war crime
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Two-State Pipe Dream Impedes Justice, Again By Shourideh Molavi
The two state solution is an outdated concept. It fails to account for the political realities on both sides of the pre-1967 borders. For instance, the Arabs in Israel are left in the dark. Their unique situation as citizens of the state of Israel and members of the Palestinian nation is left unaddressed. They do… Continue reading
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With Israel there will never be peace: INTERVIEW WITH KHALED MESHAAL By Gianni Perrelli
There are only slight nuances, but no substantial differences between the positions of the Likud, Kadima or Labour. For 60 years there has not been a single Israeli government that has not committed crimes against us. Continue reading
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PCHR: Confirmed figures reveal the true extent of the destruction inflicted upon the Gaza Strip; Israel’s offensive resulted in 1,434 dead, including 960 civilians, 239 police officers, and 235 fighters
The Israeli offensive launched on the Gaza Strip between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 resulted in extensive death, injury and destruction throughout the Gaza Strip. Only now is the true extent of the devastation becoming apparent. Continue reading
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ISRAEL-OPT: Gaza fishing industry reeling following Israeli assault
A combination of damage to fishing resources caused by the Israeli offensive, and a restriction on the zone in which Gazans are allowed to fish is reducing catches and adversely affecting people’s diets in Gaza, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Continue reading
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Elias Akleh – Arming Terrorist Israel
Arms exported to Israel are in violation of the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports under Criterion 2, which states that member states are supposed to “deny an export license if there is a clear risk that the proposed export might be used for internal repression or be used in the commission of serious… Continue reading
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Sami Jamil Jadallah – The Hell with Israel, Open the Sea Port of Gaza!
The Gaza Reconstruction Conference in its closing statement called on Israel to open with immediate effect all crossings for all humanitarian aids and for conareuction materials needed for the massive work ahead. Somehow everyone forgot the geography of Gaza and that Gaza has some 50 km of shoreline and has a sea port. Continue reading
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William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 67 – Being serious about torture. Or not.
On the very day of Obama’s inauguration, the United Nation’s special torture rapporteur invoked the Convention in calling on the United States to pursue former president George W. Bush and defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld for torture and bad treatment of Guantanamo prisoners. Continue reading
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PCHR 26 February, 2009: The Fact-Finding Mission Mandated by the League of Arab Nations to Investigate Israeli War Crimes Concludes Its Works in Gaza on Friday
The fact-finding mission of the League of Arab Nations mandated by the League of Arab Nations to investigate war crimes committed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) during the latest offensive on the Gaza Strip is going to finish its works in the Gaza Strip on Friday, 27 February 2009, with a tour in Rafah to… Continue reading
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GAZA CHRONOLOGY June 19 – Dec. 27, 2008
19th June: Israeli warships fire four rockets at Palestinian fishermen in Palestinian waters. On the same day aircraft circling over Gaza City break the sound barrier near the ground and trigger a panic among the people. In the area of Khan Yunis Israeli patrols shoot over the border fence at farmers who work on their… Continue reading
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Amnesty International’s scandalous obliquity By Khalid Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem
With all due respect to AI and its efforts to safeguard and defend human rights, there is no legal or moral equation between a rape victim’s right to defend herself against her attacker and the criminal act initiated by the rapist Continue reading
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Video: Israeli Military Shoot Gaza Farmer – 18th February 2009
On Tuesday 27th January 2009, in Al Faraheen, Israeli forces shot at several farmers, killing 27 year old farm worker, Anwar al-Breem, Mohammed’s cousin. On Wednesday, February 18, Israeli forces shot a twenty year-old Palestinian farmer as he worked his land in the village of Al-Faraheen, east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. International Continue reading
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Video: Gaza – Reflections of War – 14 Feb 09 – Part 4
Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 Continue reading
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Video: Gaza – Reflections of War – 14 Feb 09 – Part 3
On December 27, 2008, Israel’s already crippling siege on the neighbouring Gaza Strip escalated into a brutal war. Al Jazeera was the only global news network reporting from both inside Gaza and Israel for the entirety of the conflict. Throughout Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros brought news of the human tragedy unfolding to living rooms Continue reading
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Video: Gaza – Reflections of War – 14 Feb 09 – Part 2
On December 27, 2008, Israel’s already crippling siege on the neighbouring Gaza Strip escalated into a brutal war. Al Jazeera was the only global news network reporting from both inside Gaza and Israel for the entirety of the conflict. Throughout Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros brought news of the human tragedy unfolding to living rooms Continue reading
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Justifying Israeli War Crimes By Reem Salahi
Having left Gaza now, I am trying to come to terms with what I saw, what I heard and honestly, what I don’t think I will ever understand – the justification. Continue reading
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A Camp Follower Who Aims to Please: How Anthony Cordesman Proved that Israel Fought a Clean War By Norman G. Finkelstein
This preposterous, barely literate ‘analysis’ Cordesman cobbled together after his junket is unlikely to fool anyone, although in fairness to camp follower Cordesman it must be said that he plainly did his best to please and the American Jewish Committee plainly got its money’s worth from him. Continue reading
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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory No. 07/2009, 12- 18 Feb. 2009
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose a Total Siege on the Gaza Strip Continue reading
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Video: US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Watch the 30-second commercial we produced about the U.S. role in Israel’s recent war on the Gaza Strip, which was censored by DIRECTV. http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.2104748 Posted with vodpod Continue reading
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Video: The Free Gaza Movement, February 2009
The Free Gaza Movement is a human rights group that in August 2008 sent the first international boats to land in the port of Gaza in 41 years. We want to break the siege of Gaza. Continue reading
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights: Aftermath (2) Gaza’s forgotten elderly
In this new series of personal testimonies, PCHR looks at the aftermath of Israel’s 22 day offensive on the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing impact it is having on the civilian population. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 