Israel
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Caught between a ‘liberal’ and a hard man: How the BBC spends your licence money By William Bowles
2 June, 2010 “Israeli commandos had paintball guns” – Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Anna Azari “This happened in waters outside of Israeli territory, but we have the right to defend ourselves.” — Israeli military spokeswoman, Avital Leibovich In Yiddish it’s called Chutzpah, to have the nerve to say something outrageous, the perfect description—if what was… Continue reading
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Israel: Assaulting our future Satya Sagar
Watching the unfolding outrage a simple question very high on many minds must be “How in hell does this artificially concocted child of European guilt and American ambition get away with all this again and again and again?’ The answer is that instead of being a strange historical aberration Israel may well be a model… Continue reading
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Response in Israel to aid ship attack
At roughly 4:00a.m. on Monday morning Israeli navy and air force troops intercepted a convoy of six ships that attempted to deliver 10,000 tons of aid to the besieged Gaza strip. The convoy, known as the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, was inspected by several governments and was a highly publicized action. Israeli officials warned the ships… Continue reading
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Massacre News Roundup 1 June, 2010
A collection of stories on the massacre by Israeli forces in international waters of at least 19 people. Continue reading
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Massacre News Roundup 31 May, 2010
A collection of stories on the massacre by Israeli forces in international waters of at least 19 people. Continue reading
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Up to 19 reported killed as Israel disrupts Gaza humanitarian effort
Up to 19 people have been killed and more than 30 injured after Israeli military attacked a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, international media report. Continue reading
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Welcome to BBC Israel By William Bowles
So it seems that the BBC care only about Israel’s reputation and that it will undoubtedly be a ‘public relations disaster’. The deaths of at least nineteen unarmed people doesn’t figure in the BBC’s universe of spin. Continue reading
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Israeli Butchery at Sea by Gilad Atzmon
Considering yesterday’s news about Israeli nuclear submarines being stationed in the Gulf, the world must react quickly and severely. Israel is now officially mad and deadly. The Jewish State is not just careless about human life, as we have been following the Israeli press campaign leading to the slaughter, Israel actually seeks pleasure in inflicting… Continue reading
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Live Stream from Turkish’s IHH Mission to Gaza
Live coverage of the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla Continue reading
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AIC: Israel Commits Massacre, Piracy in International Waters against Freedom Flotilla
This morning, 31 May 2010, the Israeli navy perpetrated a new crime against humanity when it attacked the Freedom Flotilla, bound for Gaza, sailing in international waters. On the boats were 750 people from 40 different countries, among them 44 parliamentarians and politicians. Based on the initial news after the attack, the number killed is… Continue reading
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Only a government that crossed all red lines By Uri Avnery
“Only a crazy government that has lost all restraint and all connection to reality could something like that – consider ships carrying humanitarian aid and peace activists from around the world as an enemy and send massive military force to international waters to attack them, shoot and kill. Continue reading
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Israeli Occupation Archive has posted 5 new items: 31 May, 2010
* Sephora taken to court over products from Israeli brand Ahava * Israel stations nuclear missile subs off Iran * UK Ministers move to change universal jurisdiction law * Gideon Levy: Gaza flotilla drives Israel into a sea of stupidity * Zvi Barel: Absentee loyalty Continue reading
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Israel attacks Gaza flotilla – live coverage
The Guardian has a live page covering the attack by Israel on the Freedom Flotilla in international waters. The latest death toll now reads 19-20 people but there are as yet no names of those who have been murdered by the Israeli pirates. Continue reading
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED: ISRAELI TROOPS STORM GAZA FLOTILLA AND KILL 19: DEMONSTRATE TODAY
Members of the Israeli Navy commandeered the largest ship of the Gaza Flotilla and in the process kill a reported 19 activists. On board the ship are international human rights activists from a number of countries including 28 from the UK. Continue reading
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Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera’s report on board the Mavi Marmara before communications were cut Continue reading
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED: ISRAELI TROOPS STORM GAZA FLOTILLA AND KILL 19: DEMONSTRATE TODAY
Members of the Israeli Navy commandeered the largest ship of the Gaza Flotilla and in the process kill a reported 19 activists. On board the ship are international human rights activists from a number of countries including 28 from the UK. Continue reading
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From International Brigade to Freedom Flotilla: Remembering the ancestors of our struggle By William Bowles
In the light of the Freedom Flotilla on its way to Gaza and the opposition it’s facing, not only from Israel, but the news blackout by the corporate/state media on the seven hundred brave people making the trip, it’s worth recalling that back in the 1930s the International Brigade was formed to defend Spain’s democratic… Continue reading
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