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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn : Gaza Freedom Marchers Clubbed by Cairo Cops
Cairo riot police confront Gaza Freedom March. Top photo from AP. Bottom photo by Brandon Delyzer from rabble.ca.Gaza Freedom March:Lively demonstration at the Egyptian Museum By Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn / The Rag Blog / January 1, 2010 Also … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Cairo, Egypt, Gaza, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Movement, Police Brutality, Protest, William Ayers
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New York : Marching for the Children of Gaza
Thousands marched in New York on Dec. 27, 2009, in support of the people of Gaza. Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN.Marching for the children of Gaza:Thousands demonstrate in New York CityBy Fran Korotzer / The Rag Blog / January … Continue reading
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Tagged Fran Korotzer, Gaza, Israel, New York City, Palestine, Political Protest, Social Action
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Bernardine Dohrn : Gaza Freedom March: Reimagining Change
UPDATE: See ‘Gaza Freedom march converges on Midan Tahrir,’ Below. Above, photo from Palestine Chronicle / Aljazeera. Below, holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, center, and Gaza Freedom March activists in Cairo Tuesday. Photo by Amr Nabil / AP / Christian Science … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Cairo, Egypt, Gaza, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Movement
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The Spirit of Humanity: An Interview with Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia McKinney is a former US Representative who served from 1993-2003 and from 2005-2008 . She was the 2008 Green Party presidential nominee and has been an active member of the Free Gaza Movement. In 2004, The Backbone Campaign awarded … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimes Against Humanity, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Blockade
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Cynthia McKinney : Letter From an Israeli Jail
Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney is now imprisoned in an Israeli jail after the Israeli stopped a boat with humanitarian supplies bound for Gaza.Letter from an Israeli jail I am being held in this prison because I had a dream … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter : Palestinians Treated Like Animals
Surrounded by journalists and Hamas officials, former President Jimmy Carter, center, stands in front of a building destroyed during Israel’s offensive in Gaza earlier this year, as he visits Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday. Photo by Khalil Hamra / AP. … Continue reading
Israeli Jew : Bring the Suffering Gazans Home
Israelis, led by Peace Now, demonstrate for peace in Gaza. The following article by an Israeli Jew may at first blush seem a bit idealistic. But there are times when idealism may be the only practical answer. Thanks to Rag … Continue reading
Gaza Doctors : Victims Suffering from White Phosphorus Burns
John Ging, head of the UN aid agency in Gaza, said that “three rounds that emitted phosphorus” hit a corner of the UN’s Gaza City facility on, above, on Jan. 15, 2009. White phosphorus sticks to human skin and will … Continue reading
Is the Gaza Invasion About Its Offshore Gas Fields?
Interestingly, one of our readers asks in a comment, “This doesn’t mean I agree with the invasion of Gaza which seems self-defeating – not because of the numbers killed (though that’s awful), but because tactically what is it going to … Continue reading
Warsaw and Gaza : An Inevitable Comparison
New York Times, May 10th, 1943: ‘Warsaw Ghetto Uprising an Over-Reaction.’ From Kevin Dayhoff’s Storage Closet. Click for larger image.. In 1943 members of the Jewish population dug in and organized a poorly armed last-ditch resistance. They were crushed by … Continue reading
Gaza : Israeli Government Doesn’t Want Peace
Stark contrast: Beauty cloaks horror. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Jan. 8, 2009. Over 600 Palestinians have been killed and more than 2,700 others wounded in Gaza since the so-called Operation Cast Lead began on Dec. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, Gaza War, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation
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