AUGUST 2011
The fallacy of the 1967 ‘borders’
By ALAN BAKER
12/29/2010 07:36 http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=201330&R=R7
the 1967 borders are dead, it's time to revisit 1947's plan
— filed under: Palestinian Policy, Israeli Policy http://www.fmep.org/analysis/analysis/if-the-1967-borders-are-dead-its-time-to-revisit-1947s-plan
Dancing for Hope by David Brill
Meet Australian teacher Nicholas Rowe, who helps young people in Bourj al Barajneh & Ramallah express their feelings through dance.
PA urged to release prisoners for Ramadan
Cars from Egypt to be allowed into Gaza
Civil servants' union announces strike
Union chief calls for open strike to begin Tuesday in protest over late payment of salaries, says Palestinian Authority "made up" financial crisis.
Egypt turns back 450 people at Rafah crossing
The Palestinian Authority says full salaries for the month of July will be paid Tuesday, following strike threats from a union representing government employees.
Organizers of Israeli housing protest call on Netanyahu to engage in dialogue
Protest leadership expands its demands to health and education, in addition to housing costs.
Finance Minister: Growing calls for reform could lead to 'anarchy' in Israel
Gideon Levy / Israeli protesters must remain in tents until time is right
The protest wave has changed the face of Israel's political map
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31/07/2011
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Social activists: The revolution is here
Naama Cohen-Friedman--"We do not want to replace the government, we want much more than that – to change the rules of the game and say loud and clear: Social services are rights, not commodities." [dn]
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Death Penalty: A State of Assassins !!
Sami the Bedouin--Posted on September 20, 2009 by Sami, the bedouin. There’s a worldwide debate over the “legality” of Death Penalty, Execution or Capital Punishment as it is referred to in the different legal systems. There are people and organizations who support capital punishment and even with increasing its rates and the legislation that widens its range alleging that it deters and reduce capital crimes within the society. However, others, people and organizations are against it and fighting and campaigning to stop it as an inhuman way of punishing individuals for committing crimes and offenses that the whole society is responsible for. [dn]
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The sham solidarity of Israel’s Zionist left
Budour Youssef Hassan--The term solidarity — much like co-existence — is so overused in the liberal Zionist discourse as to render it meaningless. The misconception of solidarity raises the question: what does solidarity mean and, more specifically, when can an act carried out by Israelis in the name of supporting Palestinians be considered an act of true solidarity? [dn]
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Say yes to pink, no to pinkwash
Radically Blonde--Dance me to the end of the revolution--In the last couple of years, I have had the growing feeling that the main struggle of the LGBT community in Israel, or to be exact the main struggle done in the name of the LGBT community in Israel, is the Israeli Hasbara diplomatic struggle. [dn]
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Today in Palestine
compilation of recent events and commentary [dn]
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In case of a war, we should resist
Yossi Gurvitz - +972 - Netanyahu’s magic hat is emptying quickly. Unlike his last term, he failed in buying the students for a few slices of plzza, and his attempt to preempt the “stroller protest†by parents, planned for today, was particularly pathetic. With not many cards left to play, his way out may be a war. bz
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Israeli troops attack 3 non-violent protests in West Bank, injuring four
Sunday July 31, 2011 - 01:09
On Friday four people were injured and four arrested, as Israeli troops attacked anti-wall protests organized in a number of West Bank communities. Protests took place in the central West Bank villages of an-Nabi Saleh, Bil’in, and Nil’in in addition to al-Ma’ssara in the southern West Bank. Full Story
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Organized Political Terrorism: The Norwegian Massacre, The State , The Media And Israel
By James Petras
The Norway attacks raises fundamental questions about the growing links between the legal Far-Right, the ‘mainstream media’, the Norwegian police, Israel and rightwing terrorism
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How Israel's left is missing the point
New Statesman (blog) - Ben White
While Israeli PM Netanyahu's coalition seems steady, recent events like the response to the new anti-boycott law, the march for Palestinian independence, ...
Siddiqui: Why Palestinians are looking to the UN Toronto Star
Israel hopes for resumption of negotiations with Palestine People's Daily Online
In the Jordan Valley, existence is resistance Aljazeera.net
truthout - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Geller and Spencer’s work actually shaped Breivik’s ideas, Walt explains
Palestinian photo-journalist says he was attacked by Israeli soldiers for ‘misrepresenting’ them
I dreamed of Jerusalem
LGBTs in Israel declare, our struggle is against hasbara and pinkwashing
Boycott is a no-brainer, Nadia Hijab writes from Washington, but in a Lebanese newspaper
Latest twist in Sanchez tailspin underscores cost of being accused of anti-Semitism
First he found WMDs in Iraq– now Jeffrey Goldberg finds ‘Jihadists did this in Norway’
500 protesters join boycott demo at Max Brenner store in Australia
Dutch orchestra teargassed while performing in occupied village
‘NYT’ offers Israeli a platform to call ‘Arab spring’ ‘Arab storm’
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Tamar Fleishman
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September's Hope?
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Ali Younes
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The Palestinian Statehood Strategy
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Ludwig Watzal
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Brown Skin, White Masks – Book Review
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Belén Fernández
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Dershowitz's Continuum of Civilianality Turns Five
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Hasan Afif El-Hasan
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Israel is an Apartheid State
Ali Abunimah/Eric Ruder: The Struggle for Palestine
How Would Murdoch’s Downfall Affect Israel? Don’t Ask the US Media
by James M. Wall July 25, 2011
Pro-Israel leaders in the United States, Britain and Australia are warily watching the unfolding of the phone-hacking scandal that is threatening to engulf the media empire of Rupert Murdoch.
Gaza border violence: Another threat to Palestinian statehood?
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US Sticking to September Vote Opposition [July 24 - July 30]
July 30, 2011
By MIFTAH
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As the diplomatic battle for Palestinian statehood continues, Israelis and Palestinians are still in a deadlock. On July 26, at a U.N. Security Council meeting, the Palestinian position was that U.N. recognition would not hurt the peace talks, but instead it would strengthen efforts for the two-state solution. This statement comes in response to Israel’s position which is that the Palestinians are trying to bypass direct peace talks.
Israel is strongly opposed to the Palestinian bid for statehood and says that direct talks are the only path to peace between the two parties. However, the Palestinians have rejected talks due to Israel’s refusal to renew a settlement moratorium.
Full Week in Review More Week in Reviews
Social Media: Recent Successes and Failures in the Palestinian Struggle"
with http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/sp/i/223/pid/223
Mr. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
Journalist and Co-host of "The Stream", Al Jazeera English
Mr. Adel Iskandar
Scholar of Arab Studies, Georgetown University
Breaking: Harsh Israeli response to protest in Palestinian village
By Joseph Dana
Life There must be 50 WAZE to erase the Green Line
By Ami KaufmanPublished July 31, 2011
Analysis 6 Netanyahu’s next move: War?
By Yossi GurvitzPublished July 29, 2011
News 2 Israel privatizing national parks to sustain occupation
By Aziz Abu SarahPublished July 29, 2011
Life 52 Confessions of a reborn non-Zionist
By +972blogPublished July 29, 2011
Humor 9 A message to Glenn Beck from a concerned Israeli friend
By Ami KaufmanPublished July 29, 2011
Analysis 13 Palestinian pollster: UN declaration may be last chance for Abbas
By Dahlia ScheindlinPublished July 28, 2011
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Visit to Australia of Dr Ghassan Khatib: Special Envoy of President Mahmoud Abbas
http://www.palestine-australia.com/content.php/page/id/58
On Ramadan's eve, severe financial crunch hitting occupied territories
From Khalid Amayreh in Ramallah
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July 30, 2011 - Muhammed and Sarah Sawabha live at a middle class Ramallah neighborhood, with their six children, including two college students. Muhammed has a Bachelor of Science and earns a monthly salary of about $800 US dollars as a teacher at a local school. His wife, who has a BA in Arabic Language and Literature earns nearly the same amount, teaching Arabic at one of the largest and most prestigious high schools in suburban Ramallah. Like many other Palestinian families, the Sawabhas are ill-prepared to receive the Muslim holy month of Ramadan during which family spending increases substantially...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80060
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Will you marry me under occupation?
By Eva Bartlett
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July 30, 2011 - ... Sadly, this happiest day doesn’t come to many Palestinians in Gaza, or comes much belatedly, owing to the poor economy, high joblessness, and consequent inability to save for the whole marriage package. Aside from the wedding hall, the apartment or room in a family house must be dressed up with at least a bed and a wardrobe, new clothes must be bought, and there are guests to feed. Plastic chairs, the DJ, invitations… it all adds up. Today I w as chatting with a pharmacist. Fluent in English aside from his native Arabic, trained also in acupuncture, the young man – a catch by many standards – is unmarried, though he wishes otherwise. 'Money,’ he says. 'I can’t marry because I can’t afford it.’...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80055
UN urges restraint after Israeli soldiers kill 2 Palestinians
Envoy in Jerusalem Robert Serry calls on Israel to investigate fatal shooting of two Palestinians in a dawn raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah.
Israel, Lebanon armies exchange fire at border
PA: 'Alarming' rise in Israel's attacks on Palestinian children
PA: Employees will receive salaries Monday
Hope springs eternal for veteran Israeli peacenik
Army: Israeli woman injured by Gaza projectile
Opportunity gulf between Bedouin in the Negev
Station owners want to privatize petroleum authority
Hamas FM: Unity government must be formed urgently
Palestinian swimmers set records in Shanghai
Palestinians plan mass demonstrations against Israel on eve of UN vote
Palestinian Authority officials say mass marches planned on September 20 to protest Israel's occupation, day before UN vote to recognize Palestinian state.
Arab League likely to turn to UN Security Council for Palestinian statehood
Bradley Burston / Netanyahu's trump card against Israeli protests: Peace
As protests over social welfare sweep Israel, the PM has to go the one way no one is looking: Move immediately – and sincerely - for peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
WATCH: IDF reveals classified missiles used in Lebanon and Gaza wars
Video shows Tamuz missile striking window of a building during Second Lebanon War.
Lebanese president blames Israel for 'renewing aggression' on border
President Suleiman praises Lebanese Armed Forces for resisting Israeli 'attacks and provocations' after Monday's clash between Lebanese, IDF soldiers.
Read Political Art at its Worst by Sam Bahour
Read Who Cares in the Middle East What Obama Says? by Robert Fisk
Read Palestinians Planning Massive Diplomatic Push
Read Palestinians must Unite to End Occupation by Yitzak Laor
Click here to read to read about how Palestinians find themselves terrorized by Jewish settlers on the West Bank http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jewish-settlers-are-terrorising-palestinians-says-israeli-general-2315435.html
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Video: Nurit Peled Elhanan, a bereaved mother, on racism in the Israeli edcuation system
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Video: Al Walajah faces separation wall construction and violence
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Breaking: Harsh Israeli response to protest in Palestinian village
Joseph Dana - +972 - "Within 10 minutes of the start of the demonstrations, 1 Palestinian, 2 Internationals and 3 Israelis were arrested. Israeli protesters then negotiated with the army commander for their release. The commander responded to one Israeli by saying: `I’m keeping you here as long as I can so that one rock is thrown and then I can fuck up the village`”
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Israel`s housing protesters: Bibi go home
Ben Piven - AlJazeera - "Protest leaders link their general economic grievances to less well-off OECD countries such as Spain, and relate their political complaints to the Arab awakening. But the Israeli government rejects explicit comparisons with the Middle East revolutions"
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Lack of supplies, fuel threatens patients in Gaza
Ma`an News Agency - "Medical facilities in the Gaza Strip lack 180 types of medical items as well as fuel, a shortage that poses a real threat to healthcare in the enclave, a health ministry spokesman said Saturday"
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Two Palestinians Killed By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies - "Local sources reported that a large military force invaded the camp on Monday at dawn, stormed into and violently searched several homes causing excessive damage, and leading to clashes with the residents who hurled stones and empty bottles at them"
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New moves to curb criticism of Israel in US and Canada
Kristin Szremski - EI - "A number of new initiatives to curtail freedom of speech by conflating opposition to Israeli crimes with anti-Semitism are underway in the United States and Canada"
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Social activists: The revolution is here
Naama Cohen-Friedman--"We do not want to replace the government, we want much more than that – to change the rules of the game and say loud and clear: Social services are rights, not commodities." [dn]
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Death Penalty: A State of Assassins !!
Sami the Bedouin--Posted on September 20, 2009 by Sami, the bedouin. There’s a worldwide debate over the “legality” of Death Penalty, Execution or Capital Punishment as it is referred to in the different legal systems. There are people and organizations who support capital punishment and even with increasing its rates and the legislation that widens its range alleging that it deters and reduce capital crimes within the society. However, others, people and organizations are against it and fighting and campaigning to stop it as an inhuman way of punishing individuals for committing crimes and offenses that the whole society is responsible for. [dn]
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The sham solidarity of Israel’s Zionist left
Budour Youssef Hassan--The term solidarity — much like co-existence — is so overused in the liberal Zionist discourse as to render it meaningless. The misconception of solidarity raises the question: what does solidarity mean and, more specifically, when can an act carried out by Israelis in the name of supporting Palestinians be considered an act of true solidarity? [dn]
Situation Of Palestinian Refugees In Iraq, The Worst
Monday August 01, 2011 - 07:39
The Palestinian ambassador in Iraq, Daleel Al Qassous, stated that the situation of the Palestinian refugees in Iraq is the worst compared to any other place on earth, adding that the number of Palestinians in Iraq dropped from 35.000 before the US-led war to 22.000, and continued to decline to 7.000. Full Story
Miles Of Smiles 4 Arrives In Gaza
Monday August 01, 2011 - 07:07
The Miles of Smiles humanitarian convoy arrived into the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening via the Rafah Border Terminal linking Gaza with Egypt. Full Story
Settlers Torch Farmlands Near Nablus
Monday August 01, 2011 - 06:18
A group of fundamentalist Israeli settlers set ablaze, on Sunday evening, 150 Dunams of farmlands that belong to residents of Ein Jaloud village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Full Story
A representation of Israeli soldiers
- · Is Yerushalmi’s motive for anti-Shariah campaign his contempt for Palestinians, ‘a murderous non-People’? ‘NYT’ can’t touch it
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- · Al Jazeera comes to NY
- · The Larry David peace plan
- · Tent protests panic Netanyahu (and just might shake foundations of occupation)
- · Geller and Spencer’s work actually shaped Breivik’s ideas, Walt explains
- · Palestinian photo-journalist says he was attacked by Israeli soldiers for ‘misrepresenting’ them
- · I dreamed of Jerusalem
- · LGBTs in Israel declare, our struggle is against hasbara and pinkwashing
- · Boycott is a no-brainer, Nadia Hijab writes from Washington, but in a Lebanese newspaper
- · Latest twist in Sanchez tailspin underscores cost of being accused of anti-Semitism
- · A representation of Israeli soldiers
- · Is Yerushalmi’s motive for anti-Shariah campaign his contempt for Palestinians, ‘a murderous non-People’? ‘NYT’ can’t touch it
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- · Al Jazeera comes to NY
- · The Larry David peace plan
- · Tent protests panic Netanyahu (and just might shake foundations of occupation)
- · Geller and Spencer’s work actually shaped Breivik’s ideas, Walt explains
- · Palestinian photo-journalist says he was attacked by Israeli soldiers for ‘misrepresenting’ them
- · I dreamed of Jerusalem
- · LGBTs in Israel declare, our struggle is against hasbara and pinkwashing
- · Boycott is a no-brainer, Nadia Hijab writes from Washington, but in a Lebanese newspaper
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Israelis Feel Tug of Protests, Reviving the Left's Spirits New York Times - Ethan Bronner
With the region in turmoil, a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict seems farther away than ever. But it is probably the very remoteness of a ...
Video: Israel - Israelis press calls for economic reform
France 24
Protest pressure builds up in Israel News24
Bernard Avishai: Protesters on the streets of Israel: Bursting ... Al-Arabiya
Aljazeera.net - Huffington Post
The Pitfalls of 'Splitting the Middle' in the Middle East
The Atlantic - Shadi Hamid
Likewise with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Where Bill Clinton ingratiated himself with both Palestinian and Israeli leaders (he was arguably both the ...
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Israel to extradite citizen over Srebrenica
Jerusalem court paves way for Aleksandar Cvetkovic to stand trial in Bosnia over alleged role in 1995 massacre.
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Travellers resorting to bribes to exit Gaza
A huge backlog of travel applications means many people find that bribery is only way to leave territory.
Has the Arab Spring arrived in Israel?
Inside Story
As Israelis protest against the rising cost of living, Inside Story looks at Israel's growing class divide.
De-Zionification Now
by Gilad Atzmon / August 1st, 2011
It (immigration) was a politically motivated attempt by ministers to transform the fundamental make-up and identity of this country (Britain). It was done to destroy the right of the British people to live in a society defined by a common history, religion, law, language and traditions.
– Melanie Phillips, as quoted by mass murderer, Anders Breivik, in his manifesto
Melanie Phillips, a Zionist and the author of Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State Within is not happy to be singled out by Andres Breivik in his 1500-page manuscript. Are they suggesting that “my writing provoked the …
(Full article …)
Human Rights: End blockade now, says UN group in rare Gaza visit (1 August 2011)
BDS Beat: Indian artists boycott show at Tel Aviv art museum (1 August 2011)
Germany warns of Norway-style attacks: A top German security official warns that the recent terror attacks in Norway could serve as a blueprint for other anti-Muslim militants across Europe.
Amira Hass: Palestinians’ low salaries also linked to Israeli social struggle
1 August 2011
A Palestinian financial crisis? Problems with donor countries? Economist Raja Khalidi offers some different explanations for the PA’s fiscal problems.
Israel cuts electricity to the Negev desert prison as temperatures soar
The Ahrar Centre for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights has stated that the Israeli Prisons Service has cut power to the tents and cement rooms of the Negev desert prison.
The Centre considered the Israeli measure a new 'crime' aimed at making things more difficult for the prisoners and killing them. It noted that the Israeli Prisons Service has stepped up its stifling measures against prisoners with no regard for their health conditions, or even for the arrival of Ramadan.
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Week 19: Siddqui Suliman Ahmed Al Maqt Palestinian political prisoner
Siddqui Suliman Ahmed Al Maqt, 44, from Majdal Shams, a village in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights has been detained since 23rd August 1985. He was sentenced to 27 years in prison, when a large force, exceeding 300 armed Israeli soldiers, barged into his house, removed the door and stormed Siddqui's bedroom. He was blindfolded, handcuffed and put in an army jeep, after the soldiers told his family that they had orders to blow up the house if there were any moves to resist. He was then taken to Julma, Akka and Ramla for interrogation. His arrest came twelve days after that of his brother.
Siddqui is believed to be one the oldest prisoners in the history of Syria, in addition to being one of a small group of detainees in the world who have spent more than twenty five years in prison. He was handed the Arab flag of "Dean of Detainees" by his brother who was freed in October of 2009.
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Exclusive interview with Carlos Latuff
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian artist whose vibrant political cartoons have made him an inspirational advocate for the people of Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond. He uses his expressive art to expose injustices around the world including war crimes, apartheid, imperialism, exploitation, the dark underbelly of capitalism and other forms of oppression around the world. The most frequent targets for his derision are the governments of the USA and Israel, and he does not shy away from highlighting their roles in exploiting and oppressing innocent people, whether in Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan or anywhere else. They say that a picture tells a thousand words and Latuff's cartoons certainly do that. He is lauded among political activists and oppressed people who feel he is championing their human rights through his art but he is also the subject of vilification by others - primarily those his art criticises. One of the most inspiring and controversial political cartoonists of our time, Carlos Latuff agreed to talk to MEMO about his art, what inspires his drawings and what it all means to him.
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Likud warns of Netanyahu's demise amidst escalating protests across Israel
On Saturday night, tens of thousands of Israelis took part in demonstrations across more than nine cities in the territories occupied in 1948. These protests demonstrate an escalating wave of public protest in Israel against rising prices and high housing rents.
In a number of protests staged in the streets of cities such as Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Be'er Sheva, Nazareth and a number of other Jewish-majority areas, demonstrators demanded ‘social justice' sparking government concerns over a possible Israeli popular social uprising.
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Three lives in the West Bank
If you live in Ramallah and work in Jerusalem, the time your journey will take to the office is an unknown quantity. It could be an hour, it could be three. Najwa, a social worker who runs a community centre in the Arab quarter of the old city of Jerusalem, does this journey every day. She is only able to travel because the Italian consulate, who support her organisation, have approved her application to the Jerusalem Municipality for a special permit. If you have a Palestinian passport, you need special papers to cross the border. Najwa's husband, Omar, gives us a lift from their apartment to the main road out of Ramallah, the capital of the West Bank and the seat of the Palestinian Authority. From there, we pick up a shared taxi that drops us at the Qalandia checkpoint.
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A representation of Israeli soldiers
Is Yerushalmi’s motive for anti-Shariah campaign his contempt for Palestinians, ‘a murderous non-People’? ‘NYT’ can’t touch it
Hanin Zoabi: ”irrational racism’ is part of the new ruling consensus in Israel . . . It’s a psychological ethnic cleansing.’
Al Jazeera comes to NY
The Larry David peace plan
Tent protests panic Netanyahu (and just might shake foundations of occupation)
Geller and Spencer’s work actually shaped Breivik’s ideas, Walt explains
Palestinian photo-journalist says he was attacked by Israeli soldiers for ‘misrepresenting’ them
I dreamed of Jerusalem
LGBTs in Israel declare, our struggle is against hasbara and pinkwashing
Boycott is a no-brainer, Nadia Hijab writes from Washington, but in a Lebanese newspaper
The biological legacy of warfare
Medical personnel in a majority of countries which have been attacked by armies using modern and chemical munitions, such as white phosphorus shells, have reported increases in the number of structural birth defects, as well as infants who are born with or later develop tumours. These effects become more evident with time and represent the long term consequences of the use of such bullets and shells. Doctors who have observed, reported and attempted to document these effects, often in difficult situations, have often come up against a brick wall. That is not to say that they or researchers experience direct intimidation, but the circumstances have been made too difficult to put in place timely protection for the populations at risk.
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Israel continues to plough through Salfit farmlands
SALFIT (PIC) 31 July -- Israeli bulldozers have continued to plough through farmland in the northern West Bank province of Salfit, locals said. They reported that bulldozers have been leveling land and crushing boulders round the clock to pave the way for roads to be built near 19 nearby Jewish settlements. Also being excavated is land on the western side of Salfit city as well as in the towns of Kafr al-Deik, Deir Istya, and Burqin, where new industrial building and expansion is taking place. The area is known by settlers as West Ariel, which lies near an Israeli industrial area called Burkan. Crushing machines have been brought to the site to break down stones for the manufacture of raw materials used to pave the roads and also to pave the way for building more settlement units and large-scale factories.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd8
Israeli unit raids Wadi Hilweh, one arrested
Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 31 July -- An Israeli special forces unit raided Wadi Hilweh this evening, arresting a 14-year old boy. Hamoudeh Raid Siyam was taken from his house by officers, who were aided in the operation by settler bodyguards who are active in the region. Siyam was taken to the City of David archaeological settlement before he was transferred to a police centre for interrogation. Israeli units currently remain posted outside an Elad-linked settlement in Wadi Hilweh district of Silwan.
http://silwanic.net/?p=18773
Silwan resident run over by military jeep, clashed sparked
Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 31 July -- An Israeli military jeep ran over an elderly Silwan resident last night, who was then prevented from receiving medical attention by soldiers. Witnesses state that Ahmed Malhi, 51, was deliberately run over by an Israeli jeep at 11pm last night. Soldiers were then reported to have threatened residents with arrest when they tried to approach Malhi to offer their assistance. Malhi had been on his way home to Al-Farouq district near Jabal al-Mukaber when the jeep ran over him in Bir Ayyub district. The attack sparked violent clashes between local youth and Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the crowd
http://silwanic.net/?p=18787
Palestinian lady miscarries after choking on tear gas in in Al-Khalil
Al-KHALIL (PIC) 31 July -- A Palestinian pregnant woman miscarried at dawn Saturday when tear gas grenades fell onto her home in the old city of Al-Khalil. Local sources said that Israeli troops during a raid on Palestinian neighborhoods in the old city fired without reason a heavy barrage of tear gas grenades randomly and some of them fell on the house of this woman. They said the woman miscarried after she choked on tear gas and was rushed to hospital for medical treatment.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd
Israeli commander says he's waiting for one stone so his soldiers can f*** this village up / Joseph Dana, Frank Tamimi Kahn
31 July -- Great photos and tweets from al-Walaja
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/
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6 activists arrested near Bethlehem
JERUSALEM (Maan) 31 July -- Israeli border guards detained six protesters Monday in the occupied West Bank, activists said. The six demonstrators -- three Israelis, one Palestinian, and two from abroad -- were accused of throwing stones. The activists were protesting land confiscation to make room for Israel's wall in the Walaja village northwest of Bethlehem.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=409857
Israeli prisons impose new sanctions on Palestinian prisoners
RAMALLAH (WAFA) 31 July -- The Palestinian Center for Prisoners Studies said Sunday that Israeli prison administration has imposed new sanctions on Palestinian prisoners on the eve of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting. The center said the prison administration did not respond to prisoners’ demands to distribute meals at the time of iftar, at sunset, when Muslims break their fast after fasting all day. Palestinians detained at Israeli Nafha prison said the prison administration has taken a number of oppressive decisions against them such as forbidding them from watching Arabic satellite TV channels, confiscating their university books, refusing to replace Jewish prisoners who cook the food with Palestinian prisoners and refusing to allow prisoners to take their break en masse to perform prayers in congregation, as is customary for Muslims each night in Ramadan.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16847
Ufree condemns new indictment filed against mayor's daughter
OSLO (PIC) 30 July -- The European network to support the Palestinian prisoners (Ufree) has condemned Israel's continued detention of the 17-year-old daughter of the mayor of Al-Beira near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The statement comes as the Israeli military prosecutor has placed new charges against her and signs of torture inside the prison have surfaced on her person. The girl Bushra al-Tawil has been in Israeli custody for 25 days so far. She was abducted in a raid on her family's home. The Israeli Ofer military court ruled Thursday for the release of Tawil as no condemning evidence had been presented against her. But the military prosecutor quickly intervened and introduced an entirely new indictment against her. It also ordered that she be kept in detention and appear before another judge.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
Three more arrested in West Bank political persecution
NABLUS (PIC) 31 July -- Two Najah University students as well as the wife of a West Bank political prisoner were arrested on Saturday as Palestinian Authority security agencies continue to politically persecute Hamas supporters in the West Bank. The students, Ala Saud Taha, 26, and Mohammed Jamal Khatir, 26, had previously declared their refusal to respond to summonses directed at them by the West Bank security agencies, the last summons taking place about a week ago. Both men had been previously detained by Israel security agencies and those of the PA.
Separately, Hammed al-Katout was released a few hours after he was arrested in Nablus for taking part in a sit-in protesting the PA's taking of political prisoners.
Also on Saturday, preventative security forces arrested the wife of political prisoner Anas Rasras after she visited her husband in the security prison in Al-Dhahiriyya south of Al-Khalil city. She was questioned and held for four hours but later released. She was questioned on her husband and on her participation in protests in Al-Khalil against political detention.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87
Lebanon likely to pass 'racist' decision on Palestinian refugee camps
BEIRUT (PIC) 31 July -- Lebanon is leaning towards passing new 'racist' decisions affecting the Palestinian refugee camps in the country, Palestinian and Lebanese sources have revealed ... The sources added the Council of Ministers is leaning towards deciding on the following: Prohibiting reconstruction inside the refugee camps without prior permission. Requesting that the UN Palestinian refugees agency (UNRWA) does not bring in building materials without prior detailed permission. Closing all of the camps' entrances that were once open to pedestrians, and restricting access to the camps' vehicular entrances. It is said that most of the camps have only one entrance.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87M
India: Israel must stop building settlements
UNITED NATIONS (Maan) -- India on Tuesday urged Israel to stop building illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian in order to enable peace talks to resume. At a UN security council meeting, India's envoy to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said halting settlement construction "should be the first step in this process." He added: "Unless this essential step is taken and peace talks resume, the growing desperation may lead the parties to actions that can spiral out of control."
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=409646
MK Zoabi: Racism is part of the ruling consensus in Israel
AIC 31 July -- "When it comes to the rights of Palestinians in Israel, there is no difference between opposition and coalition." The AIC interviews MK Hanin Zoabi, who is concerned that racism has become part of Israeli national consensus, and everything outside of this must now be criminalized.
