Egypt
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 November 2011: In photos: Israeli forces raze buildings across the West Bank
25 November 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Islamic Jihad Will Not Participate In New Elections IMEMC – The Islamic Jihad Movement stated Friday that it will not participate in new presidential and legislative elections scheduled to be held in May next year. … Continue reading
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Did the US Co-opt OWS in Order to Legitimize Egypt's Flawed Elections? By Jacob Levich
Although Occupy Wall Street protesters have so far resisted attempts by the Democratic Party to co-opt their movement, a New York City “General Assembly” was bamboozled by what may be a State Department and/or NED initiative aimed at granting legitimacy to Egypt’s flawed election process. Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 25-27 November 2011
27 November 2011 — williambowles.info 27 November 2011 Protests against military rule cloud Egypt election Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 13:25 Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 24 November 2011: Palestinian rivals deeply divided over strategy
24 November 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center France Denounces Israeli Freeze Of Palestinian Tax Money IMEMC – The French government slammed Israel for withholding Palestinian tax and customs money it collects on border terminals on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (P.A.), and stated that, by law, the money must be transferred… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 24-25 November 2011
25 November 2011 — williambowles.info 25 November 2011 Tahrir terror: Female journos, ‘naked blogger’ assaulted Russiatoday.ru Today at 14:55 Protest-riven Tahrir Square is becoming a savage minefield for women, as French and American female journalists are brutally beaten and raped, and Egypt’s ‘naked blogger’ mobbed. The latest victim is journalist for… Continue reading
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Video: Death & defiance on Tahrir: Govt regrets & rejects — RT
Addressing journalists on Thursday, Egypt’s Military Council rejected protesters’ demands to quit power immediately. Meanwhile, thousands of Egyptians who are not convinced by the military’s statements continue to occupy Tahrir Square. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 23 November 2011: Israeli desert plan would uproot 30,000 Bedouin
23 November 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center P.A. Ready To Submit The Detainees’ File To The Hague IMEMC – Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that all preparations to present the file of the Palestinian detainees, held by Israel, to the International Court at The Hague, were concluded and the… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 22-23 November 2011
23 November 2011 — williambowles.info 23 November 2011 Egyptians defiant as death toll soarsMorning Star Today at 16:40Egyptian riot police attacked citizens with tear gas and rubber bullets for a fifth day in central Cairo today in a vain bid to quash protests demanding an end to military rule. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 22-23 November 2011
23 November 2011 — williambowles.info 23 November 2011Plan for No Fly Zone Over Syria By Israeli National News European sources in Washington confirm that there are plans for a no fly zone to be imposed on Syria by Arab and Turkish warplanes, with the US coordinating the logistics. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29796.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 22 November 2011: US firm's teargas used against Tahrir Square protesters
22 November 2011 — Information Clearing House Op-Ed Articles US Backs Egypt’s Military as Tahrir Square Crackdown Continues By Kristen Chick Security forces have killed at least 29 as Tahrir Square protests enter their fourth day. The US has come under attack for backing the military junta despite vows to support democracy and human rights.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29788.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 22 November 2011: PA: Israel razes lands in Jericho
22 November 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Solidarity Convoy Arrives In Gaza IMEMC – A solidarity convoy made it into the Gaza Strip on Monday evening, through the Rafah Border Terminal, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Members of the “Freedom Spring” convoy will be holding meetings with political and social… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 22 November 2011
22 November 2011 — williambowles.info Obama Must Condemn Egyptian Military Dissident Voice Today at 16:00 As we watch the Egyptian police and military viciously attack democracy activists on the streets of Cairo, using U.S. weapons, it is outrageous that the Obama Administration has failed to issue a strong condemnation of this latest attempt to crush… Continue reading
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Cairo carnage: Shock footage shows cop atrocities — RT
Riot police are spreading tear gas and firing rubber bullets as the crowd of stone-throwing protesters at Egypt’s Tahrir Square begins to swell. RT’s Paula Slier reports from Cairo that the situation on the ground remains extremely tense. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 21 November 2011: Jewish settlers given green light to seize more Jerusalemite property
21 November 2011 — VTJP International Middle East Media Center Right-wing Israeli group creates booklet listing businesses that employ Palestinians IMEMC – A grandson of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane, best known for his belief that Arabs should be ethnically cleansed from historic Palestine, is leading a movement to document and boycott all businesses in… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 20 November 2011: ‘Abraham Day’: Extremists Celebrate ‘Purchase’ of Palestinian City
20 November 2011 — VTJP International Middle East Media Center Israeli sources: Bill to limit Israeli human rights groups’ funding stalled by Prime Minister IMEMC – Unnamed Israeli sources in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office told Israeli reporters Sunday that a bill to severely restrict funding to Israeli human rights groups, which was passed by… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 19-20 November 2011
20 November 2011 — williambowles.info 20 November 2011 The “Free Syria Army”: Placard-Waving Protesters are actually Machine Gun-Wielding Terrorists GlobalResearch.ca Tomorrow at 04:56 For more details, please click on the link to read the article. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks , 17 November 2011: Condi Rice shocked by ‘ethnic purity’ claim for Jewish state
17 November 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Defence Minister Exudes Fear Over Nuclear Iran IMEMC – Israeli Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, expresses his concern over a nuclear Iran to American interviewer, Charlie Rose, and claimed that if her were an Iranian, he would certainly opt to develop nuclear weapons. … Continue reading
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A whiff of Egyptian freedom for Gaza BY Eric Walberg
Israel got a taste of the new people’s Egypt with the arrest of an Egyptian journalist on the flotilla to Gaza and plans for the biggest aid convoy yet, reports Eric Walberg Continue reading