Tag Archives: Palestine

Israel Is Committing A War Crime Against Palestine

Photo credit: Qumsiyeh.Abnormality Besieges PalestiniansBy Juan Cole / November 12, 2008 The UN warns that it is running out of food to distribute in Gaza, putting the civilian population there at severe risk, as a direct result of an Israeli … Continue reading

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Violence in Gaza Breaks the Ceasefire

wednesday, mourners carry the body of a hamas fighter killed by israeli forces during ground incursions on the previous dayIsrael Breaches Gaza Ceasefire: Invades, Kills 7, Seizes ManyBy Michael / November 6, 2008 yesterday, while i worked alongside politicos; while … Continue reading

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McCain’s Latest Bogeyman : Respected Scholar Rashid Khalidi

The McCain campaign’s latest bogeyman, historian Rashid Khalidi.‘McCain’s and Palin’s attacks on Khalidi are frankly racist. ‘He is a distinguished scholar, and the only objectionable thing about him from a rightwing point of view is that he is a Palestinian.’By … Continue reading

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Levy: Israeli Policy in Gaza Needs Modification

This is not the specific photo that Levy references.Twilight Zone / BlindfoldedBy Gideon Levy / October 4, 2008 Take a quick look at the photo before you. We took it last fall by chance. In the course of another interminable … Continue reading

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Nilin: Stopping Israel’s Plans to Steal Their Land

Nilin, Palestine exchanges of “fire”Palestinian village faces army reign of terrorBy Jonathan Cook / September 2, 2008 NILIN — The window through which Salam Amira, 16, filmed the moment when an Israeli soldier shot from close range a handcuffed and … Continue reading

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Free Gaza Boats Returning to Cyprus

Gaza activists to return to Cyprus with Palestinian studentsBy Stefanos Evripidou / August 28, 2008 THE TWO ‘Free Gaza’ boats will set sail from Gaza today for Cyprus after successfully breaking the Israeli sea blockade of the Strip last Saturday. … Continue reading

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The Siege of Gaza Must Be Broken

Can a handful of international activists and two boats break the siege of Gaza?by Sharat G. Lin / August 18, 2008 The voyage to “break the siege of Gaza” was originally planned for the summer of 2007. But it did … Continue reading

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Ashamed and Disgusted at What is Happening

A Canadian Jew’s visit to the territory left him ashamed by what he saw Gaza’s shocking devastationBy Harry Shannon / August 14, 2008 I had expected conditions in Gaza to be bad, but I was still shocked at the devastation … Continue reading

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Palestinian Travel to US: Can You Say Hypocrisy?

Palestinian Fulbright scholars Zuhair Abu Shaaban, 24, second from right, Osama Daoud, 25, third from right, and Fidaa Abed 23, fourth from right, wait to cross the Erez Border crossing between Israel and Gaza Strip in order to meet U.S. … Continue reading

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Reality in Palestine – Unconscionable IDF Brutality

Middle East: Rights group hails video as new weapon against Israeli armyBy Rory McCarthy / July 22, 2008 JERUSALEM — Israel’s defence minister, Ehud Barak, yesterday promised an inquiry after video footage showed an Israeli soldier shooting baton rounds at … Continue reading

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow to Barack Obama : "Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue"

Rabbi Arthur Waskow. Rabbi Arthur Waskow asked us to publish this open letter to Barack Obama. He has also posted it to the On Faith blog on the Newsweek/Washington Post website. Rabbi Waskow has been one of the creators and … Continue reading

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South African Human Rights Activists Shocked By Palestinian Refugee Camp

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant Hani Al-Kabi who was killed in an Israeli army raid in the Balata refugee camp, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Nablus, Friday, April 18, 2008. Photo … Continue reading

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