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Soldier Who Shot Bound Palestinian Convicted Of “Unbecoming Behavior‚”
IMEMC – 15 Jul 2010 – An Israeli Court in Tel Aviv issued a ruling, on Thursday, convicting the Israeli soldier who shot a bound and blindfolded Palestinian in Ni’lin village near Ramallah, with unbecoming behavior and misusing his weapon.
Under Suspicion of “Contacting Foreign Agent, ‚”Israeli Security Unit Kidnaps A Man in the Golan
IMEMC – 15 Jul 2010 – Israeli officers of the “Regional Unit for International Investigation‚”, operating under the Israeli Security Agency, kidnapped an Arab resident from Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights, under suspicion of what was described as “spying, and contacting a foreign agent‚”.
Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians, Including Two Women In Nablus
IMEMC – 15 Jul 2010 – Israeli soldiers conducted an arrest campaign targeting leaders and members of the leftists Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and kidnapped nine residents, including two women, in Beit Forik Village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
U.S. Government Considers Listing Turkish Charity As ‘Terrorists’
IMEMC – 14 Jul 2010 – The US State Department is considering whether to designate a Turkish charity as a ‘terrorist group’ after the organization sent a ship of medical and school supplies to the Gaza Strip in May.
Raid on Nablus village, detentions across West Bank
7/15/2010 – Nablus – Ma’an – Israeli forces entered a village in the northern West Bank early Thursday, raided several homes, and detained at least 13 Palestinians, security officials said. Eight were detained in the Nablus-area village of Beit Furiq, witnesses said and the Israeli military confirmed, while Palestinian Authority police said 10 others were missing by morning. Prisoners….
25% of pre-siege goods entering Gaza
7/15/2010 – Gaza – Ma’an – Israeli authorities informed their Palestinian counterparts Thursday that a single Gaza crossing would be open for the transfer of commercial goods and some sanitation supplies. Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattouh said he received word that the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip would be opened for the transfer of 140-150….
Israeli forces demolish 2 homes near Hebron
7/15/2010 – Hebron – Ma’an – The owner of one of two homes demolished southwest of Hebron said he produced paperwork to prove his home was constructed with a permit, but that bulldozers razed his home anyway. Speaking on behalf of the home owner, head of the Abu Al A’rqan-village council Mohammad Ash-Shawamreh said Israeli troops entered the village….
PA official: Settlers torch Nablus lands
7/15/2010 – Nablus – Ma’an – Dozens of Israeli settlers from the hilltop Migdalim settlement on Thursday torched fields belonging to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, an official said. Ghassan Daghlas, who holds the settlements file for the Palestinian Authority in the northern West Bank, said the torched lands were agricultural fields belonging to the Qusra village. Israeli….
7 prisoners moved to solitary confinement
7/15/2010 – Gaza – Ma’an – Seven Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails were moved into isolation cells during the past week, the Center for Detainee Studies reported Wednesday, calling the move punitive and unnecessary. Director of the Gaza-based center Rifat Hamdouna identified the seven as Tarek Izz Ad-Din, AbdObaid, Yahya Ighbaria, Mohammed Daboos,Nasser Oais, Majid Al-Masri, and Moatasem….
Haniyeh: Israel hasn’t changed siege
7/15/2010 – Gaza – Ma’an – Israel’s decision to block a Libyan aid ship from docking in Gaza proves its siege is “an act of terror,” the Gaza-based Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Thursday. The ship, confirmed to have docked in the Egyptian port of Al-Arish on Wednesday night, was unloading cargo Thursday following a deal reportedly struck between….
More charges against soldiers who shot bound man
7/16/2010 – Bethlehem – Ma’an/Agencies – An Israeli military court convicted for the second time a soldier and an officer filmed shooting a bound and blindfolded protester, the country’s daily Haaretz reported on Thursday. The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem responded to the news saying the new convictions were “important,” but called on the military to “act to….
Gaza detainees mark 2 decades in jail
7/15/2010 – Gaza – Ma’an – Tuesday marked the anniversary of the detention of four long-term prisoners from Gaza in Israeli jails, Gaza’s prisoners’ committee reported. Mohamed Mahmoud Awad Hamdyah and Nihad Yusuf Radwan Jondya entered their 22nd year in prison Tuesday. The men, from Ash-Shuja’iyeh east of Gaza City, are serving 25-year sentences. Hamdyah, 39, graduated from….
Dahlan: No direct talks until issues addressed
7/16/2010 – Bethlehem – Ma’an – Palestinians will not enter direct talks until Israel addresses issues raised in proximity talks, Fatah leader Muhammad Dahlan said Thursday. Speaking to Ma’an Radio, Dahlan affirmed news reports that US President Barack Obama had agreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pressure the Palestinian side into direct talks, but said a specific….
Libya charity says Israel agreed to deliver cargo
7/15/2010 – Bethlehem – Ma’an – Libyan aid ship patron Saif Al-Islam Ghadafi told the London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday that a deal with Egypt and Israel would see supplies taken into Gaza by land. The son of Libyan President Mumar Ghadafi told the newspaper that the “affair was successfully concluded,” putting to rest reports alleging The Hope….
Officer injured during siege of Ramallah appeals for help
7/15/2010 – Ramallah – Ma’an – A former police officer injured during the Israeli siege of the presidential compound in Ramallah in 2002 appealed for government assistance on Wednesday, saying he could not afford a surgery that could bring back the use of his legs. Ismael Baghdadi sent an appeal to the office of President Mahmoud Abbas, explaining his….
Abbas puts peace with Israel on par with Hamas unity
7/15/2010 – Bethlehem – Ma’an – President Mahmoud Abbas says making peace with Israel is just as challenging as negotiating with his rival Hamas. During a trip around East Africa and Eastern Europe, Abbas made a stop in Bucharest on Tuesday, where he was interviewed by the Romanian Journal and negotiated some tough questions. Asked whether making peace with….
Hebron police seize 25 cars, destroy 50
7/15/2010 – Hebron – Ma’an – Traffic police in Hebron have destroyed 50 allegedly unregistered cars and seized a further 25. Hebron police director Ramadan Awad said the campaign would continue until all unregistered cars have been seized….
Israeli report: The cost of occupation
7/15/2010 – Bethlehem – Ma’an – A new report by an Israeli information center details the government’s “guns over butter” financial policy, saying it has contributed to ever-increasing poverty in Israel. The report by the Avda center, which monitors equality and social justice in Israel, acknowledged that Palestinians pay the highest price, subject to Israeli military rule, unable to….
