Tag Archives: Gaza

The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike: Traveling below the Western Radar

Richard Falk

Can anyone doubt that if there were more than 1300 hunger strikers in any country in the world other than Palestine, the media in the West would be obsessed with the story?  It would be featured day after day, and reported on… Continue reading

Posted on May 2, 2012 by FG

On anti-Semitism, war crimes, and old poets

Lillian Rosengarten

Silence in the face of apartheid is unbearable.

We can no longer remain silent nor turn our backs and pretend ignorance to a gruesome occupation of stolen land, the cruelest collective punishment in the open-air sewer prison where Palestinians once lived in peace… Continue reading

Posted on April 12, 2012 by FG

‘I’ve Been Duped’

Reflections on Israel and Palestine

Rick Steeves

April 09, 2012 “Huffington Post

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Posted on April 9, 2012 by FG

Reality in Occupied Palestine

Stephen Lendman

Gaza’s attacked regularly. Dozens of West Bank incursions occur weekly. Police state harshness and arrests follow.

In the week ending April 5, one Palestinian was killed and dozens injured, including 18 children. They were nonviolently commemorating Land Day.

Many others, including an international human rights… Continue reading

Posted on April 9, 2012 by FG

Ten reasons why AIPAC is so dangerous

Medea Benjamin

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is one of the most powerful lobby organizations in the country. AIPAC’s clout helps fuel a never-ending cycle of violence in the Middle East.

Here are ten reasons why AIPAC is so dangerous.

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Posted on February 29, 2012 by FG

61 Homes Demolished in Gaza!

Barbara Lubin

I am writing this letter to you late at night and I am asking you to help me. Over the years I have asked for you to step up and reach out to the people here in Palestine because to be honest with… Continue reading

Posted on February 12, 2012 by FG

Israelis Should be Afraid of Their Leaders, not Iran

Gideon Levy

For far too long now Israel has been headed by heroes, the kind who don’t hesitate to take the country on yet another dangerous, purposeless adventure. We must tell them now, loudly: We are a-f-r-ai-d.

February 07, 2012 “Haaretz” -… Continue reading

Posted on February 8, 2012 by FG

Israeli army harasses press crew, beats a B’Tselem female volunteer, and lies to foreign media

Jalal Abukhater

Yesterday was another violent Friday in the village of Nabi Saleh as the weekly protests against settlement expansion continues. As always, the demonstration was met with tear gas, disgusting skunk chemicals and rubber-coated metal bullets. Disregarding… Continue reading

Posted on February 4, 2012 by FG

Israeli Tree Campaign “Judaizes” Expropriated Land

Jewish National Fund’s practice of selling and leasing land exclusively to Jewish owners is met with growing opposition

Precis

The Jewish National Fund (JNF), that ownes 13% of Israeli lands forbids the sale or lease of its lands to any but Jewish owners. Many are now joining a… Continue reading

Posted on January 31, 2012 by FG

Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Family Unification

ADALAH PRESS RELEASE

(Haifa, Israel) Last night, 11 January 2012, at 9 pm, the Israeli Supreme Court in a 6-5 decision, delivered a 232-page judgment upholding the constitutionality of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law –

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Posted on January 29, 2012 by FG

Why a Regional Model for Israel/Palestine Is Viable and Just

David Zlutnick

Rachel Havrelock is a scholar of the Hebrew Bible and its historical interpretation. She is an associate professor of Jewish studies and English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the author of three books and the writer/director of the play… Continue reading

Posted on January 29, 2012 by FG

Israel arrests Palestinian parliament speaker

By Agencies

The speaker of the defunct Palestinian parliament, a member of Hamas who was previously detained in connection with the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, has been arrested.

Abdel Aziz Dweik was arrested on Thursday at a checkpoint near Ramallah, in the West Bank, Hamas… Continue reading

Posted on January 20, 2012 by FG

Norman Finkelstein: There was NO WAR in GAZA, it was a MASSACRE

 

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Source: http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/norman-finkelstein-there-was-no-war-in-gaza-it-was-a-massacre

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Posted on January 18, 2012 by FG

The Judaization of Palestine: 2011 Displacement Trends

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ICAHD

This publication provides a political analysis of the root causes and consequences of Israel’s house demolition policy, focusing on the demolition of Palestinian homes and other structures in the Occupied West Bank.

House… Continue reading

Posted on January 18, 2012 by FG

IOA interview with Haneen Zoabi: Challenge Zionism; demand equality and co-existence

Jonathan Cook

The Israeli Occupation Archive – 14 Jan 2012

Haneen Zoabi is a Palestinian member of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset.  A member of the Balad party (the National Democratic Assembly), she has served as a Member of Knesset (MK) since

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Posted on January 16, 2012 by FG