Israel
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Re: Jerusalem Quartet – Update – ‘But it’s not political’
Focuses on an argument which was prevalent at the time of the Anti-Apartheid Boycott (South Africa version) and is going to be heard increasingly from faint-hearted liberals who would like any struggle to be conducted within the bounds of normal, polite discourse (i.e. don’t mention the Arabs). I have therefore dug around a little regarding… Continue reading
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Load those questions! By Harry Feldman
As part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement, should Israel be required to stop building new settlements in occupied Palestinian territory?’. At least on the face of it, as I read it, the question assumes that the agreement will countenance continued occupation of ‘Palestinian territory’ the West Bank and East Jerusalem, since the occupation of… Continue reading
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Jerusalem Quartet London concert disrupted
Protesters disrupted a lunchtime performance by the Jerusalem Quartet in London today. The concert at the Wigmore Hall was being broadcast live by the BBC. The protesters drew attention to the Quartets strong links to the Israeli Army, Israels crimes against the Palestinians, particularly its illegal occupation of Palestinian land, its ethnic cleansing of East… Continue reading
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Video: Myths of Progressive Zionism: Labour, Race, Gender and Colonialism
26 March 26, 2010 — Left Streamed Moderated by Herman Rosenfeld. Presentations by: * Katherine Nastovski – Graduate student, Social and Political Thought, York University; Labour for Palestine, Toronto * Dana Olwan – Assistant Professor of Gender Studies, Queen’s University; Solidarity for Palestinian Human Right (SPHR), Kingston. Organized by Not In Our Name (NION) Jewish… Continue reading
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Proposed exhibiton of Israeli Medicine, Science and Technology in the Scottish Parliament
We are writing to express our concern at the planned exhibition of Israeli Medicine, Science and Technology to be held at the Scottish Parliament in late April. The parliament is not a private venue and this is not an exhibition of science that just happens to have been carried out by Israelis. The exhibits are… Continue reading
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Israel Tries to Expel People For Their Beliefs By Noam Sheizaf
Two international activists, Ariadna Jove Marti (from Spain) and Bridgette Chappell (Australia), who are living in Bir Zeit in the West Bank (its near Ramallah, and well within the Palestinian Autonomy), were arrested by the IDF last month. The two were about to be expelled from Israel, and as it happens in most cases, they… Continue reading
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In West Bank Palestinian Childhood Is Cut Short – It’s the Law
In the West Bank, there is a two-tiered system of justice, including for minors. For settler children, justice is administered according to Israeli domestic law, with all the due process protections that affords. They cannot be charged as adults until they reach 18, in accordance with the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child,… Continue reading
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AIPAC: Telling a Whopper By Stephanie Westbrook
As much as AIPAC appears to be living in a bubble, it also seems unlikely that the US government, or the international community for that matter, will take a courageous stance and do what many Israelis have been asking, save Israel from itself. That’s why so many activists are now taking it upon themselves to… Continue reading
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Live Israeli fire suspected in Palestinian deaths
Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian youths on Saturday during a demonstration in their village, Iraq Burin. The Israeli army then issued a statement alleging its soldiers only used rubber-coated steel bullets in the village. But doctors and human rights organisations say their evidence disproves this account. And Al Jazeera has obtained pictures with the clear… Continue reading
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Tariq Shadid – Going it alone: a Third Intifada?
It may well be that the citizens of the world, tired of hearing newscasts about Israel and the Palestinians, are not in the mood to hear it. Still, pressure in Palestine is building up quickly due to Israel’s continuing defiance of calls from around the world to halt settlement building in East Jerusalem and the… Continue reading
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The detection of phosphorus in the tissue of bomb victims in Gaza
One of the authors went on a fact finding mission to Gaza immediately after the termination of the Israeli invasion. One of the allegations towards the invading Israeli army was the use of phosphorus bombs. The author was able to take samples of tissue from burn victims. Attempts were made to demonstrate the presence of… Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: WHEN FACTS AND PROPAGANDA COLLIDE – THE BBC BENDS OVER BACKWARDS TO ACCOMMODATE ISRAELI CLAIMS
When a Thai kibbutz worker was killed in Israel by a rocket launched from Gaza last week, BBC News online gave the incident headline coverage flagged up on its home page. By contrast, the killing of two Palestinian teenagers, Mohammad Qadus and Osaid Qadus, by Israeli soldiers on Saturday was buried at the end of… Continue reading
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Disturbing findings of toxic uranium levels in Gaza
Studies conducted by a group of Italian researchers have revealed the presence of dangerous levels of toxins in the bodies of Palestinian victims of Israeli bombings during operation Cast Lead in 2008-2009. The results of tests conducted on a sample of 15 dead and wounded victims of the war on Gaza, in addition to another… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 