The American double standards unjustifiable: Eric Garris
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – Things are getting more complex concerning Iran’s nuclear program. The Brazil, Turkey-brokered Tehran Declaration according to which Iran agreed to ship 1,200 kilograms of its Low Enriched Uranium to Turkey for further enrichment to be used…
Beyond violence and non-violence: Resistance as a culture
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – Resistance is not a band of armed men hell-bent on wreaking havoc. It is not a cell of terrorists scheming ways to detonate buildings. True resistance is a culture. It is a collective retort to oppression….
Blasts kill 20 in southeast Iran
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – New York – Suicide blasts killed at least 20 people, including Shia worshippers and Revolutionary Guards, in a predominantly Sunni city in southeastern Iran on Thursday. University of Sistan and Baluchestan Amphitheater [Wikimedia Commons] Al Jazeera…
Jerusalem settlers to fight removal
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – Washington – According to a Jerusalem Post report on Thursday, residents of the illegal Beit Yonatan settlement building in East Jerusalem are “secretly” planning to stop the evacuation of their apartment building, scheduled for this weekend….
PLC members: Israel wants to eliminate Palestinian heritage in J’lem
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – New York – American journalist Max Blumenthal went to the ICRC compound in Jerusalem to interview Muhammad Totah , one of the Palestinian lawmakers resisting an Israeli order to throw him out of Jerusalem, for a report…
Turkel demands flotilla raid documents
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – Washington – Jacob Turkel, the retired justice leading Israel’s internal investigation into the May 31 flotilla raid, has demanded military and government officials connected to the incident turn over all correspondence related to the decision to…
WATCH: GOP rep and Fox News agree: Hezbollah agents infiltrating US by posing as immigrants
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – New York – Sue Myrick, a Republican congresswoman from North Carolina thinks that agents of the Lebanese group Hezbollah are posing as illegal immigrants — “going to Venezuela, learning Spanish, and then coming up through Mexico…
WATCH: Israeli troops convicted in shooting of bound Palestinian detainee
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – New York – An Israeli officer and soldier were convicted by a military court on Thursday of unbecoming behavior for shooting a bound, blindfolded Palestinian detainee in the West Bank in July 2008. A still image…
Israel razes Palestinian homes
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – New York – Two days after Israeli authorities demolished four Palestinian buildings in East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolished two more Palestinian houses in the West Bank on Thursday, displacing a family of 13. Palestinians leave a…
Israeli ‘terrorist’ suspected of 4 murders
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – Far-right extremist carried out series of attacks on Palestinians New York – A right-wing Israeli extremist arrested earlier this week is suspected of murdering four Palestinians and attempting to murder another seven, it emerged on Thursday….
Mitchell to push direct talks during visit
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – Washington – US Middle East envoy George Mitchell returned to the region Thursday to resume mediating indirect negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leadership. According to Israeli media, Mitchell intends to push for the Palestine Liberation Organization (…
West Bank: Water access worst in Area C
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – Ramallah – IRIN – The worst place to be in the West Bank in terms of water and sanitation facilities is an Israeli-controlled stretch of land known as Area C, where the Palestinian Authority (PA) is…
Night Beat: Defectors and handovers
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – Today in Palestine, Israel, the broader Middle East, and beyond: Tariq Aziz meets Vladimir Putin in 2000 [Wikimedia Commons] Iranian nuclear scientist and suspected defector Shahram Amiri has returned to Tehran , saying he was kidnapped in…
Neocons say Pennsylvania race must be about Israel
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – The other night, I asked my wife to take a look at the attack ad being run in Pennsylvania against Democratic Senate nominee Joe Sestak. She watched it and, with a horrified look on her face,…
Birthrights and wrongs: A travelog
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – I leave for Birthright Sunday. In the week before my departure to Israel, I received numerous emails and Facebook requests from the people that would also be on my trip. Most of them like cool, nice…
It’s not what you say, but how you say it
Palestine Note 15 Jul 2010 – It’s not enough to have justice on your side. The truth is meaningless in the battle for Palestinian rights, especially in the American public arena. Americans just don’t get it. Yet, it is in America where…
Iranian scientist claims US torture
AlJazeera 15 Jul 2010 – Shahram Amiri, back in Tehran, vows to reveal details of alleged kidnapping while on Hajj.
Deaths in Iran mosque attack
AlJazeera 15 Jul 2010 – Suicide bombings hits Shia worshippers in predominantly-Sunni southeast province.
Immigrants to pledge allegiance to a ‘Jewish and democratic state’.
PNN – The Knesset will approve a 92 page document on Sunday outlining, amongst other things, a new citizenship application proceedure, including a pledge of allegiance not just to a ‘state of Israel’ but…
Lybia Aid On it’s Way to Rafah to Rebuild Gaza
PNN – PNN — Yesterday the Libyan ship that was meant to break the naval blockade to reach Gaza set course to an Egyptian port. Today it is clear why: Israel struck a deal…
Israeli Army Court condemns commander and soldier
PNN – PNN — Israeli Army commander Omri Burberg and soldier Leonardo Korea are convicted for shooting a bound palestinian in Na’alin two years ago.A video was released showing Burberg commanding Korea to shoot…
Knesset approves new bill preventing Israeli boycotts
PNN – The Knesset yesterday approved almost unanimously a new bill aimed to prevent the incitement or initiation of boycotts of Israeli produce within Israel. The bill, which passed its first reading on wednesday,…
Flotilla journalists prepare international lawsuit against Israel
PNN – More than 30 journalists from the violently intercepted flotilla that was on the way to gaza in May 2010 are planning to sue Israel for violating international law.Cevdet Kulclar was one of…
Police accuse Jewish extremist Chaim Pearlman of being Jerusalem’s serial stabber
PNN – An extraordinary story has emerged today concerning the activities of Jewish extremist Chaim Pearlman. A Kach activist, he was arrested tuesday night in connection with several unsolved crimes from the Jerusalem district…
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (07-14 July 2010)
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Israel to UN: West Bank ‘outside our boundaries’
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Delegation: We can’t enforce human rights in territories we don’t control.
Cabinet to vote on declaration of allegiance
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Citizenship applicants to declare allegiance to Israel as a “Jewish, democratic state.‚”
Pearlman: Shin Bet told me to kill Salah
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Jewish terror suspect held over four murders gives tapes to Channel 2.
