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Israel: Protest the investigation of New Profile and political persecution
‘On April 26, 2009, a number of Israeli peace activists had their computers confiscated, were called for interrogations, and were only released upon signing agreements not to contact their political friends for 30 days. We are asking you to contact the Israeli Attorney General to demand an immediate stop to this harassment.’ Continue reading
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“Gaza Citizens at Risk from Rubbish, Rubble, Unexploded Ordnance”
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) and the uncontrolled dumping of rubbish pose the greatest environmental and public health risks to residents of the Gaza Strip, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP). A further study is planned by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Continue reading
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Haneen Maikey and Jason Ritchie, “Israel, Palestine, and Queers”
If we are to believe Kirchick, there are no queer Palestinians: they’ve all been murdered by Palestinian ‘Islamofascists,’ and the ‘lucky few’ who survived have fled to gay-friendly Israel. In fact, there is a vibrant, organized community of queer Palestinians who are working hard to create a just, democratic Palestinian society that respects the dignity… Continue reading
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Full Text of President Ahmadinejad’s Remarks at U.N. Conference on Racism By Jeremy R. Hammond
Dear friends, today the human community is facing a kind of racism which has tarnished the image of humanity in the beginning of the third millennium. The world Zionism personifies racism that falsely resorts to religion and abuse religious sentiments to hide their hatred and ugly faces. Continue reading
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Wounds Of the Heart: An Artist and Her Nation
As a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Rana deeply understands how feelings of belonging and claims of ownership, irrevocably separate, yet permanently connect Arabs and Jews in their struggle for a land that is called Palestine by one group and Israel by the other. Continue reading
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The Arab World and Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal WRITTEN BY Khalid Amayreh in Occupied East Jerusalem
It was Israel that introduced nuclear weapons into the Middle East more than four decades ago, with the knowledge and acquiescence of western powers. The CIA first concluded that Israel had begun to produce nuclear weapons in 1968, but few details emerged until 1986 when Mordechai Vanunu, a former technician at the Dimona nuclear facility,… Continue reading
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Evelyn Rico, “Israel Forcefully Condemned at UN Conference against Racism”
The Iranian president was very forceful this Monday in denouncing the existence of a “racist government” in Israel during his speech at the conference. The Iranian leader said that “the worst racists have been brought to Palestine,” attacking the United States for defending “the crimes of Zionism.” Ahmadinejad equally castigated the “US attack against Iraq”… Continue reading
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The most moral army in the world. Fact By Yitzhak Laor
Israel’s denial [or torture] was adamant. No Israeli newspaper addressed the accusations directly. Our ambassador in London said the morality of the prophets does not permit torture, and therefore these charges were baseless. Continue reading
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Avoiding World Conference on Racism Shows Obama’s Disrespect For Blacks By Glen Ford
Why is the White House reporting to ‘Jewish leaders’ on an issue that is of interest to all Americans, most especially people of color? Has Obama arranged such briefings on Durban II for ‘Black leaders,’ ‘Latino leaders,’ or ‘Native American leaders’ – representatives of constituencies that have suffered genocide, slavery, discrimination, forced displacement and all… Continue reading
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THE WINTER OF OMAR BASHIR’S DISCONTENT Keith Harmon Snow
The ICC can now be viewed as a tool of hegemonic U.S. foreign policy, where the weapons deployed by the U.S. and its allies include the accusations of, and indictments for, human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading
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‘Is anti-Zionism hate?’ By Stephen Lendman
Supporting Zionism is repugnant, indefensible, and equivalent to defending cancer, a malignancy relentlessly destroying its host. It must be exposed, denounced, and once and for all expunged from the body politic. Continue reading
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PCHR: Aftermath (7) ‘I know every inch of this land…’
Land Day was launched in 1976, as a commemoration of the deaths of six Palestinian citizens of northern Israel killed by the Israeli military as they demonstrated against expropriation of their land. Continue reading
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Media Lens: Children Of Darkness – Killing ‘Them’ – Part 2
The idea that Israel’s massacre of 1,400 Palestinians was intended to stop rocket attacks is hard to reconcile with the fact that Israel deliberately provoked those attacks when it broke the ceasefire with its November 4, 2008 attack killing six people in Gaza Continue reading
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Shame on us!
Last week, a few innocent kids from the Jenin refugee camp were surreptiously taken to Tel Aviv to “cheer up and take part in peace-promoting activities. Continue reading
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Aftermath (6) “The only BMW shop in Gaza.”
This predominantly fishing community has sustained many Israeli incursions over the years but the scars of the latest one are all pervasive and have made the area almost unrecognisable to its residents. Even the cemetery with its cracked gravestones and deep tank tracks, was not spared. Continue reading
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British MP George Galloway barred from Canada under the Canada Israel “Public Security” Agreement By Michel Chossudovsky
The ”Declaration of Intent” establishes a framework of bilateral cooperation between Canada and Israel in the area of “Public Security”. The agreement has not been the object of debate in the Canadian parliament, nor has it received media coverage. Continue reading
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Video: Action Boycott Israel
“Here, it’s written: imported from Israel.” Continue reading
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Azmi Bishara: New US Thinking
The new US administration has stated repeatedly that it views the region from a perspective of Israeli security when it comes to Iran and uranium enrichment, as well as to resistance against Israeli occupation. Continue reading
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“There is no respect for the grieving” Barghouthi shocked by the Israeli assault on the press conference with injured American’s parents
The Israeli army demanded that the event will be shut down. As several refused, they assaulted the audience, beating and detaining activists, media crews and officials. Continue reading