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/israeli-society/3717
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Shaath: UN membership would improve chances of peace talks
Senior Fatah official says recognition of Palestinian state would make negotiations with Israel "more possible, more equal and more doable."
PA announces schedule for local elections in West Bank
EU urges inquiry into killings in West Bank refugee camp
UNRWA: Clear link between settlements and demolitions
Female detainee marks 2 years in administrative detention
Israel slaps restraining orders on 12 settlers
PA cabinet condemns killing of 2 Palestinians
Activists pray in Gaza's buffer zone
Gaza women join carpentry trade
Gaza official denies reports of sharks
Israel's Supreme Court orders state to dismantle largest West Bank outpost
Unprecedented ruling states that Migron must be razed by April 2012; Israeli government had admitted outpost was built on lands belonging to Palestinians, but has thus far failed to dismantle it.
Israel court convicts one of Fogel family murderers
Hakim Awad from nearby village of Awarta pleads guilty to murder of five members of Fogel family in West Bank home in March.
West Bank court indicts Palestinian teens for murder of Fogel family
Report: Israel's new Mossad chief behind assassination of Iran nuclear scientist
German weekly Der Spiegel, quoting an Israeli intelligence source, says last week's shooting was first 'public operation' orchestrated by Tamit Prado.
IDF strikes Gaza targets after rocket wounds Israeli woman
Israel Air Force aircraft strikes two Gaza Strip sites in response to Monday rocket fire which wounded a woman in the Hof Ashkelon area; Israel Defense Force retaliated to three Qassam rockets two weeks ago with strikes on Gaza.
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Indian artists boycott show at Tel Aviv museum
The Electronic Intifada - Indian artists Nalini Malani, Anita Dube, Amar Kanwar, Sakshi Gupta and Pushpamala N. rejected the offer to participate in “Deconstructing India”, a major exhibition planned by the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. They cited the call by Palestinian intellectuals and artists for a cultural boycott of Israel, and stated that the show is part of an international campaign by the Government of Israel "to increase its status and prestige internationally at a time when the country’s image is at its lowest ebb".
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Israeli diplomat fails to locate Roger Waters `antisemitism`
Itamar Eichner - Y-net - Foreign Minister Lieberaman instructed the Israeli Embassy at Athens to monitor the concert of Roger Waters - an outspoken critic of Israeli policies - so as to locate evdence of `Waters` antisemitism`. However, Deputy Ambassador Yossi Moustaki sat through the performance and found no trace of such antisemitism - though he says he didn`t like Waters` music and had only gone there in the line of diplomatic duty.
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After Defense Minister Ehud Barak appeals deadline, Supreme Court postpones Migron eviction to March 2012
Aviad Glickman - Ynet - "We urge the government not to provide these law violators with private homes. All this while an entire population is on the verge of collapse due to the housing crisis", says Peace Now Secretary General Yariv Oppenheimer.
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The real importance of the tent protest
Noam Sheizaf - +972 - It was never oppression that held the social order in Israel together, as far as the Jewish society was concerned. It was indoctrination. (...) For the first time, a major part of the Jewish middle class recognized their problem with the entire social order. This is why this protest has such tremendous potential - not so much for the immediate political fallout, but for the long term consequences, the undercurrent, which is sure to arrive.
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Is Netanyahu ready to accept 1967 lines as basis for negotiations? Let him say so!
Ma`an/AFP - an Israeli government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, asserted that Israel is willing to begin new peace talks using the 1967 lines as a basis for negotiations, if the Palestinians drop their UN membership bid. Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat said that if Netanyahu wants Palestinians to believe him, he needs to announce this in person. Yesterday`s killing of two young men from Qalandia also added to Palestinian doubts about Netanyahu`s sincerity.
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450 Palestinians Blocked at Rafah Border Crossing
Danny Johnes - IMEMC - Egyptian Authorities prevented 450 people from entering Egypt through the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Sunday. Despite the post-Mubarak government announcing the opening of the crossing, there remain severe limitations on Palestinian passage through them, especially an unannounced but strictly enforced daily quota - far too small - of Palestinians allowed to go through.
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The housing protests and the defense budget
Amos Harel - Haaretz - The IDF’s main problem is that, this time, the public will not automatically take its side. Two a’Tammuz rockets that were fired yesterday during the exercise cost around one million shekels (close to US$300 000), or as one of the journalists described: the same as a small apartment in central Tel Aviv. bz
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Arab Awakening
Joel Beinin - MERIP - Solidarity members look forward to continuing joint popular Palestinian-Israeli action parallel to the PA’s request for UN membership. The road ahead is full of pitfalls, however. On July 20, Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian leader with the most legitimacy and popularity, called from Israeli jail for peaceful demonstrations to support the UN bid. One day later, the prison authorities placed him in solitary confinement. bz
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Israel Kills Two Palestinians as Raid in West Bank Refugee Camp Goes Awry
Ethan Bronner - New York Times - The Israeli Army said that its soldiers had gone into Kalandia for “routine arrests.†bz
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Video: Nurit Peled Elhanan, a bereaved mother, on racism in the Israeli education system
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Reportedly Ready To Restart Peace Talks
Tuesday August 02, 2011 - 12:09
Unnamed government sources state that Netanyahu has reportedly agreed to begin negotiations with the Palestinians in accordance with boundaries offered by United States President Barack Obama, Ma'an News Agency reports. In May, the US President voiced support for a Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders with mutually agreed land swaps, angering some in the US as well as Israel. Full Story
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Israel, US race to avert Palestinian UN bid Newsday (subscription)
The talks, meant to provide a framework for negotiations, are focusing on two of the most sensitive issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the borders ...
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Israeli journalist: At long last we have learnt something from the Arabs
2 August 2011
I hope that the activists in the Arab countries, especially in Egypt, will realise their vital and deep influence on the Israelis’ motivation to protest.
Joel Beinin: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Arab Awakening
1 August 2011
The great majority of the Israelis demanding affordable housing, even if they may understand the connection, are reluctant to articulate that their economic distress is exacerbated by the cost of the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and Israel’s military budget for fear that this stance would discredit them politically. Consequently, it may take a long time before a significant number of Israelis are convinced or compelled to abandon their colonial settlement project and share the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea with Palestinians on the basis of equality.
{Amira Hass: Palestinians’ low salaries also linked to Israeli social struggle
1 August 2011
A Palestinian financial crisis? Problems with donor countries? Economist Raja Khalidi offers some different explanations for the PA’s fiscal problems.
No housing shortage over the Green Line
1 August 2011
Anyone who asserts that there is no construction in Israel should peruse OECD data on building beyond the Green Line. 9% of GDP beyond the Green Line comes from construction, compared with 4.7% of GDP within the Green Line. The difference is even greater for residential construction: within the Green Line, residential construction accounts for just over a fifth of investment; beyond the Green Line, it accounts for almost 45%.
The Palestinians' Treacherous Path to the UN
Alon Ben-Meir, 8/2/11
Senior Fellow, NYU's Center for Global Affairs
Both Israel and the Palestinians are weary of the unending conflict and yet they have been pursuing counterproductive policies undermining the very premise on which a lasting peace can be erected.
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PA condemns Israeli attempts to escalate tensions in the West Bank
The Palestinian presidency spokesperson Mahmoud Abu Rodeina condemned Israel for randomly firing live ammunition at Palestinian citizens in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the governorate of Ramallah, which killed two and caused serious injuries to a number of Palestinians
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Israeli and Lebanese forces skirmish in southern Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, (UNIFIL) spokesperson, Neeraj Singh, announced that a brief exchange of gunfire between the Israeli and Lebanese armies occurred yesterday in the Wazzani area of south Lebanon. UNIFIL peacekeeping forces immediately headed to the location to contain the situation and prevent any escalation, he added.
Official Lebanese media outlets quoted Singh as saying, "The firing has since ceased and the situation in the area is quiet. No casualties have been reported."
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Ramadan in Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza paint a smile on their faces as they continue to endeavour to adapt to the painful reality of the blockade and the closures imposed on them.
Nevertheless, on the first night of Ramadan, many Gazans gathered in Gaza City's Kutayyiba Square and lit a large lantern expressing their joy at the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan. Children lit fireworks as an expression of their joy despite the difficult circumstances they live under and the fact that many of them lack the basic necessities of life.
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Muslims in the West Bank usher in Ramadan amidst economic crisis
On Monday, August 1st, Muslims across the globe ushered in the blessed month of Ramadan with its distinctive atmosphere of festivity, unity and expectation as they went about the business of shopping alongside other preparations.
However, this year the blessed month of Ramadan coincides with a crisis for the Fayyad government in the West Bank which is currently unable to pay its staff their full salaries and benefits. This financial crisis, coupled with the wave of soaring prices, has cast a shadow over West Bankers and has meant that many of them are unable to purchase all their necessities.
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Miles of smiles convoy to Gaza
The Miles of Smiles Convoy to Gaza arrived in the Strip through the Rafah border crossing with a number of convoy participants riding pneumatic bicycles lending a very special character to this visit.
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Settlers torch 150 dunams of farmland to the south of Nablus
On Sunday a group of Israeli settlers set ablaze 150 Dunams of farmland belonging to the village of Jaloud in Nablus (to the north of the Occupied West Bank), leaving the lands completely destroyed.
Ghassan Daghlas, who is responsible for the settlements issue in the north of the West Bank, said that settlers from the Shvut Rachel settlement established on Palestinian citizens' land in the town of Galud, (to the south of Nablus), torched around 150 Dunams of farmland, agricultural fields and crops.
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Israeli military raids again, man and 10-year-old boy arrested
Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 1 Aug -- A child and a young man from Ein Eluza district of Silwan were kidnapped by a large unit of Israeli forces this evening. Murad Issa Abbasi, 24, was taken by officers on the pretext of participation of recent clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces. Ten-year-old Mohammed Zaytoun was also taken by an undercover unit on accusation of participation in stone-throwing at Israeli forces.
http://silwanic.net/?p=18798
Jewish settlers burn 150 dunums of Palestinian land
NABLUS (PIC) 1 Aug -- Jewish settlers set alight tens of dunums in the Palestinian village of Jallud in the Nablus province completely damaging 150 dunums of land lots. [reported yesterday from WAFA]
Meanwhile, dozens of Jewish settlers stormed the village of Awarta, southeast of Nablus, at dawn Monday and performed Talmudic rituals at alleged shrines. The Israeli occupation forces in 15 armored vehicles provided protection for the settlers who offered the rituals at three "shrines" then left the village before dawn prayers. [This statement is quite odd, since the three shrines are supposed to be Islamic and to date to the Mamluk era. See this site, which has photos of the shrines and information about a previous, much worse incursion in January, 2010: "The colonizers attacked and destroyed a number of gravestones without regard to the sanctity and dignity of the dead, and dumped bottles of alcohol and some remnants of food on the graves adjacent to the shrine of the Seventy Sheikhs which was, also, partially burned. In addition to this, the attackers wrote some outrageous statements against the Islamic religion and people of the village on the walls of the profaned tombs."
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd
Palestinian hurt in hit-and-run near Qalqiliya
QALQILIYA (Maan) 1 Aug -- A Palestinian man sustained injuries in a hit-and-run near Qalqiliya on Sunday, medics said. Rauf Abu Hajla, 37, was walking on the side of a road when a car driven by an Israeli national struck him and sped off. A Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance took Abu Hajla to the Darwish Nazzal hospital for treatment of head injuries. [Settler? Maybe not. But some Israeli who doesn't care about Palestinian life.]
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=410031
Report: 6 Palestinians killed, 250 others arrested in July
NABLUS (PIC) 1 Aug -- The International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights in Nablus has issued a report detailing the murders, arrests, and raids that Israeli occupation forces carried out in the occupied Palestinian territories in July 2011. The figures presented are in addition to the attacks by the state and Jewish settlers on Palestinians, which at times amount to confiscation of land or home demolitions or vandalism or the tightened siege on the Gaza Strip.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bc
Many arrested in West Bank sweep
NABLUS (PIC) 1 Aug -- Israeli occupation forces arrested Monday morning brothers Badr, 25, and Khalid, 21, Abu Namous, from the Ein Beit al-Maa refugee camp in western Nablus, in an arrest sweep in the occupied West Bank. Witnesses said a massive Israeli military force invaded several areas in the camp. The force proceeded to raid and vandalize the Abu Namous residence, also searching the garden before taking the two brothers into custody.
Elsewhere, heated clashes erupted as an Israeli force raided the same morning several neighborhoods in Al-Syoukh in Al-Khalil governorate ... The force managed to arrest one man from the town during a similar raid early yesterday. Also arrested was honor student Mohammed Abdu Rabo Halayka alongside his father. The arrest came just hours after he gave a speech at a party that the Fatah party sponsored in the town to honor outstanding students. ...
Reports also show that Israeli authorities have arrested a 70-year-old man from Shyoukh as he visited his son who is currently held prisoner in the Israeli Ramon prison.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2b
Gaza's boat-building tradition dying under siege / Eva Bartlett
InGaza 1 Aug -- "My father was a boat-builder and I learned from him, worked on boats all my life. Now there’s no work at all." Abu Fayez Bakr, 64, is one of two boat-builders in the Gaza Strip, the last of a dying trade, despite Palestinian’ penchant for the sea and its bounty. "My sons learned a little about boat repairs, but not actual building. They were young when I had regular building work, but now that they are older the work has dried up." In Gaza’s simple harbour, Bakr sits beside a hefty boat he built nearly a decade ago, one of his last projects. "We received funding from Denmark to make this research boat, equipped with special oceanography equipment. I built it about nine years ago, but it isn’t much use now. You need to go out into the sea to use it properly, not just a couple of miles," he says, referring to the Israeli lethal imposition of a three- mile boundary on Gaza’s sea, despite the Oslo agreements according Palestinian fishermen 20 miles.
http://ingaza.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/gazas-boat-building-tradition-dying-under-siege/
Israel unveils special guided missile used in Lebanon, Gaza
JPost 1 Aug -- For years, Israel has been rumored to have classified missiles, but on Monday, for the first time, the IDF unveiled a special guided missile system that has been used successfully in action in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Called Tamuz, the missile is based on the Spike Long-Range Missile developed by Rafael and is operated by Meitar, an elite unit which operates under the Artillery Corps. The missile was opened to foreign exports last year.
http://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Video/Article.aspx?id=231945
Three lives in the West Bank / Sophie Elmhurst
MEMO 1 Aug -- 1. Samer, Jerusalem - If you live in Ramallah and work in Jerusalem, the time your journey will take to the office is an unknown quantity. It could be an hour, it could be three. -- 2. Nabil, Sheikh Jarrah - On a wide street in Sheikh Jarrah, the Arab area in east Jerusalem, live Nabil and his family. To enter their house you walk through a gate, through a makeshift tent constructed out of sheets and tarpaulin, and into a back yard, where Nabil sits with his mother and friends drinking coffee and smoking. On the other side of the tent, living at the front of the same house, are Nabil's neighbours, a group of young Israeli settlers. -- 3. Hashem, Hebron - ...Hashem, a physiotherapist by training, has lived in Hebron all his life, born in the house he lives in now with his wife Nasreen and four children. He is one of the few Palestinians still living in H2. Their home is perched on a hillside above the deserted market street, and to get there he has to climb over walls and clamber through gaps in hedges - the direct road has been blocked and is used only by the settlers who live further up the hillside.
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/articles/guest-writers/2669-three-lives-in-the-west-bank
From East Jerusalem to Ramallah / Kazim Ali
HuffPost 1 Aug -- ...The Palestinian people have been divided in four and none of the four can meet, create cultural commerce or find political unity as a people. Scattered by war, they are now scattered by "peace." There are the Palestinian-Israelis who live inside the "green line," the internationally recognized borders of the State of Israel. There are the Palestinians who live, sealed up in Gaza, without adequate construction supplies to repair any damage caused in the siege of Gaza, many of them living without electricity, access to fresh water or medical care. There are the Palestinians who live in the cities and towns of the Occupied West Bank and then of course there are the approximately 4 million members of the Diaspora who have no legal status as Palestinians per se. Though legally some are permitted to travel, the onerous system of checkpoints makes a twenty minute drive turn into a three or four hour journey. [and those in E. Jerusalem]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kazim-ali/east-jerusalem-ramallah_b_914870.html
'Peace is good business.' Author and historian Gershom Gorenberg sits down with PNN
PNN 1 Aug -- ...Gershom, an Israeli-American historian and journalist and himself an Orthodox Jew, has written extensively on the moral failure at the heart of Israel’s settlement enterprise and the threat that it poses not only to Palestinians, but also to Israelis. He sees the settlements as not only a direct assault upon Israeli democracy, but also a threat to the existence of the Israeli state itself ... The folly and the danger of the settlement enterprise will be a topic discussed at length in Gershom’s forthcoming book, entitled The Unmaking of Israel and to be published in November by HarperCollins.
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10546&Itemid=
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Al-Malki: UN bid is the right path
74 Palestinian detainees to be released
Report: Army court convicts teen of Itamar murders
PA cabinet condemns killing of 2 Palestinians
Beilin: Abbas is a man of peace
Haaretz Editorial
Israeli courts must end anti-Arab discrimination
'I'm not guilty,' says bed-ridden and caged Mubarak at Cairo trial
Dozens hurt as Mubarak supporters and opponents demonstrate outside courthouse where the ailing former president is on trial for killing protesters.
Netanyahu aide denies Israel offered Egypt's Mubarak asylum
Roni Sofer responds to claim by Labor MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer that he and the PM made the offer to Mubarak while he was still president.
MK Ben-Eliezer: Israel offered political asylum to Mubarak
Israeli report says Palestinian violence in September unlikely
Official: Report, based on intelligence assessments, says Palestinians believe violence would be counterproductive and will stage peaceful demonstrations instead.
New U.S. ambassador to Israel: Palestinians know UN vote won't change reality
Dan Shapiro says ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made an important contribution to peace but now the Egyptian people will determine his fate, and the U.S. will not intervene.
Peres tells new U.S. envoy: No doubt Obama is friend of Israel
Brig. Gen. Yaron Levi warns naval weapons smuggling on the rise; warns next war will see terrorist organizations use missiles that can hit ships, ports and sensitive infrastructure.
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A tainted justice system
Editorial - Haaretz- "The Courts Administration and the Bar Association did well to commission the study. But now, it is incumbent upon the court system to eradicate this plague of systematic discrimination." - id
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UNRWA: Clear link between settlements and demolitions
Ma`an - "Israel only allows Palestinians to build on one percent of Area C under a system UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pilay has condemned as discriminatory. Most demolitions occur in Area C." - id
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Poverty rife among Bedouin women denied status by Israel
The Electronic Intifada - "The conditions for women living in unrecognized villages are dramatically worse than for their counterparts in Israeli-built Negev towns, she says. “Today 75 percent of the Bedouin students [largely from recognized Negev towns] in university are women. But in the unrecognized villages the situation is very different — 65 percent of girls are out of school because there are no schools.”" - id
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PA: Israel-US plans to revive peace talks `valueless`
KHALED ABU TOAMEH - J-lem Post - "Erekat said that reports that Netanyahu has accepted the agreement should be viewed as a publicity stunt. “Why doesn’t Netanyahu declare with his own voice that he accepts the 1967 borders as the basis for a two-state solution?”" - id
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Another tsunami
Adam Keller - Crazy Country - "And Netanyahu is sweating and running around, making speeches and throwing some crumbs - but his promises are just not believed, and the social tsunami is already here in late July." - id
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Right-Wing Settlers Barred From West Bank For Terrorist Activities
Katie Child - IMEMC - "“What’s happening in the field is terrorism, the burning of mosques, the destruction of olive groves or the injuring of people.”" - id
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Muslims or Arabs?
RAY HANANIA - J-lem Post - "Bin Laden, who tried, after the fact, to claim his attacks were intended to “help” the Palestinians, only reinforced public feelings in favor of Israel and against Palestinians." - id
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IDF soldiers launch attack on photojournalists
Mati Milstein - +972 - "On Friday, 29 July, at the start of the weekly Palestinian demonstration in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, Israeli army infantry reservists opened fire with riot-control weapons on a group of some 10 press photographers." - id
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Uncertainty in Israel
Samih A. Sherif - NYT - "Even if Washington vetoes the resolution in the Security Council, the Palestinians will have advanced their cause. It is anyone’s guess where the next steps will lead but certainly America and Israel will come out the losers." - id
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No Muslim ‘radicals’
Dan Calic- Ynet - "Those whom the West calls “radicals” are quite simply the ones who are adherents to the faith." - id
Woman from Jenin Now Longest Serving Female Prisoner in Israeli Detention
Wednesday August 03, 2011 - 14:00
The Palestinian Center for Detainees stated Tuesday that Hana Al-Shalabi has now been in Israeli administrative detention for longer than any other female prisoner, according to sources at Ma’an News Agency. Full Story
Prisoners Denied Increased Provisions For Ramadan
Wednesday August 03, 2011 - 13:46
Palestinian prisoners were refused increased provisions of food for the holy month of Ramadan, Ma'an News reports. Ramadan began on August 1st. Full Story
BDS Organization Writes Total Produce To Not Buy Agrexco
Wednesday August 03, 2011 - 12:53
The Palestinian Boycott Divest Sanction organization has written a letter to the Irish company, Total Produce, to not purchase the Israeli produce company, Agrexco. The letter charged that Agrexco has been involved with “Israeli war crimes.” Full Story
Egypt Security Forces Detonate Tunnel On Gaza Border
Wednesday August 03, 2011 - 01:00
The Egyptian Security Forces detonated on Tuesday a siege-busting tunnel at the Gaza-Egypt border in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Full Story
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Serry had warned last week the Security Council that the political process to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been complicated and demanded all ...
Video: Palestinians killed by IDF gunfire
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UK breaks silence on latest Israeli killing Islamic Republic News Agency
PA cabinet condemns killing of 2 Palestinians Ma'an News Agency
IDF prevents Israeli activists from escorting Palestinians to their lands in West Bank / Amira Hass
Haaretz 2 Aug -- Women from human rights group Yesh Din barred from entering West Bank settlement of Ofra while escorting villagers to their lands in Silwad; villagers' access to lands blocked by the settlement ... The women were escorting five villagers who had been permitted to enter their lands for the first time in about 10 years, during which time the settlement had blocked access to them ... The five farmers intended to assess the damage caused to their lands over the past 10 years. The visit was enabled following prolonged litigation by Yesh Din and a petition the group filed in December 2009 to the High Court of Justice against the IDF for confiscating the village’s lands. The settlers are blocking the Palestinians’ access to some 3,100 dunams, constituting about a quarter of Silwad’s lands and including lands belonging to the villages of Taibe, Ein Yabrud and Deir Jarir as well. The petitioners said the settlers had fenced off the area, built roads on it and used dogs as well as physical harassment to prevent the Palestinians from accessing their lands.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/
idf-prevents-israeli-activists-from-escorting-palestinians-to-their-lands-in-west-bank-1.376522
Al Khalil (Hebron) Mekerot Water Company disrupts flow of water to Palestinian crops again
CPTnet 1 Aug -- The Mekerot Water Company continues to disrupt the flow of water to Palestinian farms in the Beqa’a Valley. CPTers received a call on 20 July to document further damage to crops when the water company ripped out plastic irrigation pipes, saying that the Palestinians were stealing water. Seleh Jaber, a sixty-seven-year-old farmer, told CPTers that Mekerot also cut strings that support beans and cut pipes in violation of the Geneva conventions. Mekerot has destroyed cisterns and wells on the Jaber property, filling them with rocks, and has issued orders for the demolition of all wells in the valley. Jaber said that the interruption of water to crops damages the Palestinian economy. He also said that since farmers in the Beqa’a have many children, the denial of water damages families.
http://cpt.org/cptnet/2011/08/01/
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Jerusalemite youth abort settlers' attempt to storm Aqsa Mosque
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 2 Aug -- Jerusalemite youths managed on Monday night to abort an attempt by a group of 20 Jewish settlers to storm the holy Aqsa Mosque during Tarawih prayers. One of the mosque’s guards said that the settlers from Kiryat Arba, in Al-Khalil, managed to enter the Aqsa plaza through the Asbat gate while chanting racist slogans including “Death to the Arabsâ€. He said that the youths repelled the settlers and blocked their entry into the mosque where worshipers were performing the late night prayers in Ramadan known as the Tarawih. The guard said that Israeli police arrived to the scene, arrested five young Jerusalemites, and took the settlers away.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
EU urges inquiry after killings in West Bank refugee camp
BRUSSELS (AFP) 2 Aug -- The European Union on Tuesday urged Israel to carry out an inquiry into the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the West Bank. "The European Union is saddened and concerned by the killing," said a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. "We call on the Israeli authorities to exercise restraint and thoroughly investigate the incident," added spokesman Michael Mann. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Robert Serry also urged Israel to investigate. The Israeli army said an inquiry was already under way.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=410466
Gaza launches relief campaign to support the Somali people
GAZA CITY (Maan) 2 Aug -- The Arab doctors' union launched a campaign on Tuesday to assist the Somali people. The campaign is called "From Gaza hand in hand to save the children of Somalia" and will last throughout the holy month of Ramadan ... Haddad said cash donations would be transferred to the office of the union in Cairo, which would purchase food and medicine and send it to the victims in Somalia. He added that each individual needed about $10 to save his or her life.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=410368
Hamas asks Lebanese gov't not to discuss ban on building in refugee camps
BEIRUT (PIC) 2 Aug -- The Hamas movement has asked the Lebanese government to withdraw an item on its agenda for Wednesday’s cabinet session that stipulates banning construction in the Palestinian refugee camps in the country. Ra‘fat Marra, in charge of the movement’s relations with Lebanon, said in a press release that the item, which also includes closing entrances to those camps, ran contrary to the government’s plan of action that stipulated among other things facilitating the life of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and granting them their social and humanitarian rights.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd
Resheq: Hamas, Fatah meeting in Cairo next Sunday
DAMASCUS (PIC) 2 Aug -- Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Al-Resheq has said that his movement would meet with Fatah faction in Cairo next Sunday to activate the reconciliation agreement. He said on his Twitter page on Tuesday that the Cairo meet would focus on the detainees, the PLO, and other pending issues in the reconciliation agreement away from the government formation.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd
Palestinian police taking to the air
JPost 2 Aug [the airwaves, that is - you didn't really believe the Israelis would let them have helicopters?] The idea of turning to the police to hear the news, catch some of the latest tunes and vent some frustration to a talk show host seems a bit odd, but Palestinians will soon be able to do this with a new radio station being set up by the local police force in the West Bank. The Palestinian Civil Police said they plan to model their new station on the popular ones run by the neighboring Israeli and Jordanian armies. With financial support already pledged from Turkey, senior commanders say they hope to be on air by the end of the year.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=232120
There is no doubt that attempts to whip up Islamophobia are on the rise and there certainly seems to be an atmosphere of intolerance and racism gaining traction here in the UK. While it is easy to point the finger of blame at racist far-right groups such as the BNP and "the Zionist false flag operation" the EDL (as the BNP call them) (p32) as a major source for stirring up such unnecessary hatred, a new report published by Spinwatch attempts to trace the source of some of this Islamophobia to its more subversive roots, particularly to groups and agencies which purport to be moderate British think-tanks but which instead serve Israeli interests and promote a clearly Islamophobic agenda.
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The deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt, Dr Rafiq Habib, has criticized the US House of Representative's decision to assign a special US Religious Freedom Envoy to the Middle East, primarily to protect Egypt's Coptic Christians.
A Coptic intellectual himself, Habib said that this decision constitutes "the continuation of US attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of the region, particularly Egypt, under the pretext of supporting the rights of women and Copts."
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On Monday night, a group of young Jerusalemites managed to abort an attempt by extremist Jewish settlers to storm into Al Aqsa Mosque as worshipers prayed on the eve of the first day of Ramadan.
One of the Al Aqsa Mosque's guards said that late on Monday August 1, 20 settlers from the Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron attempted to interrupt the night prayers being performed by Palestinian worshipers, and to storm into the mosque through the Al Asbat Gate.
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Following the discovery of off-shore gas fields, a crisis of maritime demarcation has suddenly erupted between Lebanon and Israel. Israel is acting freely in determining its own space, while Lebanon believes that what Israel has set out for itself encroaches on an area that belongs to Lebanon.
The dispute very quickly caused tension, and even before Lebanese media, the Western media began to talk about the possibility of a military confrontation between the two parties which could develop into a state of war. If a war breaks out, it will not be limited to Lebanon and Israel alone.
Israel discovered gas in late 2009 through a company called Noble Energy; a U.S - Israeli consortium with company headquarters in the United States. So far, two fields have been discovered. The first, which was discovered in 2009, is called Tamar, while the second which was discovered in 2010, was given the name Le Vetan. Israel immediately began offshore drilling to extract the gas, and it is expected to start gas production in the Tamar field in 2012, and in the Le Vetan field either in 2014 or 2015.
