Palestine
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Al-Jazeera: An Island of Pro-Empire Intrigue by Sukant Chandan
How did Al-Jazeera, once dubbed the ‘terror network’ by some and whose staff were martyred by US bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, end up becoming the media war propagandist for yet another Western war against a small state of the Global South, Libya? We will not know the full details for some time; perhaps some… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 21-24 March 2011
Outright lies by the international media: Bombs and missiles are presented as an instrument of peace and democratization… This is not a humanitarian operation. The war on Libya opens up a new regional war theater. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 20 March, 2011: The resurgence of Palestine
20 March, 2011 — VTJP News Ma’an News Israeli army kills 2 teenagers in Gaza 3/20/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The bodies of two Gaza teenagers were retrieved by Palestinian medics late Sunday morning, after being killed by Israeli fire some 12 hours earlier in the border area east of Gaza City. Medical crews… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 March, 2011: Israeli Seeks $20 Billion in US Aid
8 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center International Women’s Day in Palestine 2011 IMEMC – Tuesday March 08, 2011 – 16:44, Tuesday marks International Women’s Day, a global celebration of women. In Palestine, rallies and conferences were organized to celebrate this day. These provided a chance and space to reflect on… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 March, 2011: Pushing for a Palestinian Tahrir
6 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Pink Floyd singer joins cultural boycott of Israel IMEMC – Monday March 07, 2011 – 03:08, The former lead singer of the rock band Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, is the latest artist to voice support for the boycott of Israel, in an effort to… Continue reading
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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinksfor 6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info ‘US must keep Muslim Brothers from Egypt gov’t’ – Jerusalem Post “I think we ought to be very clear that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be part of a future government in Egypt,” Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), 58, told The Jerusalem Post in his first interview with an Israeli paper… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 March, 2011: Britain Cherry-picks which War Criminals to Prosecute
5 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Hamas to re-start national unity talks with Fateh IMEMC – Sunday March 06, 2011 – 01:46, The Hamas party, which won elections in 2006 but was prevented from forming a government in the West Bank, announced Saturday that it is working on an initiative… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 2 March, 2011: Israeli bulldozers demolish Khirbet Tana for 6th time
2 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Report: “Israel Kidnapped 80 Children in Jerusalem Since The Beginning of 2011” IMEMC – Thursday March 03, 2011 – 00:37, The Research and Documentation Unit at the Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights (JCSER) reported that Israeli soldiers and policemen kidnapped more than… 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 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 10 February, 2011: New Gaza factory, jobs destroyed in Israeli attack
10 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center France Grants P.A €10 Million To Finance Water Services In Bethlehem IMEMC – Thursday February 10, 2011 – 23:49, The Palestine News and Information Agency, WAFA, reported Thursday that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, signed an agreement with the French State Minister and… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 9 February, 2011: Fundamentalist Settler Rabbi Says Killing “Non-Jews” Is Justifiable
9 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Amnesty Lobbies for Justice for Gazans IMEMC – Wednesday February 09, 2011 – 17:07, Amnesty International has announced that it will lobby the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) regarding justice for the victims of Operation Cast Lead, according to reports from the Alternative… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 January, 2011: Egypt’s uprising and its implications for Palestine
29 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 17-year-old Boy Killed In Beit Ummar, Hundreds Protest After Funeral IMEMC – Saturday January 29, 2011 – 16:13, Hundreds of residents of the town of Beit Ummar, near Hebron took to the streets in the funeral of 17-year-old Yousef Ikhlayyil who was shot dead… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 January, 2011: Medics: Settlers shoot teen in head near Hebron
28 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 27 dead in Egypt uprising; Mubarak refuses to step down IMEMC – Saturday January 29, 2011 – 03:42, As hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Egypt Friday in the 4th straight day of protests, President Hosni Mubarak said that he… Continue reading
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Sami Jamil Jadallah – The Palestine Papers; time to bury the PLO and PA
28 January, 2011 — Palestine Think Tank For the past few days I have been spending much of my time reading the released documents on Aljazeera (www.transparency.aljazeera.net) and the Guardian of Manchester, watching Aljazeera and reading other publications. One thing for sure the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah is in a panic, caught with its pants… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 January, 2011: Erekat Names Former CIA, MI6 Agents as Source of Leaks
27 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PA-Controlled Office Sacked in Gaza IMEMC – Thursday January 27, 2011 – 19:30, Unidentified vandals broke into the Palestinian Authority-controlled Civil Administration building in northern Gaza ransacking the office, on Thursday morning, Ma’an News reported. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 January, 2011: Palestinians: Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
26 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center An-Nabi Saleh Popular Committee Leader Beaten, Two Children Arrested IMEMC – Wednesday January 26, 2011 – 15:18, Following the arrests of Karim Saleh al-Tamimi and, his brother, Islam, the leader of the Popular Commitee Against The Wall & Settlements in Nabi Saleh, Bassam Tamimi… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 January, 2011: 11 Palestinians, Including 10-year-old Child, Kidnaped By Soldiers in West Bank
25 January, 2011 – VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Two Civilians, One Officer, Killed in Egypt Protests IMEMC – Wednesday January 26, 2011 – 03:41, As massive protests swept across Egypt demanding the removal of Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and his government, two protestors and one police officer were killed, the Qatar-based Al… Continue reading
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The Palestine Papers reveal Britain’s sordid involvement in the ‘peace process’
Amongst the 1,600 internal negotiations documents released this week, the most recent give a shocking insight into Britain’s involvement. It has been reported that MI6 were involved in planning secret security operations as well as training personnel to carry out detention and torture of opponents of the PA. Continue reading
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Palestine papers reveal MI6 drew up plan for crackdown on Hamas By Ian Black and Seumas Milne
British intelligence helped draw up a secret plan for a wide-ranging crackdown on the Islamist movement Hamas which became a security blueprint for the Palestinian Authority, leaked documents reveal. The plan asked for the internment of leaders and activists, the closure of radio stations and the replacement of imams in mosques. Continue reading
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