Pearlman: Shin Bet urged me to kill Salah
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Jewish terror suspect held over four murders gives tapes to Channel 2.
Fatah urges Abbas to avoid direct talks
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Mitchell meets Barak, Lieberman thanks Egypt for help with Libyan ship.
Reform leader: Israelis worried by conversion bill too
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism fears haredi control.
Israeli spy arrested in Lebanon
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Telecom engineer ‘more dangerous’ than previous suspects.
Soldiers convicted for shooting Palestinian
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Military Court claims unsuitable, threatening behavior.
Evacuees from Gaza, northern Samaria, remember their loss
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Activists launch three-week program including 100 commemorative events to mark five years since disengagement.
‘Nuclear Iran less threat than chance of binational state’
Jeruslalem Post 15 Jul 2010 – Alon Pinkas said to members of the Israel Britain and the Commonwealth Association.
International Solidarity Movement
A call from Gazans to the world: ‘Keep trying to break the siege’
7/15/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – In a press conference at the port of Gaza city yesterday government officials, fishing associations, non-governmental organisations and civil society groups reiterated their support for the attempts by international activists to break the Israeli siege of Gaza by sea. Yesterday (July 14th 2010) many people amassed at the Gazan port to urge on the latest….
Exporting the intifada: ISM activists Ryan Olander & Bridget Chappell vs. Europe
7/15/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – BDS – International Solidarity Movement activists Bridget Chappell and Ryan Olander are raging through Europe! Speaking in cities across Europe about their experiences and observations from their time working with the ISM on the ground in occupied Palestine, their mission is to spread the message of worldwide, popular resistance to the Israeli occupation and incite others….
Commander and soldier convicted for shooting of bound Palestinian
7/15/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – Ha’aretz – An Israel Defense Forces court on Thursday convicted a former commander and a soldier involved in shooting a bound Palestinian at close range in the West Bank city of Na’alin two years ago. The affair unfolded after Lt. Col. Omri Burberg was filmed holding the blindfolded and bound prisoner and ordering Staff Sgt. Leonardo….
CPT: Israeli Police Invade Palestinian Home, Arrest Father in Hebron’s Old City
7/15/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – Christian Peacemaker Team — Hebron, July 14 – On July 13, 2pm about 20 Israeli police and soldiers invaded the Awewi family home in Hebron’s Old City. They forced the mother and the eight children into the kitchen and arrested the father, who is a Palestinian Authority (PA) police officer. The mother attempted to force the….
‘Tape proves Shin Bet tried to coerce me to commit murder’
Ha’aretz – In newly released recordings, alleged Shin Bet agent can be heard urging Chaim Pearlman to assassinate Sheik Ra’ad Salah.
Relatives mourn Haredi man suspected of Tel Aviv murder-suicide
Ha’aretz – At Ohad Rosenberg’s funeral, those close to the suspected shooter say he carried out a vendetta against his acquaintance, a member of a known Haredi family.
Holyland probe linked to other corruption charges against Olmert, says prosecutor
Ha’aretz – In an announcement made by Prosecutor Uri Korev at Olmert’s trial in Jerusalem, he noted that the investigation is in its final stages.
Netanya teens arrested for blackmailing peer into handing over NIS 40,000
Ha’aretz – Police suspect two 15-year-olds violently threatened their 14-year-old peer, who in turn stole a large sum of money from his grandfather’s house.
Police arrest suspect in murder and robbery of elderly Rehovot woman
Ha’aretz – According to the indictment, the suspect strangled the 76-year-old victim to death with a dishtowel and made off with NIS 2,000 as well as some jewelry.
Eight Greenpeace activists arrested for infiltrating Israel power station
Ha’aretz – Activists were protesting use of coal to fuel power plant; earlier this month, three were arrested for commandeering coal freighter en route to Israel.
Two Haredi men shot dead in Tel Aviv; police suspect murder-suicide
Ha’aretz – The victims are Ohad Rosenberg, 31-years-old from Rishon Letzion and Eliyahu Avraham, 19, from Jerusalem; gun found in vehicle alongside victims.
Poll: Most Americans back Israeli military action against Iran
Ha’aretz – 56 percent of Americans support an Israeli strike to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons, according to a poll conducted by a U.S. research firm.
We will continue to shield Israel, militarily and diplomatically, U.S. official says
Ha’aretz – Speaking during a reception for outgoing Israeli UN envoy Shalev, U.S. envoy Susan Rice says that Washington remains fully and firmly committed to Israel’s security.
Iran FM: Nuclear fuel talks to commence in September
Ha’aretz – Last month, Iran President Ahmadinejad conditioned renewed talks on participating countries stating whether they opposed Israel’s purported atomic arsenal
Lebanon arrests ‘dangerous’ suspected Israel spy
Ha’aretz – Tareq Raba’a is second telecoms engineer arrested in last month for alleged espionage; if convicted, he could face death penalty., The investigation into this case last month led police to…
Police suspect alleged Jewish terrorist killed four Palestinians
Ha’aretz – Far-right extremist Chaim Pearlman was arrested earlier this week over two murders and string of other attacks since 1998.
Lieberman thanks top Egypt official over Libya-chartered Gaza aid ship
Ha’aretz – In a phone conversation with Omar Suleiman, Lieberman says Cairo’s assistance aided in resolving situation without necessitating the use of force.
IDF convicts commander, soldier in shooting of bound Palestinian
Ha’aretz – Lt. Col. Omri Burberg was filmed holding the blindfolded prisoner and ordering his soldier, Staff Sgt. Leonardo Korea, to fire a rubber bullet his leg in Na’alin two years ago.
Israel attack wouldn’t stop Iran nuclear program, says U.K. study
Ha’aretz – Oxford Research Group predicts Israeli attack would spark long war that might even encourage Iran further.
Anti-Israel protesters delay El Al flight in Athens
Ha’aretz – Members of Communist-backed labor union say they blocked five El Al counters for two hours to protest Gaza siege.