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o Video shows undercover Israeli police abducting a Palestinian minor while playing soccer
o Knesset members recommend solving Israel’s housing crisis by expanding settlements
o US Muslims more opposed than other groups to violence against civilians
o ‘New Yorker’ says ‘two-state solution’ was not the answer (during U.S. Civil War)
o Sheizaf: ‘Liberalism, in the American sense, never took real hold in Israel’
o Israeli officials hint at violent response to Palestinian statehood demonstrations
o ‘J Street’ has more influence in the White House than on the Hill
o Islamophobia has deep roots in our pathologies: Americanism, KKK, and supine media
o Englishman admits he singles out Israel–because his own leaders seem to be Israel’s devoted citizens
o Hidden video shows treatment of ‘flytilla’ detainees in Israeli prison
o Reut Institute: The Boycott Law helps Israel’s critics (and alienates American Jews)
o Pamela Geller slanders the Utoya victims (elitist anti-Semites, Hitler youth, oh and race-mixers)
o Norway attack reveals Israel’s embrace of Islamophobia
o Flip side of Jennifer Rubin n Robert Spencer
o Propaganda spotlight: The truth about the West Bank
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Israel approves 900 settlement homes in East Jerusalem
Israel's interior ministry gives final approval for construction of 900 homes in the east Jerusalem settlement of Har Homa in a move condemned by rights groups.
Report: 2 injured as Israeli air strikes target Gaza City
Hamas leader freed in mass prisoner release
Palestinians 'moving ahead' with UN bid
Report: Qatar backs UN recognition bid
2 Palestinians arrested at Tulkarem checkpoint
Hamas media: Shalit 'fasting' during holy month
'Armed group' claims Gaza rocket attacks
PA: Israel refused extra food in jails for Ramadan
IDF launches strike on Gaza after rocket hits southern Israel
Palestinians report 3 injured in eastern Gaza City. Grad rocket launched from Gaza falls in open area in southern Israel.
IDF launches air strike in Gaza after rockets land in south Israel
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04/08/2011
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Maariv Political Correspondent Warns of ‘Military Adventure’ to Distract from Tent Protest Movement
Richard Silverstein - Tikun Olam - Our politicians are cynical enough to initiate a political or security initiative designed to destroy the protests threatening to overturn them. We are here to restrain them from pursuing this.
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The Tent Intifada
Yacov Ben Efrat - Countercurrents - On the 14th of July (Oui, Bastille Day), without advance warning, when the Israeli economy seemed far more stable than Greece`s or Spain`s, the dam of obedience burst. A group of young people who had organized in Facebook decided to pitch tents on Rothschild Boulevard, an avenue boasting some of Tel Aviv`s best architectural attractions and which has become, in recent years, a symbol of the city`s impossible real-estate prices. The bug that had spread from Tahrir Square in Cairo to Del Sol in Madrid now landed in Tel Aviv. The slogan coined in Cairo, "Social Justice!" became the main slogan in Israel
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Israeli Knesset considers bill to end `democratic` element of Israeli state
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News - It calls on Israeli courts to use Jewish law to make decisions "in situations in which the Jewish character of the state clashes with its democratic character", and calls for Arabic to be removed as one of Israel`s national languages (20% of the population of Israel are indigenous Palestinians who remained after the state of Israel was created on their land in 1948).
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Narratives under siege: stranglehold on farmers tightens
PCHR - In the past, the trucks of the company used to export their goods had refrigerators which kept the goods fresh. He also recalls a time when his produce reached Europe within one day when they were able to use Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing. It now takes two to three days plus one more day for inspection in Israel through Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom).
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In the Jordan Valley, existence is resistance : For Palestinians living amid increasing Israeli repression, simply staying put is a success in its own right.
Jillian Kestler-DAmours - Aljazeera - The Israeli army destroyed water wells and confiscated water pumps in three separate Palestinian communities in the northern Jordan Valley on July 12. A few weeks earlier, Israeli military officers and police razed 29 homes in the Bedouin village of Hadidiya, leaving dozens of residents, including 11 children, without shelter in the scorching summer heat.
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The Silent Steel Resistance of Nabi Samuel
Joharah Baker - MIFTAH - The village that met us, across from the actual tomb and adjoining mosque (and synagogue to boot) is the epitome of impoverishment. Nothing is allowed here – not one stone can be added to the houses, not one tree can be planted, not one school can be built. The small village is in Area C and the land around the tomb and its surrounding land have all been confiscated and reclassified as a “national park”. Israel has closed off the village to the outside world and has made life well, impossible.
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A Strike Against Free Speech
AHMAD TIBI - New York Times - this new legal limit on free speech could bankrupt me. Israeli officials will not throw me in jail for publicly supporting such boycotts, but settler groups can claim financial damages without even having to show any harm done. Furthermore, organizations supporting boycotts could be denied tax-deductible contributions and state funding. This week, I appealed the law to the high court.
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Israel privatizing national parks to sustain occupation
Aziz Abu Sarah - +972 - Israelis are paying a very high price for the occupation without even knowing it. Today, they are paying by giving away their national parks for commercial use and pure political agenda advancement. Today we learned that Knesset members are more concerned about the advancement of the settlement project and the Judeazation of Jerusalem than advancing the interests of Israel’s broad population.
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A different kind of housing crisis
Gisha - The changes Israel announced in June 2010 to `ease` the closure policy (letting in otherwise banned construction materials for international projects approved by the Palestinian Authority) have not significantly helped alleviate Gaza`s housing crisis, as international agencies (the only ones who can get materials transported through Israel) have mainly addressed other urgent needs for re-building (hospitals, schools, clinics, civilian infrastructure, etc).
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Netanyahu’s Ramadan Greetings
Meg Walsh - MIFTAH - And the nightly raid, save for its timing, was not an isolated incident. An Israeli military commander quoted in a recent New York Times article stated that the troops make about six nightly raids in Area A alone. Area A is under Palestinian control during the day, but the Israeli army reserves the right to enter come night time.
Israeli MK’s Petition Netanyahu to Immediately Increase Illegal Settlement of West Bank
Thursday August 04, 2011 - 14:14
Forty-two MK’s and cabinet members have petitioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resolve the housing crisis by building in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to Haaretz. Full Story
Turkey Not Present For Annual Naval Exercises With Israel And US
Thursday August 04, 2011 - 13:12
For the second year in a row, Turkey is not participating in the naval drill, Reliant Mermaid, with Israel and the US. This action taken by Turkey is a result of the killing of nine Turkish activists from the 2010 Gaza Flotilla Raid. Full Story
Israeli Knesset considers bill to end 'democratic' element of Israeli state
Thursday August 04, 2011 - 11:09
A new law currently under consideration by the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) recognizes the inherent contradiction in Israel's self-definition as both a 'democratic' and Jewish state, and calls on the government to favor Jewish law and traditions over democracy. Full Story
Knesset Committee: “Palestinian UN Bid Would Harm Israel Internationally”
Thursday August 04, 2011 - 02:07
The Foreign Affairs and Security Committee of the Israeli Knesset stated that the Palestinian UN bid to seek international recognition of an independent state this coming September, will worsen Israel’s stance in the international arena, and could lead to “ongoing escalation”. Full Story
Oz shares peace hopes
Australian Jewish News
But the writer of A Tale of Love and Darkness appeared more keen to focus on matters other than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – chiefly, fanaticism, ...
Hamas delivers free meals to Gaza's poor
Social welfare arm of Hamas offers food during month of Ramadan in bid to gain support.
Fayyad: Bring on statehood, we are ready
By Teymoor Nabili
Young man released from prison, sentenced to house arrest outside home
Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 3 Aug -- A young Palestinian man was sentenced to house arrest outside of his home in Anata camp yesterday by a Jerusalem court. Ammar Zeytoon was arrested on charges of participation in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Anata refugee camp in north Jerusalem, and served two months in prison. He was ordered to be transferred to house arrest yesterday and banned from entering the camp.
http://silwanic.net/?p=18885
Video: Al Araqib marks anniversary of first demolition / Silvia Boarini
Palestine Monitor 3 Aug -- The unrecognized village of al Araqib in the Negev desert marked the anniversary of its first demolition by Israeli authorities in July 2010. Since then, al Araqib has been rebuilt by villagers -- and demolished again by officials -- 25 times. This month, the state of Israel announced they were suing the village NIS 1.8 million for expenses incurred during the demolitions. The annual commemoration lasted a week and featured a series of protests, events, talks and activities involving Jewish and Palestinian Israelis, internationals and Palestinians from the West Bank ... Since July 2010, the Jewish National Fund has been working on the village’s land, paving the way for the proposed Ambassador Forest, which aims to displace the village entirely. Hundreds of small earthen mounds, ready to house young trees, now dot the landscape where the al-Turis' homes used to be. A few hundreds meters away the planting has already begun.
http://www.palestinemonitor.org/?p=1304
Settlers attempt to seize more land in Saffa
[photos] PSP 3 Aug -- Settlers from Bat Ayin settlement have attempted to seize more land belonging to the village of Saffa. This week, it was discovered that settlers had begun construction of a building foundation on the land of local farmer Thelgy Addy. Stones have been piled on top of one another forming what appears to be the bases of walls, and one of the stones was marked with a green symbol. Around the stones, the settlers had posted stakes at a distance of 500 meters. When this construction was discovered, the stakes were pulled up in order to combat the theft of more land. Settlers will often begin taking over more land by constructing buildings as an outpost, then moving people in. Bat Ayin is a particularly aggressive settlement which has a history of violence towards Palestinians in the area....
http://palestinesolidarityproject.org/2011/08/03/settlers-try-to-claim-more-land-in-saffa/
Six Palestinians wounded in IOF incursion
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) 3 Aug -- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided the village of Beit Ummar, north of Al-Khalil, wounding six citizens in the process including five of one family and arresting a youth. The anti-settlement committee in the village said that the IOF soldiers broke into several homes during the raid and fired live bullets and teargas canisters in the process. It said that the incursion, which occurred on Tuesday, also witnessed clashes with youngsters in the village but no casualties were reported in those confrontations.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87
Gazan thalassemic children plead for life
Gaza Strip (Bernama) 3 Aug -- Palestinian children infected with thalassemia have called on the international community and human rights organisations to exert pressure on Israel to end its blockade imposed on Gaza since 2007. The Gaza-based ministry of health reported that 75 children are facing a death risk due to shortage of 25 items of drugs needed for thalassemic patients ...Some of the thalassemic children held a press conference with the ministry officials to highlight their deteriorating health. See article on thalassemia, a disease affecting mainly Mediterranean ethnic groups
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=605869
PPS: Bethlehem saw 13 arrests in July
BETHLEHEM (PIC) 3 Aug -- The Palestinian Prisoner Society in the West Bank governorate of Bethlehem has said that the Israeli occupation forces apprehended 13 Palestinians in the governorate in July 2011, with most of the arrests taking place in the Doheisheh and Husan refugee camps ... The PPS said IOF search and arrest operations, which continue despite a calm that has prevailed in the area, are designed to provoke locals and create a state of fear, instability, and insecurity among them.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd8
Palestinian Americans know their heritage
Bethlehem - PNN/Exclusive - 3 Aug -- Yesterday morning a group of young Palestinian Americans returned home to the United States after taking part in the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation's 'Know Your Heritage' program. It was an emotional moment. But everyone felt determined, more determined than ever, that they honour their Palestinian identity, no matter how much the Israeli government might try to keep them away. Karima Moussa was one of those young people. A student of Photojournalism at an American university, she holds an American passport - but she's sure that her true loyalty, her deeper identity, is Palestinian ... She felt pride about what she and the program had achieved. In fact, so profound was her experience, so much had she come to love Palestine and its people, she was even considering moving to live there in the near future. For her, she explained, Palestine is the land of her fathers and her grandfathers, it is the soul which moves her and which guides her.
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10557&Itemid=72
Palestinian Gandhis Part VII - Young filmmakers
In the final post of our "Palestinian Gandhis" series, we come across two young artists, "Arab" and "Tarzan," whose peaceful resistance mainly takes the form of film, though their voices are also heard throughout Gaza in murals and street art. In this installment, they discuss their influences, their intentions, and their work. Filmmaker Pam Bailey had this to say about them: The power of art as a tool of resistance, cutting right to the heart of oppression and betrayal, is unleashed in the work of Mohamed ("Arab") and Ahmed ("Tarzan") Abu Nasser. The identical twin brothers are true "renaissance men" , they play the guitar, paint, sketch, write screenplays, direct and act. However, filmmaking is their favorite form of expression, despite the fact that Gaza has no film school, and no cinemas.
http://blog.thejerusalemfund.org/2011/08/palestinian-gandhis-part-vii-young.html
Israel prevents call for prayer 52 times in Hebron in July
HEBRON (WAFA) 3 Aug -- The Israeli authorities prevented Muslim calls for prayer 52 times during July in the Ibrahimi mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs) in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to a Palestinian official. Zaid Al-Jabari, director of the Muslim Waqf in Hebron, told WAFA that the Israeli occupation authorities did not allow the call for prayers, which is done five times a day, from the Ibrahimi mosque minaret on claims that it annoys the Israeli settlers who live in the area. Jabari denounced what he described as "arbitrary measures that affect houses of worship," considering them "an encroachment on religion and freedom of worship guaranteed by international law."
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16880
West Bank murder smashed the lie of 'honor killings'
HEBRON (AFP) 2 Aug -- Aya's remains were found bound, decomposed at the bottom of a well more than a year after she vanished without a trace, leaving her family beside themselves with worry. The university student's disappearance in April 2010 left her relatives increasingly ostracized in their southern West Bank village, an area known for its deeply conservative traditions and morals. Neighbors assumed the worst -- that their daughter had run away with a lover. But the mystery was solved in May when police found her bones several miles from the family home in Surif, northwest of the city of Hebron -- and triggered an unprecedented public outcry ... The motive behind the crime is still unclear. Some reports suggested Aya was killed because she refused a proposal from her uncle's son, while security sources said the uncle held ultra-conservative views and was dead set against her quest for education. As details of Aya's murder became public, it sparked a wave of outrage that spread across the southern West Bank, with people taking to the streets to demand changes to the law.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=410509
An Israeli academic study has revealed that Israeli judges are harsher with 1948-Palestinians (Arab Israelis) – during the conviction stages and when sentenced after conviction - in comparison to Jewish Israelis.
The statistical study that was commissioned by Israel's Courts Administration and the Israel Bar Association and conducted by three Jewish Israeli researchers, found that Arab Israelis charged with the same crimes as their Jewish Israeli counterparts are more likely to be convicted, and once convicted they are more likely to be sent to prison, for longer sentences.
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Israeli Member of the Knesset and former Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer expressed his sadness and resentment at how things have turned out for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, describing the day of his trial as "painful".
Ben-Eliezer said in a media statement that Mubarak "was one of the leaders who was able to maintain stability in the Middle East. He was entirely committed to the peace process between the Palestinians and Israel," and he persistently tried to bridge the gap between the two sides, the Israeli MK said.
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The Lebanese government filed an official complaint with the UN on Wednesday (August 3), accusing Israeli forces of illegally entering its territory, which constitutes a violation of Lebanese sovereignty and of international law.
The complaint, submitted by the Lebanese Foreign Ministry's representative at the UN headquarters in New York, said that an Israeli patrol entered into Lebanese territory, on Monday August 1st, by a distance of 15 meters into the Wazzani area in south Lebanon.
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Last week, on the orders of President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian security forces raided the home of their former leader, Mohammed Dahlan. They said that they seized a large cache of weapons, as well as three armoured cars, and arrested ten of Dahlan's bodyguards. Dahlan himself was not arrested but fled to Jordan immediately afterwards, promising revenge against Abbas. This raid is a dramatic development in a power struggle between Abbas and Dahlan that has gone on for several months. The two Fatah leaders have traded allegations of corruption and treason.
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There is no doubt that attempts to whip up Islamophobia are on the rise and there certainly seems to be an atmosphere of intolerance and racism gaining traction here in the UK. While it is easy to point the finger of blame at racist far-right groups such as the BNP and "the Zionist false flag operation" the EDL (as the BNP call them) (p32) as a major source for stirring up such unnecessary hatred, a new report published by Spinwatch attempts to trace the source of some of this Islamophobia to its more subversive roots, particularly to groups and agencies which purport to be moderate British think-tanks but which instead serve Israeli interests and promote a clearly Islamophobic agenda.
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Occupation Law and the One-State Reality
by Darryl Li
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August 2, 2011 - For decades, the international law of occupation – a branch of the laws of war (or "international humanitarian law") – has played a major role in structuring debates around Israel/Palestine. As applied to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the law of occupation has provided a useful and globally shared set of criteria for analyzing Israel’s discriminatory and repressive policies, as well as certain Palestinian actions. There is perhaps no legal docu ment cited more frequently in debates on Israel/Palestine than the Fourth Geneva Convention, held up by many as a sacred pact of civilization enshrining basic standards of humanity in wartime. But as the impossibility of partition (the so-called "two-state solution") as a viable way to end the conflict becomes ever-clearer, it is long past time to grapple with how the law of occupation can also hamper collective thinking and action....
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80169
DCI-Palestine's monthly bulletin on detention issues.
In this issue: New report on Israel’s compliance with ICCPR; Urgent Appeal – Children of Azzun; New report on the situation facing Palestinian children detained in the Israeli military court system; Three new case studies on child detainees.
Detention Bulletin - Issue 19 - July 2011
Poverty rife among Bedouin women denied status by Israel
IRIN News
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August 2, 2011 - Amal Elsana Al Hajooj, a Bedouin woman living in the Negev and the director of the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development, explained to IRIN that unemployment and poverty rates among the Negev Bedouin in unrecognized villages are the highest in Israel: "Residents of unrecognized villages have no status. They have no address, their Israeli IDs state only the name of their clan. They have no claim to land. Their communities have no water, electricity or roads. There are no education or health services. "The Negev is the backyard of the state of Israel. We are struggling to get any investment here." ...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80153
Israel: Rogue State Land of Inequality
by Stephen Lendman
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August 2, 2011 - Growing millions worldwide understand Israel's decades-long project to colonize Palestine, dispossess its people, steal their land, and terrorize them into submission. They also know it hasn't worked nor will it. Too few, however, know how growing social and economic inequality affects most Israelis. Since at least the mid-1980s, state policies have disproportionately favored the rich, causing wealth disparities, unemployment, poverty, hung er, homelessness and gradual loss of social benefits...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80143
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Oslo Is Not OK
in the mind of yorikirii
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August 2, 2011 - ...I will end this post with words from Henning Mankell, the human rights activist (Flotilla 1) and author of crime novels from Sweden. Talking about Norway, Oslo and Anders Behring Breivik, Mankell wrote in "The Guardian": "It may be impossible to completely defend oneself and one's country against these actions, but we must try. We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act o f terror will win. He will have injected fear into our community. As Franklin D Roosevelt put it: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." However hard the young Norwegian man tries to justify his actions, there will still be something that we cannot understand: what goes through the mind of a person who turns a gun against a young woman or man he does not know and pulls the trigger. In every barbaric act there is a human element. That is what makes the barbaric act so inhuman."...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80150
The Silent Steel Resistance of Nabi Samuel
By Joharah Baker
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August 1, 2011 - . With no space to expand or develop, their daughters are marrying more and more outside of Nabi Samuel and newlywed men are renting homes in nearby areas. But the people of Nabi Samuel will not give up without a fight. Those who have found a way to remain on their land will remain until death, they say. Hajja Shukriyeh, shrunken and wrinkled, is as tough as nails. She relays a story about when an Israeli soldier mocked her. "He was laugh ing," she said, "saying I only had a few years left before I die, then the army would be free of me." In defiant resistance, Hajja Shukriyeh waved her finger in the young soldiers’ face. "Even after I die, there will be a thousand Shukriyehs to take my place."...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80139
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Israeli Hasbara Revises Timor–Leste’s History
PA Orders Palestinian Security Forces to Prevent Violence at September Bid Protests
Friday August 05, 2011 - 14:03
Senior PA officials have ordered Palestinian security forces to prevent protests expected during the September bid from turning violent. The PLO has planned mass rallies during the UN deliberation, but hopes to avoid direct confrontation with Israeli forces, according to Maan News Agency. Full Story
Reporter Of West Bank Palestinian Protests Files Complaint Against Israeli Military
Friday August 05, 2011 - 13:04
Mati Millstein filed a complaint against the Israeli Foreign Press Association on Thursday, August 5, 2011. The photojournalist was covering a Palestinian protest in Nabi Salih, when tear gas canisters were fired directly at the reporters covering the protest. Full Story
Army Carries Out Three Air Strikes In Gaza
Friday August 05, 2011 - 10:08
The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Friday at dawn, three air strikes targeting Dir Al Balah in Central Gaza and Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; damage was reported, no injuries. Full Story
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 civilians killed, 5 wounded by Israeli forces this week
Friday August 05, 2011 - 09:47
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 28 July– 03 Aug. 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that two Palestinian civilians were killed and a third one was wounded by Israeli forces in Qalandya refugee camp, south of Ramallah. Full Story
UN Committee enters Gaza for first time in 43 years
Friday August 05, 2011 - 01:00
For the first time in forty-three years, an investigative committee of the United Nations General Assembly has managed to enter the Gaza Strip. Full Story
EU 'profoundly disappointed' by new Israeli settlement plan
Foreign policy chief slams Israeli plans for 900 East Jerusalem homes, says all settlements are illegal and seriously damage prospects for two state solution.
Non-violent protests across the West Bank face tear gas
Palestinian financial crisis looms ahead of UN bid
Report: President Abbas to visit Lebanon in mid-August
Israel releases 2 female detainees
IDF redeploys Iron Dome as rocket fire from Gaza increases
IDF deploys missile defense system near Ashkelon; Sdot Negev Regional Council chairman: We are stepping toward the month of September, but we have security problems.
IDF jets attack Gaza overnight after rockets fired at Israel's southern towns
IDF launches strike on Gaza after rocket hits southern Israel
Wikipedia founder: Israel-Palestine is heavily debated, but we're vigilant on neutrality
Jimmy Wales talks to Haaretz as annual Wikimania conference gets underway in Haifa.
Wikipedia leaders outline their vision as conference opens in Haifa
Yossi Melman / Netanyahu will not risk initiating war to distract Israelis from the social protest
The IDF top brass will not embark on a dangerous process whose beginning is known, but whose conclusion is hard to assess, just so Netanyahu can keep his seat.
Erekat: Israel expansion in East Jerusalem 'entrenches occupation'
Top PA negotiator condemns Israel's decision to build 900 new homes in Har Homa, says illegal, goes against International Law and International Humanitarian Law.
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Fayyad: Bring on Statehood, we are ready
Al Jazeera in English - "Two years ago, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority set himself a deadline. Salam Fayyad said that by August 2011 he would have in place the institutions and offices that would support an independent state of Palestine.Well those two years are now up, so I travelled to Ramallah last week to ask the PM what progress he had made towards his aim. Surprisingly he told me, “job done”. ca
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Scandal in the raw
Azmi Bishara - Al-Ahram Weekly "Vaunting themselves as peers of Israel, Ramallah`s leaders and their lackeys in Geneva are a disgrace to the Palestinian national struggle and are leading the Palestinian people to disaster, writes Azmi Bishara." ca
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Doctors claim Netanyahu’s father-in-law enjoys preferential treatment in hospital
By Dan Even - Haaretz Doctors at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem have sharply criticized the unusually long hospitalization of Shmuel Ben-Artzi, father of the prime minister`s wife, Sara Netanyahu, in the intensive care cardio ward. The 96-year old poet was hospitalized there for a month, while the average time a patient is hospitalized in that ward is less than four days." ca "
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IDF soldiers launch attack on photojournalists
By Mati Milstein - +972mag "If you seek to obtain a truly comprehensive picture of the state of press freedom and freedom of expression in territories under Israeli control, come watch Israeli soldiers shoot at journalists in the West Bank.the attack of 29 July was intentional and sustained and the troops were fully aware of what they were doing. I had never before come under a sustained, direct and intentional attack by an Israeli military force aimed directly at me and at fellow journalists." ca
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Senior Hamas leader in West Bank released from Israeli prison
By Avi Issacharoff - Haaretz "Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of Hamas` founders, served five years in prison; Yousef`s son, Mosab Hassan Yousef, recently made headlines by coming forward as a spy for Israel`s Shin Bet." ca
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Veolia continues to pay a high price for aiding
Press Release - Palestine Solidarity Campaign "In another victory for Palestinian rights, Ealing Council, in London , has failed to select Veolia for a comprehensive tender for its domestic refuse, street cleaning and parks maintenance contract. The contract is worth approx £300m in total over 15 years and one of Ealing Council’s largest single contracts. This is even more significant given the fact that Veolia had the previous parks maintenance contract." ca
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Egypt resumes Palestinian mediation efforts
Khaled Amayreh - Al-Ahram Weekly "Rabah Muhanna, a PFLP spokesman in Gaza, said the Egyptians were holding meetings with factional leaders and discussing ways and means to overcome problems hindering the formation of a new Palestinian government that would be acceptable to all factions, especially Fatah and Hamas." ca
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Gazan Thalassemic Children Plead For Life
By Saleh Jadallah - Occupied Palestine Wordpress Palestinian children infected with Thalassemia have called on the international community and human rights organisations to exert pressure on Israel to end its blockade imposed on Gaza since 2007. The Gaza-based ministry of health reported that 75 children are facing a death risk due to shortage of 25 items of drugs needed for Thalassemic patients." ca "
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Open letter to Irish company considering takeover of Agrexco
Palestinian BDS National Committee - "Purchasing Agrexco can only be seen by Palestinians and international supporters of a just peace as feeding Israel’s impunity and helping cover up its grave violations of international law and Palestinian rights. It is also a deep insult to Palestinian civil society which has almost unanimously called for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it fully abides by its obligations under international law." ca
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New OCHA report highlights the plight of Palestinians in Area C forced to leave their
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - UN "Acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, said, “This new report, based on field visits to 13 communities in Area C, found that in most of these communities Palestinian families are being forced to leave due to the restrictive policies and practices of the Israeli authorities, including movement and access restrictions, settlement activity, and restrictions on Palestinian construction,along with insufficient law enforcement on violent settlers. All of this is increasing the vulnerability of these communities” ca
Erekat: Israel expansion in East Jerusalem 'entrenches occupation'
Ha'aretz - Akiva Eldar - Benjamin Netanyahu
He then said there is an international consensus that the only solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is to end the Israeli occupation by creating a ...
'Settlements imperil Palestine statehood' Press TV
Paris condemns Israel for building 900 housing units in Jerusalem Kuwait News Agency
France condemns Israel decision to build 900 new settlement units Jordan Directions
Monsters and Critics.com - Salem-News.Com
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Jerusalem Post - Ben Hartman
Milstein said that the tear gas canisters and rifle-fired gas grenades shot at the Israeli, Palestinian and foreign journalists were not fired in an arc, ...
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By Tanzil-Zaman Chowdhury Deaths occur on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Although the numbers of deaths on either side highlight the ...
A writer's contest with fanatics
Sydney Morning Herald
The acclaimed author of 18 books of fiction published in 30 languages, including Arabic, advocate of a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian ...
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“I'm not concerned that there are drastically differing viewpoints [about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict],” said one of the panelists, Rabbi Irwin Kula, ...
'Between Two Worlds' review: Arguments over Israel San Francisco Chronicle
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Top concern is the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian Territories is blamed on the United States. ...
In her words: 'Egyptian kids, Palestinian kids, International kids and Israeli kids.' " Theatricum board member and actor Alan Blumenfeld comments, ...
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It is not often we hear real facts about the situation in Israel and Palestine! We have traveled there numerous times since 1984 and again this summer. ...
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05 August 2011
The Israeli occupation yesterday (4th August) released the Hamas leader and deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council, Sheikh Hassan Youssef. Mr Youssef was released from the Ofer military detention facility located in southern Ramallah.
05 August 2011
Had the US been in a stronger position, it would have been able to prevent the trial of its ally.
A leading Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, has warned that the trial of former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and the status he was reduced to after its first session, will have "negative consequences" on US relations with Arab leaders. It also forecasts the end of Western influence in the region.
05 August 2011
The New US ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, has downplayed the significance of the Palestinian plan to approach the UN in September to gain recognition of an independent Palestinian state. He stressed that the situation in Palestine would stay as it is and would not be affected by "unilateral" Palestinian steps.
05 August 2011
Arabic to be officially dropped making Hebrew the only official language of the state.
