhood on the eastern outskirts of the Lebanese city of Sidon, where fighting is now concentrated between Lebanon’s army and supporters of a Sunni Muslim radical cleric, on 24 June 2013. (Photo: AFP – Mahmoud Zayyat) Residents flee clashes in…
Michel Aoun: I Oppose Extending Army Commander’s Term
Al-Akhbar News 27 Jun 2013 – A handout picture released by Dalati and Nohra shows Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (C) speaking with Army Forces Commander General Jean Kahwaji (C-R) upon his arrival in the east Lebanon village of Arsal, near the Syrian border during a tour of the region on 29 May…
Libya sacks defense minister after deadly Tripoli clashes
Al-Akhbar News 27 Jun 2013 – A file photo taken on 4 November 2012 shows Libyan state security f
orces known as the “National Mobile Forces” patrolling the street with the help of local rebels who know the area, as clashes between armed militia took place near Zawiya street in the Libyan capital,…
Qatar: Hamad’s Controversial Legacy
Al-Akhbar Politics 26 Jun 2013 – A 18 May 2013 file photo shows Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (R) standing next to his son Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) before the Emir Cup final match between Al-Sadd and Al-Rayyan at Khalifa stadium in Doha. (Photo: AFP -…
Egypt: What if the President Is Toppled?
Al-Akhbar Politics 26 Jun 2013 – Egyptian Islamist groups led by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood take part in a demonstration to mark the upcoming one year anniversary since President Mohamed Morsi was elected, on 21 June 2013 in Cairo. (Photo: AFP -Gianluigi Guercia) Egyptian Islamist groups led by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood…
Blast in Damascus Christian quarter
BBC 27 Jun 2013 – A blast in an old Christian quarter of the Syrian capital Damascus leaves four people dead, in what Syrian state TV describes as a suicide attack.
Baghdad cafes hit by deadly bombings
BBC 27 Jun 2013 – At least 16 people have been killed in a series of bombings that struck crowded cafes in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.
New allegations of UAE inmate torture
BBC 27 Jun 2013 – Three international human rights organisations release details of what they call “credible allegations of torture” of detainees by authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Tunisia court frees Femen activists
BBC 26 Jun 2013 – Three European members of the feminist group Femen are freed in Tunisia, after a court suspends a jail term for a topless protest.
Burma awards mobile contracts
BBC 27 Jun 2013 – Burma awards lucrative mobile phone licences to Norwegian firm Telenor and Qatari firm Ooredoo, a government committee says.
Articles
Why peace in Palestine-Israel is unattainable
Jamal Kanj, Redress 6/27/2013
But for the chap from Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza who emerged earlier this week as the winner of the Arab Idol, the news from Palestine is grim.
The newly appointed Palestinian prime minister resigned and Israel still insists it should be able to negotiate over dividing the pie while it continues to eat it.
By the end of April, US Secretary of State John Kerry succeeded in tailoring another peace plan to entice Israel. Arab ministers supposedly agreed to amend a decade-old peace plan to satisfy Israeli demand for legalizing major illegal Jewish colonies in the West Bank.
In May 2009, Israel responded to the US-mediated overture by issuing permits to build 296 illegal new homes in the Jews-only colony of Beit El near Ramallah. This week the secretary of state was scheduled to arrive on his fifth visit since February in an attempt to restart the Palestinian and Israeli negotiation.
The visit seems to be on hold to give time to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to consider a new US economic peace plan and for Israel to give Abbas a face-saving cover to return to the negotiation table.
Israel is already sending mixed messages.
According to news reports that have appeared in Israeli daily Ma’ariv, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is considering a token gesture of releasing a small number of Palestinian prisoners and to issue a temporary freeze “outside the settlement blocks” in the West Bank.
The deceptive “freeze” may force Abbas to succumb to American pressure while Netanyahu can claim – and rightly so – it is irrelevant as building inside the Jews-only “settlement blocks” will continue. more.. e-mail
The US Values We Share With Israel?
by Mitchell Plitnick, 6/26/2013
It is clear that US citizens need to start asking what exactly we are supporting in Israel. The general belief and political rhetoric tell us that the US is, through military aid and diplomatic support, protecting Israel’s very existence, that is, the lives of millions of Jews whose history is so full of episodes where we were the victims of violence, ethnic cleansing and even genocide. But in recent years, the story of Israel as a Jewish state has been dictated by demographics and questions of apartheid. So when we support Israel, are we protecting a long-besieged minority and a US ally or are we supporting the kinds of discrimination that are anathema to most of the world?
A disturbing answer to this question was provided by former US President Bill Clinton in his remarks at the celebration of Israeli President Shimon Peres’ 90th birthday: “Is it really okay with you if Israel has a majority of its people living within your territory who are not now, and never will be, allowed to vote?” Clinton asked. “If it is, can you say with a straight face that you’ll be a democracy? If you let them vote, can you live with not being a Jewish state? And if you can’t live with one of those things, then you are left with trying to cobble together some theory of a two-state solution.”
Clinton’s words are a rather clear summation of both the US and Israeli approach to the Israeli occupation, at least among those who are desperately clinging to the long-dead Oslo Process. Those words carry some shocking modes of thought; they also demonstrate very clearly why Israel has gotten more intransigent and the United States ever more feckless over the years.
Yousef Munayyer, writing in the Daily Beast, takes on the broadest and most important point that Clinton’s disturbing words raise. “Palestinian freedom should not be framed as Israel’s choice,” Munayyer wrote. “Rather, as the occupier of Palestinian territory and millions of stateless Palestinians, this is Israel’s obligation, an American obligation and an international obligation. It’s about time we start talking about it this way.” more.. e-mail
Can Rouhani solve ’the Iran nuclear issue’?