Israel recaptures a female freed prisoner
15 Jul 2010 – Hebron, July 15, (Pal Telegraph) Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday morning, nine citizens from the village of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, including two girls, one of which was released in the deal of “Shalit’s tape‚” last year. Witnesses said that the Israeli occupation forces stormed the village with more than fifteen militant vehicles and soldiers raided the houses…
Libyan aid ship docks in Egypt
15 Jul 2010 – Gaza, July 15, (Pal Telegraph) The Libyan aid ship of “Hope” entered the port of El Arish on Thursday morning, after being forced by the Israeli occupation to change the route towards the besieged Gaza Strip. The official of El Arish port, Captain Gamal Abdel Maksoud said: “The passengers will enter the Gaza strip with medical supplies through the Rafah…
Mauritanian women’s delegation starts moving to Gaza
15 Jul 2010 – Gaza, July 15, (Pal Telegraph) A women’s Mauritanian delegation started moving to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, on a trip organized by the National Rabat to Support the Palestinian people. Heading the delegation, is the Senator of Islamic Party “Tawasol”, as a part of a campaign called “the solidarity of Mauritanian women with their Palestinian counterparts.” The delegation is carrying…
Israel raids Hebron, 1 arrested
15 Jul 2010 – Hebron, July 15, (Pal Telegraph) Israeli occupation forces arrested early today a citizen in the town of “Al Thahereyah‚” south of Hebron in the West Bank, after they raided his house, while they increased their attacks in various parts of the province. Security sources said that the Israeli occupation forces arrested Ibrahim Alawaisa (50-year-old ) after raiding his home and looted…
“They want us to be loyal to the occupation”: Muhammad Totah interviewed
Uruknet July 15, 2010 – On 9 July, as Israeli Border Police officers brutalized demonstrators at the weekly protest in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, forcing them away from a street where several homes had been seized by radical right-wing Jewish settlers, I visited the Jerusalem International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters just a few…
Palestinians unite on housing rights
Uruknet July 15, 2010 – The al-Rajabi family of the Beit Hanina neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem were made homeless on Tuesday, 13 July, after Israeli demolition vehicles razed their home to the ground. Five other homes and structures were destroyed earlier in the day in the Issawiya and Jabal al-Mukabber neighborhoods, also in East Jerusalem. Speaking to Sherine Tadros…
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (07-14 July 2010)
Uruknet July 15, 2010 – Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the reporting period (07 — 14 July 2010): Shooting: During the reporting period, IOF killed a Palestinian woman and wounded thirteen civilians, including two women and three children, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In the Gaza Strip, on 13…
Diamonds in the Rough: After World Cup, Africa remains the same
Uruknet July 15, 2010 – The Israeli diamond industry is a major contributor to Israel’s economy. And for this year, 2010, Israel has accepted the chairmanship of the Kimberley Process. The Kimberley annual conference held last June in Tel Aviv was welcomed by the Israeli Trade minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer with nice words: “Israel is proud to head the Kimberley Process,…
Israel Chokes Gaza Despite Announced Easing
Uruknet July 15, 2010 – Israel has received international praise for its decision to ease its crippling blockade on Gaza following the country’s deadly assault on a humanitarian flotilla trying to bring desperately needed humanitarian aid to the coastal territory. But according to the UN and human rights organisations, the easing of the blockade is insufficient in meeting Gaza’s needs. “…
Israeli extremist says Shin Bet tried to recruit him to assassinate Raed Salah
Uruknet July 15, 2010 – This case will certainly be a source of embarrassment for Israel and Shin Bet, not only because it reveals how they try to recruit racists and criminals to assassinate Arabs but also, if Pearlman is telling the truth, how willing they are to frame Israelis as well. On Tuesday, 30 year old Israeli Haim Pearlman…
Deaths in Iran mosque attack
Uruknet July 15, 2010 – Two explosions at a mosque in southeastern Iran have killed at least 20 people and injured more than 100 others in suicide attacks, Iranian officials say. The blasts late on Thursday targeted Shia Muslim worshippers and Revolutionary Guards members in the predominantly Sunni city of Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchestan province, the Fars news agency quoted Iran’s deputy…
Israeli Forces Kill One Palestinian Woman and Wound Another Three Civilians, Including Two Women, in Central Gaza
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – On Tuesday evening, 13 July 2010, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed a Palestinian woman and wounded another three civilians (an elderly man and two women), all of the same family, after bombarding their home with artillery shells. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns this crime, which constitute the highest degree of disregard for…
PCHR Condemns Restrictions Imposed by the Two Governments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Activities Organized by Hizb Ut Tahrir
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns restrictions and measures taken by the two governments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank against activities organized by Hizb Ut Tahrir. PCHR condemns all the arrests, firings and beatings that were documented against civilians this week. The Centre reiterates that the right to peaceful assembly…
Abbas: ‘Stop distributing smiles’
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – Former advisor to late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Muhammad Abu Tayr, called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to “stop distributing smiles in front of television cameras while Jerusalemite homes are being demolished every day before the eyes of the whole world by the occupying Israelis.” In a statement distributed Wednesday, a copy of which…
Stirrings in Iran: The Bazaar on Strike, Students Join In
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – It’s far too early to say that it’s the first stirring of a significant rebellion against the regime since last summer’s post-election upheaval. But unlike that upsurge, which involved millions of unhappy pro-reformist voters, this time it’s the bazaar, Iran’s commercial class, that is showing signs of unhappiness. Back in 1978, when the anti-Shah revolution…
Israel bans Gaza woman from studying human rights in West Bank
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – The day after Barack Obama praised Benjamin Netanyahu for easing the blockade of Gaza, the High Court of Justice supported the state’s position that a lawyer from the Gaza Strip should not be allowed to leave it so she can study for a master’s degree in human rights at Birzeit University in the West Bank….
Half a million Israelis live on stolen West Bank land
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – The civil rights organisation B’Tselem states that more than half a million Israeli settlers are living on land situated within the West Bank. A report finds there are an estimated 300,000 people living in 121 official settlements, plus 100,000 in smaller unofficial “outposts”. The remainder in the 12 Jerusalem neighbourhoods annexed to the Jerusalem Municipality….