Lawmakers in Israel have submitted a bill to parliament [the Knesset] which, if passed, will see Arabic dropped as an official language of Israel. The bill also states that Jewish law will be a source of inspiration to the legislature and the courts.
On Thursday, August 4, Haaretz newspaper reported that the bill calls for Arabic to be officially dropped making Hebrew the only official language of the state. Presently, Arabic and English are both also recognized as official Israeli languages.
05 August 2011
As such, Israel should act with the same courage and magnanimity toward Mubarak.
The latter is no longer immortalised or mentioned in his country, despite his dramatic decision in the mid-1970s to turn his back on Moscow and face toward Washington. In addition to the policy of openness toward the West which he pursued, he went on to sign a peace treaty with Israel. However, Sadat's 'achievements' are no longer associated with anything good in Egypt, and since his burial 30 years ago, the man is no longer respected.
Purulis added that on the day immediately after Sadat's assassination, horror scenes began to be played out in Israel. This caused countless people to question whether his successors would adhere to the agreements signed with Israel. This is the same question that currently reverberates within Israel's political establishment. The sceptics believe that war is at the door; that the peace agreement was worth nothing and neither was the 30 years of peace on the borders, almost half of Israel's life. A matter they disparage.
05 August 2011
There is an Arabic word you come across a lot when Palestinians talk about their future. Sumud means steadfastness, and it has turned into a strategy: when the imbalance of power is so pronounced, the most important thing to do is to stay put.
Staying put against overwhelming odds is regarded as a victory. But it is more than just a word. It's the look in Rifqua al-Kurd's eyes as she fights eviction in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. She lives out of boxes, because when the police throw her out and the settlers move in she doesn't want the clothes thrown into the street. Sumud is the tenacity with which Mohammed Hussein Jibor, a farmer, clings to a rock-strewn patch of land in the South Hebron hills in 38 degrees heat. His water cistern has been destroyed three times this year because he does not have a permit for it, even though the court acknowleges it is his land. Sumud sums up the attitude of the Bedouin struggling to stay in 45 unrecognised villages in the Negev, without a supply of water, electricity or schools. Once the entire Negev was theirs, now only 6% is. Israel wants to put the Bedouin in townships while establishing 130 Jewish villages and agricultural settlements on the land. Talab al-Sana, their MP, says: "They want Jews to be Bedouin and Bedouin to be Ashkenaz [European Jews]."Read more...
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1 dead as Palestinians clash in Lebanon camp
One man was killed and eight others wounded in clashes between Fatah and Islamist group Jund Al-Sham in Ain Al-Helweh refugee camp.
Hamas security forces seize suspected rocket firers
Israeli army detains Freedom Theater actor
Report: Lebanon to recognize Palestinian state
PA: Donor aid at risk in global financial crisis
PA: Israel should reimburse tuition for prisoners
Witnesses: Army declares village closed military zone
Attackers vandalize Palestinian scout tent in Sweden
Gaza electricity crisis 'due to faulty power line'
Explosion near police station in southern Gaza
Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt for Palestinian reconciliation talks
Meeting is the first since mid-June due to diputes between Hamas and Fatah over the formation of a unity government.
U.S. House passes resolution threatening to suspend aid to Palestinians
Hamas chief arrives in Cairo to discuss Shalit deal
Amira Hass / Palestinian pride: Israel protests influenced by Arab world
Palestinian social leaders believe Israel is 'inadvertantly becoming part of the Middle East', however, there is little Palestinian interest in the protests that have erupted throughout Israel in recent weeks.
Amira Hass / Palestinian pride: Israel protests influenced by Arab world
Palestinian social leaders believe Israel is 'inadvertantly becoming part of the Middle East', however, there is little Palestinian interest in the protests that have erupted throughout Israel in recent weeks.
Histadrut labor federation chairman dismisses claims of ties between organized labor and business.
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Antisemitism and Political Blogging: Personal Reflections
[combating Antisemitic expressions] is not a simple uni-directional problem of "more enforcement is good, less enformcement is bad". There is more here than meets the unitiated eye. Sometimes ovezealous enforcement can turn into persecution. Or even worse: sometimes bigots can use a "pro-enforcement" atmosphere to further their twisted agenda. I know this from my own, real (not meta, not virtual) experience... ao
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Report on Summer Camps at Susya and Umm-Al-Kheir
In South Hebron Hills. From the Villages Group. ao
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Weekly collection of Israel-Palestine VIDEOS
From Friendly Stranger. ao
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EU slams Israel’s decision to build new East Jerusalem housing project
Akiva Eldar and AFP - Haaretz - "The European Union has repeatedly urged the government of Israel to immediately end all settlement activities in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem. All settlement activities are illegal under international law”,AFP quoted Ashton as saying in a statement. bz
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Tonite: The "mother of all demonstrations" in Tel-Aviv
Communist Party of Israel - The rally featuring artists` performances and speeches, will be held along the entire length of the Kaplan street, in front of the Interior Ministry building, the Defense Ministry and the IDF headquarters. Organizers say the boulevard will be able to hold far more people than Tel Aviv Museum, the site of the past two mass protests.
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Tel Aviv gears up for mass rally
Ynet - Teachers, students, social workers, police officers and Prison Service personnel`s wives to join the economic grievances protest in what organizers call `the protest of the entire nation.`
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The people of yesterday
Yair Lapid - Ynet – “They’re leftist”, say the people of yesterday. "How can you not get that they’re leftist?"
Yes, some of the protestors in the boulevard are part of the Left. What does that have to do with the housing question? With the state of the [sinking] middle class? With doctors’ salaries? With the price of cottage cheese? (And please allow me to add the issues of tomorrow to the list: The salaries of teachers and police officers, and then the equality in bearing the national [military service] burden.) [bz]
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Fayyad: Bring on Statehood, we are ready
Al Jazeera in English - "Two years ago, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority set himself a deadline. Salam Fayyad said that by August 2011 he would have in place the institutions and offices that would support an independent state of Palestine.Well those two years are now up, so I travelled to Ramallah last week to ask the PM what progress he had made towards his aim. Surprisingly he told me, “job done”. ca
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Scandal in the raw
Azmi Bishara - Al-Ahram Weekly "Vaunting themselves as peers of Israel, Ramallah`s leaders and their lackeys in Geneva are a disgrace to the Palestinian national struggle and are leading the Palestinian people to disaster, writes Azmi Bishara." ca
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Doctors claim Netanyahu’s father-in-law enjoys preferential treatment in hospital
By Dan Even - Haaretz Doctors at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem have sharply criticized the unusually long hospitalization of Shmuel Ben-Artzi, father of the prime minister`s wife, Sara Netanyahu, in the intensive care cardio ward. The 96-year old poet was hospitalized there for a month, while the average time a patient is hospitalized in that ward is less than four days." ca "
Abbas To Visit Lebanon To Hold Talks on Palestinian Statehood
Saturday August 06, 2011 - 06:04
Palestinian sources reported that President Mahmoud Abbas will be visiting Lebanon in the middle of this month as he accepted an official invitation from the Lebanese president, Michael Suleiman Aoun. Lebanon will be heading the UN security Council in September. Full Story
Palestinians Hold Non-violent Anti-Wall Protests In 4 Villages
Saturday August 06, 2011 - 03:10
Non-violent protests took place on Friday in the central West Bank villages of al-Nabi Saleh, Bil’in, and Nil’in in addition to al-Ma’ssara in the southern West Bank. Full Story
Miriam Ziv: Declaring a Palestinian state will derail the peace ...
National Post (blog) - Miriam Ziv
It is unclear how support for a Palestinian state, in which Hamas could play an integral role, would serve to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and ...
Examining the Palestinians' Unilateral Bid for Statehood Forward
ADL examines Palestinian U.N. bid Sun-Sentinel
Israel withholds ambassador to Honduras over Palestinian vote stance Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Moscow condemns new Israeli settlement plans
RIA Novosti
"Moscow considers such activities as a striving to create new realities in the region and predetermine the outcome of the Palestinian-Israeli talks on the ...
Erekat: Israel expansion in East Jerusalem 'entrenches occupation' Ha'aretz
Erekat: Har Homa project illegal Ynetnews
EU slams new Israeli settlement plan Press TV
Kuwait News Agency - Jordan Directions
The sustained attack on the journalists, who work for Israeli, Palestinian and foreign media outlets, lasted between three and five minutes," reported Mati ...
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Gaza looks to upgrade ageing sewage system
New treatment plant hopes to end the deluge of sewage being pumped into the sea every day.
Palestine gets ready for historic UN vote
Daoud Kuttab
Salam Fayyad
Talk to Al Jazeera 06 Aug 2011 08:36 GMT
The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority tells Al Jazeera why Palestine is ready for statehood.
Is Israel officially giving up on democracy?
MJ Rosenberg
by Uri Avnery / August 5th, 2011
First of all, a warning.
Tent cities are springing up all over Israel. A social protest movement is gathering momentum. At some point in the near future, it may endanger the right-wing government.
At that point, there will be a temptation – perhaps an irresistible temptation – to “warm up the borders”. To start a nice little war. Call on the youth of Israel, the same young people now manning (and womanning) the tents, to go and defend the fatherland.
Nothing easier than that. A small provocation, a platoon crossing the border “to prevent the launching of a rocket”, a fire fight, a …
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Eyewitness to Judaization (I saw a soldier strike a young boy for walking on a road for Jews)
by Matt Berkman
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August 4, 2011 - Jerusalem effectively consists of two cities, one Jewish, one Arab. Whereas these cities were at one point geographically distinct—Jews living in West Jerusalem, Palestinians in East Jerusalem—the Palestinian half of the city has lately seen its ethnic homogeneity rent by the construction of Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, a process ongoing since the city was conquered in 1967. Thes e Jewish settlements—illegal under international law—are clean, affluent-looking housing complexes that are well serviced by the Greater Jerusalem municipality. The Palestinian neighborhoods whose physical and social contiguity the Jewish settlements fragment, on the other hand, are visibly underserviced and neglected. Traveling through them, I found these areas to be overcrowded and littered with trash; the roads were unpaved, the schools few and derelict....
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80230
Knesset bill would formalize second-class status for Arab citizens
Noam Sheizaf
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August 4, 2011 - New Knesset bill aims to have "Jewish nature" of state preferred over democracy, cancel official status of Arabic, and have Jewish law "guide" courts’ rulings . There is one talking point repeated in every hasbara (the Hebrew term for state sponsored propaganda) talk given by an Israeli representative, or in every booklet your campus’ Jewish Agency representative might hand you. It has to do with "the fu ll rights" of Palestinian citizens in Israel, including the status of Arabic as an official language, and the equality of all Israeli citizens under the law. This is the heart of "the only democracy in the Middle East" claim...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80228
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Netanyahu’s Ramadan Greetings
By Meg Walsh
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August 4, 2011
August 4, 2011 - This past Sunday July 31, on the eve of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent "greetings" to the Muslim world. In light of the Arab Spring, he stated that "Israeli-Arabs" can serve as examples to their brothers in the region because they "know the taste and meaning of democracy". Palestinians living inside Israel (or Netanyahu’s "Israeli-Arabs") know the taste of Israel’s perfect democracy where their homes are routinely demolished in east Jerusalem and the Negev, where they cannot expand for natural growth, where they cannot live outside of Israel for too long because they will lose their residency, and where they cannot protest settlement products produced on stolen Palestinian land...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80227
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Israeli air raids injure two children in Gaza
Palestinian Information Center
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August 4, 2011 - Israeli warplanes blasted three targets in the Gaza Strip at dawn Thursday wounding two children and causing big damage, local and security sources told the PIC reporter. They said that Israeli F16s bombed two training camps for the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, in Gaza city, inflicting big damage to both camps and to nearby buildings. They said that two children were injured from flying glass in the nearby b uildings that were damaged in the raid....
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80226
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Protest Israel’s detention of Palestinian writer Ahmad Qatamesh
Maureen Clare Murphy
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August 4, 2011 - The Palestinian human rights group Addameer issued an appeal today urging supporters to take action on the administrative detention of Palestinian political scientist and writer Ahmad Qatamesh (the full appeal is below). Qatamesh has been held in administrative detention after he was arrested on 21 April in the middle of the night. Hanin Ahmad Qatamesh, the detained writer’s daughter, described in an article for T he Electronic Intifada how Israeli soldiers invaded their family home in Ramallah. Hanin and other relatives in the home were held hostage as Israeli soldiers demanded the surrender of Ahmad, who was not at home at the time. The Electronic Intifada also interviewed Qatamesh’s wife, Suha Barghouti, a well-known human rights defender...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80212
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In between laws: Palestinian workers strike at Salit Quarry
Palestine Monitor
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A group of 42 Palestinians are in their second month of a strike at the Salit Quarry, an Israeli-managed mine associated with Mishor Adumim, the industrial zone of the Ma’ale Adumim settlement of the West Bank. The workers’ demands are fairly basic: reasonable salaries, regular, monthly pay slips and safe, healthy working conditions. Though there are an estimated 300,000 Palestinians working in Israeli settlements, this organized strike —in which West Bank Palestinian employees are demanding fair treatment under Israeli law—is the first of its kind...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80213
Mocking the Gaza Flotilla
By Ann Wright and Hagit Borer
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August 4, 2011 - A small flotilla carrying human rights and peace activists to Israel-blockaded Gaza was itself blockaded in Greece after intense diplomatic pressure from Washington and Tel Aviv. But the Israeli news media continues to heap ridicule on the passengers. Two of them, retired U.S. Army Col. Ann Wright and Israeli-born Hagit Borer, respond...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80216
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (28 July– 03 Aug. 2011)
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)
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August 4, 2011 - Summary - Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the reporting period (28 July – 03 August 2011): Shooting: During the reporting period, IOF killed two Palestinian civilians and wounded 4 others, including two children, in the West Bank. They also wounded another civilian in the Gaza Strip. On 01 August 2011, IOF killed two Palestinian civilians and wounded a third one in Qalandya refugee camp, south of Ramallah. IOF moved into the camp to arrest a number of Palestinian civilians...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80206
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URGENT APPEAL: Ref: UA 09/ 11.
NAME: Hana Al-Shalabi http://www.palestinematters.com/Request-release-of-Hana-Al-Shalabi-from-Israeli--administrative-detention_Appeal_74.aspx
VIOLATIONS: Palestinian female prisoner held without charge or trial for two years by Israel
Since 1967, more than 700,000 Palestinians have been arrested and detained in Israeli prisons and detention centres. Approximately 10,000 were women. Today 34 women remain in Israeli prisons in substandard conditions that violate International Law and International Humanitarian Law.
Hana Al-Shalabi, from Jenin, was kidnapped and put into administrative detention in 2009. She has now been held in Hasharon Prison in Israel for two years without know why she has been detained.
For further information
http://www.addameer.org/index_eng.html
http://www.un.org/depts/dpa/qpal/docs/2011%20Vienna/p1%20fabrizia%20falcione.pdf
A Conversation about Israeli Apartheid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmRdnMHJJLw&feature=youtu.be
Report: Hamas and Fatah agree to release political prisoners
Factions agree in Cairo meeting to release all political prisoners, work towards reopening closed institutions and form committee to issue passports.
Hamas employees' wages late due to cash crisis
Israel's Lieberman calls for severing ties with PA
Fayyad urges international community to end occupation
Projectile fired from Gaza lands in southern Israel
Report: Fatah says Dahlan involved in poisoning Arafat
Palestinian prisoners suffer food poisoning in Israeli jail
Dmairi: PA supports popular resistance but not chaos
PA absent from funeral of man hailed as 'symbol of steadfastness'
In photos: Girl guides camp in Bethlehem
Israeli forces detain 4 in Beit Ummar
Reuven Pedatzur
The Arab spring is not a threat to Israel
Israeli shares fall 7% after U.S. downgrade, local protests
Sunday retreat is steepest intraday fall since the global economic crisis erupted in 2008.
Jordan's King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet to discuss PA plan to seek UN recognition of statehood, ongoing revolts in Arab world.
Defense minister says Israel keeping track of 'additional attempts beneath the surface to carry out terror activities, not only via rocket fire, but also by other means.'
Meeting is the first since mid-June due to diputes between Hamas and Fatah over the formation of a unity government.
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PHOTOS: J14 movement holds largest protest in Israel’s history
Noam Sheizaf - +972 - Around 300 thousands Israelis took to the streets on Saturday night. Among the speakers that addressed the biggest rally, in Tel Aviv, was Palestinian author Uda Basharat. “It’s about time this protest will be become the protest for all those exploited, Jews and Arabs”, Basharat said.
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Antisemitism and Political Blogging: Personal Reflections
[combating Antisemitic expressions] is not a simple uni-directional problem of "more enforcement is good, less enformcement is bad". There is more here than meets the unitiated eye. Sometimes ovezealous enforcement can turn into persecution. Or even worse: sometimes bigots can use a "pro-enforcement" atmosphere to further their twisted agenda. I know this from my own, real (not meta, not virtual) experience... ao
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Report on Summer Camps at Susya and Umm-Al-Kheir
In South Hebron Hills. From the Villages Group. ao
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Weekly collection of Israel-Palestine VIDEOS
From Friendly Stranger. ao
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EU slams Israel’s decision to build new East Jerusalem housing project
Akiva Eldar and AFP - Haaretz - "The European Union has repeatedly urged the government of Israel to immediately end all settlement activities in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem. All settlement activities are illegal under international law”, AFP quoted Ashton as saying in a statement. bz
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Tonite: The "mother of all demonstrations" in Tel-Aviv
Communist Party of Israel - The rally featuring artists` performances and speeches, will be held along the entire length of the Kaplan street, in front of the Interior Ministry building, the Defense Ministry and the IDF headquarters. Organizers say the boulevard will be able to hold far more people than Tel Aviv Museum, the site of the past two mass protests.
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Tel Aviv gears up for mass rally
Ynet - Teachers, students, social workers, police officers and Prison Service personnel`s wives to join the economic grievances protest in what organizers call `the protest of the entire nation.`
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The people of yesterday
Yair Lapid - Ynet –“They’re leftist”, say the people of yesterday. "How can you not get that they’re leftist?"
Yes, some of the protestors in the boulevard are part of the Left. What does that have to do with the housing question? With the state of the [sinking] middle class? With doctors’ salaries? With the price of cottage cheese? (And please allow me to add the issues of tomorrow to the list: The salaries of teachers and police officers, and then the equality in bearing the national [military service] burden.) [bz]
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Fayyad: Bring on Statehood, we are ready
Al Jazeera in English - "Two years ago, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority set himself a deadline. Salam Fayyad said that by August 2011 he would have in place the institutions and offices that would support an independent state of Palestine.Well those two years are now up, so I travelled to Ramallah last week to ask the PM what progress he had made towards his aim. Surprisingly he told me, “job done”. ca
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Scandal in the raw
Azmi Bishara - Al-Ahram Weekly "Vaunting themselves as peers of Israel, Ramallah`s leaders and their lackeys in Geneva are a disgrace to the Palestinian national struggle and are leading the Palestinian people to disaster, writes Azmi Bishara." Ca
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But for a group of Israeli and Palestinian students who have been studying entrepreneurship at the school this summer, it's a place to forge connections ...
Video: 'Israel protests silent on occupation issue'
Al Jazeera
Tent protests challenge something greater than the occupation +972 Magazine - Independent commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories
US Organizations Urge Obama not to Veto Palestine's UN Bid WAFA - Palestine News Agency
Foreign Policy - Egyptian Gazette
It was not surprising to see Israeli officials expressing great sympathy for ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak as they objected to him being put on trial, not least because he gave the Zionist state thirty years of stability. One of the main objectives of Mubarak's regime was to provide security for Israel, to the extent that he confronted each and every Arab movement, armed or peaceful, which threatened that stability.
Some Israelis shed tears in sympathy with Mubarak and objected to him being taken to court on a prison bed for his trial at the police academy that used to bear his name and where he gave the last of his public speeches, citing his age and frailty. They have short memories. Didn't Israel exercise considerable pressure on Germany to put on trial John Demjanjuk, convicted of being a Nazi guard in a concentration camp in his nineties? He arrived in court in a wheelchair, barely able to speak, before being sentenced to five years in prison. There was no sentimentality in Germany about bringing the nonagenarian to trial, nor is any shown by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, which is dedicated to bringing suspected Nazi war criminals to trial no matter how long it takes.
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7 August 2011
Nurit Peled-Elhanan: “People don’t really know what their children are reading in textbooks. One question that bothers many people is how do you explain the cruel behaviour of Israeli soldiers towards Palestinians, an indifference to human suffering, the inflicting of suffering. People ask how can these nice Jewish boys and girls become monsters once they put on a uniform. I think the major reason for that is education. So I wanted to see how school books represent Palestinians.”
Demoting Arabic: Knesset finally tells the truth
Mya Guarnieri, 972 Magazine (Aug 7, 2011)
Academic claims Israeli school textbooks contain bias
Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian (Aug 7, 2011)
Hamas security forces seize suspected rocket firers
Ma'an News Agency (Aug 7, 2011)
Masri: Unleashing resistance forces best response against Jewish settlement
GAZA (PIC) 6 Aug -- Senior Hamas official Mushir al-Masri said that unleashing the West Bank resistance forces and ending [PA] security coordination [with Israel] is the best response against Israeli settlement. The statement came after the Jerusalem municipality’s recent approval for the construction of 930 new housing units in the Israeli settlement Har Homa beyond the Green Line. The decision attests that the Zionist mentality is to uproot the indigenous people, especially those in Jerusalem, Masri said in comments on Saturday.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2b
Do these Israeli settlers block the path to peace? / Patrick Martin
[photos] YITZHAR, Samaria, West Bank (Globe and Mail) 6 Aug -- The fire started easily. Midway through July, the relentless sun had turned the grass and scrub into tinder. A couple of molotov cocktails tossed on the ground were enough to get it going. A stiff wind out of the west made sure it spread quickly. It raced across the open hillsides where sheep and goats often grazed, and leapt into the olive groves of the Palestinian farmers who live below the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar. As a reporter watched, the farmers rushed outside and tried hopelessly to tamp out the flames with olive branches ... On the hillside above the fire, half a dozen young men from Yitzhar were making their way slowly back to the settlement, stopping every few minutes to turn and look back at their handiwork. Above, inside the guarded settlement, a bunch of the hilltop youth, as they are known, looked down excitedly. 'Ayzeh yofi!' some exclaimed ('How beautiful!'), clapping each other on the back.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/do-these-israeli-settlers-block-the-path-to-peace/article2121590/
IOF soldiers forcibly evacuate worshipers from Aqsa Mosque
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 6 Aug -- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the holy Aqsa Mosque at midnight Friday and forced Muslim worshippers out of it, the Quds media center said on its website on Saturday. It said that the soldiers encircled the mosque then broke into it forcing all those inside to evacuate the holy site at the pretext of violating Israeli police orders that no Muslim should remain in the mosque after the late night prayers until the dawn prayers the next day. [Why? It is customary during Ramadan for Muslims to spend all night in mosques praying]
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=
Sappers destroy explosive device found in Tubas
TUBAS (Ma’an) 6 Aug -- Police sappers neutralized Friday a suspicious object left behind by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Tubas, ordnance disposal authorities said. The suspicious object was found near a gas station in southern Tubas. Police said in a statement that officers closed the area and destroyed the object, a 10-cm stun grenade, but it did not cause damage.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411132
Award-winning Palestinian journalist forced into hiding
JPost 6 Aug -- An award-winning Palestinian female journalist has been forced to go into hiding out of fear of being arrested by the Palestinian Authority security forces for covering a sit-in strike. Over the weekend, the PA’s Preventive Security Force in the West Bank arrested her two brothers in an attempt to put pressure on her to turn herself in. The journalist, Majdoleen Hassouneh, has twice refused to report for interrogation at the headquarters of the Preventive Security Force in Nablus. Hassouneh’s friends and colleagues have launched a Facebook campaign in solidarity with her and in protest against the PA government’s measures against Palestinian journalists and freedom of the media.
http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=232720&R=R2
Palestinians killed in attack on Syrian refugee camp
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) 6 Aug -- Five Palestinian refugees were shot dead and several others were injured on Friday in Hama refugee camp north of the Syrian capital Damascus, state media said. Many families left to the city of Halab fleeing ongoing shelling and crossfire, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted an eyewitness who fled the camp as saying ... According to the eyewitnesses, a group of masked motorcyclists fired at the refugee camp as they traveled on a main road next to the camp. "That was an attempt to drag the Palestinians into the ongoing fight," he said. A committee formed in the camp to follow up with the situation explained that the Palestinians in Syria are "guests until they go back to their homeland, and they are not taking sides in the ongoing events in Syria."
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411099
Fatah: National unity surpasses all other interests
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) 6 Aug -- Fatah on Saturday said national unity surpassed all personal, partisan and regional interests. Spokesman Ahmad Asaf said Fatah had made every effort to end the "hateful division" with Hamas, and that the party was keen to achieve national unity in an upcoming meeting in Cairo.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411045
US organizations urge Obama not to veto Palestine's UN bid
WASHINGTON (WAFA) 6 Aug -- The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation delivered Friday to the US State Department an open letter signed by more than 125 groups, including 30 national organizations, and petitions signed by more than 25,000 people urging the Obama Administration not to veto Palestinian UN membership if the issue arises in the Security Council
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16908
Jenin neighborhoods without water as Israel closes tap
JENIN (WAFA) 6 Aug -- Several neighborhoods in the northern West Bank city of Jenin were left without drinking water for four consecutive days after the Israeli authorities had shut down the tap that provides them with water, Saturday said Jenin city water department. It told WAFA that Israeli authorities have closed the water tap providing water to Sweitat neighborhood, which supplies other neighborhoods in city with water. Residents called on human rights organizations and the Palestinian Authority to intervene ... Other neighborhoods have also been suffering from severe water shortage due to a breakdown in the Hirsh Ass’ada water pump in Jenin several months ago
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16906
Book: Soldiers' testimonies on the occupied territories / Ilana Hammerman
Haaretz 5 Aug -- The main significance of the testimonies published by Breaking the Silence is not in the descriptions of the acts of horror but rather in the documentation of the destructive effects of the occupation not only on the Palestinian inhabitants but also on the soldiers themselves -- (Occupation of the Territories: Israeli Soldier Testimonies 2000-2010 Published by Breaking the Silence (Hebrew), 347 pages, NIS 50 English version to be available later this year; 430 pages. partially downloadable in English for the time being here )
http://www.haaretz.com/culture/books/soldiers-testimonies-on-the-occupied-territories-1.377196
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Rudd says abstain on Palestine vote; Gillard backs Israel
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/rudd-says-abstain-on-palestine-vote-gillard-backs-israel-20110807-1ihrc.html#ixzz1UNrXLbSQ
Israel: Rouge state's diplomats getting grumpy
Green Left Weekly
[Reprinted from www.electronicintifada.net . Ilan Pappe is Professor of History and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University ...
Unity committees to tackle reconciliation issues
Fatah deputy says four committees will start working on prisoners, passports, social issues and barred institutions "next week."
Witnesses: Ambulance held at checkpoint after fatal crash
Israel deputy PM: Turkey 'rude' to demand apology
Israel deputy PM: Turkey 'rude' to demand apology
Company targeted by boycott campaign announces losses
Oudeh Basharat
Israel's Arab citizens must join the social struggle
As Wall Street dives, so do Israeli stocks
Cellcom falls by 12%, Partner falls by 8%; Standard and Poor's leaves Israel's debt rating at A/A-1 with a stable outlook.
No injuries reported in the incident, which comes day after Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned attacks will continue.
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Otherwise Occupied / The spirit of sacrifice
Amira Hass - Haaretz - Ilana Dayan told her listeners last week that the tent protesters can learn a lot from the settlers; a disturbing new report about dwindling Palestinian population in Area C confirms her remarks, though probably not in the way she intended. rh
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The New Anti-Semitism
Uri Avnery - Countercurrents - It is the beginnings which are critical, when political opportunists realize that arousing fear and hatred is the easiest way to fortune and power, when social misfits become nationalist and religious fanatics, when attacking helpless minorities becomes acceptable as legitimate politics, when funny little men turn into monsters.
