Egypt
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Egypt Newslinks for 13 June 2011
13 June 2011 — williambowles.info Reports: US man held in Egypt as Israeli spy msnbc.com CAIRO — Egypt arrested a man on Sunday — identified in Israeli media reports as a US citizen — suspected of spying for Israel and recruiting agents to destabilize Egypt, a prosecutor and judicial sources said. A 19-year-old woman who… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 12 June, 2011: I’m either an illegal citizen of one state, or an inferior citizen in another
12 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Troops Kidnap Three International Activists Near Hebron IMEMC – Sunday June 12, 2011 – 09:20, Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Saturday afternoon three international peace activists participating in the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements in Beit Ummar town, near the… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 12 June, 2011: Hidden Agenda in Syria
12 June, 2011 — Information Clearing House Gold, Oil, Africa and Why the West Wants Gadhafi Dead By Brian E. Muhammad Muammar Gadhafi’s decision to pursue gold standard and reject dollars for oil payments may have sealed his fate. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28308.htm Continue reading
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NORTH AFRICA: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REVOLT Middle East Report 259 12 June 2011
Tunisia and Egypt, where the 2011 Arab rebellions began, will do much to determine the course of the upheavals elsewhere. The degree of political democracy that Tunisians and Egyptians achieve will be the most watched barometer. But just as important will be the extent of reform of the economic order. Continue reading
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Vladimir Nesterov – US-Chinese Rivalry Over Africa Gaining Momentum
A China-Africa summit convened in Sharm el-Sheikh in November, 2009, the two highlights of the forum being Beijing’s pledge to extend $10b in loans to African countries in return for commodity deals and the signing of a host of impressive contracts in the sphere of infrastructure construction by Chinese companies. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 June, 2011: Israeli forces ransack Nablus offices of the Change and Reform Bloc
8 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Wine Bottles Smashed In Al-Aqsa Compound IMEMC – Wednesday June 08, 2011 – 17:56, Local sources report that a number of Jewish settlers broke into the al-Aqsa compound and began drinking wine and smashing bottles on the floor. Continue reading
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After the spring By Sama Ramadami
Sami Ramadani considers the response to the popular uprisings from the region’s dictators and other reactionary forces, as well as the role of imperialism Continue reading
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Promised Crossing Denied By Mohammed Omer
RAFAH, Jun 8, 2011 (IPS) – Many hoping to find free movement between Egypt and Gaza have found the border gates at the Rafah crossing closed. Egyptian officials closed the gates on Saturday, according to Palestinian officials. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 June, 2011: Israel’s plan to forcibly remove 30,000 Bedouin slammed as cruel
6 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Prepares To Approve 4100 New Units For Israeli Settlers In East Jerusalem IMEMC – Tuesday June 07, 2011 – 03:03, The Israeli Interior Ministry, and the so-called Construction and Planning Committee, are preparing to officially approve 4100 units for Jewish settlers in occupied… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 June, 2011: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against occupation
5 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center French Activist summoned to court over Israel Boycott Video IMEMC – Sunday June 05, 2011 – 19:38, Olivia Zemor a French national has been summoned to appear before the Paris tribunal for publishing a video on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against israel… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 4 June, 2011: Israeli forces ransack home of acting supreme judge
4 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Qabha: “Real Reconciliation Does Not Exist In The West Bank” IMEMC – Saturday June 04, 2011 – 14:25, Former Minister of Detainees, Hamas political official, Wasfi Qabha, stated that there are no real indications of reconciliation in the West Bank as the Palestinian security… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 May, 2011: Israeli prisons charge Palestinian detainees for medical treatment
29 May, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Gaza Journalism Forum Slams Israeli Police For Attacking Journalists in Jerusalem IMEMC – Sunday May 29, 2011 – 10:21, The Palestinian Journalists Forum in Gaza issued a statement denouncing the Israeli police for attacking Palestinian journalists reporting on clashes that took place in Ras… Continue reading
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The Secret Wars of the Saudi-Israeli Alliance By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Tel Aviv, Washington and NATO are taking advantage of the upheavals in the Arab World. Not only are they fighting against the legitimate aspirations of the Arab people, they are manipulating the Arab geo-political landscape as part of their strategy to control Eurasia. Continue reading
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Video: What is the Internet hiding from you? By Eli Pariser
The internet is increasingly becoming an echo chamber in which websites tailor information according to the preferences they detect in each viewer. When some users search the word “Egypt,” they may get the latest news about the revolution, others might only see search results about Egyptian vacations. Continue reading
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Video: Israel and US Strategic Interests
Lawrence Wilkerson: Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are far more important than Israel to US strategic interests from view of US military Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 May, 2011:
27 May, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Settlers To March In Sheikh Jarrah Next Wednesday IMEMC – Saturday May 28, 2011 – 02:56, Extremist Israeli settlers intend to hold a provocative procession starting from Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem to mark 44 years since Israel occupied the city. Continue reading
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Welcome to the Violent World of Mr. Hopey Changey By John Pilger
When Britain lost control of Egypt in 1956, Prime Minister Anthony Eden said he wanted the nationalist president Gamal Abdel Nasser ‘destroyed … murdered … I don’t give a damn if there’s anarchy and chaos in Egypt’. Those insolent Arabs, Winston Churchill had urged in 1951, should be driven ‘into the gutter from which they… Continue reading
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Spain’s Tahrir Embracing Egypt’s Tahrir
Placa Tahrir Placa Catalonia in Barcelona. The white sign underneath says it all: “Tunisia, Egypt, Libya! One struggle, ONE fight.” Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 May, 2011: CCR Launches Lawsuit In Connection With Last Year’s Raid of Flotilla Bound to Gaza
26 May, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Vice-PM Shalom Against Opening Gaza Crossing IMEMC – Thursday May 26, 2011 – 17:08, Israeli Vice-Premier Silvan Shalom has spoken out against the easing of the blockade on Gaza through relaxed restrictions at the Egypt-Gaza crossing at Rafah, according to the Jerusalem Post. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 May, 2011: America’s Coming Nakba
25 May, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Amnesty International Demands End To Destruction Of “Unrecognized” Villages In Israel IMEMC – Wednesday May 25, 2011 – 16:27, Amnesty International has called on Israel to cease the demolition of the Bedouin village of al-‚ÄòAraqib in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Continue reading
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