Israel and the Flotilla Intifada
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – Yesterday, an Israeli military inquiry committee published a report about Israel’s raid on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. While criticising “mistakes” made by the Israeli navy, such as its failure to coordinate with the Mossad before the raid and to properly plan the raid, the report is essentially a whitewash. Aside from these criticisms, it commends…
Inside Israel’s ‘buffer zone’
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – Saturday morning in Gaza. We were crouched down in the middle of Israel’s so-called buffer zone, listening to Israeli gunfire – directed at us. They were warning shots – over our heads. But still close enough to convince all of us it was not a good idea to hang around. With two film crews, four…
Gaza aid ship docks in Egypt
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – A Libyan aid ship originally bound for the Gaza Strip has been diverted to a port in Egypt after the Israeli navy warned the vessel against trying to break an Israeli blockade on the Palestinian coastal territory. An Egyptian official said the Amalthea arrived in El Arish, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, about 45km south of…
Flotilla journalists to sue Israel
Uruknet July 14, 2010 – A group of journalists has announced that it plans to sue Israel over its deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip in May. Lawyers have already begun preparing lawsuits in several European countries, according to several of the journalists, who met in Istanbul on Wednesday. The group accused Israel…
Hizbollah accused of stirring trouble in Lebanon
The National 15 Jul 2010 – Clashes with French soldiers seen as bid to stall security pact.
Kidnapped’ scientist returns to Iran a hero
The National 15 Jul 2010 – Reports in US say Shahram Amiri provided useful intelligence on Tehran’s nuclear plans and returned only out of fear for his family.
Israel drives on with Palestinian demolitions
The National 15 Jul 2010 – Coming after the Israeli prime minister’s Washington visit, the destruction of Palestinian homes will prove another setback for peace efforts.
AIC Upgrades Website Infrastructure
Alternative Information Center – The Alternative Information Center (AIC) is currently upgrading its website infrastructure. We will be back online by Tuesday 22 June 2010.
U.S.: Israel’s East Jerusalem Demolitions Pose Obstacle to Peace
WAFA – WASHINGTON, July 15, 2010 (WAFA)- U.S. State Department Spokesman Philip Crowley criticized Israel’s recent demolition of Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem, saying that it was precisely ‘the kind
Abu Libdeh: We will Extend Every Support to Turkish Investors in Palestine
WAFA – ANKARA, July 15, 2010 (WAFA)- Minister of Economy Hassan Abu Libdeh said Thursday they would extend every support to Turkish investors willing to invest in Palestine, The Anatolia News Agency
Israeli Police Suspect Alleged Jewish Terrorist Killed 4 Palestinians
WAFA – TEL AVIV, July 15, 2010 (WAFA)- A right-wing Israeli extremist arrested this week over a string of stabbing attacks is suspected of murdering four Palestinians and attempting to murder another seven,
Israeli Army Convicts Commander, Soldier in Shooting of Bound Palestinian
WAFA – TEL AVIV, July 15, 2010 (WAFA)- An Israel Defense Forces court on Thursday convicted a former commander and a soldier involved in shooting a bound Palestinian at close range in the West Bank city of
‘Abducted’ nuclear scientist returns to Iran
Daily Star 15 Jul 2010 WASHINGTON: A defected Iranian nuclear scientist who was reportedly paid $5 million by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) returned on Thursday to his homeland amid an escalating propaganda war between the United States and the Islamic…
Fatah rejects direct talks with Israel as US envoy visits
Daily Star 15 Jul 2010 Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas should not hold direct talks with Israel because indirect negotiations had yielded nothing, his Fatah movement said on Thursday. The movement’s statement came as US envoy George Mitchell was expected in the…
Laws on teenage marriage ignite debate in Jordan
Daily Star 15 Jul 2010 AMMAN: Wesal Jamil was 16 when her family arranged her marriage to a man in his thirties. A decade later, the mother of seven regrets her lost youth.”My dream was to become a teacher but my…
Turkey may open Armenia border for NATO exercise
Daily Star 15 Jul 2010 ANKARA: Turkey is considering whether to temporarily open its border with Armenia for a NATO disaster relief exercise in September, a Turkish diplomat said on Thursday.”We will be taking part in the exercise,” in Armenia on…
Russia tells Iran to come clean over nuclear weapons program
Daily Star 15 Jul 2010 YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ratcheted up pressure on Iran on Thursday, urging it to explain the “military components” of its nuclear program.Russia has fostered lucrative trade ties with the Islamic Republic over the past…
Former member of Al-Qaeda-linked group urges comrades to disarm
Daily Star 15 Jul 2010 ALGIERS: A former senior member of an Al-Qaeda linked North African militant group called on his comrades to lay down their arms in an open letter published Thursday.Athmane Touati was a senior commander of Al-Qaeda in…
US Army hands over last prison in Iraq
Daily Star 15 Jul 2010 BAGHDAD: The US Army handed control of Camp Cropper prison to Iraqi authorities on Thursday, effectively ending one of the most controversial chapters of the American military occupation.Cropper, west of Baghdad and now holding 1,600 detainees,…
Video: Israeli commander and soldier convicted in West Bank shooting
The Guardian 15 Jul 2010 – Military tribunal convicts Israeli commander and soldier over shooting of bound and blindfolded demonstrator in West Bank
Force Israel’s hand on Palestinian home demolitions | Seth Freedman
The Guardian 15 Jul 2010 – Israel’s resumption of demolition in East Jerusalem requires firm intervention to prevent a total breakdown in talks In theory, a municipality demolishing illegal structures on its land should not raise any eyebrows. In practice, however, such…
British Jews favour ‘two-state solution’ in Israel
The Guardian 15 Jul 2010 – Survey finds UK’s Jewish community supports Israel’s right to defend itself but should now help create Palestinian state The majority of British Jews favour a “two-state solution” to the situation in Israel, and more than half…
Human Rights Committee considers report of Israel
Relief Web 15 Jul 2010 – Source: UN Human Rights Committee
Global Open Day: Women in the Gaza Strip Highlight the Impact of the Humanitarian Crisis
Relief Web 15 Jul 2010 – Source: UN Development Fund for Women, UN Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories
Aid from Israel to Gaza Strip increased in June
Relief Web 15 Jul 2010 – Source: Government of Israel
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 07 – 14 July 2010
Relief Web 15 Jul 2010 – Source: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
MIDEAST: Israel Chokes Gaza Despite Announced Easing
IPS Israel has received international praise for its decision to ease its crippling blockade on Gaza following the country’s deadly assault on a humanitarian flotilla trying to bring desperately needed humanitarian aid to the coastal territory. But according to the UN and human rights organisations, the easing of the blockade is…
New Report: People versus Oppression
Stop The Wall – One year ago, Stop the Wall and Addameer released a report entitled “Repression Allowed, Resistance Denied‚”, which detailed the repression of Palestinian human rights defenders active against the Wall since 2002.Today, in the 6th anniversary of the ICJ ruling against the Wall, The campaign publish this new document covering the ongoing repression between March – June 2010. [
Female flight cadet bails out of IDF plane
YNet News – Flight course’s first religious female cadet lightly hurt after losing control….