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Still seeking victory
Sharif Omar - Bitterlemons - And while it is important to say that Palestinians have the right to resist occupation through any means, I believe the majority of Palestinians began to oppose the attacks inside Israel because they didn`t produce the desired results. It is not accurate to say that the Wall stopped these attacks. Anyone who wants to carry out an operation can cut the fence and enter. Even now, when the soldiers aren`t at the gate, the young people are able to open its doors
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The Israel Palestinians Know
Joharah Baker - MIFTAH - So, when Israeli commentators balk at comparisons between the Arab spring and what some have dubbed the Israeli spring, they should think again. True, the Israeli government does not crush its own people in their protest of housing prices. That sort or repression is what Arab peoples have been rebelling against in the first place. But they shouldn’t balk too much. Just cross the “border” into Palestine and Israel has a whole new face. The sort of crack down seen in Gaza, in Nabi Saleh, in Hebron and in Bilin is not too far from the scenes of repression we all cringed from in Tahreer Square, in Diraa, Syria or in Sana, Yemen. Here, Israel is not the democracy the Israelis praise or the world sees on the streets of Tel Aviv. Here is the Israel the Palestinians know. Here is repression at its worst.
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New Knesset bill is a danger to Israeli democracy
Haaretz - Editorial - The things endangering the support of the nations of the world for Israel - and among marginal elements also the recognition of Israel as the national home for the Jewish people - are the occupation and the many blows to Israeli democracy. rh
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Israeli police remove worshipers from Al-Aqsa
Ma`an News - Israeli police forces raided the Haram Ash-Sharif complex after the Tarawih, the additional extended prayers performed during the holy month of Ramadan after the last obligatory prayer, Ma`an`s reporter said.
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Protection of Civilians Weekly Report | 27 July - 2 August 2011
OCHAOPT - Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and injured 37 others throughout the West Bank. Also in the West Bank, settler attacks on Palestinian trees continue. Large settlement outpost to be dismantled. In Gaza, one Palestinian farmer injured. Movement through Rafah Crossing remains limited. Gaza crossings update.
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Freedom Theatre Update: First rule about being arrested by Israel is..
The Freedom Theatre - Press release - Rami is the third member of The Freedom Theatre that has been taken by the Israeli army recently. On the 27th of July at 3:00 in the morning the Head Technician Adnan Naghnaghiye and the Chairperson Bilal Saadi were captured by a large group of Israeli soldiers. The consequences of these actions only result in more damage to The Freedom Theatre. The theatre once again calls on its friends and supporters around the world to act in order to stop this outrageous harassment by the Israeli army against a cultural establishment.
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Israelis Chant: "Mubarak, Assad, Bibi Netanyahu"
"Real News" video - Tens of thousands of Israelis in 9 cities pour onto the streets, demanding Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu resign
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Is Israel Officially Giving Up On Democracy?
MJ Rosenberg - Forein Policy Matters - In this context, Netanyahu`s supposed softening should be seen for what it is: a total farce. The Palestinians` hope is to go to the United Nations, which they hopefully will do. As for Israelis, they should keep taking to the streets in protest
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For previous articles since 2004 go to respective sections
Israeli Army Invades Nabi Saleh Firing Live Ammunition and Gas Bombs
Monday August 08, 2011 - 11:37
Reports from Tamimi Press indicate that Sunday evening the Israeli army invaded the Palestinian town of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank. They fired live ammunition and gas bombs and clashed with local youth. Full Story
Shells Fired At Army Forces Invading Gaza
Monday August 08, 2011 - 08:37
Palestinian sources reported that Palestinian fighters fired, on Sunday at night, a number of shells at Israeli armored vehicles invading Al Shejaeyya, east of Gaza City. Full Story
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This unique Israeli-Palestinian Peace Team, run by the Peres Center for Peace and Al Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue, will compete in the AFL ...
Aussie rules players give peace a chance Sydney Morning Herald
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In fact, a reasonable dose of good memory and a quick look at the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would suffice to conclude that it had ended ...
Anti-Zionists having a laugh Jewish Chronicle
Why Obama Should Support a Palestinian State at the UN
International Affairs Review - Joshua Haber
UN recognition would establish diplomatic parity between Israel and Palestine and confer international legitimacy to Palestine's leaders and institutions. ...
Healing business Boston Globe
Israel and the Palestinians must face the Inescapable Huffington Post (blog)
In Hebron, a divided city looks to start anew Jordan Times
Ma'an News Agency - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Consumer watchdog asked to investigate Israel boycott
ABC Online - Alison Savage
BDS describes itself as a "wide coalition of the largest Palestinian organisations, trade unions, networks and NGOs." It accuses Israel of being an ...
Company targeted by boycott campaign announces losses Ma'an News Agency
ACCC called to probe anti-Israel protest Ninemsn
Support the Boycott Israel 19 Sydney Indymedia
Alternative Information Center (AIC) - WAFA - Palestine News Agency
8 August 2011
Israel Harel does not deal with the simple fact that the land on which his son and his friends are living is private land, registered properly in the name of Palestinians, who have submitted to the High Court the deeds that prove their family’s ownership of the land. The petitioners’ documents are unequivocal, and the State of Israel is not denying their ownership.
Senior Fellow, NYU's Center for Global Affairs
The time has come for the people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide to tear down the shameful fences and walls and demand an end to this consuming madness.
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, 8/7/11
Rabbi and writer
Israel's voice has largely failed to blossom during the Arab Spring. As Mubarak shot protestors, Gaddafi bombed cities, and Assad flattened his people with tanks, Israel's protests have for the most part been missing.
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by Gilad Atzmon / August 8th, 2011
It is almost amusing to find out that some of the most clichéd Marxists around are so taken by the current Israeli popular protest, which they foolishly interpret as a manifestation of the ‘Israeli revolutionary spirit’. They are convinced that now that the Israeli ‘working class’ are rising, peace will necessarily prevail.
Yet, in fact, what we are really seeing unfold in Israel (at least for the time being) is the total opposite of a ‘working class’ re-awakening. Indeed, some in Israel are calling it the ‘Real Estate Protest,’ because basically those protesting want assets: they all wish to have property, a house of their …
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Hani Jaber has spent the majority of his life in prison. His is the story of a hero who knows the bitterness of pain and suffers the pain of illness and torture. He longs to see his wife and only daughter beyond the prison walls, and has never stopped hoping for release. He continues to fight humiliation and illness behind bars, and is currently trying to fight the Israeli decision to strip him of his identity.
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The Ramallah-based Palestinian Ministry of Prisoner Affairs announced that 40 Palestinian prisoners being held in the Israeli desert prison of Negev, suffered food poisoning after eating expired food provided by the prison the canteen.
Prisoner Affairs Minister, Issa Qaraqei, held the prison's administration fully responsible for what he described as deliberate medical negligence toward the prisoners, and the lack of controls over the food items being sold to them. He called on the Red Cross to immediately intervene and investigate the deteriorating conditions suffered by Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons.
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The Turkish government has announced the beginning of work on a plan to restore the Hijaz raliway line built during the Ottoman era in the early 20th century which links Istanbul in Turkey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Official Turkish media outlets reported that the plan begins with preparations of the Hijaz railway route in Turkey, Syria, and Jordan. The plan includes the launch of a high-speed train linking Istanbul and Mecca, reducing the distance between the two cities to 24 hours over a 2,200-kilometer railway.
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Britain's minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, has condemned the Israeli Foreign Ministry's announcement approving the construction of over 900 new housing units in the settlement of Har Homa (Jabal Abu Ghneim) in Jerusalem.
In a media statement published by the press section of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Mr Burt said, "I condemn yesterday's announcement by the Government of Israel to approve the construction of over 900 housing units which will expand significantly the illegal Settlement of Har Homa in East Jerusalem."
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Masri: Unleashing resistance forces best response against Jewish settlement
GAZA (PIC) 6 Aug -- Senior Hamas official Mushir al-Masri said that unleashing the West Bank resistance forces and ending [PA] security coordination [with Israel] is the best response against Israeli settlement. The statement came after the Jerusalem municipality’s recent approval for the construction of 930 new housing units in the Israeli settlement Har Homa beyond the Green Line. The decision attests that the Zionist mentality is to uproot the indigenous people, especially those in Jerusalem, Masri said in comments on Saturday.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2b
Sentencing of two young men deemed 'unfair' by residents
Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 7 Aug -- Two young Palestinian men have been banished from Silwan district for a period of one year and one day by the Jerusalem Magistrates Court. The sentencing of Mazen Odeh, 26, who currently suffers injury caused by Israeli settler guards in Silwan, and Moussa Badran, 20, was branded 'unfair' by fellow Silwan residents. The two men were arrested from their homes by Israeli forces. Odeh’s health remains poor, with his movements remain impinged due to the injury.
http://silwanic.net/?p=18918
Samah Sarhan sentenced to one year and one day in prison on secret evidence
Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 7 Aug -- The young nephew of the martyred Silwan resident Samer Sarhan was sentenced on 4 August to one year and one day in jail. Samah Sarhan, 19, was convicted of alleged involvement in demonstrations in Silwan against Israeli oppression. A secondary court session will be held to discuss Sarhan’s supposed intention to 'avenge the death' of his uncle, as stated in the indictment. Samah’s relatives have stated that they were told by police that these files are confidential
http://silwanic.net/?p=18922
OCHA: Jewish settlers persistent in their attacks on Palestinian property
RAMALLAH (PIC) 7 Aug -- The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs in the occupied Palestinian lands (OCHA) said the attacks waged by Jewish settlers on Palestinian agricultural properties in the West Bank continued last week. According to its weekly report, the Jewish settlers set fire to agricultural lands in Turmusaya village in Ramallah city, and Burin and Awarta villages in Nablus city destroying 400 almond and olive trees. They also attacked firemen in Burin as they were trying to extinguish the fire.
The report noted that the Jewish settlers have uprooted and destroyed about 4,000 trees belonging to Palestinian farmers since the start of this year.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MD
VIDEO: 'Assaults mount on Palestinian reporters'
PressTV 7 Aug -- Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemns assaults carried out by both Israeli military troops and Palestinian security forces on members of Palestinian media -- A recent report released by the syndicate displays 18 cases of assaults on Palestinian journalists mostly carried out by Israeli soldiers so far this month, a Press TV correspondent reported. "In this report, 18 cases of violations against journalists were reported in the occupied Palestinian territories. The majority of these violations were committed by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian journalists," said member of Palestinian Journalist Syndicate Omar Nazzal ... Meanwhile, seven other cases of attacks on local reporters by Palestinian security forces were reported both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. "The bigger violations are usually committed by the Israeli occupation forces...," Al-Alam reporter Fares Sarafendl said.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/192753.html
Israel's El Al airline resumes flights to Cairo
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) 7 Aug -- Israel's national airline El Al has resumed flights to Cairo after a five-month suspension. Flights to Cairo were suspended after a popular uprising erupted in the country, ousting former President Hosni Mubarak. El Al has been flying to the Egyptian capital for 30 years ... Air Sinai currently operates several flights each week between Cairo and Tel Aviv. The route mostly caters for Palestinians living in Israel and Israelis originally from Africa.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411276
Jesse Jackson Jr. headed to Israel
Chicagoist 7 Aug -- On the privately funded trip to Israel by the American Israel Educational Foundation, Jackson is eager to learn more about a range of topics while he is abroad: "I particularly look forward to learning more about the latest tools and technology Israel is using in its fight against terror and its dynamic business and commercial sectors," said Jackson. "I also plan on discussing the quest for a lasting peace in the region with a wide variety of leaders across the spectrum - Israelis, Palestinians, religious figures, opposition members and ordinary citizens." [this, from Jesse Jackson's son?]
http://chicagoist.com/2011/08/07/jesse_jackson_jr_headed_to_israel.php
Jewish sharia / Zvi Bar'el
Haaretz 7 Aug -- ...The Jewish sharia bill, which the MKs introduced furtively before fleeing for their long recess, will only make the existing situation official. It will make clear to any Jew in the world that a blend of democracy and Judaism is only possible in the Diaspora. To "be a Jew in your tent and a man in the street," as in the poem by Yehuda Leib Gordon - which became the slogan of the Haskala, the Jewish Enlightenment - is possible only for an American, French or British Jew. In Jewish Israel, a Jew can be a Jew only - democracy will officially be defined as a luxury. It will be possible only in cases where religion permits it.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/jewish-sharia-1.377350
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Palestinians study UN status options
PA diplomat says full UN membership ultimate goal but Palestinians will study alternatives if objective not met.
Medics: Elderly woman injured by Israeli fire in Gaza
Cameron vows to restore order after British 'mob rule'
Erekat: No plans to delay September UN bid
Israel 'deploys drones' over offshore gas fields
Rights group calls for release of Al-Bireh mayor's daughter
PA urges international community to protect prisoners' rights
U.S. 'deeply concerned' by Israel's approval of East Jerusalem construction plans
U.S. criticism comes days after EU's Catherine Ashton and Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat criticized Israel's decision to approve the building of 930 homes in Har Homa neighborhood.
No injuries reported in the incident, which comes day after Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned attacks will continue.
Haaretz Editorial
Netanyahu must distance himself from Lieberman
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There is no turning back
Hagai Matar - MySay (translation Adam Keller) - I have no doubt that what happened here on that evening is the beginning of a new era in Israel`s history and in its political arena [followed by full text of the speech by Shira Ohayon at the Tel Aviv rally, August 6].
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The Tent Protests In Israel: Can They Break Out Of The Zionist/security/neo-Liberal Box?
Jeff Halper - Ironically, it is the settlers who are pushing the protest into taking a stand on the Occupation.
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U.S. `deeply concerned` by Israel`s approval of East Jerusalem construction plans
Natasha Mozgovaya & AP - Haaretz - U.S. criticism comes days after EU`s Catherine Ashton and Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat criticized Israel`s decision to approve the building of 930 homes in Har Homa neighborhood.
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Nablus Area: Army opens one road, delays ambulance at another road
Danny Johnes - IMEMC - The Israeli army opened the road from Nablus to the village of An-Naqura, which had been closed for nine years and whose closure caused local residents considerable hardships. But on another road out of Nablus, at the Zatara Checkpoint, soldiers held up a Palestinian ambulance for thirty minutes though it carried severely wounded people (from a traffic accident) needing urgent treatment.
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Bethlehem`s taps run dry as West Bank Israelis continue to fill their swimming pool
Hugh Naylor - www.thenational.ae - Mohammed Farraj, 16, barely scrounged up enough for a proper wash for his first day working at Bethlehem`s Stars & Bucks Cafe this week. Luckily for him, his boss, Youssef Juma, 27, was sympathetic. "We had a week without water here," Mr Juma said. "I didn`t bathe." bz
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With all the eyes at the Social Protest, soldiers fire gas and bullets randomly into Nabi Saleh`s houses
With all the eyes at the Social Protest, meanwhile a small West Bank village is maltreated by the army. In Nabi Saleh the people hold weekly protests against their lands and water sources being taken over by settlers. This is the opportunity to "teach them." A video and a press release [ed]
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Israel-Honduras diplomatic row over UN Palestine recognition vote
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - The announcement by Honduras President Porfirio Lobo, that his country will next month vote at the UN in favor of Palestinian independence, aroused angry reactions at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. Israeli officials expressed surprise and disappointment at Lobo`s "ingratitude", evoking the "close relations" between the Israeli Army and its Honduran counterpart. This was, in effect, an oblique half-admission of Israeli involvement in the 2009 coup that toppled Lobo`s left-leaning predecessor - an involvement hotly denied at the time (ed.).
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Erekat: `The recognition train has already left for New York`
Mor Link - Haaretz - Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat completely denied reports that the PA wants to delay UN bid, fearing cutoff of U.S. aid to West Bank. `The Palestinian recognition train has already left the station and is heading toward New York` said Erekat, adding that this did not contradict continuing efforts to renew negotiations with Israel. ak
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Social protestors: Do we share a vision for Israel’s future?
Dahlia Scheindlin - +972 - If “social justice”,is a true symbol, one that stands for a whole set of values and even a minimally coherent worldview “ let’s say, modern social-democracy with a liberal/progressive agenda grounded in human rights and equality “ then it stands a chance of overthrowing the current free-market individualism - mixed with passive victimization.
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Aussie minister examines boycott of Max Brenner
Herb Keinon - Jerusalem Post - Michael O’Brien, the minister for consumer affairs in the Australian state of Victoria, has asked authorities to examine whether campaigners from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) group are in breach of an Australian law against secondary boycotts. bz
Israeli government charges police officers with allowing smuggling from West Bank
Tuesday August 09, 2011 - 11:44
A number of Israeli police officers have been charged with taking bribes to allow truckers to bring smuggled goods from the West Bank into Israel, according to the Israeli Ministry of Justice. Full Story
Ambulance with Patients on Board Delayed at Israeli Checkpoint
Tuesday August 09, 2011 - 11:33
An ambulance carrying victims of a fatal car accident was significantly delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the West Bank. Full Story
Israeli Forces Advance Into Lebanese Territory
Tuesday August 09, 2011 - 03:04
The Lebanese Army reported Monday that Israeli soldiers advanced into Lebanese territory for a distance of 200 meters and remained there for 30 minutes before heading back to the Israeli side of the border. Full Story
Press TV There's a lack of understanding of what the Israeli Palestine conflict is about. My impression is that young people today are more interested in ...
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William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, is spending a week in Israel with other US ... of a Palestinian state to end the Israeli-Arab and Israeli-Palestinian ...
Video: Silwan Targeted
YouTube
Can America Speak Muslim? Huffington Post (satire)
US reiterates concerns over Israeli housing construction in West Bank RIA Novosti
Ha'aretz - France Diplomatie (press release)
Gadi Baltiansky, 8/9/11
Director General of H.L. Education for Peace, Geneva Initiative
Netanyahu knows, as do partners in his right-wing coalition: Israel agreed to negotiate on the basis of the '67 borders. The rest is just details and media spins.
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Straining Every Nerve Against
UN Membership For Palestine
By Josh Ruebner
The Roman philosopher and politician Cicero urged orators to “Strain every nerve to gain your point.” The Obama Administration appears to have taken his advice to heart in its attempts to make the case that the United States should oppose Palestinian efforts to gain membership in the United Nations this fall
Ida Audeh
Ramallah
8 August 2011
Ida Audeh interviews grassroots activist Jamal Juma’ about the dearth of popular resistance in areas of the West Bank under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction, the UN statehood bid and the role of the Palestinian diaspora in national liberation.
Read more about Jamal Juma': PA "killing popular resistance"
Kim Bullimore
Melbourne
9 August 2011
Nineteen Melbourne activists are facing fines of up to $32,000 for participating in an action in support of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions.
Read more about Australia's repression of BDS movement coordinated with Israel
Steven Salaita
8 August 2011
Magid Shihade’s new book Not Just a Soccer Game is a thorough exploration of internecine conflict among Palestinian citizens of Israel.
Read more about Israel's manipulation of soccer violence dissected in new book
July 2011 saw a coordinated reactionary attempt to obstruct the global BDS movement. The sabotage and damage of ships belonging to the international Flotilla II, the passing of the Boycott bill by Israel and the UK pro-Israel campaign against Raed Salah are highlighted this month, together with other local stories coming out of the region.
At the beginning of the month, and following several setbacks, ships from Freedom Flotilla II which planned to set sail for the Gaza Strip from Athens were banned by authorities from leaving and were effectively blockaded at the port. No explanation was given for the decision. Attempts to leave from Corfu were also thwarted.
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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has demanded that his government cuts off links with the Palestinian Authority. His call is a response to the PA's intention to ask for UN recognition of an independent Palestinian state in September. According to Israeli media, the far-right minister made his demand at a cabinet meeting where, among other issues, he called for an end to cooperation with the PA on security matters, political activity, water committees and diplomatic relations.
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Watching the tragic events unfolding around the world, from starvation in Somalia to rioting in London, we are not feeling vindicated, merely sad and angry. For a long time many of us have said that the increasing chasm between the rich and the poor (the haves and the have nots) has grown to obscene levels. The Soviet Union had in many ways replaced the chasm between workers and owners of capital to a chasm between elites of the communist system and millions of impoverished people. But the cold war had reined-in unrestrained privatization and capitalism in the third world. Once the Soviet Union collapsed, a vacuum was created and the greedy capitalists moved in. In the privatization mania in the 1990s, the wealth of nations was replaced with the debts of nations. With the help of the IMF and the World Bank (with key connections to Israel), third world countries were saddled with debts that were in some cases many times the size of their GDP.
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A senior archaeologist at Tel Aviv University has cast doubt on the alleged Jewish heritage of Jerusalem. Israel Finkelstein's claims have been made in the face of official Israeli and biblical claims to the occupied city.
Professor Finkelstein, who is known as "the father of biblical archaeology", told the Jerusalem Post that Jewish archaeologists have found no historical or archaeological evidence to back the biblical narrative on the Exodus, the Jews' wandering in Sinai or Joshua's conquest of Canaan. On the alleged Temple of Solomon, Finkelstein said that there is no archaeological evidence to prove it really existed.
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Groups of Jews described by Palestinian sources as "extremists" have been entering the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem since the early hours of Monday, escorted by Israeli police. The groups claim to be honouring the Jewish Tisha B'av holiday, which commemorates the destruction of the temple on the site.
The sources added that such incursions by extremist Jewish settlers are very provocative; their Israeli police escorts are there to prevent confrontations with Palestinian worshippers who try to stop the settlers.
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Palestinian residents of Silwan suffer under the City of David settlement 'improvement' program
[with photos] Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 8 Aug -- Israeli developers overseeing the "Improvement of the City of David settlement" project in Silwan are engaging in underhanded retaliation to the Israeli Supreme Court’s ruling that an important part of the construction project is illegal. Those punished are the residents of Silwan themselves. Israeli construction crews have taken to working on the streets of Silwan themselves, leaving gaping holes in the roads, a serious safety issue for residents. Many children, women and elderly people have already been injured when falling into the holes, and indeed several cars have crashed as a result ... The “Improvement’’project is of benefit only to the settlement movement in Silwan and the associated tourism industry. The Municipality has a strong working relationship with settlement association Elad, a relationship that translates into unbridled support for the settlement enterprise in the village.
http://silwanic.net/?p=18964
Jewish settlers storm the Aqsa Mosque
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 8 Aug -- Tension is running high in the holy Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem after Jewish settlers stormed and roamed the plazas of the holy site at the early morning hours on Monday. The Aqsa guards said that Israeli occupation police escorted the groups of settlers who were roaming the mosque in provocative tours. They said that the policemen were barricading the settlers in face of the angry Muslim worshippers, who were preparing to confront the settlers. Israeli policemen and special forces broke into the holy site on Sunday night and forced out worshippers for the third straight night.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd
Israeli archaeologists contest Jewish ties to Jerusalem
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 8 Aug -- Top Israeli archaeologist Israel Finkelstein has denied the existence of Jewish roots in the city of Jerusalem, contrary to Israel’s claims that have prompted continued Judaization of the city. Finkelstein, a professor at Tel Aviv University, said Jewish archaeologists have failed to unearth historic sites to support some of the stories in the Torah. Among those stories are the Jewish Exodus, the forty-year wandering in the Sinai desert, and Joshua’s victory over the Canaanites. He also said there was no archaeological evidence that concludes that the alleged Temple of Solomon ever existed.
For his part, Professor of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University Raphael Greenberg said that the Israelis should have found something after digging for six weeks in the City of David in East Jerusalem’s Silwan district, but have found nothing in two years of continuous excavations.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
Gaza fishermen refuse return of confiscated ships stripped of motors, equipment
EI blog 7 Aug -- After extensive correspondence between Palestinian human rights groups and the Israeli authorities, Israel agreed to return several fishing vessels confiscated off the coast of Gaza. On 2 August, Israel brought the stolen ships to the Karem Abu Salem crossing with Gaza to return the ships to their owners. However, the boats had been stripped of their motors and fishing equipment; in some cases the missing equipment was worth thousands of dollars. Israel also attempted to charge the boat owners for transportation fees to the Karem Abu Salem crossing -- therefore the Palestinian fishermen refused the Israeli receipts for their vessels and returned to Gaza without their ships. The Palestinian rights groups Adalah and Al Mezan released a statement on 4 August explaining that the returned boats had been confiscated from eight fishermen over the course of 18 months.
http://electronicintifada.net/blog/maureen/gaza-fishermen-refuse-return-confiscated-ships-stripped-motors-equipment
Medicine crisis mounts in the Gaza Strip
GAZA (PIC) 8 Aug -- The medicine crisis in the Gaza Strip announced by the Health Ministry in early June has continued to mount amid accusations that the West Bank health ministry has been withholding medicines Gaza is entitled to. Officials in Gaza say they have yet to see their due 40 percent cut of the medicines provided to the split Palestinian territories by the World Bank. Among the greatest affected by the shortage are kidney patients, cancer patients, children, and patients awaiting surgery.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
Video: Gaza women join struggling job market
PressTV 8 Aug -- In this small workshop in Nusirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, this lady broke the traditional taboo in the Palestinian society in besieged Gaza. Using electrical machines and tools to make wooden items, the creative mother enjoys her job, working in silence to shape unique artistic works. 40-year old Amal Abu Raqeeq is Gaza's first and only female carpenter, her hobby has become a profession through which she earns a living.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/192857.html
Video: Palestinian artist uses sands to show cultural heritage
PressTV Aug -- Sand art has become more popular in recent years but in Gaza artists use this unique art to decorate houses.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/192983.html
'Fanoos' lights up Gaza Ramadan
Gaza (GulfNews) 8 Aug -- Two carpenters from Gaza have created what they claim to be the world's largest 'Fanoos', or lantern. Tinkering away at a tiny workshop that barely fits them both, Mustafa Masoud, 29, and Montaser Masoud, 17, designed and built the lantern, an emblem associated with Ramadan and considered to be a part of the holy month's traditions. Merging Islamic traditions with modern art, the duo wanted to create in hope-starved Gaza, what they say is the biggest lantern in the world.
Detainees' parents accused of smuggling cellphones
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) 8 Aug -- Israeli authorities have banned parents from visiting their detained children over suspicions they smuggled cell phones into the jail during visits, a detainees' center reported. Detainees at Shatta prison in Israel said their parents had brought them books but Israeli guards suspected the books concealed cell phones. The prisoners' parents have been banned from visiting the prison for up to seventeen years, the center said, adding that the relatives denied all accusations of smuggling.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411707
IOA bans families from visiting their sons jailed in 1948 occupied lands
NABLUS (PIC) 8 Aug -- ...In a separate incident, the family of Fatima Takatiqa, a 72-year old mother from Beit Fajar town south of Bethlehem city, said the IOA prevents her from entering the occupied city of Jerusalem to receive medical treatment because of the security ban imposed on some prisoners and their families. Fatima is the mother of prisoner Mohamed Takatiqa who has been in jail since 1993 and is serving four life sentences on a charge of his affiliation with Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
The aged mother suffers from serious lung problems and tried hard to get permission to receive treatment in Al-Maqased hospital, but to no avail.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87
Wife of political prisoner detained in Al-Khalil
AL-KHALIL (PIC) 8 Aug -- Security services in Al-Khalil summoned the wife of one of its prisoners on Sunday amid a continued arrest spree in the West Bank. Sources close to the prisoner’s family said she was questioned for five hours about a previous ten-year sentence her husband spent in Israeli custody. She was also questioned about taking part in a sit-in protesting political detention in the West Bank as well as a speech given by her son during the event, the sources said. During the interrogation, she was threatened with arrest and physical assault ... The same security agency detained another political prisoner’s wife for four hours during a prison visit just a week ago.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority intelligence agency has declared its refusal to release four men despite rulings for their release by the civil courts in Al-Khalil, sources close to the men have said.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
Ministers divided over September threat
Ynet 8 Aug -- Special eight-minister forum discordant over possible implications of Palestinian statehood bid -- Vice Premier and Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Yaalon said on Monday that he does not share Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's ominous predictions of unprecedented violence come September. "The Palestinians' options are very limited," Yaalon said in reference to the Palestinians' planned UN bid for statehood. "In all likelihood, the only thing that will happen in September is that it will be followed by October."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4106276,00.html
Sri Lanka supports Palestinian plan to seek UN recognition
COLOMBO (WAFA) 8 Aug – Sri Lanka Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gamini Peiris, Monday affirmed his country’s support of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) intention to seek United Nations recognition of a Palestinian state in September.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16923
Resheq: Our meeting with Fatah delegation in Cairo positive
CAIRO (PIC) 8 Aug -- Member of Hamas's political bureau Ezzat Al-Resheq said there was a positive atmosphere during the meeting between Hamas and Fatah delegations in Cairo on Sunday. Resheq stated yesterday in Cairo that the delegations agreed on a number of points on the agenda of their meeting, including the issues of political arrest and passport issuing ... The official also said the parties agreed on holding, at the invitation of Egypt, two meetings in Gaza and the West Bank to discuss the remaining issues.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd8
Japan condemns Israeli settlement plans
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) 8 Aug -- The Japanese government expressed its "disappointment" on Monday at recent Israeli plans to build 900 homes in Har Homa settlement, a statement said. "The Government of Japan does not recognize any act that prejudges the final status of the territories in the pre-1967 borders, and Israeli settlement activities should be fully frozen..."
