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New York Protest Against Gaza Assault Gets Ugly
15,000 March Against Israel’s Crimes in Gaza Police riot; beat, pepper spray, and arrest protestersJanuary 11, 2009 Today, more than 15,000 people rallied in Times Square to protest Israel’s ongoing assault against the people of Palestine . The demonstration stretched … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza War, Israel, Palestine, Police Brutality, Political Protest
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Singin’ on Sunday: Michael Heart
We Will Not Go Down (Song for Gaza) Thanks to Jeff Segal / The Rag Blog
Rafah Crossing: Let the Doctors Through !
Rafah crossing, EgyptReport From Rafah: Doctors Stopped at the BorderBy Bill Quigley / January 9, 2009 Rafah, Egypt — Dr. Nicolas Doussis-Rassias and many other volunteer doctors have been waiting in Rafah, Egypt for days. Nicolas and the other physicians … Continue reading
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Tagged Geneva Conventions, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Blockade
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Robert Jensen : Beyond Grief and Rage: Palestine and the Politics of Resistance
Israeli and American Flags Lapel Pin / Judaica Heaven!. The grief is achingly real, and the rage is morally justified. Our task today is to think about how to channel the power of those emotions into effective political action. By … Continue reading
The Israeli ‘Public Relations’ Juggernaut Takes No Prisoners
Media bias about the Israeli – Palestine conflict EXPOSED! Israeli Government Willing to Deliberately Lie About the Facts on the Ground in GazaBy Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2009 The video above is only the tip … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza War, Israel, Palestine, Propaganda, Public Information
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Israel Bombs Civilians Evacuated by UN
Smoke rises from Gaza for a 15th straight day of bombing. Photo from Mail Onlin, UK.UN: Israel bombed building used for evacuated PalestiniansJanuary 9, 2009 See the latest news, Below: Israeli forces have dropped dozens of leaflets over the Gaza … Continue reading
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Tagged Civilian Fatalities, Gaza War, Israel, Palestinian Occupation, United Nations, War Crimes
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Thorne Dreyer : While Opposing Israeli Aggression, We Must Also Fight Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitic cartoon from Arab press / WMD. Anti-Semitism is for cowards. We believe Israel as it positions itself in the world to be a reactionary force, a rogue state. But that has nothing to do with the Jewish people or … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Bigotry, Gaza War, Imperialism, International Law, Israel, Palestinian Occupation, Racism
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Questions About Israel’s Use of US-Made Weapons
Israel rains fire on Gaza with phosphorus shellsBy Sheera Frenkel in Jerusalem and Michael Evans, Defence Editor / December 2008 Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells to screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza Strip … 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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Hamas Speaks: Israel Broke the Cease-Fire First
Hamas speaksBy Mousa Abu Marzook / January 6, 2009 A Hamas official insists that a ‘legacy of suffering’ under Israel is what fuels Palestinian resistance. From Damascus — While Americans may believe that the current violence in Gaza began Dec. … Continue reading
American Public Opinion Bucks Israeli PR Machine
Public opinion. Illustration courtesy of Pew Research Center.‘The same pundits who are cheerleading Israel’s assault on Gaza once sold the occupation of Iraq to America, and with a nearly identical set of arguments.’By Max Blumenthal / January 5, 2009 Almost … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza War, Israel, Mainstream Media, Media Distortion, Public Opinion
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They are Bombing 1.5 million People in a Cage
h/t Juan Cole / The Rag Blog
