war crime
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David Halpin – Requiem for principle and law in Britain
How many citizens of this sceptred isle even know of Friends of Israel, let alone which member is an acolyte when he or she is speaking on Palestine. Continue reading
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GazaFriends: “Disappeared” Free Gaza Activist Theresa McDermott Found in Israel’s Ramleh Prison
Scottish activist Theresa McDermott has been found in Ramleh prison four days after she was “disappeared” by the Israel government after being forcibly removed from a seaborne Lebanese aid mission to Gaza. Continue reading
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Sami Jamil Jadallah – The Forbidden Debate
I am sure all Palestinians and the Arab world, with the exception of the very few Palestinians who are on the payroll of the PLO know well that the PLO lost any and all of whatever legitimacy it had to begin with 20 years ago. Continue reading
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Israeli forces open fire on Palestinian farmers and internationals in al-Faraheen
Israeli soldiers again opened fire on Palestinian farmers and international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) on Thursday 5th February, as they attempted to harvest parsley in agricultural land near the Green Line. Continue reading
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Video: Gaza: A family’s devastation
7 February, 2009 Majdi al-Athanma describes how the recent Israeli offensive has shattered his life again http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.2061833 Posted with vodpod Continue reading
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By Andrew Wander: Passengers of freighter seized by Israel return home with tales of abuse
A group of activists arrested after the Israeli navy seized an aid ship bound for the devastated Gaza Strip were expelled from Israel on Friday, a day after being detained by the military. Continue reading
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PalestineJustice: Articles of Occupation 7 February, 2009 Part 2
Israeli forces seize Gaza aid ship Al Jazeera – Gazan children denied treatment abroad Jonathan Cook – Gaza Burn Victims Exhibit Signs Of White Phosphorous Wounds By Amira Hass – Army Won’t Confirm Or Deny Sale Of Arsenal’s Phosphorous To Israel By Amy Riggin Continue reading
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Palestinejustice 7 February, 2009: ARTICLES OF OCCUPATION
The philosopher who gave the IDF moral justification in Gaza – ‘Myth of Exile’: Justifying Slaughter in Gaza – Did the Israeli army wage a Jewish jihad in Gaza? Religious extremists’ rapid rise through the ranks – Continue reading
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Spanish judiciary asserts its competence for enquiry into war crimes committed in Gaza in 2002
The facts are related to the events of July 22, 2002, when a one ton bomb aimed at a Hamas official was dropped by an Israeli army F-16 in the Al-Daraj district of Gaza City, killing 14 Palestinian civilians as well as the Hamas leader. Some 150 Palestinians were also wounded. Continue reading
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The Wounds of Gaza Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah and Dr Swee Ang
Over the period of 27 December 2008 to the ceasefire of 18 Jan 2009, it was estimated that a million and a half tons of explosives were dropped on Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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Vittorio Arrigoni: The gases of the Israeli bombs in Gaza have spared no one
This anonymous muezzin had to interrupt his solemnly chanted liturgy because of a chesty cough. It’s an affliction I’m familiar with myself, as the gases of the bombs in Gaza have spared no one. Continue reading
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Corporate Watch – Direct Action Against Israel
Israel was the world’s 6th largest arms importer between 2003 and 2007, accounting for 3.80% of world deliveries, according to the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database. Continue reading
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Francis A. Boyle: International Law and Israel`s War On Gaza
Even if Oslo had succeeded, it would have resulted in the imposition of a bantustan upon the Palestinian People. But Oslo has run its course! Therefore, it is my purpose here today to chart a NEW DIRECTION for the Palestinian People to consider. Continue reading
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IPS: Alarm Spreads Over Use of Lethal New Weapons By Erin Cunningham
Both international organisations and human rights groups, including the UN, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have condemned Israel’s use of unconventional weapons in civilian areas of the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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Amnesty International: Israel must disclose all weapons used in Gaza
Amnesty International is calling on the Israeli regime to disclose all weapons and munitions that were used in its latest slaughter of more than 1,300 Palestinians in Gaza amid concern that they include new secret US bombs that cause horrific injuries. Continue reading
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Alternative Information Centre: Absolutely Not! Not in Their Names, Not in Ours
Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni, Gabi Ashkenazi and Ehud Olmert–don’t you dare show your faces at any memorial ceremony for the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto, Lublin, Vilna or Kishinev. Continue reading
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PCHR: IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Makes it Like Earthquake Zone and Claims Civilian Lives and Property
The offensive launched by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on the Gaza Strip, between 27 December and 18 January 2009, has caused total destruction in many parts of the Gaza Strip, making these parts look like earthquake zones. Continue reading
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Petition for the Creation of a Special Tribunal to try Israeli War Criminals
Petition for the Creation of a Special Tribunal to try Israeli War Criminals Continue reading
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VIDEO: Gaza’s destruction revealed
The cessation of fighting in Gaza has allowed the true scale of destruction there to be revealed. Continue reading
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PCHR: 23rd Day of Continuous IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip
PCHR field workers who visited several areas throughout the Gaza Strip, especially Gaza City, the north and the Egyptian border reported as these areas looked as they were struck by a heavy earthquake. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 