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411663
Chinese military chief to visit Israel
Ynet 8 Aug -- The Chinese military's chief of staff will visit Israel next week for the first time, the Israeli military said Monday, in what may signal a renewed warming of ties between the Jewish state and Beijing. Chen Bingde will be a guest of the IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, the military said.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4106231,00.html
Retired US diplomat says Palestinian disillusionment is the worst it's been in 40 years and US credibility it destroyed / Henry Norr
Mondoweiss 8 Aug -- The following are impressions from a week of conversations with Palestinians. Everyone I spoke to seems to have totally given up on the US, now, after the next presidential election, and beyond. Every Palestinian I talked to sees the US as always siding with Israel, no matter what, and unwilling to do anything positive for the Palestinians. In the forty years that I have followed this issue, I have never seen such deep disillusionment and almost contempt for the US and its policies.
http://mondoweiss.net/2011/08/retired-u-s-diplomat-says-
palestinian-disillusionment-is-the-worse-its-been-in-40-years-and-us-credibility-is-destroyed.html
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THE TENT PROTESTS IN ISRAEL: CAN THEY BREAK OUT OF THE ZIONIST/SECURITY/NEO-LIBERAL BOX?
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By Jeff Halper
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http://www.altro.co.il/newsletters/show/1016?key=9e1b0991b369f73ff88a8b071d2972b9
BOYCOTT! Newsletter #62
In this issue:
Anti Boycott Law, IGLYO Out of Israel, Pinkwashing, Russell Tribunal, Freedom Flotilla II, Palestinian State, Wikimania, Roadmap to Apartheid, London Olympics 2012, Red Card Israeli Apartheid, University of Johannesburg, Ben Gurion University, Riverdance, Roxette, Renee Fleming, Jane's Addiction, Marrianne Faithful, Soda Stream, Soda Club, Agrexco, TIAA-CREF and much more BDS news!
For more information on BOYCOTT!’s action and statements go to our website at http://boycottisrael.info/.
The Wrong Struggle
By Seraj Assi
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August 6, 2011 - Nearly three weeks ago angry young residents of Tel Aviv took to the streets to protest soaring housing prices. The protests have rapidly reached different sectors of the Israeli society. The Israeli media has propagated the event as a glorious democratic manifestation, while Western media rushed to compare it to the people revolutions in neighboring Arab countries. Yet it must be recalled that by far the Tel Aviv protests are taking place within the Zionist consensus. For many Arab citizens, the protests are widely seen as a bourgeois distributional conflict over Zionist colonial spoils. No wonder the protests are directed against high housing prices per se rather than against the founding policies and fundamental causes behind the crisis...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80284
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Gaza: stars and bombs
By Eva Bartlett
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August 5, 2011 - We are watching the sky, sleeping on the roof to escape the heat. I flatter the clouds’ beauty and am watching sporadic shooting stars when the first F-16 appeared from the direction of the sea. No sound, just a blinking red light quite high up. Three more follow. Their roar slowly becomes audible and they drop a couple of flares. We trace their path, above us, chilling. The roar is normal, F-16s are normal, and reading in the news the next day that some par t of Gaza was bombed is normal. They continue eastward and a bombing seems imminent. It is. A thick cloud of black smoke blots the dim lights of houses in eastern Deir al Balah where the F-16s have struck. Their roar doesn’t disappear yet. They’re bombing Khan Younis, Emad says matter of factly. Not a hard guess, what else are they doing up there are nearly 2 am.
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80263
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Netanyahu Urges Ambassadors to
Oppose Unilateral Palestinian Move at UN
http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=hsJPK0PIJpH&b=689705&ct=11106515&printmode=1
Congressman: US ready to veto recognition bid
High ranking member of Obama's party declares 'unyielding support' for Israel as president Peres calls Palestinian UN bid an 'empty declaration'.
Erekat: UN bid not coordinated with Hamas
The road to New York goes through Lebanon and Qatar
Campaign for UN bid launched in Ramallah
Marwan Barghouti warns of protests if US wields veto
Israeli protest leader says UK riots 'warning sign'
Analysis: 'Prisoners' of Israeli airspace
Ambitious plans to boost transport, trade infrastructure
11 detained at rally near Bethlehem
Sefy Hendler
Netanyahu is de Gaulle
Western diplomat: UN statehood bid will harm U.S.-Palestinian Authority ties
Diplomat says that Israel, PA should continue security cooperation and avoid steps that could deteriorate into violence.
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Israeli sources deny reports by the Associated Press reported Israel and Arab countries agreed to hold a conference hosted by the International Atomic Agency.
President Peres tells visiting U.S. congressional delegation that both sides understand that negotiations must resume before UN General Assembly session next month.
Moussa Abu Marzouk tells London-based Al-Hayat that Hamas is interested in deal on captured IDF soldier, but group's stance unchanged.
U.S. criticism comes days after EU's Catherine Ashton and Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat criticized Israel's decision to approve the building of 930 homes in Har Homa neighborhood.
Fatah Report Claims Dahlan Poisoned Arafat and Stole Millions
Wednesday August 10, 2011 - 13:00
An official Fatah report claims that former Gaza security chief, Mohammad Dahlan, was responsible for the poisoning of Yasser Arafat. It also accuses Dahlan of stealing millions of dollars in US aid money. Full Story
Six People Detained As Israeli Army Chases Non-Violent Protestors into Homes at Walaja
Wednesday August 10, 2011 - 12:26
The Israeli army responded to a non-violent protest at Al-Walaja on Wednesday with gas and sound bombs. They detained five Israelis and one Palestinian, chasing the protestors from the olive grove into the village. Full Story
VIDEO: Silwan targeted
AIC 9 Aug -- Over 55,000 Palestinians live in Silwan, 50 percent of whom are under the age of 18. In recent years, Jewish-Israeli settlers have gradually moved into the neighborhood, bringing with them private security guards, and an increased Israeli police and military presence. In the last year, major clashes have erupted between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces, children are regularly arrested and taken in for interrogation and community leaders have been under extreme pressure. Ultimately, the entire neighborhood is being targeted.
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/jerusalem/3733-aic-video-silwan-targeted-
PHOTOS: Images reveal the extent of construction violations in Wadi Hilweh
Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 9 Aug -- The following images reveal the continuing Israeli construction work in Wadi Hilweh, despite a Supreme Court ruling that the work be halted. These photos, obtained by Silwanic, show a newly-drilled set of holes. Another collapse occurred in Wadi Hilweh Street yesterday. Residents have sought to secure the safety of their streets themselves by fitting an iron cover over one of the holes, in the hopes of preventing further personal and vehicle damage. Vast amounts of construction rubble has been left unshifted from the pavement, making the streets impossible for residents to enjoy amidst the dust.
http://silwanic.net/?p=19002
Woman threatened with exile, children held in vendetta against Jerusalem family
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 9 Aug -- In an apparent vendetta against Jerusalem native Nasser Abu Sanad, the Israeli occupation authorities have arrested four of his sons and are pursuing banishing his wife to Jordan. His sons, ranging in age from 13 to 18 years, have all been arrested on suspicion of throwing stones at Israeli occupation forces. Abu Sanad himself spent seven years in Israeli custody and was just recently released. With regards to his wife Ala al-Hadira, she is wanted by the occupation authorities for allegedly staying in Jerusalem illegally. They seek to exile her to Jordan. The woman left for Jordan seven years ago to visit her mother but was not allowed to return.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bc
Egyptian ambassador breaks fast with exile-threatened Jerusalem politicians
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 9 Aug -- Egyptian ambassador to the Palestinian territories Yasser Othman has broken fast with the exile-threatened Jerusalem politicians as the men mark their 405th day in asylum. Accompanying the ambassador was his deputy Tariq Abdul-Hamid. They joined scores of local Jerusalemites for nighttime prayers ... The men, who are sitting in at the Red Cross in the city’s Sheikh Jarrah district, showed appreciation for the visit and expression of concern,
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd
IOF bulldozes Palestinian land east of Al-Khalil to expand settlements
AL-KHALIL (PIC) 9 aug -- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) bulldozed 19 dunums of Palestinian land in Baka’a area to the east of Al-Khalil on Monday in preparation for annexing them to nearby Jewish settlements, local sources said. They said that the IOF soldiers, accompanied by police and border police forces and civil administration officials raided the area and destroyed part of the irrigation network and confiscated it. The sources noted that the act was the second of its kind and targeted lands owned by two Palestinian citizens. They charged that the step was meant to evict the farmers out of their land and to annex it to the nearby settlements of Kharsina and Kiryat Arba. The Baka’a is the most fertile area in the region and its farmers are constantly harassed by Jewish settlers.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd
'Dozens' of settlers enter West Bank holy site
TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) 9 Aug -- Thirty settlers living in the West Bank city of Hebron entered the Tomb of Othniel illegally on Tuesday, Israeli news reports said. Police and military forces evacuated the settlers who entered in protest of an army order rescinding permission to visit, the Israeli news site Ynet reported.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411984
Extremist Jews invade Al-Aqsa Mosque for the second day
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 9 Aug -- Under heavy police protection, Jewish settlers for the second day are provocatively roaming the Islamic Al-Aqsa Mosque as they mark Tisha B'Av, in memory of the destruction of the alleged Temple. Since 7am Tuesday, police have been seeing that Jews enter the mosque through the Mughrabi gate in back-to-back small groups in numbers larger than those who entered the mosque a day earlier. The intruders have been roaming in the mosque’s courtyards and prayer areas as Israeli police have threatened to prosecute and eject any Muslims who approach them. Reports show that Muslims observing I'tikaf at the mosque have even been forced out. Turmoil has enveloped the Muslim worshipers, and they have responded to the provocation by chanting “God is greater” in the faces of the intruders.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
Israeli settlers still wary leftist bodies stand behind the social protest / Akiva Eldar
Haaretz 9 Aug -- Settler leaders understand levels of government construction in West Bank are controversial in wake of protests over lack of housing; Yeshiva Har Bracha head Rabbi says settlers wary of protests' socialist trends that will privilege 'a large and hostile Arab minority.'
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/
israeli-settlers-still-wary-leftist-bodies-stand-behind-the-social-protest-1.377712
Israeli police officers caught taking bribes for permitting smuggling from Palestinian Authority
Haaretz 9 Aug -- In most cases, police charge around NIS 1,000 to let a vehicle through a checkpoint without examination, according to indictments; majority of cases are in the Jerusalem area.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israeli-
police-officers-caught-taking-bribes-for-permitting-smuggling-from-palestinian-authority-1.377689
IOF troops round up 17 Hamas supporters in Al-Khalil including 5 brothers
AL-KHALIL (PIC) 9 Aug -- A big number of Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Al-Khalil city at dawn Tuesday and launched a wide-scale arrest campaign in lines of Hamas cadres and supporters, Palestinian sources said. They said that the invading forces encircled four suburbs then started to break into homes and arrested Hamas leader Ayed Dudeen, who was recently released from prolonged administrative detention, and five brothers from the Qawasmi family ... The soldiers arrested Ezzat Al-Natshe and his brother, the brothers Asem and Asy Al-Qawasmi, and Jalal Yaghmur, who was preparing for his wedding, along with his uncle and cousin ...
In the village of Sa’eer, the IOF soldiers broke into the home of Akram Jabarin and wreaked havoc on it before taking away a number of young men in the village.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bc
Qassam fighters confront Israeli military infiltration
GAZA (PIC) 9 Aug -- Palestinian resistance fighters of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, confronted a special Israeli force that was sneaking into Juhr Al-Deek, south east of Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Local sources told the PIC reporter that a group of the Qassam Brigades detected the infiltrating Israeli army unit near the garbage dump in Juhr Al-Deek. The sources said that the Qassam fighters fired mortar shells and an RPG projectile that directly hit the unit, adding that the unit withdrew after probable casualties. [no way to tell if this last is true, since the Israeli army doesn't acknowledge such casualties]
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
InGaza: Seeking leisure in Gaza under siege / Eva Bartlett
[with photos] 9 Aug --- On any given evening, Gaza’s small downtown pedestrian area, the Jundi, is crowded with adults and children. Many are fleeing the heat of their homes during the regular power cuts. The majority are there for want of something to do, even if that means merely sitting on the park’s simple concrete benches to talk and sip tea. Snack vendors sell roasted nuts and seeds, and tea and coffee sellers circulate with flasks of sweet mint tea and spicy Arabic coffee. In recent years, mimicking New York City’s Central Park, three horses and the old-fashioned style carriages they pull, also circulate the park.
http://ingaza.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/seeking-leisure-in-gaza-under-siege/
Decision to release prisoner who finished sentence rescinded
RAMALLAH (PIC) 9 Aug -- Israeli occupation authorities have retracted a decision to release prisoner Alaa Tahir Samar, 28, from Jenin governorate, after his eight-year prison term came to an end a few days ago. Sources among prisoners in the Negev prison said Samar was informed that he would be released on Thursday. The prison administration has yet to give a reason why it has taken back the decision.
How Palestinian Authority's UN “Statehood” Bid Endangers ...
Intifada Palestine
by Ali Abunimah / The Electronic Intifada The Palestinian Boycott National Committee (BNC), the steering group of the international boycott, divestment and ...
Abbas calls Haniyeh to discuss unity deal
Prime minister in Gaza receives phone call from President Abbas; rivals discuss developments with unity deal.
Israel approves 1,600 Jerusalem settler homes
Arabs to urge yes vote on Palestinian UN bid
Report: 'Hamas engineer' cooperating with interrogators
PA formulates policies to avert financial crisis
PA rejects Israeli sanction threats
Britain bans radical Israeli rabbi
UN calls on Israel not to build new settlements in East Jerusalem
Israel approves construction of 1,600 units in Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem after it lifted a 10-month freeze on settlement activities in September 2010.
Gideon Levy Nothing will come of Netanyahu
Palestinian envoy to UN: Recognition of Palestine would be investment in peace
Riyad Mansour tells France 24 there are 'other options' besides applying to the Security Council; says close to 130 countries recognize Palestinian state.
Lieberman: Israeli apology for Gaza flotilla raid would not improve Turkey ties
FM says Turkish PM will not make do with an apology since he demands ending Gaza blockade; Army Radio reports U.S. secured an Israel-Turkey reconciliation deal but Netanyahu backed out at last minute.
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Soldiers` testimonies on the occupied territories
Ilana Hammerman - Haaretz - The main significance of the testimonies published by Breaking the Silence is not in the descriptions of the acts of horror but rather in the documentation of the destructive effects of the occupation not only on the Palestinian inhabitants but also on the soldiers themselves. rh
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What happened to us
ACRI - The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) presents facts and figures, which demonstrate how consecutive Israeli governments have shirked their social and economic responsibilities.
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RESURRECTION OF OLD WORDS?
Zvi Schuldiner - The welfare state was alive only in the occupied territories: tens of billions of dollars were invested in housing and public services to strengthen the colonial project, even when it was clear –and for the right wing because it was clear - that that will be the main obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Settlements versus the Interests of Israelis
Paul Pillar - The National Interest - Much of the lack of affordable housing in Israel is due to policies that have essentially taken resources away from remedying that shortage and used them instead to subsidize settlements in the occupied territories. As the writers put it, “Israel today is facing the consequences of a policy that favors sustaining the occupation and expanding settlements over protecting the interests of the broader population.”
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While in Gaza: The Other Gilad Shalits
Johnny Barber - The Palestine Chronicle - Unlike Shalit who was taken by Palestinian fighters while on active duty in a tank on the Gaza border, the Israeli’s took Ahmed as he attempted to get treatment for wounds incurred at Israeli hands. Many Palestinians are ‘detained’, or perhaps my email writer’s term is more appropriate, ‘kidnapped’, by Israeli soldiers at checkpoints, from their cars, or from their beds in the middle of the night, and taken to Israel. Although the transfer of detainees to locations within the occupying power’s territory is illegal under international law, all Palestinian prisoners are currently held in Israel.
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Israel uses "primitive, racist" policies against Palestinian prisoners
Mel Frykberg - The Electronic Intifada - The administrative detention policy is used when Israeli authorities have “secret witnesses” such as Palestinian informants, or has obtained intelligence in a clandestine manner which would not stand up in an Israeli civilian court but are par for the course in Israeli military courts.
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Freedom Theater Actor Still Imprisoned by IDF
Richard Silverstein - Tikun Olam - Rami is still being detained at Jalameh [Kishon, in Hebrew] prison. Udi’s attorney visited him there and found him in good health. It is unclear when he will be freed. Udi says that Rami only thinks of playing Pozzo in the production and isn’t prepared to abandon the role. He asked the attorney to bring him the script so he could continue practicing his lines.
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Will Israel’s tent protesters awaken to the tents that came before theirs?
Ofra Yeshua-Lyth - Mondoweiss - The angry residents of Israel`s "refugee camps" all over the country are going these days through an awakening process from the false consciousness that brought them to this tricky junction of the summer of 2011. It is not an easy process, but well worth making the effort to go all the way to the root of our problems. Those of us, who were privileged last weekend to dance, sing and hug on a Tel Aviv rooftop with our friends from the villages and refugee camps of the occupied territories, will never agree to give up the warm human contact with people we once considered enemies.
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Israel`s Tahrir [1]: Will the Revolution End "Bibinomics"?
Assaf - Daily Kos - the July 14 movement is a genuine Left-themed phenomenon. It will take at least an entire diary to explain how and why this apparent contradiction is possible; but not this diary.... Or in 2 sentences: masses of citizens will only be mobilized by a message that speaks to their hearts and to their firsthand experience.
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Settlements or Peace?
Meg Walsh - MIFTAH - Judging from these instances, it can be assumed that Israel has chosen settlements over peace. The religious and nationalist claims, as well as an armed civilian presence that is used to control the Palestinians within the West Bank have been chosen over a lasting peace and an end to hostilities in the region.
Iran Names A Street After An American Activist
Thursday August 11, 2011 - 19:43
Iran names one of the streets in Tehran after Rachel Corrie, the American activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in 2003. Full Story
Netanyahu Believes UN Recognition Of State Diminishes Peace
Thursday August 11, 2011 - 10:56
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that the chances of reaching a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians will diminish should the United Nations approve the Palestinian demand on international recognition of an independent state this September. Full Story
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On achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, Oren acknowledged “tactical” differences between the United States and Israel, according to the embassy readout, ...
The Weekly Schmooze: The comedian peace plan Jerusalem Post
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The Israeli Arab leadership has formally declared that its aim is the establishment of two states – Palestine and Israel – on the 1967 borders, ...
News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center
Israel hit by extended-range rockets said stolen from Libyan ... World Tribune
Editorial: The UN tactic Arab News
FrontPage Magazine - Foreign Affairs
A shameful call to deny Jews a fundamental right
Jewish Chronicle - Daniel Johnson
While insisting that such a unitary Palestinian state would be a secular and ... Assembly recognising Palestinian statehood as if Israel did not exist, ...
Washington Post Whitewashes J Street, Theater J in Same Issue Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
Candidly Speaking: J Street's soft sell for the uninformed Jerusalem Post
Wexner leaders put lessons into action Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
Cicilline visiting Israel
Providence Eyewitness News
The trip is sponsored by the American Israeli Education Foundation, an affiliate of the ... military, and religious leaders from both Israel and Palestine. ...
US Congressman: Economic woes won't affect Israel aid Press TV
Israel Lobby Dominates Congress, Media Covers it Up Antiwar.com
Cantor and Co. to Israel TIME
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Business Recorder EPA:MLACO
GAZA CITY, Aug 11, 2011 (IPS) - Access to education for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is getting worse as international ...
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It contains a contemporary version of the blood libel, stating that Israel launched Operation Cast Lead to kill Palestinian women and children. ...
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Video: Al-Walaje demo August 10 2011
Dozens of olive trees were uprooted in Walaje. and it seems many more will be uprooted.
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/%E2%80%AAal-walaje-demo-
august-10-2011%E2%80%AC%E2%80%8F-video/
VIDEO: Al Walaja: A kid's view
My town of Bedford, England has a friendship link with Al Walaja, a Palestinian village. Here is what I made of our visit there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlMeobnrL3E
Hamas: No improvement at Rafah crossing
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) 10 Aug -- Gaza Interior Ministry deputy Kamel Abu Madi said Wednesday there had been no improvements at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. "The working procedures at the Rafah crossing are as usual and no improvement has occurred," Abu Madi said. He added that Egyptian authorities were still preventing Palestinians who had fled Libya from entering the Gaza Strip. The official said there were serious discussions with Egyptian authorities over ongoing issues which he hoped would be resolved soon.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=412142
Health ministry: Cancer patients are exposed to pharmaceutical piracy
GAZA (PIC) 10 Aug -- In a press release, spokesman for the ministry Ashraf Al-Qudra stated that one third of the total medicines, about 62 types, used by cancer patients are out of stock. Spokesman Qudra affirmed that Gaza hospitals have not been provided with these vital medicines since the crisis of medical supplies started to worsen last July.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
Crippled terrorists back in action
Ynet 10 Aug -- What PR value is there in a military display that includes crippled and injured operatives? According to the Islamic Jihad's website, the military wing recently held maneuvers in which veteran members of the Jihad who had been injured over the years in battles with Israeli forces had a starring role. The maneuvers included sights not usually seen on the battlefield, one-legged men carrying Kalashnikov rifles or RPG launchers while leaning on crutches or sitting in wheelchairs ... Based on the photos, it is extremely doubtful that the maneuver participants are capable of fighting, but through the images and the maneuver itself the Islamic Jihad is looking to show the Palestinians their tenacity. "The injury has damaged my body but not my will," summarized al-Rahman. [apologies for the word 'terrorists'; would have preferred 'fighters', but not my headline]
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4106980,00.html
Revived Mujahidin faction emerges in the Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY (JPost) 10 Aug -- Ansar Al-Mujahidin says it wants to bridge divisions between Hamas and Fatah; "rise of jihadist groups in Gaza creating headache for Hamas." A new break-away armed faction with declared links to Fatah has emerged in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip claiming to have thousands of members. At a press conference held after evening prayers in Gaza this week, a trio of masked men dressed in camouflage and toting assault rifles said they were the Ansar Al-Mujahidin [all of it?], an independent Palestinian political armed faction in Gaza and with roots in the Fatah-held West Bank.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=233215
Number of West Bankers who refuse to comply with summonses on the rise
RAMALLAH (PIC) 10 Aug -- The number of Palestinian citizens who jointed the youth campaign against summonses issued arbitrarily by the Palestinian authority security apparatuses in the West Bank has risen since the signing of the national reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah factions. A Palestinian youth campaign active in the West Bank has documented about 100 cases in which Palestinian citizens refused to comply with wanton summonses issued against them to go to headquarters of security apparatuses for interrogation
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bc
Prisoner transferred to hospital in critical condition
RAMALLAH (WAFA) 10 Aug -- Sick Palestinian prisoner Zakaria DAwood, 42, was transferred on Wednesday from Naqap prison to Soroka hospital, near Beersheba in southern Israel, in a critical condition, according to Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Qaraqe’e. Qaraqe’e told WAFA that Dawood, from Bethlehem, who has served nine years of his 14-year sentence, was transferred from Naqap prison after he lost consciousness and the ability to speak. Dawood, who has been sick while he was imprisoned, did not receive any treatment and lost a lot of weight in one month, weighing now 35 kilograms, to be discovered later that he had head tumors.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16953
B'Tselem: Map of the restrictions on Palestinian movement in Hebron, August 2011
Map [download PDF] showing the restrictions on movement of Palestinians and opening of businesses in Hebron's center. More on the topic
http://www.btselem.org/map/restrictions-palestinian-movement-hebron
Palestinian university ranks seventh in Arab world
NABLUS (Ma’an) 10 Aug -- An-Najah University in Nablus ranks seventh in a list of the top 100 universities in the Arab world, according to findings published by Spanish public research body CSIC. An-Najah is ranked as the top Palestinian university and is among the top 5% of 22,000 universities worldwide, a study published by the group in July 2011 found.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411970
Clergy welcome scholars at annual theological conference
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) 10 Aug -- The sixth international theological conference opened Monday in Bethlehem, as theologians and intellectuals gathered from more than 17 countries and various Christian denominations.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411850
West Bank: Not everyone's laughing at Palestinian TV comedy
LA Times blog 10 Aug -- Imad Faragin last year launched a political-social satirical TV show called "Watan ala Watar" ("Country on a String"). The short series, which was sponsored and aired daily on state-owned Palestine TV during last year's fast month of Ramadan, was a hit mainly because of its harsh and funny criticism of Palestinian political, social and civil society leaders and organizations. Happy with the positive reviews he got, Faragin, the writer and main actor of the show, decided to do it again for this year's Ramadan. Following the same style, he hit hard in a comical and sarcastic manner at more or less the same officials and groups. However, this time the reaction was different ... "Officials are more tense this year than before," Faragin said. "I imagine the reason is because of the Arab Spring. They are afraid that too much criticism may lead them to the same fate as other Arab officials."
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/08/west-bank-palestinian-tv-show-frightens-officials.html
Israel's manipulation of soccer violence dissected in new book / Steven Salaita
EI 8 Aug -- Magid Shihade’s new book Not Just a Soccer Game is a thorough exploration of internecine conflict among Palestinian citizens of Israel, using a series of violent events in 1981 as a foundational point of analysis that leads to a wide-ranging assessment of failed Israeli state policies vis-a-vis its Arab minority.
http://electronicintifada.net/content/israels-manipulation-soccer-violence-dissected-new-book/10239
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has issued a warning to the Israeli government of the repercussions of its continued settlement activity in occupied Jerusalem, saying that settlement construction "aims at changing the demographics of this sacred city".
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Since the signing of the Palestinian reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas over three months ago, there has been a notable rise in the phenomenon of individuals refusing to comply with security summonses issued by the Palestinian Authority's security apparatus.
Since the agreement was signed in May, a popular Palestinian campaign in the West Bank has recorded 100 cases of Palestinians rejecting summonses and refusing to go to the security premises for interrogation.
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A high-ranking Hamas leadership delegation headed by the Political Bureau Chief, Khaled Meshaal, has made an official visit to the Qatari capital, Doha, to update the Qatari leadership on developments in Palestine.
On Tuesday August 9, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, received Meshaal at the Wajba Palace and reviewed the latest developments in the Palestinian arena with him.
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The Islamic University in Gaza (IUG) held a ceremony yesterday to lay the foundation stone of a new university hospital in the liberated area formerly occupied by the Israeli Netzarim settlement south of Gaza city.
The new hospital, to be named the Palestinian-Turkish Friendship Hospital, is sponsored by the Cooperation and Development Foundation of Turkey [TIKA]. Its General Coordinator, Ahmet Kaya, attended the ceremony along with Dr Jamal Al Khodari, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic University in Gaza.
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The World Federation of Trade Unions has endorsed the demand for recognition of Palestine and has written to the UN demanding that the occupation of Palestine should cease, the separation wall should be demolished, and that Palestinian refugees be allowed to return home.
Download the WFTU letter
This union support links to current campaigns by Palestinian organisations and international solidarity groups for a boycotts and sanctions on Israel to assist in ending the occupation.
Download the statement from the Palestinian boycott campaign.
Gaza government: No crisis with NGOs
A US official says Washington's Agency for International Development is halting humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip over alleged meddling by Hamas.
September rallies to avoid confronting army
UNRWA decision unjustified, Jenin official says
Envoy: World must act against 'colonization campaign'
Thousands attend Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa
Qurei slams settlement expansion as 'recklessness'
Abbas tells US lawmakers: NATO role in Palestinian state
Hamas: Reconciliation committees will start in September
US Palestinians on inaugural 'know thy heritage' tour
Erekat calls for accountability as EU, France condemn settlement build
Families of political prisoners rally in Hebron
Haaretz Editorial
Israeli leaders in hysterics ahead of September
Amir Oren / In fear of September, Israel may soon evacuate the tent protest
While temperatures rise in tents around the country, the army and the police are making rigorous preparation for what may happen after the Palestinians declare statehood.
