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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt counts the cost of unrest BBC News The Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces has dissolved Egypt’s parliament and suspended the Constitution. Elections will be held, they say, in around six months. Egypt’s economy is one of the most developed and diversified in the Middle East, … www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12581680 Continue reading
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Silvia Cattori: An Interview with Gilad Atzmon-To Call A Spade A Spade
Though I was not involved with, or interested in politics when I lived in Israel, I was very much against Israel’s imperial wars. I identified somehow with the left, but later, when I started to grasp what the Israeli left was all about, I could not find myself in agreement with anything it claimed to… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 February, 2011: Israel set to close Gaza crossing completely
26 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Settlers Attack Palestinian Village Near Nablus, Torch Vehicle IMEMC – Saturday February 26, 2011 – 11:02, For the second day in a raw, a group of fundamentalist settlers of the Yitzhar illegal settlement, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, invaded on Saturday… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 25 February, 2011: Chomsky : 'Stability, A Cold Code Word With US'
25 February, 2011 — Information Clearing House How Gaddafi’s Words Get Lost In Translation By Oliver Miles Former British ambassador to Libya Oratory is out of fashion with us – no longer do our statesmen hold the House of Commons in thrall for eight hours at a go. But Mr Gaddafi is also a bad… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 24 February, 2011: Israel investing $1.6 million in “new media warriors”
24 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Agricultural Land Decimated by Israeli Authorities IMEMC – Thursday February 24, 2011 – 17:51, Ma’an News Agency has reported, on Thursday, that the State of Israel has bulldozed cultivated lands north of Salfit. Continue reading
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Egypt/Turkey-Israel: ‘A clean break’ By Eric Walberg
While Egypt’s revolution was very much about domestic matters — bread and butter, corruption, repression — its most immediate effects have been international. Not for a long time has Egypt loomed so large in the region, to both friend and foe. At least 13 of the 22 Arab League countries are now affected: Algeria, Bahrain,… Continue reading
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Azmi Bishara on Libya
Dr. Azmi Bishara said that the violence unleashed in Libya against the Libyan people is beyond belief — indicative of desperation on the part of the political order — or rather ‘disorder’ — in Libya, attempting to put a quick end to the uprising before escalation, as the situation is a matter of life and… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 22 February, 2011: Israeli bulldozers bury Bedouin village
22 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Soldiers Invade Tallousa Village Near Nablus IMEMC – Wednesday February 23, 2011 – 03:32, Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday afternoon Tallousa village, north of the northern West Bank city of Nablus and blocked a number of roads. Continue reading
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US found itself between rock and hard place with Egypt – ex-foreign minister
Evgeny Primakov: I think we can safely discard foreign involvement as a factor. These are purely internal events. After they began, however, other countries definitely became concerned over what was happening. I was in Washington DC when the riots in Egypt began, meeting with State Department officials. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 21 February, 2011: Onward Revolution: Ridding the Region of U.S. and Israeli Influence
21 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to be Met with Protest in the U.S IMEMC – Monday February 21, 2011 – 17:38, According to Adalah-NY, performances by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will be met with protests in six of the seven cities where it is scheduled… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 20 February, 2011: Obama’s veto is the wrong side of history
20 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Erekat Criticises PA, Calls For Re-examination of Peace Process IMEMC – Sunday February 20, 2011 – 11:05, Following his resignation as Chief Negotiator for the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat has, on Sunday, called for a re-examination of the Palestinian Authority. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 19 February, 2011: US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlement Expansion
19 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Ten Residents Wounded In Tulkarem IMEMC – Sunday February 20, 2011 – 05:32, Palestinian Medical sources reported Saturday that ten residents were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest in Dir Al Ghsoun village, north of Tulkarem… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 16 February, 2011: Israel troops may ‘have to re-enter’ Lebanon
16 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Breaks Into Home Of Jerusalem Palestinian MP IMEMC – Wednesday February 16, 2011 – 19:35, Undercover forces of the Israeli army broke on Wednesday into the home of Jerusalem Legislator, Ahmad Attoun, and detained his brother, Jihad, and his cousin., Attoun, as well… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 16 February, 2011: Bradley Manning – The Forgotten Man
16 February, 2011 — Information Clearing House Mullen: US Depends on Military Ties with Israel By AP The top U.S. military officer says the relationship between the American and Israeli militaries is especially relevant while Mideast nations are steeped in unrest. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27486.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 15 February, 2011: Mass protests spread in Middle East as Washington reassures Israel, Arab dictators
15 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinian Youth Injured By Settlers Fire Near Nablus IMEMC – Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 20:59, Palestinian medical sources reported, on Tuesday evening, that a Palestinian youth was shot and wounded by settlers fire near Jaloud village, south of Nablus, in the northern part… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 14 February, 2011: Egyptian Paper: “Mubarak In A Coma”
14 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel closes northern West Bank road; deny report that checkpoints will be dismantled IMEMC – Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 05:47, Over the weekend, Israeli troops erected new earth mounds blocking the Nablus-Beit Iba road, a road which had been closed by Israeli authorities… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 12 February, 2011: Abbas and Netanyahu keep their mouths shut after Mubarak ousted
12 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Two workers wounded by Israeli gunfire in Gaza IMEMC – Sunday February 13, 2011 – 06:11, On Saturday, Israeli soldiers stationed at the Gaza-Israeli border fired live rounds at two workers who were collecting rubble to use as building material, in the northern part… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 11 February, 2011: What does the Egyptian Revolution mean for Palestine?
11 February, 2011 – VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Attacks Palestinian Protesters In East Jerusalem IMEMC – Saturday February 12, 2011 – 00:34, Israeli soldiers and policemen attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters in Silwan, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, after the residents conducted Friday prayers at the… Continue reading
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Israel staggered by Egypt protests, social tensions at home By Jean Shaoul
The Israeli ruling class’s fear over the events in Egypt is two-fold. In the first place, Egypt—with its large economy, population of nearly 80 million, and control of the Suez Canal—is Israel’s key ally in the region. It has played the crucial role in strangling resistance to the dispossession of the Palestinians. Continue reading
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