US considers adding IHH to terror list
YNet News – Fox News reports US State Department looking into organization’s economic….
Gaddafi Jr.: Libya to funnel $50M to Gaza
YNet News – Head of organization behind Gaza-bound aid ship says vessel eventually docked in….
Peres: These are happiest years of my life
YNet News – Israel’s No. 1 citizen looks back on first three years as president, says still….
Iran: At least 21 killed in mosque bombings
YNet News – At least 21 people, including members of the elite Revolutionary Guards, were killed and 100 wounded in suicide attack at a Shiite mosque in the southeast Iranian city of …….
Recording of ‘Jewish terrorist’: Salah’s death will lead to war
YNet News – Friends of Haim Pearlman, who is suspected of the murder of four Palestinians in Jerusalem and seven attempted murders, say he was operated by the Shin Bet. The Israeli …….
Iran: Pregnant woman to be stoned to death
YNet News – An Iranian court has sentenced two more women to death by stoning, a human rights group reported Thursday, adding the horrific sentence was made worse by the fact that …….
Position paper: Suppression of demonstrations
B’tselem 14 Jul 2010 – The Separation Barrier causes severe violations of human rights, and gave rise to popular Palestinian resistance. In a new position paper, B’Tselem examines the army’s increased efforts to quell these demonstrations, in light of the right to demonstrate.
Soldier and officer convicted in Ni’lin shooting exposed by B’Tselem
B’tselem 14 Jul 2010 – Today (15 July ’10), Lt. Col. Omri Borberg, former commander of armored battalion 71, was convicted of attempted threats, and Staff Sergeant Leonardo Corea of unlawful use of firearms. Both were also convicted of conduct unbecoming. The charges carry a ma
Iran denies that returned citizen is nuclear scientist
LA Times 15 Jul 2010 – Shahram Amiri says he was abducted by the U.S. and psychologically tortured to give false testimony against Tehran. He says he has no ‘expertise in any nuclear domain.’ U.S. denies any coercion. The Iranian at the center of a murky intelligence caper ‚Äî stretching from the deserts of Saudi Arabia to the strip malls of Tucson to the diplomatic outposts of Washington and back to Tehran ‚Äî is a simple researcher with no special knowledge of his country’s nuclear program, an Iranian official declared Thursday.
Blasts at Iran mosque kill 15
LA Times 15 Jul 2010 – The blasts, reportedly caused by one or more suicide bombers, also hurt at least 22 people in Zahedan, a provincial capital at the center of conflict between the government and a militant group. Explosions at a mosque in the southeastern Iranian provincial capital of Zahedan on Thursday killed at least 15 people and injured more, Iranian news agencies reported.
Gaza-Bound Ship Docks in Egypt Instead
New York Times 15 Jul 2010 – The ship docked in Egypt amid claims by the ship’s sponsor that the boat agreed not to go to Gaza after a deal was struck with the Israeli government to allow Libya to send aid via a U.N. agency.
Strike at Bazaar Spreads Beyond Tehran
New York Times 15 Jul 2010 – A strike at the traditional bazaar in Tehran continued into a second week on Thursday, spreading to at least two other major cities, news Web sites reported.
Iranian Scientist Heads Home
New York Times 14 Jul 2010 – On Wednesday, Shahram Amiri left the United States for Tehran, Iranian state media reported.
Palestinian-Israeli Minister Loses Passport For Flotilla Involvement
Palestine Monitor – On Tuesday, Israeli ministers voted to strip MK Haneen Zouabi of her parliamentary privileges for participating in the Gaza flotilla. The motion, carried by a 34-16 majority in a special committee, is the first of its kind in Knesset (Israeli parliament) history. Prominent academics and representatives…
JTA features five-month-old poll to remind us how much Americans used to support Israel
Mondoweiss – The lead headline on JTA.org was a bit surprising today – ” Support for Israel near record high, Gallup Poll shows .” Not impossible I guess, but kinda surprising. The article reads: Support for Israel among Americans is at a near record high, a new poll…
Congress finally stands up to Israel — over Jewish conversion?!
Mondoweiss – They said it couldn’t be done. Members of Congress are circulating an “unprecedented” letter criticizing Israel for legislation under consideration in the Knesset. Which legislation? The bill criminalizing boycotts ? The effort to revoke MK Haneen Zoubi’s parliamentary privileges ? Nope. The Jerusalem Post reports: A US senator…
Hirst: Lobby’s bigotry and disdain for US interests mean its days are numbered
Mondoweiss – At Pulse, Robin Yassin-Kassab interviews David Hirst , author of Beware of Small States , and asks two really important questions re the lobby. Read the whole piece to see Hirst’s analysis of the next war, starting with Lebanon, and how big it could get. Egad. Though I…
Israeli activists ‘bring the blindfolded’ to the Jerusalem Film Fest
Mondoweiss – Street theater at the Jerusalem Film Festival (Photo: Sim Sim ) Activists from Just Jerusalem (the main Israeli organization working on the Sheikh Jarrah protests) greeted moviegoers attending the opening of the Jerusalem Film Festival with a scene they’ll not soon forget. Members of the group acted…
Dialogue re Kristof, non-violence, and stones
Mondoweiss – Weiss: Matthew Taylor has published a couple of pieces on this site urging Palestinians and solidarity activists to adopt nonviolence as a strict rule of engagement. Lately Nicholas Kristof made a similar argument in the New York Times under the annoying headline, Waiting for Gandhi in…
7 prisoners moved to solitary confinement
Sabr – Gaza – Ma’an – Seven Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails were moved into isolation cells during the past week, the Center for Detainee Studies reported Wednesday, calling the move punitive and unnecessary. Director of the Gaza-based center Rifat Hamdouna identified the seven as Tarek Izz Ad-Din,…
A prisoner’s wife – Janan Abdu
Sabr – I used to tell my husband, Ameer Makhoul, “One day, they’ll come for you.‚” As chairman of the Public Committee for the Protection of Political Freedoms, he’d begun to organize an awareness-raising campaign to push back against the security services’ harassment of our community, the Palestinian…
‘Suicide bombers’ hit Iran mosque
BBC – More than 20 people are feared dead and 100 injured after suspected suicide bombers strike at a mosque in Iran.