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UNRWA operations in Jenin suspended indefinitely
Ma`an News Agency - "UNRWA announced on Thursday the suspension of its operations indefinitely in the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp beginning Friday.UNRWA also appealed to the Palestinian Authority to work on guaranteeing protection and security to all of the agency’s employees and its facilities in order to resume its work soon." ca
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September rallies to avoid confronting Israeli military
Ma`an News Agency - "All rallies in support of the Palestinian bid for UN membership in September will be confined to areas where the Palestinian Authority has security control, thus avoiding confrontation with the Israeli army, high-ranking Palestinian Authority sources told Ma`an Thursday." ca
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Seven years after the Advisory Opinion of the International
OCHA - Barrier Update July 2011 "Because of the extensive humanitarian impact of the Barrier, OCHA has been monitoring and reporting on affected Palestinian communities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since 2003. The current update summarises the main findings of this research, while outlining developments since the last Barrier report, issued on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion in July 2010. This year, the update will focus on the impact of the Barrier in the East Jerusalem area, in particular on those West Bank communities and households which are now isolated on the Jerusalem side of the Barrier." ca
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Why Palestinians want to be Israeli citizens
By Jackson Diehl - Washington Post " The poll, conducted in November, may be something of an embarrassment to Palestinian political leaders, who lately have been insisting that Israel should stop expanding settlements in the eastern half of Jerusalem -- in effect giving up any claim to it -- as a precondition for the resumption of peace negotiations." ca
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Mystery surrounds spring discovered near Beit El settlement
Chaim Levinson - Haaretz "Conspiracy theories have surfaced that the local council and the IDF colluded to head off the repair of any leaking pipes so that the water spot could serve as a source of recreation." ca
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Al-Walaja protest 10-8-2011.wmv
Video - "Despite the fact that the case of the route of the Apartheid-Annexation Wall ..." ca
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Settlements or Peace?
By Meg Walsh - MIFTAH "The settlements, their infrastructure, and the military presence that must protect and guard them, ruin the plausibility of a viable Palestinian state—and judging from the evidence, this is Israel’s purpose." ca
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Jamal Juma’: PA "killing popular resistance"
Ida Audeh - The Electronic Intifada "Juma’ spoke to The Electronic Intifada contributor Ida Audeh about the dearth of popular resistance in areas of the West Bank under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction, the UN statehood bid and the role of the Palestinian diaspora in national liberation." ca
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An end to the Dahlan saga?
Khaled Amayreh - Al Ahram Weekly "The recent raid on the home of Mohamed Dahlan on the West Bank has upped the stakes in the conflict with PA President Mahmoud Abbas."ca
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The PA and September
Saleh Al-Naami - Al Ahram Weekly "Determined to petition the UN next month to recognise Palestine, leaders in Ramallah are busy convincing Washington and Tel Aviv that the move is nothing to worry about" ca
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli forces injure 3, abduct 35 Palestinians this week
Friday August 12, 2011 - 09:47
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 04– 10 Aug. 2011, Israeli forces wounded three Palestinians with gunfire, and injured dozens more with tear gas at non-violent demonstrations. Full Story
Abbas: “Future State Will Be Under NATO Security Forces Headed By The USA”
Friday August 12, 2011 - 03:12
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Thursday that the future Palestinian state will be under the security responsibility of a third party, NATO forces, led by the United States of America. Full Story
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Many Indians are critical of Israel's Palestinian policy. In a show of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, India did not have diplomatic relations with ...
Israeli message of support to Australian BDS activists Green Left Weekly
Book Review: Refusing to be Enemies Foreign Policy Journal
Appeal to Riverdance Company not to Tour Israel Alternative Information Center (AIC)
Islamic Republic News Agency - Middle East Online
Ashrawi: Israel's de facto policy destroys the peace process
RAMALLAH (WAFA) 11 Aug -- Hanan Ashrawi, PLO Executive Committee member, Thursday warned that Israel’s unilateral measures in Jerusalem are a violation of international resolutions and will destroy the peace process. Commenting on Israeli plans to build thousand of housing units in East Jerusalem, Ashrawi said that "this new crime which Israel is seeking to carry out in full view of the world, aims at changing the city’s demographic, cultural and historical reality, terminating Palestinian presence in the city and expelling its original residents without accountability from the international community." She said the Israeli housing problem resulted from investing the money to serve settlements and occupation projects instead of treating and resolving the social injustice.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16969
Fatah says it will fight Israeli settlement plans
RAMALLAH (WAFA) 11 Aug -- Fatah movement, headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, said Thursday that it will fight Israeli settlement plans in the Palestinian Territory through legitimate means. It said Israeli government approval of building 4,300 units in occupied Jerusalem "is a new aggression against the Palestinian land and scorns the international community and United Nations resolutions."
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16963
IOA flattens Palestinian home in occupied Jerusalem
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 11 Aug -- The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) razed the home of Majed Al-Rajabi in Baka’a area to the southwest of occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday due to the usual pretext of lack of construction permit. Rajabi said that the IOA glued a demolition order on his 60 square meter home a week ago, adding that he had purchased the house seven years ago when it was a deserted shop. The IOA had razed another home for Rajabi in 2009 in Beit Hanina in occupied Jerusalem at the same pretext. Rajabi said that his son-in-law, who lives near him, has received a similar demolition notice,
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2
Jewish settlers seize Palestinian homes by force
AL-KHALIL/HEBRON (PIC) 11 Aug -- Jewish settlers forced their way into Palestinian homes in the Old City of Al-Khalil and expelled their inhabitants at dawn Thursday, eyewitnesses said. They said that the settlers used digging tools to force their way into those homes overlooking the settlement outposts in the city.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd
Kfir Brigade soldier's conviction overturned
Ynet 11 Aug -- The Military Appellate Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Kfir Brigade paramedic charged with attacking Palestinian residents during 2008 operational activity in Kfar Kadum, referring the case back to the Jaffa Military Court. The judges ruled that because the Brigade Commander, Colonel Itai Virob, was reprimanded prior to the opening of Sergeant G.'s trial, his testimony may have directly or indirectly influenced the sentencing and subsequent punishment of 65 days in prison.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4107416,00.html
American olim seek combat service
Ynet 11 Aug -- Some 100 young Jewish adults from US, Canada to join IDF immediately after arriving in Israel next week; nearly all of them want to be combat soldiers ... These young Jews are immigrating to Israel as part of a joint campaign launched by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, the Jewish Agency, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), Garin Tzabar of the Friends of Israel Scouts and the Immigrant Absorption Ministry.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4107650,00.html
Longest held administrative detainee arrested again
AL-KHALIL/HEBRON (PIC) 11 Aug -- The longest held Palestinian prisoner in administrative detention Ayed Dudin, 44, has once again been arrested just 40 days after being released. Prior to the incident, Dudin had been kept in administrative detention without an indictment for four years ... At around 2am Tuesday morning, the Dudin’s residence in Al-Khalil governorate was raided by an Israeli force of 50 soldiers, the family said. Everyone was ordered to evacuate the home as items in it were manhandled and people terrified during a search. In addition, rocks were reported to have been thrown at the residence by soldiers and one of the doors was left broken. A computer and two mobile phones were also confiscated during the search. But the officers failed to inform the family the reason for the arrest or where Dudin would be taken.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m
Gaza Ramadan, hard, meaningful / Eva Bartlett
In Gaza 11 Aug -- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began six days ago here in Gaza, and this year it’s scorching (it’s based on the lunar cycle, so varies yearly). I’ve dabbled in Ramadan before, but have never had the privilege of spending it with a family for more than one iftar (the celebratory evening breakfast). Living with a fasting family is insightful in many ways. I see the considerable willpower they exhibit to ensure nothing passes their lips. For many going without water is the hardest. For the smokers, it’s the lack of nicotine that causes nerves to fray. And as the countdown to the evening call-to-prayer rolls on, drivers get more irritable and distracted. Were this any other time I’d assume that the many strained faces and lethargic movements I see from mid-afternoon to sunset were due to illness. Despite the serious challenge of abstaining from consuming anything for what amounts to about 14 hours in Palestine (this period differs depending on geographic location), everyone tells me Ramadan is the most beautiful month. And while I was initially skeptical, I see their happiness at iftar and throughout the night as people meet with friends or sit through the late hours with family.
http://ingaza.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/gaza-ramadan-hard-meaningful/
Qassam rocket explodes near kibbutz
Ynet 11 Aug -- A Qassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip Thursday evening exploded near a kibbutz in the Shaar HaNegev regional council. Local residents rushed to take shelter as the Color Red anti-rocket alert system was activated. No injuries or damages were reported in the latest attack.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4107904,00.html
Abbas tells US lawmakers he wants state empty of settlements
RAMALLAH (WAFA) 11 Aug -- President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday told a delegation from the United States Senate and House of Representatives that he is seeking a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with Jerusalem as its capital, empty of settlements. The delegation, led by Senator Steny Hoyer, is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territory ... He said that the security of the upcoming Palestinian state will be the responsibility of a third party made of NATO forces with US command.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16968
Arabs to urge yes vote on Palestinian UN bid
RAMALLAH (AFP) 11 Aug -- A delegation of Arab foreign ministers will urge permanent members of the Security Council next week to vote for Palestinian UN membership, a top Palestinian official said Thursday. Negotiator Saeb Erekat said the group would talk with representatives from the veto-wielding Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States in a bid to sway them in favor of the Palestinian request for membership.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=412480
Republican presidential candidate wants to destroy UN if it recognizes Palestine / Noam Sheizaf
+972mag 11 Aug -- In an op-ed published by the pro-Netanyahu tabloid Yisrael Hayom, Republican Newt Gingrich calls upon the United States to stop supporting the United Nations if it votes for Palestinian independence. “We don’t need to fund a corrupt institution to beat up on our allies”,says Gingrich.
http://972mag.com/newt-gingrich-14221-082011/
India to vote in UN for Palestinians state in September
NEW DELHI (WAFA) 11 Aug -- India will vote in favor of the Palestinian request to gain full membership of an independent Palestinian state within 1967 borders at the United Nations General Assembly when it comes up for a vote in September, said Indian External Affairs Minister E. Ahamed.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16960
Barak warns Israeli ministers sanctions could lead to the Palestinian Authority's collapse
Haaretz 11 Aug -- Ministers hope preemptive sanctions against PA will pressure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to back down over UN statehood bid ... Among the preemptive sanctions discussed was a proposal by Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz to stop transferring the customs duties that Israel collects at its ports on the PA's behalf. The PA is suffering a severe cash shortage and is having a hard time paying its employees; the taxes Israel passes over are used to pay the lion's share of those salaries. For this reason, Barak vehemently objected to the measure, saying it could lead to the PA's collapse, which would leave the territories in a state of anarchy. Representatives of the Justice Ministry and the military prosecution also warned against taking such unilateral steps.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/
barak-warns-israeli-ministers-sanctions-could-lead-to-the-palestinian-authority-s-collapse-1.378063
IDF concerned UN vote on Palestinian state may lead to tensions with Syria
Haaretz 11 Aug -- The Israel Defense Forces is readying for possible engagement with the Syrian military in September, should the latter involve itself in new attempts by Palestinians in Syria to storm the border with the Golan Heights in connection with a UN vote on recognizing a Palestinian state. The IDF acknowledges it may be necessary to deal with Syrian military intervention in such a scenario, which could occur if Syria tried to deflect world attention from the ongoing demonstrations in that country - and their bloody suppression - by creating an incident on the border.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/idf-concerned-
un-vote-on-palestinian-state-may-lead-to-tensions-with-syria-1.378070
Israel offers to double restitution instead of apology to Turkey
ANKARA (PIC) 11 Aug -- Israel has offered to double compensation to the families of those killed in the May 2010 Mavi Marmara attack instead of officially apologizing for the attack as demanded by Turkey, the Israeli daily Ma’ariv reported on Thursday, quoting an Israeli political official. The new proposal states that the amount to be paid to each of the nine Turkish victims’ families would be raised from US $50,000 to $100,000 in a bid to dodge the apology demand. The official said Turkey has yet to respond to the offer
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bc
Young make up one-third of Palestinian population
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) 11 Aug -- The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics released a demographic study Thursday which showed that young people form one third of the Palestinian population. The results were published on the eve of International Youth Day ... Results showed that around 45% of young people (15-29) were enrolled in education in 2010, with one fifth of graduates studying business and administration. Almost 50% of young people do not read newspapers and magazines and more than one quarter of male youth smoke. One third of young people were unemployed during the first quarter of 2011, the study found. The highest unemployment rate was 38.4% in the 20-24 age group compared with 28.2% for 25-29. In addition, 40.1% of those unemployed had completed at least 13 years of education.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=412315
Hamas: PA is clamping down on our preachers
JPost 11 Aug -- They want to isolate us because they fear our influence. People won't give up on us Islamists because we're credible, legislator says -- The Palestinian Authority has been barring Hamas affiliated imams and members of parliament from delivering sermons during the month of Ramadan and have also threatened mosque leaders from associating with them, Hamas MPs have claimed.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=233365
Sweden contributes €4 million to pay PA salaries
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- ... Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad signed the agreement on Thursday with Swedish consul to the PA Axel Wernhoff. The Ramallah PM thanked the Swedish government for their economic support at a time in which the PA is trying to overcome a financial crisis.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=412394
Analysis: 'Prisoners' of Israeli airspace / Alaa Tartir
Ma’an 11 Aug -- I never thought it was possible to be in prison in the sky. I always thought that prisons needed to be on the ground. I also never thought that the prison could move and even fly: I always believed that cells needed to be rooted in the ground. However, these two assumptions which I have believed for the last 26 years proved recently to be 'wrong.' On a recent journey from Ramallah to London -- of course through the compulsory Amman route as the West Bank is not allowed an airport -- I experienced a new form of Israeli detention, this time in Israeli airspace. It was an unpleasant experience, as passengers were forbidden from fulfilling basic human needs such as using the toilet, receiving food or water, or moving between seats to chat with friends.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=412253
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood / Ibrahim Sharqieh
CSM 9 Aug -- Palestinian leaders need equal footing with Israeli leaders “ not to mention popular backing “ for any peace process to succeed. Statehood sets the stage not only for productive negotiations, but also for lasting regional peace ... US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s invitation for Palestinian and Israeli negotiators to come to Washington for talks to resolve the negotiations impasse is certainly the wrong approach. It seems that the lessons of the Arab Spring have not yet been learned: The leaders are replaceable, but the people are not. Ms. Clinton should be paying attention to what the Palestinian people want (the declaration of a Palestinian state), rather than heeding only what negotiators are saying. The most recent poll shows that 65 percent of Palestinians support a bid for statehood.
http://news.yahoo.com/why-us-must-support-bid-palestinian-statehood-142334555.html
What would UN recognition of a Palestinian state mean? / Dr. Naji Sadeq Shurrab
MEMO 10 Aug -- There is no doubt about the importance of the UN recognising Palestine as a state, and more importantly its acceptance as a full member state. If such recognition is given in September, it will confirm the importance of activating the option of international legitimacy. However, we should not get too excited about possible UN recognition; it would not mean an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, for example, but it could be the start of a long political process. At the same time, it would shift some of the responsibility to bring about an end to the occupation on to the United Nations, for it is inconceivable that a member state of the UN could be occupied by another member; that would be contrary to the organisation's Charter, and is contrary to the conditions of accession, which provide for the independence of the country requesting membership.
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/articles/middle-east/2708
In Egypt's Bedouin badlands: no police allowed
TIME 11 Aug -- Quseima is a quiet village built along a desert valley where a natural spring bubbles forth from the ground, feeding a modest crop of olive groves and date palms where the local Bedouin community ekes out an existence. Its outward appearance is unremarkable in this remote section of the eastern Sinai Peninsula, known to three decades of international peacekeeping forces as "Zone C." But Quseima's police headquarters, like those of others in the zone, is a startling sight: gutted by flames and pockmarked by rocket-propelled grenade fire. The burned carcass of an armored personnel carrier sits outside in the blazing sunlight; its turret, guns and interior parts all looted. Zone C is the last bit of Egyptian territory before the international border with Israel and the Gaza Strip, and it's a zone where - under a long-standing Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty - only Egyptian civilian police are allowed to conduct security. But it has been months since the police have set foot in these parts.
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110811/wl_time/08599208779000
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has issued a report looking at the policies of the Israeli government which lead to the displacement of Palestinians. "Displacement and Insecurity in Area C of the West Bank" records that there are clear displacement patterns occurring in Area C, controlled by the occupation authorities, "with residents being forced to move in order to meet their basic needs". UNOCHA claims that Israel's "restrictive planning regime in Area C makes it virtually impossible for Palestinians to obtain permission to build".
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Israeli defence sources have revealed that the Regional Brigade located in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank has held a surprise drill based on the scenario of civil unrest around the time of the expected request for UN recognition of a Palestinian state. The drill was overseen by Israel Defence Forces Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz.
An area stretching from the illegal Maccabim settlement to Jerusalem's borders, and going through the towns in the vicinity of Ramallah was covered by the forces involved in the drill.
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Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi to Glenn Beck: ‘G-d will bless you for what you did’
In Israel, Steny Hoyer promises, US financial crisis won’t cut our aid package by a dime
Needed: ‘worldwide external pressure’
State Department beneficiary, MEMRI, is dedicated to bringing Israeli ideas about Arab world and Iran into U.S. establishment
In Honolulu Star-Advertiser: they tried to suppress MLK’s boycott too, but nothing can defeat this movement
Israel approves 1000s more homes in E Jerusalem as UN envoy is shocked and US says nothing
In 1950, Avnery offered first Israeli corroboration of ‘the Palestinian narrative’
Martin in Palestine
Follow your ambassador– on the IDF website
Walzer: Tent protesters want to escape neoliberalism, ‘security’ mindset, and nonexistent peace process
Asked about political fundraiser, Trump injects the Jewish angle
State Department awards $200,000 to Elliott-Abrams-led thinktank repeatedly cited by mass murderer Breivik
Who’s paying for Congress to summer in Israel? Liberal foundations that give halls to Princeton and Yale and fund Human Rights Watch
Netanyahu’s 5,524 ‘Concessions.’ Or, ‘All your onions chopped to perfection without shedding a single tear!’
Holy moley, Rick Perry says ‘my faith requires me to support Israel’
The Islamic Resistance Movement has issued a detailed report on the historic Ma'man Allah cemetery in East Jerusalem, calling the Israeli plans to build a supposed "Museum of Tolerance" thereon "part of the Zionist state's ongoing theft of religious endowment land". The cemetery, says Hamas, is "part of the monuments and endowments that have been targeted by the Zionist onslaught for decades" as the Israelis, "seek to distort Jerusalem's history and change the reality in the city to reflect an alleged predominantly Jewish heritage".
The report emphasised that the Ma'man Allah Cemetery is one of the oldest Islamic cemeteries in Palestine and, in fact the world; it contains the remains of some of the Companions of Prophet Mohammed and other pious Muslims from the time that the Caliph Umar captured the city in the 7th century until 1948.
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Abbas, Peres held '4 secret meetings'
President Mahmoud Abbas met his Israeli counterpart four times in bid to revive stalled peace talks but Netanyahu thwarted efforts, Palestinian official says.
Palestinian official: Peres met with Abbas four times in bid to revive peace talks
Official tells AFP that PM Netanyahu demanded cancellation of fifth meeting that was scheduled to take place two weeks ago in Amman.
UN bid coincides with Lebanon presidency
Palestinians in no hurry to join housing protests
Gaza govt announces compromise on US aid
Officials: Egypt troops deploy for Sinai raids
Elections commission begins registration
Boycott rally held in Jenin
Hizb ut-Tahrir accuses PLO of betrayal
Amos Harel / The IDF has one eye on Hamas, one eye on Syria
While this has been a quiet summer in terms of security in the country, the army is tensely following developments in Syria, Sinai and the PA - and waiting to have its budget slashed.
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Israel’s Tahrir [1]: Will the Revolution End “Bibinomics”?
By his “second coming”, the economic elites and the Treasury/Israel-Bank fanatics have recognized what an immense asset Bibi is for them... His deeds can be summarized... as a massive transfer of wealth from the lower and middle classes to the rich, and extensive deregulation and privatization. With a stern face, he inflicted austerity after austerity... then back in the PM seat, he set up one of the most ridiculously bloated governments in Israel’s history. All the while, he has continued to pour billions into the wasteful and politically controversial Occupation-Settlement project, economic considerations be damned. “Bibinomics” are a display of self-contradictory hypocrisy at its crudest ugliness. But many of Israel’s economic analysts have continued to sing Bibi’s praise.
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Weekly Collection: Occupation and Activism VIDEOS
From Friendly Stranger
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Bridging the Palestinian-Israeli divide, one U.K. campus at a time
Joel Hart - Haaretz - A group of U.K. college students have come together to create the Israeli Palestinian Forum, an initiative to forge dialogue between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel activists.
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Open Letter to the Israeli Security Apparatus
The Freedom Theatre - We have nothing to conceal regarding the murder of Juliano Mer Khamis. Everyone in the theatre has given statements to the Palestinian Police when they were asked to do so and are willing to do so again. (...) We demand that our friends and colleagues who have been subjected to severe cases of human rights abuses will be treated with absolute respect for all their basic human rights according to international conventions, receive immediate access to their lawyer and be promptly released.
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What Israelis do to people who want to go to Bethlehem
--hidden video camera inside Israeli prison--
13 British people were stopped at Tel Aviv airport in July 2011 [Flytilla Day]. One woman managed to smuggle out this hidden recorded video of their six nights locked up in the high security prison in Israel. The video clips shows how the women were forced to scrub the prison floors in exchange for coffee. Life inside the hot cells and tense interactions with the Israeli guards were all captured.
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Kelly James Clark interviews Nurit Peled-Elhanan
regarding her new book, exposing racism in Israeli text books - on youtube
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Israel’s foreign policy linked to its growing social inequality
Jean Shaoul - ICFI - The 2010 Adva report shows how the occupation’s costs have been placed squarely on the backs of the Israeli working class, via a sustained assault on its wages, working conditions, social, education and health care. Adva board member, Dr. Shlomo Swirski, says that both sides are paying a heavy price, although “Palestinians are paying the heaviest priceâ€.
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Nabi Saleh consumed with raids while fasting
Following the unusually short demonstration on the first Friday of Ramadan, the Israeli army raided the village of Nabi Saleh just before ISM - Iftar, the Muslim time for breaking fast during Ramadan, resulting in the detaining of a 14 year old boy for approximately two hours and an excessive amount of tear gas in the village.
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Area C feels the effects of Israel`s power
John Lyons - The Australian - Palestinian Mayor Abed Kassab says when Israel took control of his village, Jiftlik, in 1967, the population was more than 25,000. It is now 5000. He gives a range of reasons, among them: lack of water and electricity. A tragic aspect of their lack of water is that the pipes providing water to the neighbouring Jewish settlement run through his village, while the village`s spring no longer provides water because Israelis drilled wells below it. bz
81 US lawmakers in Israel on 'tour' sponsored by Zionist lobbying group
Saturday August 13, 2011 - 21:55
One-fifth of the US Congress is currently in Israel on a free trip sponsored by the American Israel Educational Foundation, an affiliate of the largest Zionist lobby in the US: the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Full Story
Three children injured by Israeli troops in non-violent anti-Wall demonstrations
Saturday August 13, 2011 - 21:31
On Friday three children were injured, and dozens of children and adults were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, as Israeli troops attacked anti-wall protests organized in a number of West Bank communities. Full Story
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BDS is a rights-based strategy to be pursued until Israel meets its obligation to recognise the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination ...
'Israeli settler units major obstacle' Press TV
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They “don't give Palestinian children an education, they give them an indoctrination.” How did she know? Well, Israel's Palestinian Media Watch told her so, ...
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Another announcement on construction in East Jerusalem
Maps, explanations of plans from Peace Now Settlement Watch E. Jerusalem 11 Aug
http://settlementwatcheastjerusalem.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/yishai_ramatshlomoetal/
President, the Arab American Institute; Author, "Arab Voices"
Standard & Poor's demonstrated its loss of confidence in the ability of Washington to get its financial house in order by downgrading the U.S.'s bond rating. Much the same scenario has been playing out in the U.S.'s approach to Israeli-Palestinian peace.
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Medea Benjamin:
Does Your Congressperson Represent You – or Israel?
Josh Ruebner:
Robbing Peter to Pay Israel
Arab Youth And Social Protest In Israel
By Asma Agbarieh-Zahalka
This new era will bury the fanatical nationalism and extremism of Arabs in Israel, just as it will bury Jewish fanatical nationalism
Uri Avnery
The Poet of the Secret Police
by The Real News Network (TRNN) / August 13th, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis protest rising prices while Israeli Palestinian citizens organize for equality.
12 August 2011
As the movement grows, some will continue to think and demand “justice” within the borders of one nation, at the expense of the other nation that lives in this land. Others will understand that this will never be a country of justice and welfare if it is not a state of all its citizens.
11 August 2011
For in this stretch of land, despite the many fences and walls and barriers of all sorts that scar its landscape, the borders are not clear and they are not permanent – not only the physical borders between one power and another and between one authority and another, but also the mental and moral borders between what is permissible and what is forbidden, between good and evil, between stupidity and wickedness, between the humiliated and those who humiliate.
It should be clear by now that the killings in the streets of Syria at the hands of the sectarian Assad regime have eliminated any possibility for any future modus vivendi between the people of Syria and their murderous government. On Assad's orders, his henchmen have drenched Syria with the blood of its men, women and children, leaving no sliver of legitimacy for him and his supporters.
The enormity of the slaughter is clear from the horrible images that keep emerging from Syria; they show that the criminal regime has a no-holds-barred approach to dissent, particularly people demanding freedom from the clutches of the police-state, which could soon assume genocidal proportions. Cities such as Hamma, Dira'a, Dir al Zur, Aleppo and even the capital Damascus could be transformed into latter-day Srebrenicas if the international community fails to stop the carnage.
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Atlantic’ writer admits she knocked Joe Sacco’s Gaza book out of deserved place on top-10 list out of fear of ‘polarizing’
Interview with Elmaz Abinader, Palestine Writing Workshop
Linah al-Saafin (Aug 11, 2011)
Israeli protests fight injustice - as long as it's convenient
Joseph Dana, The National (Aug 13, 2011)
International Condemnation Of Plan To Expand East Jerusalem Settlement
International Middle East Media Center (Aug 13, 2011)
A different kind of housing crisis
Gisha (Aug 13, 2011)
Yearning for work in Gaza under siege
By Eva Bartlett
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August 12, 2011 - It’s a weekday morning, the beach is yet to fill with crowds seeking a break from the heat, but already the odd-jobbers are at work selling toys, clothes and food along the coast. Shariff Abu Kass, 27, walks the stretch of seaside in Sheik Rajleen every day from morning to evening with two armfuls of lightweight sports pants to sell. "I have two young children and no other work, so I do this every day. Usually I earn around 40 shekels (13 doll ars) a day, but Fridays are better because so many come to the sea." Before Israel imposed the siege on Gaza in mid-2006, options for work were more plentiful. But Palestinian construction workers and other labourers who worked in Israel have been looking for new work since borders closed a decade ago....
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80423
Palestine - Four actions: Please take at least two of them
Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
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August 12, 2011 - Action 1: Join us Saturday 10 AM Palestine Ramadan Time in Al-Walaja as villagers continue to see their lands destroyed. Last Wednesday at 8 AM, some 60-80 human rights advocates marched with drums and chants to the sites inside Al-Walaja al-Jadia (the new Al-Walaja) where the Israeli occupation forces are uprooting trees and destroying the beautiful landscape to separate people from their agricultural lands and to all ow for further expansion of illegal colonies built on Palestinian lands...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80437
Racism in the Galilee part 1: Caging in Palestinians
By Sophie Crowe
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August 11, 2011 - Many Palestinians have been forced to leave Nazareth, the primary Palestinian city in Israel, and its satellite villages due to the absence of planning and lack of resources allotted by the government, which prohibits development and results in overcrowding. Nazareth was allowed to keep its Palestinian population and identity after 1948 on condition that it was carefully contained within its original boundaries and gave up part of its space to the new neighbouring municipality of Upper Nazareth...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80414
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Dallas Darling
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Oslo's Other Tragedy
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Seacret Protest Weeks 44-5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4yfkT2MZfg
Israeli police arrest 3 Palestinian children in Silwan
Gaza's sole power plant at risk of closure
UN envoy welcomes reopening of Gaza NGO
China army chief on 'historic' visit to Israel
Ambassador: Abbas to discuss UN bid in Beirut
Gideon Levy
The State of Israel and its neighbor, the IDF
Egypt to charge Israeli 'Mossad agent' with espionage
Egyptian media reports that the Attorney General referred a Jordanian and an Israeli Mossad agent to an emergency court for spying and 'harming Egyptian interests.'
Egypt deploys thousands of troops and tanks in Sinai, in coordination with Israel
Egypt trying to stop Bedouin control of the northern Sinai peninsula and put an end to anarchy that has taken hold of the region since Mubarak's fall; top Israeli defense official in Cairo for talks.
