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Map Reading By Harry Feldman
Palestinians have never enjoyed political control over any part of Palestine as this unfortunate graphic suggests. Not under Ottoman rule or the British Mandate (‘1946’); not under the abortive and downright bizarre UN partition plan (‘1947’); definitely not under Jordanian and Egyptian rule (‘1967’); and absolutely not under Israeli occupation (‘2010’). Furthermore, the graphic is… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 1 December 2012: The next stop for Palestinians could be global courts
1 December 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Kidnaps 21 Palestinians In West Bank, GazaIMEMC – Israeli soldiers and Navy kidnapped, Saturday, 19 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; 12 fishermen were kidnapped in Gaza territorial waters in Gaza, and nine in the occupied West Bank. … Continue reading
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GR Week in Review 30 November 2012: War Crimes and Regime Change
30 November 2012 — Global Research News Netanyahu: Palestine Vote at UN ‘Meaningless’, John Glaser, November 30, 2012 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 1 December 2012
012 Guards testify about confinement at Quantico brig of suspect in WikiLeaks case Washington Post FORT MEADE, Md. — Some former guards at the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., are testifying against an Army private charged with sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the secret-spilling WikiLeaks website. The guards are … http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/guards-testify-about-confinement-at-quantico-brig-of-suspect-in-wikileaks-case/2012/12/01/f65724ee-3b8e-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 30 November 2012: Israel To Build 3000 Settlement Units In West Bank, Jerusalem
30 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Threatens To “Reoccupy’ West BankIMEMC – Israeli member of Knesset, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and the development of the Negev and Galilee, Silvan Shalom, threatened that Israel would reoccupy the West Bank in response to the Palestinian bid at the United Continue reading
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ICH 30 November 2012: Treated Like ‘a Caged Animal’ Bradley Manning Breaks Silence
30 November 2012 — Information Clearing House Reining in Obama and His Drones By Ralph Nader Obama’s drones roam over multiple nations of Asia and Africa and target suspects, both known and unknown, whom the president, in his unbridled discretion, wants to evaporate for the cause of national security. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33188.htm Continue reading
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Straining Credulity? By Alastair Crooke
The UN Secretary General was reported on March 3 saying that he had received “grisly reports” that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and torturing people in Homs after retaking control of the Baba Amr district from insurgents. Did he really believe this; or was he just “saying it”? Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 29 November 2012: Israel bombed the stadium where disabled athletes train
29 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center US Senate Threatens Sanctions Against P.A.IMEMC – Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that the United States Senate threatened to block all funding to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank should the Palestinians decide to sue Israel for war crimes at the International Court. … Continue reading
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Israel’s Holy War: Triggering the Palestinian Exodus? By Julie Lévesque
Far from divine guidance, however, the intentions underlying the pillars of cloud and fire Israel violently dropped on the small and densely populated territory had quite a nefarious objective: Exodus and the chasing of Palestinians out of the “Holy Land”. To achieve their goal, some prominent Israeli figures even had mushroom clouds in mind: Continue reading
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ICH 29 November 2012: U.S. at Risk of Military Dictatorship?
29 November 2012 — Information Clearing House NATO Preparing Psy-Op in Syria By Tony Cartalucci Internet connections & telecom reportedly failing across Syria, right as NATO has finished preparing their proxy “SNC” and readies for final push. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33178.htm Continue reading
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Did Britain Try Blackmail to Cripple Palestinians’ UN Bid? By Stuart Littlewood
Ugly rumours are flying that the British government twisted the arm of President Abbas and told him the UK would only support Palestine’s modest upgrade to ‘observer state’ at the UN (to be decided tomorrow, Thursday) if he pledged not to pursue Israeli war criminals through the International Criminal Court. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 28 November 2012: Israel’s repression of Palestinian students reached new level during Gaza attack
28 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Seven Palestinians Injured By Army Fire In Central GazaIMEMC – The Israeli army continued its violations of the ceasefire that was reached on the evening of Wednesday November 21, shot and injured on Wednesday evening (Nov. 28), seven Palestinians east of the Al-Maghazi and the Al-Bureij Continue reading
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ICH 28 November 2012: The Osama bin Laden Myth
28 November 2012 — Information Clearing House AP Believes it Found Evidence of Iran’s Work on Nuclear Weapons By Glenn Greenwald A primitive graph provided by ‘a country critical of Iran’s atomic program’ indicts the news outlet more than Tehran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33164.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 27 November 2012: Global Intifada
27 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinian Youth Injured By Army Fire In RafahIMEMC – Palestinian medical sources reported, Tuesday evening, that a young Palestinian man was shot by a live round in the chest after Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border, opened fire at him east of Rafah city, in the Continue reading
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Russian expert warns of possibility of large-scale war in Middle East
In an interview with the Voice of Russia, Russian analyst Konstantin Sivkov said: “Deploying these missiles in Turkey will be dangerous for Syrian military planes – this is obvious. A lesser obvious thing is that Turkey is getting ready for a war against Syria. If an attack on Syria from the territory of Turkey does… Continue reading
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Abbas: Collaborating with the Enemy By Stephen Lendman
He’s Israel’s enforcer. He ill serves and insults Palestinians. His presidency is illegitimate. Israel rigged his 2005 election. In January 2009, his term expired. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 25 November 2012: ’Operation Pillar of Defense’ – Was a Crime
25 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Three Injured By Israeli Fire In Khan YounisIMEMC – Palestinian medical sources reported that three Palestinians have been injured, on Sunday evening, after Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border, opened fire at them in Al-Faraheen area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Continue reading
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ICH 25 November 2012: Why Israel Didn’t Win
25 November 2012 — Information Clearing House Why Israel Didn’t Win By Adam Shatz The ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas in Cairo after eight days of fighting is merely a pause in the Israel-Palestine conflict. – The Palestinians understand that they are no longer facing Israel on their own: Israel, not Hamas, is the Continue reading
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Gaza Ceasefire: An Early Assessment By Richard Falk
The Gaza Ceasefire, unlike a similar ceasefire achieved after Operation Cast Lead four years ago, is an event that has a likely significance far beyond ending the violence after eight days of murderous attacks. It is just possible that it will be looked back upon as a turning point in the long struggle between Israel… Continue reading
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