Palestine
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Pride and Prejudice By Eric Walberg
The remarkable hegemony of Zionists in US — and by implication — world politics continues unabated, as demonstrated starkly by the withdrawal of Chas Freeman as United States President Barack Obama’s nominee to chair his National Intelligence Council Continue reading
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Documentary films about Palestine and her people
Some of the films that we have completed, as well as others that are currently in progress, present the memories of a small group of men and women selected from an aging and rapidly dying generation of Palestinians who directly experienced the catastrophic ethnic cleansing of their homeland in 1948. Continue reading
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The Tesco 2: stop the killing, stop the crime, Free Free Palestine!
The Tesco 2 are Dee Murphy and Greg Wilkinson who kicked off a campaign to boycott Israeli goods by going into their local Tesco store, filling a trolley with dates produced on illegal Zionist settlements on the West Bank, taking them out without paying, tipping the dates on the ground and spraying them with red… Continue reading
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Zionism is the problem By Ben Ehrenreich
The problem is fundamental: Founding a modern state on a single ethnic or religious identity in a territory that is ethnically and religiously diverse leads inexorably either to politics of exclusion (think of the 139-square-mile prison camp that Gaza has become) or to wholesale ethnic cleansing. Put simply, the problem is Zionism. Continue reading
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Ramzy Baroud – Durban II: Politicising Racism
Many countries are set to participate in the Conference against Racism, scheduled to be held in Geneva, April 20-25. But the highly touted international meet is already marred with disagreement after Israel, the United States and other countries decided not to participate Continue reading
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PCHR: Confirmed figures reveal the true extent of the destruction inflicted upon the Gaza Strip; Israel’s offensive resulted in 1,434 dead, including 960 civilians, 239 police officers, and 235 fighters
The Israeli offensive launched on the Gaza Strip between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 resulted in extensive death, injury and destruction throughout the Gaza Strip. Only now is the true extent of the devastation becoming apparent. Continue reading
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ISRAEL-OPT: Gaza fishing industry reeling following Israeli assault
A combination of damage to fishing resources caused by the Israeli offensive, and a restriction on the zone in which Gazans are allowed to fish is reducing catches and adversely affecting people’s diets in Gaza, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Continue reading
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Elias Akleh – Arming Terrorist Israel
Arms exported to Israel are in violation of the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports under Criterion 2, which states that member states are supposed to “deny an export license if there is a clear risk that the proposed export might be used for internal repression or be used in the commission of serious… Continue reading
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Conference: After the university occupations – Campaigning for Palestine
Across Britain over 30 universities have organised occupations in response, with many winning scholarships for Palestinian students, pledges from universities to send academic resources to Gaza and commitments to divest in arms companies. Continue reading
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Viva Palestina Email Alert: THE ‘ANGELS’ ARE IN TOWN
Today Gaza is in celebration, you can see for the first time in a long while a smile on the faces of traumatised young children who cannot fathom what is going on around them. Continue reading
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The Martyrdom Of Mordechai Vanunu By Eileen Fleming
I am asking the committee to remove my name from the nominations…I cannot be part of a list of laureates that includes Simon Peres…Peres established and developed the atomic weapon program in Dimona in Israel…Peres was the man who ordered [my] kidnapping…he continues to oppose my freedom and release…WHAT I WANT IS FREEDOM AND ONLY… Continue reading
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PSC News Update 9 March, 2009: Viva Palestina arrives in Gaza
It is yet another example of the growing support here in Britain for justice for the Palestinians despite our government’s cowardly acquiescence in the relentless Israeli propaganda which justifies its war crimes and illegal occupation. Continue reading
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Was Hamas the Work of the Israeli Mossad? By Ramzy Baroud
While various Western governments are struggling to define a possible relationship with the Palestinian movement Hamas, some progressive and leftist circles are also uneasy regarding their own perception of the Islamic movement. Continue reading
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Sami Jamil Jadallah – The Hell with Israel, Open the Sea Port of Gaza!
The Gaza Reconstruction Conference in its closing statement called on Israel to open with immediate effect all crossings for all humanitarian aids and for conareuction materials needed for the massive work ahead. Somehow everyone forgot the geography of Gaza and that Gaza has some 50 km of shoreline and has a sea port. Continue reading
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Dr Ahmed Yousef – Israeli Elections: From Bad to Ugly
Pundits have asked Palestinians of every persuasion what they think of Israeli elections over the past several weeks. Opinions are varied and thoughtful; yet the truth is that to prefer one of the leading groups over another is an exercise in futility. Continue reading
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Shir Hever: Israelis Are Beginning to See the Power of Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions
In recent years, there has been a gradual growth in the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement, calling to put economic pressure on Israel until it recognizes the rights of the occupied Palestinian people and puts an end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 26 Feb.- 04 Mar. 2009 No. 09/2009
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose a Total Siege on the Gaza Strip Continue reading
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Amira Hass on the Israel Donors Conference, a gift to Israel
As an occupying power, Israel is obligated to assure the well-being of the population under its control. But Israel is harming it instead, after which the United States (like other countries) rushes to compensate for the damage. Continue reading
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Peace Now: Israel planning to construct 73,300 (illegal) housing units in the West Bank
An examination of the data available on the Israeli government that contains maps and information from the Ministry of Housing, reveals that in plans for the West Bank at least 15,000 housing units have already been approved, and plans for an additional 58,000 housing units are yet to be approved Continue reading
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Conference, London 5 March, 2009: Palestine – Health under Occupation, Health under Fire
Building on this week’s launch of The Lancet series on health in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) by the Birzeit University Institute of Community and Public Health, this meeting will highlight the key findings of the series, the culmination of over two years of work and research. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 