July 2010
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 30 July, 2010: Evicted families spend first night outdoors
30 July, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Ashkelon Struck By Missile Fire IMEMC – 30 Jul 2010 – Friday July 30, 2010 – 11:18, Qatar’s al-Jazeera network are reporting that a missile fired from the Gaza Strip has struck the south of the Israeli city of Ashkelon. Islamic Jihad Rejects Direct Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 July, 2010: Israel controls 6.25% of Gaza
29 July, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Arab League backs direct talks in principle IMEMC – 29 Jul 2010 – Thursday July 29, 2010 – 18:08, The Arab League has agreed to direct talks in principle but would not endorse them over Abbas’s judgment and without clear guidelines for their progression. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 30 July, 2010: The Real Aim of Israel's Bomb Iran Campaign
30 July, 2010 — Information Clearing House The Real Aim of Israel’s Bomb Iran Campaign By Gareth Porter What is important to understand about this campaign is that the aim of Gerecht and of the right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu is to support an attack by Israel so that the United States can be drawn Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 July, 2010: Center alleges medical experiments in Israeli prison
28 July, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinians likely to reject direct talks IMEMC – 28 Jul 2010 – Wednesday July 28, 2010 – 17:37, Abbas is likely to tell the Arab League that he is rejecting direct negotiations at least until the period allotted indirect negotiations formally ends. Israel won’t Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 29 July, 2010: “The Real Terrorist Was Me”
29 July, 2010 — Information Clearing House Endgame in Afghanistan: ‘It’s Taken a Year to Move 20km’ Video As the war in Afghanistan enters its final chapter, Sean Smith’s brutal, uncompromising film from the Helmand frontline shows the horrific chaos of a stalemate that is taking its toll in blood -WARNING – Video depicts the Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 July, 2010: Israel razes Bedouin village, 300 residents evicted
27 July, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel destroys Bedouin village IMEMC – 27 Jul 2010 – Tuesday July 27, 2010 – 16:55, 1300 police officers and security personnel guarded the area as bulldozers demolished a Bedouin village near Rahat. U.S. To Abbas: Go to direct talks to stop home demolitions Continue reading
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Wikileaks Afghanistan Latest Stories 27-28 July, 2010
28 July, 2010 Oil leaks = wikileaks by Roxanne Amico WikiLeaks Documents Expose Obama’s Brutal Afghan War, White House Blames the Messengers Comment on More of Lara Logan’s Media Criticism by Tweets that mention FAIR Blog » Blog Archive » More of Lara Logan’s Media Criticism — Topsy.com Afghanistan war experts re-up strategy for war Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 27 July, 2010: Wikileaks: US Attack Killed 300 Civilians
27 July, 2010 — Information Clearing House Ahmadinejad: US Will Start New Mideast Wars By Press TV “We have precise information that the Americans have devised a plot, according to which they seek to launch a psychological war on Iran,” Ahmadinejad stated in an exclusive interview with Press TV on Monday. “They plan to attack Continue reading
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Russia, Afghanistan and Starwars: Westward Hu By Eric Walberg
The Atlantists are on the ascendant these days in Moscow. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s hamburger lunch with United States President Barack Obama during his visit to Silicon Valley last month apparently left a pleasant taste in his mouth. Now relations with NATO are on the mend, as Russia plans to send 27 Mi-17 helicopters to… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 July, 2010: Israel wages war against media and activists
News International Middle East Media Center Israel destroys Bedouin village IMEMC – 27 Jul 2010 – Tuesday July 27, 2010 – 16:55, 1300 police officers and security personnel guarded the area as bulldozers demolished a Bedouin village near Rahat. U.S. To Abbas: Go to direct talks to stop home demolitions and freeze settlements IMEMC – Continue reading
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US “sparked Russian spy sensation” in wake of WikiLeaks broadside – RT
In an effort to distract attention from the release of thousands of secret documents on the Afghanistan War, the US rounded up 11 Russian ‘spies’ according to internal sources. Continue reading
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“American Radical” Norman Finkelstein: Israel losing PR campaign
US author, academic and outspoken Palestinian supporter, Norman Finkelstein accuses the US of coddling Israel and is lobbying to speak at the United Nations to promote progress for a Middle-East Peace Process. Continue reading
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State of Denial: After the Big Leak, Spinning for War By Norman Solomon
Washington’s spin machine is in overdrive to counter the massive leak of documents on Afghanistan. Much of the counterattack revolves around the theme that the documents aren’t particularly relevant to this year’s new-and-improved war effort. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Files raise questions over civilian casualties
As news emerges of 45 civilians killed in a rocket attack by Nato-led forces last week, Channel 4 News investigates Wikileaks US military “secret” reports which suggest a disparity between UN and US civilian casualty figures. Continue reading
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An aggregation of stories on the Wikileaks Afghanistan Exposé 27 July, 2010
Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation + Interviews with Julian Assange an aggregation of links 25-27 July, 2010 Continue reading
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The English Defence League in action
27 July, 2010 — Hope Not Hate Day by day the violent and racist English Defence League are becoming more dangerous. This shocking video exposes the truth behind this self professed “peaceful” group. Watch this video and then share it with everyone you know: The EDL exists for one simple reason: they want to spread Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 26 July 2010 (13/10)
26 July, 2010 — Statewatch Statewatch European Documentation Centre (SEMDOC): www.statewatch.org/semdoc/ Sitemap: www.statewatch.org/sitemap.htm 1. EU: FRONTEX-EU’s External Borders Agency: Management Board: Analysis and Assessment 2009 2. EU: European Commission: Overview of information management 3. EU: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): Letter from Article 29 Working Party on data protection 4. UK: G20-IAN TOMLINSON’S DEATH 5. EU: Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 July, 2010: Israeli police outraged as impunity ends: Officer gets 30 months for killing Arab driver
26 July, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Invades Beit Forik IMEMC – 26 Jul 2010 – Tuesday July 27, 2010 – 01:43, Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday at night Beit Forik village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus after closing all of its entrances. JCSER: “Hundreds of Palestinians Continue reading