UK Jews ‘back two-state solution’
BBC – A majority of British Jews believe Israel should swap territory for peace, and negotiate with Hamas, a survey suggests.
Lebanon holds second ‘phone spy’
BBC – Lebanon has arrested a second employee of state-owned mobile telecom firm Alfa on suspicion of spying for Israel, security sources say.
Israeli man held for Arab murders
BBC – Israeli police arrest a Jewish man on suspicion of stabbing to death two Palestinians in 1998 and attempting to kill others.
To end the occupation, cripple Israeli banks — by Terry Crawford-Browne
Sabbah report – By Terry Crawford-Browne* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz The international banking sanctions campaign in New York against apartheid South Africa during the 1980s is regarded as the most effective strategy in bringing about a nonviolent end to the country’s apartheid system. The campaign culminated in President…
Articles
Draw me a Monster
Boaz Okon, Coteret6/23/2010
Yediot’s legal affairs editor, Judge (ret.) Boaz Okon, lists a series of undemocratic events in the Israeli public sphere and urges his readers to come to contemplate what they mean when seen together:
Just like in a children’s connect-the-dots coloring book, where connecting random dots creates a picture, so in Israel, if you connect a number of horrifying, multiplying incidents, you begin to see a monster.
Dot number one: a school in Emmanuel segregates students along ethnic lines. The court, upholding the principle of equality, orders the segregation to be canceled, but is held in contempt by an entire prejudiced community. They rely on the old defense plea “tu quique‚” ‚Äî “you too‚” ‚Äî meaning you too maintain hidden segregation. That is a pathetic and perverse defense, but it is disturbing because the number of mizrahi Jews in academe, the legal institutions and the senior civil service is too low.
Dot number two: MK Hanin Zoabi joined the flotilla to Gaza. As a result, Knesset members shouted at her “go to Gaza.‚” Zoabi is an Israeli citizen. Even if her actions are infuriating, you cannot incite against her and call for her expulsion. In the US, when an elderly journalist suggested the Jews in Israel go to Poland, the president condemned her and she had to step down. Our legislators are trying to pass laws to block the funding of bodies such as the New Israel Fund or B’Tselem, only because they dare tell us the truth to our faces.
Dot number three: in Hebron there is segregation between Jews and Arabs, and entire streets are blocked to Arab Palestinians. This decree was passed after the Jewish Baruch Goldstein’s massacre of Arabs…. more.. e-mail
What Would Einstein Have Said about Gaza?
C?©sar Chelala, Information Clearing House7/14/2010
On April 9, 1948, 120 fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin, near Jerusalem, a Palestinian-Arab village of approximately 600 people. During the assault, around 107 villagers were killed, including women and children. In addition, several villagers were taken prisoner, and were later jeered, spat at, and stoned.
According to most accounts, those villagers lived in peace with their Jewish neighbors from nearby villages. Some of them, from the Givat Shaul Orthodox community just across the valley, tried to help the Deir Yassin villagers during the Irgun-Lehi combined attack. After the attack, the Irgun and Lehi troops began pillaging the houses and corpses, stealing money and jewellery from the survivors, reported the Israeli historian Benny Morris.
“I saw the horrors that the fighters had created. I saw bodies of women and children, who were murdered in their houses in cold blood by gunfire, with no signs of battle and not as the result of blowing up the houses‚…I have seen a great deal of war, but I never saw a sight like Deir, Yassin,‚” declared Eliahu Arbel, Operations Officer B of the Haganah’s Etzione Brigade, who arrived at the scene on April 10.
The news of the massacre sparked terror among the Palestinian-Arabs and were an important factor in encouraging them to flee from their towns and villages afraid of the Jewish troop advances. “They ended up expelling people from all of Palestine on the rumor of Deir Yassin,‚” declared later Mohammad Radwan, a survivor of the massacre.
Haganah and the area two chief rabbis condemned the killings and the Jewish Agency for Israel sent Jordan’s King Abdulla a letter of apology, which the King rebuffed. At the time of the attack Menachem Begin was a leader of the Irgun, although he wasn’t personally involved in it. more.. e-mail
Resistance as a culture
Ramzy Baroud, Ma’an News Agency7/15/2010
Resistance is not a band of armed men hell-bent on wreaking havoc. It is not a cell of terrorists scheming ways to detonate buildings.
True resistance is a culture.
It is a collective retort to oppression.
Understanding the real nature of resistance, however, is not easy. No newsbyte could be thorough enough to explain why people, as a people, resist. Even if such an arduous task was possible, the news might not want to convey it, as it would directly clash with mainstream interpretations of violence and non-violent resistance.
The Afghanistan story must remain committed to the same language: Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Lebanon must be represented in terms of a menacing Iran-backed Hizbullah. Palestine’s Hamas must be forever shown as a militant group sworn to the destruction of the Jewish state. Any attempt at offering an alternative reading is tantamount to sympathizing with terrorists and justifying violence.
The deliberate conflation and misuse of terminology has made it almost impossible to understand, and thus to actually resolve, bloody conflicts.
Even those who purport to sympathize with resisting nations often contribute to the confusion. Activists from Western countries tend to follow an academic comprehension of what is happening in Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, and Afghanistan…. more.. e-mail
“They want us to be loyal to the occupation”: Muhammad Totah interviewed
Electronic Intifada: 15 Jul 2010 – Muhammad Totah is one of three Palestinian legislators staging a sit-in to protest Israel’s decision to expel them from Jerusalem. In an interview with The Electronic Intifada contributor Max Blumenthal, he details the Israeli government’s plan for mass deportations of Palestinian citizens of Israel.
Palestinians unite on housing rights
Electronic Intifada: 15 Jul 2010 – The al-Rajabi family of the Beit Hanina neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem were made homeless on Tuesday, 13 July, after Israeli demolition vehicles razed their home to the ground. Five other homes and structures were destroyed earlier in the day in the Issawiya and Jabal al-Mukabber neighborhoods, also in East Jerusalem.
Architectural planning for a different future
Electronic Intifada: 15 Jul 2010 – If you live under a colonial regime, the first thing you are prevented from doing is thinking about a future,” proclaims Sandi Hilal, one of the founders of Decolonizing Architecture. “This is the first thing that the occupation imposes on you. And to propose in Palestine right now a future where you can plan, imagine, is something which is very important.”
