Palestine
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“My Hell in an Israeli Jail”: Israel Prison Population 90 Percent Black Africans By Voice Online, UK
It should come as no surprise that a settler state based on the rule of one ethnic group would be steeped in racist public policies. But the sheer scope of Israel’s institutional oppression of Africans shocked human rights activists imprisoned for attempting to deliver humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza. ‘The first day I was… Continue reading
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22 July, 2009 Video Free Gaza News Hedy Epstein
This Free Gaza video is an interview with a great woman, Hedy Epstein, just turned 85. She has dedicated her life to working for peace and human rights. In June she was going to sail to Gaza with the other 21 volunteers on board the Spirit of Humanity. But she was attacked just days before… Continue reading
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Video: Cynthia McKinney on Running the Gaza Blockade, and Black Solidarity With Palestine
Video: TThe accomplished filmmakers at SleptOn.Com sat down with former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney after her release from an Israeli prison. Continue reading
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Arafat Assassination Allegations: The Plot Thickens By TOUFIC HADDAD
Qaddoumi heads the PLO politburo and Fateh’s Central Committee. Last week he released a document that implicated current PA president Abu Mazen and his henchman Mohammed Dahlan in Israeli intentions to poison former PA president Yasser Arafat. The damning allegations were a frontal attack on the legitimacy of Abu Mazen and Dahlan, who remains a… Continue reading
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Video: British Media Report on Gaza, the `Killing Zone` Murder of Citizens in Israel
The Israeli military guns down civilians in cold blood, including Americans and British. This documentary shows the evidence and what life is like for civilians in Gaza, Israeli occupied Palestine. Continue reading
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24 Hours in Gaza By Soozy Duncan
Allowed only 24 hours in Gaza under threat of not being allowed to return to Egypt, the Viva Palestina convoy has been a whirlwind of activity since crossing the border at Rafah Wednesday night. Organizers have attempted to compress 3 days of planned activities into a single day. Continue reading
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Cynthia McKinney and Charles Barron Enter Gaza on Relief Convoy By BAR Editors
After days of maddening delays by Egyptian and U.S. authorities, on Wednesday the Viva Palestine US caravan crossed from Egypt into the Gaza strip, home to 1.5 million besieged Palestinians. Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, New York City Councilman Charles Barron and Dead Prez rapper M-1 are among the 200 delegates who attempted to deliver… Continue reading
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Viva Palestina US: Navigating Egypt’s Obstacle Course
When the first contingent attempted to cross the Mubarak Peace Bridge to the Sinai peninsula Saturday evening, they were denied entry. That group spent 12 hours at the checkpoint and entered into a stand-off with authorities as they negotiated the length of their stay in successive increments. Members of the delegation demonstrated at the bridge,… Continue reading
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Feeling the Hate in Tel Aviv — The Sequel to the Video YouTube Censored
Max Blumenthal and Jesse Rosenfeld interview young Tel Aviv residents about Iran, Obama and right-wing laws limiting the speech rights of their Palestinian-Israeli neighbors. The shocking responses reflect the deepening of racist and authoritarian trends in Israeli society. This is the sequel to “Feeling the Hate in Jerusalem,” the video banned by YouTube, Vimeo and… Continue reading
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‘Reckless’ to Sail in International Waters: Why does London perpetuate the blockade by colluding in Israel’s unlawful conduct? By Stuart Littlewood
Britain’s foreign secretary David Miliband – or rather, someone on his behalf – has written to me about the government’s response to Israel’s hijacking of the mercy ship Spirit of Humanity on the high seas and the outrageous treatment of six peace-loving British citizens (including the skipper), en route to Gaza not Israel, who had… Continue reading
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[GazaFriends] House of Commons debate on the actions of the Israeli Navy tonight 13 July, 2009
The House of Commons will tonight be debating the interception of a boat in international waters by the Israeli Navy and the abduction of six British civilians on board. The debate[1] will be led by Emily Thornberry, MP, and constituent MP for Alex Harrison, a human rights worker who was one of those abducted. Continue reading
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Video Free Gaza Live from the Spirit of Humanity
The following video is the last footage taken onboard the Spirit Of Humanity before its voyage, to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, was prematurely halted by Israeli special forces. It shows the atmosphere inside the cabin as the crew try to negotiate with the Israeli ship via radio. Continue reading
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Palestine: I Resist (Never Before Campaign)
Video: Palestine: I Resist (Never Before Campaign) Continue reading
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Video leading to capture of Cynthia McKinney and Spirit of Humanity
Video taken on the boat “Spirit of Humanity” of Israeli Navy approach and threat before capture of Cynthia McKinney and FreeGaza. Continue reading
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The journey to Gaza begins by Michael Prysner
9 July, 2009 — Dandelion Salad After five days in Cairo, we are ready to set off with vehicles and medical supplies Help the ANSWER Coalition continue its work in the struggle for a free Palestine! We can’t do it without your help! Your financial contribution is urgently needed. You can make a contribution through… Continue reading
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International Journalists Union Expels Israel After Fight Over Politics and Money By Alex Weisler and Nathan Jeffay
The Israeli group –— the National Federation of Israel Journalists — was ousted June 7 in a unanimous vote of the international union’s executive committee. The vote immediately raised the specter of another effort by international unions to boycott Israel for political reasons; recently, a number of academic unions around the world have voted to… Continue reading
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Video: Palestine: I Resist (Never Before Campaign)
Video: “The history of liberty is a history of resistance.”- Woodrow Wilson Continue reading
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Palestine: I Resist (Never Before Campaign)
Video: Palestine – Summarizing different aspects of resistance in 3 minutes is not easy. This video gives a pretty good picture Continue reading
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Action alert for Jenny and Natalie – “You will never leave Gaza”
Since the end of May Jenny has been trying to leave and return home via the border crossing at Rafah into Egypt. She keeps getting turned away, most recently under pretty extreme circumstances, as outlined below. Natalie also needs to leave Gaza in order to take up her place at a British University. The Egyptian… Continue reading
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Cynthia McKinney honored America on July the 4th By Franklin P Lamb
Cynthia Mckinney, without support from her own government, stood up for the principals on which her country was founded 233 years ago and spent Independence Day inside a foreign jail. All people of peace and good salute her and her colleagues who sailed the Freegaza Spirit of Humanity with the universal message of self determination. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 