Gaza
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Viva Palestina Gaza convoy reaches Konya
The Gaza aid convoy arrived in Konya on a cold December night. It was welcomed by local people with Palestinian flags. They waited for the convoy to arrive at town entrance for hours despite freezing temperatures. Continue reading
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Get the war criminals arrested now By Khalid Amayreh
The recent arrest warrant issued in London for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is more than justified. This woman, along with two other Israeli leaders, Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak, stood at the helm of the Israeli government that ordered, supervised and charted the genocidal onslaught against the Gaza Strip this time last year. Continue reading
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URGENT ACTION: Following arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, British government ‘urgently’ looking at changing the law – CONTACT YOUR MP NOW!
Following the news that Tipi Livni, who served as Foreign Minister in the Israeli government that planned and executed Israel’s brutal bombing and massacre in Gaza, faced arrest if she entered Britain, tell the government there must be no impunity for Israeli war criminals. Continue reading
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A Million Hits on Gaza – A Promotional Film about Gaza Launches New Book’s Worldwide Awareness Campaign
The short film, carrying the name of the book, is being released on YouTube, in both English and Arabic versions. The film will also be broadcast on a number of TV stations around the world. The filmmakers and book author are calling on readers and activists around the world to ensure the widest possible dissemination of Gaza’s… Continue reading
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My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story By Ramzi Baroud
Told from the perspectives of the refugees, My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story is a comprehensive chronicle of the tumultuous history and the struggles of the people of Gaza. Continue reading
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One year on…Join the vigil outside the Israeli Embassy Remember Gaza on 27 December, 2009
On 27 December 2008, Israel launched ‘Operation Cast Lead’: raining bombs, white phosphorus and other horrific weapons upon the population of Gaza. The Israeli army killed over 1400 Palestinians and injured over 5000. Continue reading
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Sign the Petition – Britain Must Implement the Goldstone Report
Please sign the petition here www.iparl.com/petition-psc calling on the British government to implement the Goldstone Report – we will be presenting the petition to Gordon Brown in January. Continue reading
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Aid will arrive in the Gaza Strip on 27 December
British Member of Parliament George Galloway left the UK on Sunday with a convoy of humanitarian aid and will arrive in the Gaza Strip on 27 December, according to the de facto government’s director of the anti-siege committee, Hamdi Sha’ath. Continue reading
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Ireland To Gaza Update
After 6 months of fundraising, 4 teams from all across Ireland will leave on Saturday December 5th, to travel 4,000 miles to Gaza, to deliver Ambulances and Humanitarian aid to the stricken region. In Tyrone, Galway, Dublin, Derry & Cork, volunteers have been working flat out fundraising, and raising awareness of the plight of the… Continue reading
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Only a Few Days Left to Donate to the Gaza Convoy – Find Out How You Can Help
3 December, 2009 — Palestine Solidarity Campaign CONVOY TO GAZA With the convoy to Gaza leaving in three days for its three week journey to Gaza, there are still ways YOU can help. AID: For a list of what is desperately needed please visit: http://www.palestinecampaign.org/Index5bwide.asp?m_id=1&l1_id=79&l2_id=84 If you live in London and would like to drop… Continue reading
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Sameh Brill – VIDEO: Looking at the Gaza War (if they let us): for “End the Siege on Gaza”
Sameh Brill is back! And he’s produced the first of a new series of videos for the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza. In this video we see news clips, but mostly… we see those who tell us that we weren’t allowed access to see ANYTHING. Those people include Richard Falk, George Galloway,… Continue reading
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Gaza Friends: Together we can make this next voyage happen
The situation in Gaza is as bad today as it was the day the bombs stopped falling in January. The Gaza Strip is still sealed; homes, businesses, hospitals, schools and mosques still lie in rubble; and fundamental supplies are in severe shortage, as Israel continues to restrict the entry of basic goods such as fuel,… Continue reading
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Video: Shooting the messenger – the media under fire
Shooting the Messenger, Al Jazeera’s documentary on the deliberate killing and intimidation of journalists in conflict zones, has been nominated for a presitigious Emmy award. Continue reading
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GAZA UPDATES: UK Aid to Gaza
The Convoy will be taking much needed aid to Gaza – Please note that the overwhelming majority of the aid will be medical – however, there are also a number of humanitarian and educational needs that we are asking people to buy, along with specialist equipment needed in Education and agricultural sectors. Continue reading
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Israel: Remote control occupation?
This week, the chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erakat, announced that because Israeli settlements continue to grow (with de facto US support) and annex the land planned for a future Palestine, the Palestinians may have to abandon hopes for an independent state. He therefore urged Palestinians to fight for one democratic state where all citizens will… Continue reading
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Adam Shapiro speaks about Gaza’s suffering from Israel
7 November, 2009 — Palestine Think Tank http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.3857356 more about “Adam Shapiro speaks about Gaza’s suff…“, posted with vodpod Adam Shapiro is an American co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). Continue reading
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Daniel Machover: No Safe Haven for Suspected War Criminals
London – The Jerusalem Post recently quoted Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the US, as lamenting the “tactical” problem of Israel being unable to defend itself without facing prosecution. He added that “no one in Israel buys” that the Israeli military targeted civilians during Operation Cast Lead last winter.” It goes not just against all… Continue reading
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“A remarkable failure for a journalist” – 2009 Courage in Journalism Award Acceptance Speech by Amira Hass
What is so generously termed today by the International Women’s Media Foundation as my lifetime achievement needs to be corrected. Because it is Failure. Nothing more than a failure. A lifetime failure. Continue reading
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The Goldstone Report at the UN General Assembly: States Must Uphold International Law to Ensure Accountability for the Victims of War Crimes in Gaza
On 4 November 2009, the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report) is scheduled to be tabled before the Plenary of the UN General Assembly in New York. Following the Report’s endorsement at the Human Rights Council on 21 October 2009, it now falls to the General Assembly… Continue reading
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Justice Goldstone and the Jews By TONY JUDT
We Jews should be very proud of Richard Goldstone. In an ancient tradition of Jewish self-questioning and uncomfortable truth-telling, the author of the recent report from the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict has braved personal vilification and institutional mendacity to describe the crimes committed by Israeli forces in the course of their… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 