US university suspends Muslim student group for Palestine protest
Electronic Intifada: 14 Jul 2010 – In response to intense political pressure by multiple pro-Zionist organizations, the administration at the University of California, Irvine recently decided to suspend Muslim students’ right to assemble and practice their faith together on campus. Brian Napoletano reports for The Electronic Intifada.
Palestinian-Israeli Minister Loses Passport For Flotilla Involvement
Palestine Monitor: 15 Jul 2010 – On Tuesday, Israeli ministers voted to strip MK Haneen Zouabi of her parliamentary privileges for participating in the Gaza flotilla. The motion, carried by a 34-16 majority in a special committee, is the first of its kind in Knesset (Israeli parliament) history. Prominent academics and representatives of civil rights groups have condemned the decision. The ruling is not expected to impact severely on Zouabi’s ministerial duties, but is a reflection of right-wing anger over her travelling on the aid flotilla to Gaza in May. The first female Arab Knesset member has been stripped of her diplomatic passport, her right to have litigation fees covered has been revoked and she is no longer permitted to leave the country. Zouabi has been the target for hostility since her return from the ill-fated Mavi Marmara , on which nine Turkish activists were killed by Israeli commandos. Her speeches in the Knesset have been marked…
Israel’s Confidence-Destroying Measures
Palestine Chronicle: 15 Jul 2010 – By James Gundun — Washington, D.C. Despite Israel’s perceived strength it really isn’t in a position to bargain. America is now the only dependable ally, having lost Europe after the Gaza war. Turkey has renewed the diplomatic vigor against Israel’s hostility towards Iran and unilateral actions in the Palestinian territories while the Arab League, sensing blood, is circling the waters. The Palestinians hold a strong hand and don’t need to rush into direct talks. Nor is the traditional fear of obstructing direct talks as high with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu squeezed internally from both sides and masquerading around “peace.” It would seem extra unwise, then, to try and bluff at a time like now. Sadly Israel’s latest behavior is no surprise. Many opportunities to build true confidence were presented to Netanyahu after leaving Washington last week. But having “reset‚” his relationship with President Barack Obama before outmaneuvering him at…more
United against Peace
Palestine Chronicle: 15 Jul 2010 – By William A. Cook A confluence of news stories emerged this past week that, if related, shed an unusual light on the deteriorating crisis in the mid-east, most especially on Palestine and Iran. On June 27th, Ha’aretz made this observation about discussions at the G-8 meeting in Ontario: “World leaders ‘believe absolutely’ that Israel may decide to take military action against Iran to prevent the latter from acquiring nuclear weapons,‚” citing a statement made by Italy’s PM Silvio Berlusconi. Indeed, he went on to say that “Israel will probably act preemptively.‚” So engaged were the representatives of the G-8 that they issued a statement “calling on Iran to ‘respect the rule of law’ and to ‘hold a transparent dialogue’ over its nuclear ambitions.‚” Their statement went on to say that Iran should show a ‘commitment to international law’. On July 7th, Newsmax, in an article titled “Lieberman: US Prepared to…more
Beyond Violence and Non-Violence: Resistance as a Culture
Palestine Chronicle: 15 Jul 2010 – By Ramzy Baroud Resistance is not a band of armed men hell-bent on wreaking havoc. It is not a cell of terrorists scheming ways to detonate buildings. True resistance is a culture. It is a collective retort to oppression. Understanding the real nature of resistance, however, is not easy. No newsbyte could be thorough enough to explain why people, as a people, resist. Even if such an arduous task was possible, the news might not want to convey it, as it would directly clash with mainstream interpretations of violence and non-violent resistance. The Afghanistan story must remain committed to the same language: al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Lebanon must be represented in terms of a menacing Iran-backed Hizbullah. Palestine’s Hamas must be forever shown as a militant group sworn to the destruction of the Jewish state. Any attempt at offering an alternative reading is tantamount to sympathizing with terrorists and justifying…more
Don’t Fear the Right
Dissident Voice: 15 Jul 2010 – Wars and occupations keep coming. The police state expands without pause. Big capital takes all our money and destroys huge chunks of our environment. So why are liberal and progressive leaders telling us to fear grassroots conservatives ? Wouldn’t it be better to fight the corporate police state that is doing these things to us? We regularly hear warnings about militias and tea parties, but for the most part, these people are not the enemy. Although Tea Party leadership has been largely taken over by Republicans of the Sarah Palin school, many of the rank-and-file are potential class allies. Even some of the local leaders are libertarians who oppose war and defend civil liberties. Militia members may be even more likely to have things in common with honest leftists and greens. The ideology is different, but the class interests are similar. And don’t forget; the government and their mercenaries have plenty…
Terrorists United Against Peace—Illusion Versus Reality
Intifada-Palestine: 15 Jul 2010 – by: William A. Cook A confluence of news stories emerged this past week that, if related, shed an unusual light on the deteriorating crisis in the mid-east, most especially on Palestine and Iran. On June 27 th , Ha’aretz made this observation about discussions at the G-8 meeting in Ontario: “World leaders ‘believe absolutely’ that Israel may decide to take military action against Iran to prevent the latter from acquiring nuclear weapons,‚” citing a statement made by Italy’s PM Silvio Berlusconi. Indeed, he went on to say that “Israel will probably act preemptively.‚” So engaged were the representatives of the G-8 that they issued a statement “calling on Iran to ‘respect the rule of law’ and to ‘hold a transparent dialogue’ over its nuclear ambitions.‚” Their statement went on to say that Iran should show a ‘commitment to international law’. On July 7 th , Newsmax, in an article titled “Lieberman: US…more
A Prisoner’s Wife — The Case of Ameer Makhoul
Intifada-Palestine: 15 Jul 2010 – By JANAN ABDU Janan Abdu with her two daughters outside a closed-door hearing on her husband Ameer Makhoul’s arrest, 12 May 2010. (Oren Ziv/ActiveStills) I used to tell my husband, Ameer Makhoul, “One day, they’ll come for you.‚” As chairman of the Public Committee for the Protection of Political Freedoms he’d begun to organize an awareness-raising campaign to push back against the security services’ harassment of our community, the Palestinian citizens of Israel. Come for Ameer they did, late one night this May, pounding at our door, ransacking our house and terrifying our two teenage daughters. And now I’ve joined the ranks of Palestinian prisoners’ wives, many thousands of us from the occupied territories as well as within Israel. His July 13 hearing — persecution really — could begin the legal nightmare that ruptures our family for many years. This is the likely course of events unless Ameer gets a…more
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