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Samira Shackle: The Netanyahu-Lieberman alliance will accelerate isolationism and discrimination
The Netanyahu-Lieberman alliance will accelerate isolationism and discrimination When I interviewed Professor Avi Shlaim last month, he said that the current Israeli government was “is the most right-wing, the most hawkish, the most uncompromising … in Israel’s entire history”. That … Continue reading
In September, Israel denied 16 Palestinians exit permits to seek medical care — including a child
WAFA: Israel denied in September 16 Gaza patients, including one child, the right to travel to the West Bank to receive medical treatment, according to the World Health Organization’s monthly report on referral of patients from the Gaza Strip published Monday.
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Israeli Navy used tasers and beat passengers aboard the Ship to Gaza
Now released from detention in Ashdod, Israeli activists who were aboard the Estelle Ship to Gaza say the Israeli Navy beat them and used tasers.
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Settlers enter south Hebron village; throw rocks, insult Islam and strip naked to provoke villagers
Settler strips, insult Prophet’ in south Hebron village HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers in the south Hebron hills assaulted Palestinian villagers on Friday evening, residents told Ma’an. Three Israelis from the Karmel settlement entered Um al-Kher village, and one threw rocks … Continue reading
Israeli commandos board ship to Gaza and direct it to Israel
This morning at 10:15 Jerusalem time masked Israeli commandos took over the Estelle, a Gaza-bound aid ship, and rerouted the passenger vessel to Ashdod Port in Southern Israel.
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Estelle and the freedom of association
Henry Norr calls the decision of the Estelle, the boat that is now making its way to Gaza to challenge the Israeli siege, to disinvite Ann Wright, “sheer madness,” and “guilt by association.” This Language is both wrong and false.
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Free Gaza’s Col. Ann Wright disinvited from Swedish Boat to Gaza
Col. Ann Wright: “Two days ago, on October 13, three hours before I was to board a flight to Europe to meet up with the Swedish boat to Gaza, the “Estelle,” the next boat to challenge the Israeli blockade, I was called by a board member of the Estelle who said that because of the furor around Greta Berlin’s posting and because I am a member of the new, 2 week old board of the Free Gaza Movement, I was no longer invited to be a passenger on the “Estelle.”
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Video shows Palestinian father confronting Israeli soldier who beat his 7-year-old son
Land Theft & Destruction / Ethnic Cleansing / Restriction of Movement / Apartheid & Occupation WATCH: IDF declares Palestinian grazing lands closed military zone Last Saturday, a group of Ta’ayush activists traveled to the South Hebron Hills to provide support … Continue reading
The land grab continues– without a word of condemnation from the West
Land Theft & Destruction / Ethnic Cleansing / Restriction of Movement / Apartheid & Occupation / Refugees Devout Israeli Jews moving to Arab-Jewish cities Orthodox Jewish Israelis, the driving force of the West Bank settlement movement, have begun to turn … Continue reading
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For sake of Palestinian unity Hamas agrees to not be in same room as Abbas
Hamas declines invite to Iran summit, citing Palestinian unity GAZA CITY (Reuters) — The Hamas government in Gaza said it had declined an invitation to a meeting of 120 developing nations in Tehran this week, heading off a potential confrontation … Continue reading
Guardian fires Treviño
Joint statement from the Guardian and Joshua Treviño on ending his position at the newspaper.
Posted in Flotilla, Israel/Palestine, Media
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‘Guardian’ sparks uproar by hiring writer who urged murder of flotilla participants
Last week, The Guardian announced a surprising addition to its editorial team: Joshua Treviño (pictured above in the Guardian’s NYC office), a former speechwriter for George W. Bush and co-founder of the right-wing RedState.com. Soon, Electronic Intifada reproduced tweets in which Treviño declared that it would be “cool” with him if Israel shot the participants in the 2011 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, then went on to observe that the flotilla was “not morally different from a Nazi convoy.”
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Romney’s instructive criticisms of Obama’s support for Israel
The Romney campaign attacks Obama’s commitment to Israel, despite the president’s staunchly pro-Israel platform.
Posted in Flotilla, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, US Politics
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New campaign challenges blockade a year after Greece blocked flotilla to Gaza
Launched in May 2012, Gaza’s Ark (GazaArk.org) is a new campaign in cooperation with organizations and individuals in Palestine, Canada, Australia and the U.S. which aims to build hope on the ground in Gaza in order to sail from Palestine against the blockade.
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Ship to Gaza: Estelle arrives in Stockholm with a message
Is the siege of Gaza only about Israeli control over Palestinian territory, or are larger economic and geopolitical forces at work, including the lucrative natural gas fields?
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38 and counting: Al Araqib asks Guinness for record of most demolitions carried out by Israel
Palestinian villagers demand Guinness entry for demolition record Residents of an Arab village in Israel demanded entry into Guinness World Records for breaking a record in the number of demolitions carried out by Israeli authorities. The Bedouin village of al-Araqeeb, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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Between 1967 and 1994, Israel revoked the residency rights of 250,000 Palestinians
Ethnic Cleansing / Land and Resource Theft & Destruction / Refugees & Occupation Israel admits it revoked residency rights of quarter million Palestinians since 1967 Many of those prevented from returning were students or young professionals, working aboard to support … Continue reading
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Weekend in Palestine: Gaza airstrikes and attacks on peaceful protesters in the West Bank
Land Theft & Destruction / Restriction of Movement / Refugees Settlers burn down ancient tree in Hebron HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers set fire to a 1,000-year-old olive tree in central Hebron overnight Friday, witnesses said. Local activist Issa Amro said … Continue reading
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Gaza remembers the ‘Mavi Marmara’
The nine Turks killed aboard the relief ship trying to bring supplies to Gaza 2 years ago are remembered by those they sought to help
9th grade Palestinian boy arrested at 3:45 am, soldier leans close and whispers ‘F*ck your mother’ as they haul him off
A Silwan Story: Palestinian Child Arrested, Abused by Israeli Authorities and Barred From Finishing 9th Grade
Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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A flurry of attacks against Palestinian women, students and children
Land / Property and Resource Theft / Ethnic Cleansing / Restriction of Movement Israeli gov’t funds new settlement project Ramallah, May 29 (Petra) — Israel’s municipality of Jerusalem and the Ministry of Tourism will jointly earmark more than $4 million … Continue reading
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‘We have cancelled your booking’ — the criminalization of travel to the West Bank is laid bare to the world
A flytilla passenger and participant of the Welcome to Palestine-Bienvenue Palestine campaign describes learning that the British airline, Jet2, canceled her flight to Tel Aviv.
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Israel mobilizes special forces to deport ‘flytilla’ activists
This Sunday, the Airflotilla2, or “flytilla,” organizers expect around 1,500 international activists to fly into Ben-Gurion airport in order to draw attention to Israeli control over the occupied territories.
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Power outages lead to the death of three children in Gaza
A family in the central Gaza Strip has suffered an unimaginable tragedy because of a candle lit during one of Gaza’s frequent power outages.
In 45 minutes with Obama, Goldberg asks repeatedly about Iran, nothing about Palestinians
Interviewing Obama, Jeffrey Goldberg seeks to solidify the idea that an attack on Iran is in the American people’s interest