Hamid Dabashi, Al Jazeera.com 6/26/2013
The Iranian nuclear crisis is no crisis at all. It is a fabricated issue,” writes Hamid Dabashi.
“A nuclear weaponised Iran destabilises the region, prompts a regional arms race, and wastes the scarce resources in the region.”
Who do you think might have written this sentence? Chances are very few people around the world would know, or would now believe that the person who wrote this sentence is none other than the current president-
elect of the Islamic Republic, Mr. Hassan Rouhani.
The next question is even more intriguing. When would you guess Mr. Rouhani wrote this sentence? Check the live link above: It was published on Tuesday 9 May 2006, exactly seven years before he was elected the president of the Islamic republic by a landslide.
Now – where do you think he published this essay, and in what language – in Persian in some obscure venue in Iran, perhaps? No – check the link again. It was written and published in English in Time Magazine, right under the nose of George W. Bush during the second term of his presidency. In the words of my Columbia University colleague, Gary Sick, who had recently dug this article out and posted it on his Facebook: “The US turned it down.”
Now do please read the rest of the article, composed in English by President-elect Rouhani himself and published in a US venue. In it you read an extended argument why the development of a nuclear weapon is not in the best interest of Iran. “Taking account of US nuclear arsenal and its policy of ensuring a strategic edge for Israel,” Rouhani continues, “an Iranian bomb will accord Iran no security dividends. There are also some Islamic and developmental reasons why Iran as an Islamic and developing state must not develop and use weapons of mass destruction.” more.. e-mail
Noam Chomsky on secret trade deals, killing polio workers, fighting for the commons in Turkey and the heroism of Bradley Manning
Laura Flanders interviews Noam Chomsky, GritTV.org, Israeli Occupation Archive 6/19/2013
What do Takism Square, Google Glass, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and NSA data gathering have in common? Find out in this interview with Noam Chomsky.
On the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the pending trade deal critics are calling “NAFTA on steroids”:
“These are patent rules so high, if they’d existed in 19th century the US would be an agricultural producer today… What we now call “piracy” is the way the rich countries developed. There’s a phrase for it in trade theory: kicking away the ladder. First you violate all the rules, then by the time you get rich you kick away the ladder so others can’t do it too and you preach about ‘free trade.'”
On the “war on terror”:
The way they tracked Osama bin Laden was by a fake vaccination campaign…a grotesque violation of Hippocratic oath. One of the consequences right away was attacks on polio vaccination workers… One of these days, someone’s going to point to a child sitting in a wheel chair and say ‘you did it to him.'”
On Google Glass:
“A dream that Orwell couldn’t have concocted.”
On the Turkish protests around Taksim Square:
“The very brave people in Taksim Square are trying to protect the very last remnants of the commons from the wrecking block… That’s important for Turkey but it’s more than that. It’s the commons which globally we’re destroying; the environment and the atmosphere, by the same wrecking ball.” — See also: Video – GritTV.org more.. e-mail
Unattainable Peace
Palestine Chronicle: 27 Jun 2013 – By Jamal Kanj But for the chap from Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza who emerged earlier this week as the winner of the “Arab Idol,” the news from Palestine is grim. The newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister resigned and Israel still insists it should be able to negotiate over dividing the pie while it continues to eat it. By the end of April, US Secretary of State John Kerry succeeded in tailoring another peace plan to entice Israel. Arab ministers supposedly agreed to amend a decade-old peace plan to satisfy Israeli demand for legalizing major illegal Jewish colonies in the West Bank. In May 2009, Israel responded to the US mediated overture by issuing permits to build 296 illegal new homes in the Jewish-only colony of Beit El near Ramallah. This week the Secretary of State was scheduled to arrive on his fifth visit since February in an attempt…more
Globalization of NATO and its Catastrophic Failu
re in Libya
Palestine Chronicle: 27 Jun 2013 – By Ludwig Watzal The books “The Globalization of NATO” and “Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya” deal with the expansion of a military alliance that was supposed to be solely defensive in character and confined to Europe. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc countries, Nato turned global and embarked on an expansionist and aggressive worldwide strategy in order to redraw the political map of the world. Taking the last 20 years into account, one can call the Nato alliance the greatest threat to world peace. Established in April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, better known as Nato, was meant to protect its members from an attack by the Soviet Union. The cold war was in full swing. With Germany’s accession to Nato on May 9, 1955, the Warsaw Pact was founded in return on May 14, 1955. The defensive character of Nato…more
From Tahrir to Taksim: West Reserves Right to Interfere
Palestine Chronicle: 27 Jun 2013 – By Ramzy Baroud The distance between Cairo’s Tahrir Square and Istanbul’s Taksim Square is impossibly long. There can be no roadmap sufficient enough to use the popular experience of the first in order to explicate the circumstances that lead to the other. Many have tried to insist on the similarities between the two since it is fashionable these days to link news worthy events, however worlds apart, to other events. Following the popular revolt that gripped Egypt in early 2011, deemed with the ever inclusive title ‘the Arab Spring’, intellectual jugglers began envisaging ‘springs’ popping up all over the region and beyond. In recent weeks, when protesters took to the streets of several Turkish cities, comparisons ensued once again. Intellectual opportunism however is not a distinct phenomenon, but a reflection of a wider western conception of political opportunism. Once the ‘Arab Spring’ was recognized as an opportunity of sorts, the…more
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