Palestine
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Israel Escalates Anti-UN Campaign; Its Most Important Diplomatic Battle in Years By Batoul Wehbe
A day after the release of the critical Goldstone Commission report over Israeli crimes in Gaza, Israel continued its Anti-UN campaign. “The Goldstone committee is a committee that was set up to find Israel guilty of crimes that were determined in advanced, and the committee’s members did not let the facts confuse them,” said Israeli… Continue reading
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A Criminal State that MUST be Isolated. Reading the Goldstone Report By Khalid Amayreh
Israel is unusually furious over the publication this week of the Goldstone commission report which accuses the apartheid regime of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip during the bloody blitz against the coastal Palestinian territory nearly nine months ago. Continue reading
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Palestine Video: Bil’in night raid, some injuries By haitham al katib
Shortly after 1:30am, Israeli forces invaded Bil’in again. They raided the house of Abdullah Mahmoud Aburahma in an attempt to arrest him. However, he was not home at the time. Palestinian and international activists intervened by jumping over the wall into the garden since the soldiers had shut the gate closed. Some international activists were… Continue reading
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Stuart Littlewood – How Low will Israel Stoop to Win the Propaganda War?
“The Israel Project”, a US media advocacy group, has produced a revised training manual to help the worldwide Zionist movement win the propaganda war, keep their ill-gotten territorial gains and persuade international audiences to accept that their crimes are necessary and conform to “shared values” between Israel and the civilized West. Continue reading
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Haitham Sabbah – Photo of the Day
A settler tosses wine at a Palestinian woman on Shuhada Street in Hebron. Continue reading
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Haidar Eid – An Open letter to Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa
I am writing to express my dismay and disappointment with both your attendance at the national conference of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies – a racist organization by any standards – as well as the content of your speech at that forum. Continue reading
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Video: Amira versus Israel
On August 31st this year, a 15 year-old girl from Gaza made history by filing a law suit against Israel at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Amira Alquerem lost her father, brother and sister during the 22-day Israeli war on Gaza at the turn of the year. She’s accusing Israel of homicides against… Continue reading
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Kawther Salam – Palestinian Organs for Sale and Experiments
Many Palestinian bodies which had their organs removed are still in the refrigerators of the Israeli jails and hospitals, and many Palestinian bodies (about 300) which had their organs removed are still in secret and cemeteries with numbered graves. Israel is the only State in the world which continues holding the bodies of Palestinian victims… Continue reading
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Video: Palestine – Like Never Before (Never Before Campaign)
This video is inspired by Victor Hugo’s saying: “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come” Continue reading
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The Real News Network – Prosecuting Israel for war crimes
Vdeo: Who benefits from Israeli occupation? Recent coverage of the Middle East Lia Tarachansky speaks to Fatou Bensouda, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) about the Palestinian Authority’s appeal to join the group of nations over which the court has jurisdiction. Bensouda says that before the ICC can investigate the perpetration of… Continue reading
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Haitham Sabbah – Obama’s ‘Peace Plan’ Revealed
A draft of the Obama peace plan, which is expected to be released at the UN Assembly meeting in New York, or at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, has surfaced. Continue reading
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The Other Israel Press Picks – 1 September, 2009
Can hubris end up destroying Israel? Yes, it can. Here follow the September 1, 2009 press picks on Occupation Magazine www.kibush.co.il/index.asp Continue reading
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Israeli organ harvesting? By Alison Weir
With all the heat engendered by the recent Swedish article, “Our sons plundered for their organs,” I feel that there is a need for some clarification and logical discussion. Continue reading
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Gilad Atzmon – Organ Donation and Theft in Contemporary Jewish Folklore
The current organ theft scandal proves once again that as far as Israel is concerned, loving yourself as much as you hate your neighbor, is the manifestation of contemporary Jewish philosophy. At the end of the day, it shouldn’t take us by a complete surprise. This is what you would expect from a people who… Continue reading
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Video Free Gaza – WE MADE IT TO GAZA
Video: We will return. We will come back. We will never forget. A year ago, 23rd August 2008, 44 of us saw the coastline of Gaza in the distance, after 30 hours of traveling across the Mediterranean Sea….We will return. We will come back. We will never forget.A year ago, 23rd August 2008, 44 of… Continue reading
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Video: Palestinian Mothers interview with Swedish Journalist Donald Bostrom about threats on his life, and ethics of journalism and democracy – Palestinian Mothers
This video interview, in two parts, made by Morris Herman for the Palestinian Mothers Network asks the Swedish journalist about the article that currently is in the news, reporting on the claims made to the journalist from Palestinians about the belated return of their sons, maimed, killed and their organs exploited by the IDF, and… Continue reading
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Video: Israelis restrict Palestinians’ water supply
Video: After World Bank issues report, commissioned by the Palestinian Authority on the condition of water accessibility in the West Bank, Israel claims the reports authors are biased. To understand the conditions on the ground, how they’ve been addressed, and whether the so-called peace process succeeded in addressing them, The Real News speaks to LifeSource… Continue reading
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Top Sweden newspaper says IDF kills Palestinians for their organs
A leading Swedish newspaper reported this week that Israeli soldiers are abducting Palestinians in order to steal their organs, a claim that prompted furious condemnation and accusations of anti-Semitic blood libel from a rival publication. Continue reading
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The ROM Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit By Ali Mustafa
Even before the highly anticipated six-month, $3-million collaboration between the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) showcasing the Dead Sea Scrolls was officially launched in late June, the exhibit was already the subject of growing controversy. “Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World,” as the exhibit is entitled, first attracted… Continue reading
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GazaFriends: “Free Mohammed Khatib and the Non-Violent Activists from Bil’in”
At 3AM on Monday, August 3, the Israeli army raided Bil’in and arrested Mohammad Khatib, along with six other Palestinian community activists and one American human rights observer from the village. This move is an attempt by Israeli authorities to silence a popular resistance movement gaining international attention and inspiring other Palestinian communities. This West… Continue reading
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