Palestine
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Gaza aid convoy awaits Egypt nod By Lawrence Smallman
An aid convoy that has travelled over 3500km to deliver vital medical and food supplies to the Gaza Strip is currently stranded because of Egypt’s refusal to grant it easy passage. Continue reading
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Humanitarian Aid convoy Stranded In Jordan
Well folks, as you awake today from your Christmas hangover, over 500 people from 20 countries, in 250 vehicles loaded with Humanitarian Aid, are left stranded in Aqaba, Jordan, having been refused permission to enter Egypt. From Ireland, 10 volunteers in 2 ambulances, a van, and a truck loaded with Humanitarian Aid are part of… Continue reading
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VIVA PALESTINA HUMANITARIAN AID CONVOY NEEDS YOU NOW!
The Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy has been forcibly trapped in Aqaba, Jordan as the Egyptian authorities have denied them entry. Convoy members are in high spirits and have requested that we contact our embassies and local MPs to contact the Egyptian authorities and grant them safe passage through Egypt to Gaza. Continue reading
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Egypt refuses entry to Viva Palestina Gaza Aid Convoy!!
The Egyptian government has denied entry to the Viva Palestina Aid Convoy carrying medical and humanitarian aid to Gaza. Hundreds of tonnes of aid, including specialised medical equipment and powdered milk for babies, is now stockpiled in the Jordanian port town of Aqaba waiting for permission to enter Egypt via the Straits of Aqaba. Continue reading
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Danger: Popular struggle By Amira Hass
There is an internal document that has not been leaked, or perhaps has not even been written, but all the forces are acting according to its inspiration: the Shin Bet, Israel Defense Forces, Border Police, police, and civil and military judges. They have found the true enemy who refuses to whither away: The popular struggle… Continue reading
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Viva Palestina Gaza convoy has received a grand welcome at the Jaber crossing in Jordan!!!
Activists on Tuesday gave a grand welcome to a humanitarian aid convoy en route to Gaza to mark the first anniversary of Israel’s offensive on the coastal enclave. Some 200 trucks entered the Kingdom through the Jaber border crossing yesterday afternoon, and were greeted by professional association and opposition activists. Continue reading
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Viva Palestina aid convoy to Gaza received Syrian boost
The international convoy carrying humanitarian aid from London to Gaza has swollen in size during its journey from Syria into Jordan. More than 400 people from around the world are now travelling on the convoy after volunteers from as far afield as Italy and Malaysia joined up in Damascus. Continue reading
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William A. Cook – A Christmas Remembrance
“The white civilized man (is) the most ferocious animal on the face of the earth.” — (Herman Melville, 1840s) That understanding of the civilized white man struck me with its absoluteness, its certainty, its expressive force the moment I opened my file of little four year old Kaukab Al Dayah, whose tender face rests on… Continue reading
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Two successful convoys spur flood of humanitarian assistance!
The first Viva Palestina convoy made the journey in March this year, travelling by land to Italy where it crossed the Mediterranean by ferry to Greece. From there it made its way through Turkey, Syria, Jordan, finally entering Gaza at the Rafah border crossing in Egypt. The current convoy, dubbed “Return to Gaza,” will take… Continue reading
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Israel admits harvesting Palestinian organs By Ian Black
Israel has admitted that pathologists harvested organs from dead Palestinians, and others without the consent of their families – a practice that it said ended in the 1990s, it emerged at the weekend. Continue reading
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When Will It Be Our Time? By MUSTAFA BARGHOUTHI
It is with deepening concern that I recognize the Obama administration is not yet capable of standing up to Israel and the pro-Israel lobby. Our dream of freedom is being crushed under the weight of immovable and constantly expanding Israeli settlements. Continue reading
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Viva Palestina Gaza convoy reaches Konya
The Gaza aid convoy arrived in Konya on a cold December night. It was welcomed by local people with Palestinian flags. They waited for the convoy to arrive at town entrance for hours despite freezing temperatures. Continue reading
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Adib S. Kawar – Democratizing Colonialism!!! (part of the First Word War)
Colonizers try to justify their invasion and colonization of other peoples’ lands by means of various claims, unlike the earlier western colonizers of the 18th and 19th and early 20th centuries, modern colonizers try to justify their invasion of these lands by claiming that they are aiming at democratizing and liberating the targeted countries, peoples… Continue reading
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Allies suspected of war crimes should not be above the law By Greg Barns
The British government’s actions in seeking to elevate Israeli officials above the UK war crimes law is breathtaking given the UN commissioned Goldstone Report’s detailed findings about the breaches of the law by Israeli and Palestinian forces in that tragic conflict, which left more than 1300 Palestinians dead. No one, irrespective of who they are… Continue reading
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Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the “New Anti-Semitism” By Sharmine Narwani
I hate being treated like an idiot. We can see for ourselves the carnage caused by Israeli troops in Gaza and Lebanon, the daily acts of collective punishment and brutality against Palestinians in the territories. So when supporters of Israel pull out the anti-Semitism card no matter how ridiculous the claim, it does Jews everywhere… Continue reading
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Sir Geoffrey Bindman: Livni has no right to claim immunity from prosecution
It is not at all surprising that the Israeli government is outraged at the attempt – initially successful – to obtain an arrest warrant in Britain against their former foreign minister Tzipi Livni. But their characterisation of it as a “diplomatic offence” is wide of the mark. Those who come to Britain are subject to… Continue reading
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Re Tzipi Livni: Attention foreign secretary David Miliband
I wish to urge you to resist the Israeli government’s claims of immunity from universal jurisdiction regarding its war crimes against the Palestinian people. As a Jew concerned about the human rights of everyone, regardless of ethnicity or faith, I find suggestions that Israel should be held to lower standards than other perpetrators of war… Continue reading
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Get the war criminals arrested now By Khalid Amayreh
The recent arrest warrant issued in London for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is more than justified. This woman, along with two other Israeli leaders, Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak, stood at the helm of the Israeli government that ordered, supervised and charted the genocidal onslaught against the Gaza Strip this time last year. Continue reading
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URGENT ACTION: Following arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, British government ‘urgently’ looking at changing the law – CONTACT YOUR MP NOW!
Following the news that Tipi Livni, who served as Foreign Minister in the Israeli government that planned and executed Israel’s brutal bombing and massacre in Gaza, faced arrest if she entered Britain, tell the government there must be no impunity for Israeli war criminals. Continue reading
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A Million Hits on Gaza – A Promotional Film about Gaza Launches New Book’s Worldwide Awareness Campaign
The short film, carrying the name of the book, is being released on YouTube, in both English and Arabic versions. The film will also be broadcast on a number of TV stations around the world. The filmmakers and book author are calling on readers and activists around the world to ensure the widest possible dissemination of Gaza’s… Continue reading
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