Hamas spokesman says voter registration that opened in West Bank on Saturday violates call on both sides to avoid unilateral steps that jeopardize reconciliation pact signed in Cairo in April.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak says does not expect violence after UN vote on recognition of Palestinian state, but says Israel has 'tens of millions of shekels' worth of riot dispersal gear.'
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Abbas: I had four meetings with Peres, but restart of negotiations thwarted by Netanyahu
AFP/Ma`an - "I met President Shimon Peres four times in Amman and London, in an attempt to restart negotiations and the peace process on a correct foundation. Peres assured me that the negotiations between us could lead to results that could be adopted by the Netanyahu government. But just before a fifth meeting, which was scheduled in Amman, Peres apologized and said, `I`m sorry but the government does not accept that we negotiate, and I cannot do anything,`" Abbas reportedly told meeting of his Fatah party on Friday.
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Building A Home in the Village of Thabrah
PNN - Thabrah - A group of 12 young people from the United States and Canada, volunteering with the North American organization Hope Equals, helps rebuild a house for a Palestinian family in the village of Thabrah near Bethlehem.
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Robbing Peter to Pay Israel
Josh Ruebner - FPIF - In total, 81 representatives, nearly one-fifth of the entire House, will participate in visits to Israel organized by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), a so-called charitable affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Of course, these congressional delegations are not all fun and games. Members of Congress will be expected to sing for their lavish dinners by honoring President Bush’s 2007 pledge to provide the Israeli military with $30 billion of tax-payer-funded weapons between 2009 and 2018. So far, proposed increases in military aid to Israel have been spared from the budgetary chopping block by President Obama and a compliant Congress that treats Israeli militarism as more sacrosanct than medical care for seniors.
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Silwan Targeted
AIC video - Silwan is a Palestinian village in occupied East Jerusalem. Over 55,000 Palestinians live in Silwan, 50 percent of whom are under the age of 18. In recent years, Jewish-Israeli settlers have gradually moved into the neighborhood, bringing with them private security guards; an increased Israeli police and military presence; and an aggressive King David City myth.
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Over 70,000 protest in Israel`s periphery
Ynet reporters - "The State has almost given up on us, but we won`t give up on the State. The joint goal is starting to bring down the walls between Arabs and Jews, seculars and religious, rightists and leftists. The cost of living has hurt all of us" -Itzik Shmuli, chairman of the National Student Union, during the Afula protest. bz
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Israel’s Tahrir [1]: Will the Revolution End “Bibinomics”?
By his “second coming”, the economic elites and the Treasury/Israel-Bank fanatics have recognized what an immense asset Bibi is for them... His deeds can be summarized... as a massive transfer of wealth from the lower and middle classes to the rich, and extensive deregulation and privatization. With a stern face, he inflicted austerity after austerity... then back in the PM seat, he set up one of the most ridiculously bloated governments in Israel’s history. All the while, he has continued to pour billions into the wasteful and politically controversial Occupation-Settlement project, economic considerations be damned. “Bibinomics” are a display of self-contradictory hypocrisy at its crudest ugliness. But many of Israel’s economic analysts have continued to sing Bibi’s praise.
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Weekly Collection: Occupation and Activism VIDEOS
From Friendly Stranger
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Bridging the Palestinian-Israeli divide, one U.K. campus at a time
Joel Hart - Haaretz - A group of U.K. college students have come together to create the Israeli Palestinian Forum, an initiative to forge dialogue between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel activists.
Israel has always been portrayed as an oasis of democracy in a sea of Arab dictatorship, so the timing of the country's protest movement is particularly embarrassing for its ruling elite. When 400,000 Israelis rallied last week calling for affordable housing, jobs, education and lower prices, the world was given a reality check. Thanks to an effective public relations machine, many people in the west believed that Israel's is a society at the apex of economic progress and prosperity. The reality is more like the emperor's new clothes; like Ben Ali's Tunisia, in fact.
As the protest movement has gathered momentum in Israel, it has exposed not just the myth of prosperity but also that of equality. Like the fat cats who live off banking profits in western countries while the rest of us face serious austerity measures because of the crisis caused by irresponsible bankers, Israel's oligarchs thrive while public services shrink and collapse. Right until the end days of Ben Ali's rule, the French and many in the west were singing the praises of his regime's enlightened policies. Beneath this polished veneer there was a well-concealed crisis of chronic poverty, unemployment, corruption and sleaze. Under the Netanyahu-Lieberman coalition Israel has crept steadily towards similar crises. Speak to Israeli citizens about the services and facilities available in hospitals, ministries and universities, and the reality hits home.
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Israeli forces build up heavy presence in Silwan
Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 13 Aug -- A build-up of Israeli forces in Silwan has been underway since early this morning. Soldiers, deployed to all districts, have been reported to be harassing residents and stirring unrest. Several youth confronted troops this morning, with confrontations now erupting on a daily basis between local youth and Israeli forces. Tensions continue to mount as authorities pursue their policy of home demolition and settlement expansion in the region. More detailed reports to follow.
http://silwanic.net/?p=19052
VIDEO: Just because he can
By Tamar Goldschmidt of Mahsanmilim -- 1st Friday of Ramadan 2011. Qalandiya Checkpoint.
http://www.mahsanmilim.com/ramadan2011.htm
Night Video: Army invades Beit Ommar for third time in a week
2:44 minutes PSP 12 Aug -- At around 10pm on the night of the 11th August, the Israeli army once more invaded the town of Beit Ommar. Around eight jeeps and more than twelve soldiers entered the town and advanced along the main road, closing off the entrance to the village behind them, preventing residents returning to their homes. The soldiers proceeded to fire dozens of rounds of teargas into highly residential areas, accompanied by concussion grenades and flares. Several families inside their homes suffered the effects of teargas inhalation and required medical treatment, some being taken by ambulance to hospital in Hebron. The soldiers remained in the town until 1am, during which time they continued to fire rounds of teargas regularly. No arrests were made, and there remains no apparent reason for the raid. The Abu Maria family were one such household affected by the raid. Their family home was struck by two teargas canisters, forcing the family to flee the building with their 1-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. The ground floor of their house remained uninhabitable for the night due to the lingering gas.
http://palestinesolidarityproject.org/2011/08/12/army-invades-beit-ommar-for-third-time-in-one-week/
Israeli soldiers torch dozens of olive trees in West Bank village
QALQILIYA (PIC) 13 Aug -- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) set fire to dozens of fruitful olive trees, some of them perennials [very old?], in Kafr Kadum village, Qalqiliya city. Eyewitnesses reported that the trees were burnt down after the Israeli troops fired tear gas and stun grenades on them. 32 olive trees were burnt after the villagers were able to stop the fire from spreading to other trees.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcO
Teenager hurt by suspicious object in Tubas
TUBAS (Ma’an) 13 Aug -- A Palestinian teenager suffered moderate injuries to his hand Friday after an Israeli explosive device detonated in Tubas, Palestinian officials said. Ahmed Saraia, 17, was taken to Rafidia hospital in Nablus where the tips of several fingers on his right hand were amputated due to damage sustained from picking up the object, Tubas police said in a statement. Police urged residents to alert authorities about such objects, and not to handle them. Residents should be particularly cautious in the Al-Aghwar area, which is near an army training site [but inhabited by Palestinians. Apparently it was not a land mine, as reported by PIC]
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=412807
Gaza's Hamas rulers: Foreigners must now obtain visa to enter territory
AP 13 Aug --A spokesman for Gaza's Hamas rulers says foreigners must now obtain visas to enter the Gaza Strip. Ihab Ghussein's comments Saturday come a day after the United States warned it would cut $100 million in American aid money if Hamas continues its "unwarranted audits" of local American non-profit organizations. Hamas recently shut down a U.S.-financed aide group that refused an audit. Ghussein says the government must know who is staying in Gaza in order to protect foreigners. If implemented, the visa demand could complicate the work of international aid groups in Gaza since the U.S. and U.N. consider Hamas a terrorist organization. As such, many international aid groups are prohibited from having direct contact with Hamas or providing the Islamic group with cash.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/gazas-hamas-rulers-foreigners-must-now-obtain-visa-141658021.html
'UNRWA Watch' looks to improve refugee agency
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) 13 Aug -- Palestinian academics and others have announced the establishment of a watchdog group to observe UNRWA’s performance in the Gaza Strip, the head of the body said Saturday. At a news conference in Gaza City, Hossam Adwan said 'UNRWA Watch' would prioritize observing the performance of the Palestine refugee agency with the hope of guaranteeing refugee rights. The committees are specializing in education, healthcare, the environment, housing, projects, emergency operations, relief projects, and works, Adwan explained. They will staff six offices throughout the enclave ... UNRWA has defended itself against a series of complaints and accusations in recent months, as staff joined strikes and the heads of the West Bank and Gaza Strip divisions resigned early this year.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=412854
An interview with The Australian newspaper on BDS - or, What The Australian doesn't tell its readers
13 Aug -- I did a 10 minute interview with Stewart and was informed that an article would be appearing in Saturday's paper. Well, the article, was published in The Australian on Saturday but given the pro-Zionist bent of the paper, it was unsurprising to discover that the majority of what I had told Stewart in the interview was not included.
http://livefromoccupiedpalestine.blogspot.com/2011/08/interview-with-australian-newspaper-on.html
West Bank: Palestinians determined to get more recognition
LA Times 13 Aug -- The Palestinian Authority is doubling its efforts to get as many countries to recognize it before September, when it plans to officially ask the United Nations for recognition and membership. Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Malki said on Saturday that “we have made very important breakthroughs, but we need to do more and build on what we have achieved so far.” Malki was talking about 19 countries in Central America and the Caribbean who still have not made up their mind regarding recognition. He had recently visited most of these countries, including Caribbean Sea islands with a population not exceeding 45,000 people but nevertheless sovereign U.N. member states, in an attempt to persuade them to recognize Palestine as a state. He has to wait until the Caribbean Common Market and Community (CARICOM) and the Central American SICA group convene their joint meeting Aug. 19 before he gets their final answer. So far, the situation does not look good since El Salvador, seat of SICA, has refused to place Palestine’s request on its agenda, nor invited the Palestinian Authority to attend the meeting.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/08/
west-bank-palestinians-determined-to-get-more-recognitions.html
Palestinians set date for UN statehood bid
AFP 13 Aug -- The Palestinians will present their bid for membership of the United Nations on September 20, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki told AFP on Saturday. "Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will personally present the request to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ... at the opening of the sixty-sixth session," on September 20, Malki said.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4108236,00.html
Abu Marzouk: Any premier should be nationally agreed upon
CAIRO (PIC) 13 Aug -- Deputy head of Hamas's political bureau Moussa Abu Marzouk said there would be no new government unless its premier receives a national consensus, affirming that Salam Fayyad is part of the division in the Palestinian arena. "If Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) had respected what was agreed upon, the government would have been formed by now and its ministers would have assumed their jobs since last May," Abu Marzouk told the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper before leaving Cairo.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bc
Livni blames PM for Palestinian UN bid
Ynet 13 Aug -- State officials say Palestinians' plan to seek recognition of independent state on September 20 "proves Abbas has decided to forgo direct negotiations." Opposition chairwoman: Only one person responsible for this diplomatic failure
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4108288,00.html
Questions raised over looted mosaic
Sydney Morning Herald 14 Aug -- In 1917, a Byzantine mosaic created during the reign of Emperor Justinian was removed by Australian troops from the ruins of a church near Gaza. The Australians knew they were plundering the priceless antiquity during World War I, two authors now claim. In a new book, authors Paul Daley, a Sun-Herald columnist, and Michael Bowers, raise questions about Australia's continued possession of the mosaic, which has been in the Australian War Memorial collection since 1941.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/questions-raised-over-looted-mosaic-20110813-1irra.html
Film review: Women footballers struggle, play, and win / Michelle Gyeney
EI 12 Aug -- One of the greatest obstacles for Palestinian football or soccer players in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip is simply getting to practice. Israeli military checkpoints made practicing on a real grass pitch nearly impossible for the Bethlehem-based Palestinian Women’s National Football Team, as accessing the limited facilities within the West Bank between 2003 and 2009 required several hours of travel each way for each player. The team’ struggle to play is documented in celebrated filmmaker Sawsan Qaoud’s new film Women in the Stadium.
http://electronicintifada.net/content/film-review-women-footballers-struggle-play-and-win/10267
Neglected no longer -- Cultural revival in East Jerusalem
Economist 12 Aug -- The air of a ghost town has long pervaded East Jerusalem, the Arab part of the city Israel occupied in 1967. Harassed by settlers intent on turning it Jewish, and mostly ignored by an Israeli municipality that invests far more in Jewish than Arab residents, and a Palestinian Authority (PA) that is busy building Ramallah not Jerusalem as Palestine's cultural and economic capital, its numerous Palestinian residents have long felt abandoned. A towering separation wall that Israel erected over the past decade severs its centre from Arab suburbs and the broader Palestinian hinterland. Of late, though, the despair has begun to lift. Frustrated by the failure of negotiators and outside mediators to deliver them from their 43-year limbo, East Jerusalemites are reviving the city themselves ... "The main battle is cultural," says Suhail Khoury, who runs the city's Edward Said Music Conservatory, which is preparing to open in a renovated Palestinian mansion in the bedraggled city centre. "You can rebuild demolished homes within months, but a destroyed identity takes generations to rebuild."
http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2011/08/cultural-revival-east-jerusalem
Or that Glenn Beck has arrived to teach us about the meaning of courage, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the likelihood of finding Islamic radicals ...
Political consultations are ongoing with the Palestinian Authority, Egypt and Israel in this regard” Cusin declined to elaborate on the nature of these ...
infolive.tv
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Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon is naive
Why Australia should back creation of a Palestinian state
Protests gather pace
Israel leads way, says World Bank boss
Outrage after Palestinian camp attacked in Syria
Palestinian Liberation Organization condemns Syria for "crimes against humanity" as thousands of Palestinian refugees forced to flee camp.
Israel approves 277 new homes in Ariel settlement
Report: Indirect talks held in Cairo to free Shalit
Shalit activists harass relatives of prisoners
Abbas expects Bosnian support for Palestinian UN bid
Fayyad praises non-violent resistance movement
Egypt forces kill 1, arrest 16 in Sinai clashes
Center: Prisoner's wife and child detained
PFLP leader: Prisoners should be on UN agenda
Gaza wounded issue demands to Palestinian Authority
National figures urge alternatives to UN bid
Akiva Eldar
Israel will use Palestinian UN bid to restore status quo
IDF promotes colonel who justified hitting Palestinian detainees
Colonel Itai Virov, former commander of Kfir brigade, to be promoted to brigadier-general, will be head commander for infantry soldiers and paratroopers.
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Humanity Lives On - From Gaza to Somalia
Ramzy Baroud - CounterPunch - "I wondered about it myself. Could Israel-besieged Gaza really be sending aid to famine-besieged Somalia? Indeed. One of multiple Gaza-led charity campaigns to aid Somalia is called ‘From Gaza: hand in hand to save the children of Somalia’. According to Ma`an News Agency, this latest effort is led by the Arab Medical Union. […] Palestinians in the West Bank are also mobilizing around help for Somalia. The doctor` union has opened several bank accounts to accommodate donations"
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Israelis Sick and Tired – but of What?
Ran HaCohen - AntiWar - "Obviously, life in Israel is economically much better than in neighboring countries. Why do Israelis expect more? Why do they compare themselves to Europe and North America, not to Egypt or Turkey? Because that’s what the Israeli state (all Israeli governments from the mid-1980s on have had precisely the same policy) has persuaded us to do. The Israeli ruling right wing (call it Labor, Likud, or Kadima; they’re all the same) has persuaded Israel’s middle class that peace is unnecessary: we can both run the occupation and have a Western standard of living. The idea sounds perfect: the regime knows that the Israeli middle class would refuse to pay for the occupation. The regime is unwilling to give up the occupation, so it convinces the masses that the occupation has no economic price for them"
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Apartheid on Steroids
Stephen Robert - The Nation - "As a Jew who has been an ardent supporter of Israel since its independence, it pains me to record what I saw there. […] What I witnessed in the West Bank—home to about 2.5 million Palestinians and 400,000 Israeli settlers—exceeded my worst expectations. While the world’s statesmen have dithered, Israel has created a system of apartheid on steroids, a horrifying prison with concrete walls as high as twenty-six feet, topped with body-ravaging coils of razor wire. […] From this physical segregation—one land for Israelis; another, unequal land for Palestinians—flows a torrent of misery, violence and human rights abuses"
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Dichter`s Law
Uri Avnery - Gush Shalom - “Fortunately, the Knesset has gone on a prolonged vacation, three months. For as Mark Twain quipped: ‘No man’s life or property is safe while the legislature is in session.’ As if to prove this point, MK Avi Dichter submitted, on the very last day of the outgoing session, a bill so outrageous that it easily trumps all the many other racist laws lately adopted by this Knesset”
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IDF forces arrest 12 people protesting for social justice in West Bank
Amira Hass - Haaretz - Arrests occur on lands in the village of Walajeh, which were annexed to Jerusalem in 1967
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Abbas: I had four meetings with Peres, but restart of negotiations thwarted by Netanyahu
AFP/Ma`an - "I met President Shimon Peres four times in Amman and London, in an attempt to restart negotiations and the peace process on a correct foundation. Peres assured me that the negotiations between us could lead to results that could be adopted by the Netanyahu government. But just before a fifth meeting, which was scheduled in Amman, Peres apologized and said, `I`m sorry but the government does not accept that we negotiate, and I cannot do anything,`" Abbas reportedly told meeting of his Fatah party on Friday.
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Building A Home in the Village of Thabrah
PNN - Thabrah - A group of 12 young people from the United States and Canada, volunteering with the North American organization Hope Equals, helps rebuild a house for a Palestinian family in the village of Thabrah near Bethlehem.
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Robbing Peter to Pay Israel
Josh Ruebner - FPIF - In total, 81 representatives, nearly one-fifth of the entire House, will participate in visits to Israel organized by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), a so-called charitable affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Of course, these congressional delegations are not all fun and games. Members of Congress will be expected to sing for their lavish dinners by honoring President Bush’s 2007 pledge to provide the Israeli military with $30 billion of tax-payer-funded weapons between 2009 and 2018. So far, proposed increases in military aid to Israel have been spared from the budgetary chopping block by President Obama and a compliant Congress that treats Israeli militarism as more sacrosanct than medical care for seniors.
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Silwan Targeted
AIC video - Silwan is a Palestinian village in occupied East Jerusalem. Over 55,000 Palestinians live in Silwan, 50 percent of whom are under the age of 18. In recent years, Jewish-Israeli settlers have gradually moved into the neighborhood, bringing with them private security guards; an increased Israeli police and military presence; and an aggressive King David City myth.
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Over 70,000 protest in Israel`s periphery
Ynet reporters - "The State has almost given up on us, but we won`t give up on the State. The joint goal is starting to bring down the walls between Arabs and Jews, seculars and religious, rightists and leftists. The cost of living has hurt all of us" -Itzik Shmuli, chairman of the National Student Union, during the Afula protest. bz
Al-Walaja villagers rally to save oldest living olive tree from destruction by Israeli forces
Monday August 15, 2011 - 11:33
On Saturday August 13, 2011, a show of nonviolent popular resistance occurred in Al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem. Full Story
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Much the same scenario has been playing out in the approach to Israeli-Palestinian peace, reaching its climax in the "Netanyahu-Obama smackdown" in May. ...
Video: Netanyahu seeks solutions to anti-government protests
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Netanyahu was the one to stop Israeli-palestinian talks +972 Magazine - Independent commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories
Protest marches, tent city protests continue in Israel World Socialist Web Site
WAFA - Palestine News Agency - Middle East Monitor
At an AT&T sponsored premiere of the film at the NAACP National ...
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At a Security Council hearing in July on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the United State said “symbolic actions” to create a Palestinian state would be a ...
Maxim Shevchenko is an immensely well-respected editor, journalist and presenter on television and radio in Russia. He is a staunch advocate of the Palestinian cause, a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and he is also one of the latest targets of the pro-Israel Lobby.
Shevchenko, one of Russia's leading journalists, has a wealth of experience behind him, and over the years he has been very open in his condemnation of Israel for its repeated violations of international law in its dealings with the Palestinians. This has, inevitably, led to him becoming a prime target of Russia's Zionists.
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The grandchildren of Nafiz Harz have been waiting to meet their grandfather who disappeared from his family's life a quarter of a century ago. Their pain and patience may be translated into pride and love by children who continue to have high hopes and dreams. The rest of his family still cling to their memories of a happy household all those years ago.
Prisoner Nafiz Ahmad Talib Harz from Aldaraj neighbourhood in Gaza City was born in 1955. He is married and has six children. Following his arrest in November 1985 he was sentenced to life imprisonment and has now entered his twenty sixth year of detention in Israeli prisons, including Saraya, Ashkelon, Nafha, Sheba'a, Ramal and Hadareem.
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Media reports claim that the Israeli Defence Ministry has ordered its forces to throw a security cordon around the occupied Palestinian territories in September. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) will carry out the order to counter the protests anticipated when the Palestinian Authority seeks UN recognition for an independent state next month.
The sources added that Israeli security forces are on high alert in preparation for any demonstrations organised by Palestinian groups which could lead to confrontations at barriers and border crossings near Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, and at the numerous roadblocks scattered across the occupied territories.
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The July Report issued by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (formerly the Organization of Islamic Conference) has said that the Palestinian economy lacks the infrastructure that would enable it to function independently from Israel. This, claims the OIC, has led to the increase in unemployment in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, especially among new graduates.
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Sources in Israel have hinted that the US could reduce its support for the Palestinian Authority if the planned move to seek UN recognition of an independent state goes ahead. All sectors of PA activity will be hit, claimed political sources on a Radio Israel programme broadcast on 14 August.
The Israeli government is looking at different ways to deal with the PA's September approach to the UN, including economic and military responses. September 20 is the date on which PA President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to address the United Nations on the statehood bid
MP Attoun: Less than minimal being done for Jerusalem
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 14 Aug -- Exile-threatened Palestinian MP Ahmed Attoun called for creating practical steps and clear positions to defend Jerusalem from the Israeli occupation, saying that what is currently talked about is less than the minimal requirement ... The statement came as dozens of Palestinian leaders responded to an invitation to breakfast with Palestinian politicians ordered to leave their native city of Jerusalem. In attendance were a variety of Palestinian figures, including Arab members of the Israeli Knesset, party chairmen, former ministers in the Palestinian government, businessmen, religious figures, and reporters. Jerusalem Grand Mufti Ekrima Sabri, who spoke at the occasion, lauded the exile-threatened men, saying their steadfastness has served as a lesson for holding fast to the land and not abandoning the holy city. The men have been seeking asylum at the Jerusalem Red Cross after the Israeli occupation authorities ordered them to leave their native city.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bc
Otherwise Occupied: I'm not a cop but I play one in Jerusalem / Amira Hass
Haaretz 14 Aug -- In Walajeh, officially part of the capital, the IDF arrested a number of protesters, even though it did not have jurisdiction to act within the city ... Col. Alalouf and his soldiers apparently committed a double violation: sealing an area inside Jerusalem where they do not have jurisdiction, and arresting citizens inside the capital. The IDF spokesman: "The claim is being reviewed."
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/otherwise-occupied-i-m-not-a-cop-but-i-play-one-in-jerusalem-1.378662
Israeli police arrest 3 children in Silwan
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) 14 Aug -- An undercover unit of the Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian children and one teenager from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Sunday, a local committee member and Israeli police spokesman said. Abed Al-Karim, member of a local Silwan committee which protects land from annexation, said that Israeli forces arrested Musellem Mousa Auda, 11, Mohamad Auda, 13, and Kathem Abu Shafee, 17. Undercover units raided Silwan at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday morning, Al-Karim told Ma’an radio, arresting the three boys without providing any justification.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=413106
Israeli forces detain 3 Palestinians near Nablus
NABLUS (Ma’an) 14 Aug -- Israeli forces detained three Palestinians from Balata in the northern West Bank before dawn Sunday, witnesses and the army said. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers entered Balata, east of Nablus, at 2 a.m. and ransacked several homes before detaining three men. Locals identified those detained as Saber Salman, Jabr Jiaan and Thaer Masoud.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=413004
Israeli forces conduct military training in Jordan Valley, continue harassing its residents
JENIN (WAFA) 14 Aug -- Israeli forces are conducting large-scale military training on Palestinian lands adjacent to residents’ houses in the northern Jordan Valley areas, in Tubas Governorate, Sunday said Ahmad Asaad, in charge of settlements file in Tubas. Witnesses said that Israeli artillery enforcements raided al-Boke’a area and al-Aqaba, a village in the valley, and carried out surveillance and inspection campaigns in addition to repeated extensive military trainings, which lead to the destruction of the infrastructure and fields as well as prevent shepherds from herding their cattle
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16984
BDS action at Palestinian-Israeli controlled Bethlehem checkpoint / Emma Mancini
AIC 14 Aug -- Checkpoint 300, separating Bethlehem from Jerusalem, worsens. On the second Friday of Ramadan, Palestinian police join the Israeli army in controlling the movement of Palestinian residents from the Bethlehem district who are allowed to reach an armored Jerusalem and the Al Aqsa Mosque. In a shocking atmosphere of normalisation and uncritical acceptance, Palestinian policemen monitor the queue and communicate easily with the Israeli soldiers on the other side of the checkpoint. During Ramadan, the Palestinian security forces are the watchdog and perform the job usually done by Israeli forces ... A man, about 40 years old, bursts into tears while facing the Palestinian policemen: "I just want to pray in Al-Aqsa, I just want to pray freely".
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/economy-of-the-occupation/3741
Free to be human: visit to the Aida refugee camp / Alexandra Salomon
AIC 13 Aug -- The Aida refugee camp lies between Bethlehem and Beit Jala, in Area A of the West Bank. The entrance to the camp is marked by an arch with a model of a large key propped on top. While it is difficult in most ways to differentiate between the refugee camp and its surrounding residential area, numerous plaques on the camp walls detail the villages from which the refugees came, the Israeli army units that displaced them and the number of residents exiled. We started the day, driving through the main checkpoint into Bethlehem. I observed the yellow sign warning 'No entrance to Israelis' with apprehension, but flashed my European passport like a seasoned pro, attempting not to betray the nervousness I felt inside. And then it hit me. It was like someone had just punched me in the stomach. The Separation Wall with all its weight bears down, the impact of everything it stands for immediate and overwhelming ...We were then taken to meet Faizeer, a woman who was about 12 years old when Israeli soldiers entered her village in 1948 and who now lives not far from the local UNRWA office. Faizeer is a survivor from the Ajjur village. Ajjur is now the site of the Jewish National Fund (JNF-KKL) British National park. For me, this word, survivor always had connotations attached to those who survived the Nazi holocaust in Europe. This was a new reality I was experiencing
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/news/3740
Anti-corruption commission investigates economy minister
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) 14 Aug -- The Palestinian Authority anti-corruption chief Rafiq An-Natseh said Sunday that a commission had begun investigating Minister of Economy Hassan Abu Libdeh. "The interrogations are still at the beginning and it’s difficult to talk about the charges against the minister, while many other interrogation sessions will be held with him”, An-Natseh told a Ma’an correspondent.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=413122
Fatah ratifies Dahlan's final sacking decision
RAMALLAH (WAFA) 14 Aug -- Fatah Central Committee Member, Jamal Mheisen, said Sunday that the movement has resolved the case of its former member, Muhammad Dahlan, with a final dismissal from the movement, According to 'Al-Makshoof' program aired on the Palestinian TV. Mhaisen said that "the decision is now final. It can’t be appealed or canceled."
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16988
Social media offers last keffiyeh factory lifeline
BBC 8 Aug -- Hirbawi Textiles is located on a nondescript road on the outskirts of the Palestinian city Hebron ... three years ago the factory became the focus of the world's media, when it became apparent it was the last in the Palestinian Territories to produce the keffiyeh, the traditional Arab headdress and favourite of former leader Yasser Arafat ... Following the media attention came a flood of inquiries about the factory. Capitalising on the public's interest, the Hirbawi family set up an web page so orders from foreign countries could be placed. Around the same time the story had caught the eye of the 'Young Professionals for Palestine', a group of internet activists based at the time in Kuwait. Group founder Noora Kassem says they were concerned foreign imports were destroying the meaning of the Palestinian scarf.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14447485
Continued efforts to establish a national center dedicated to treating cancer patients in Palestine / Ali Samoudi
Jenin (PNN) 14 Aug -- Statistics and official data show that Palestinian society is prone to very high incidences of cancer, without a doubt due to a number of known factors: the absence of any institutions or officials to deal with the disease and an absence of the awareness of the disease and the possible mechanisms of treatment. Without an institution that can help deal with the patients and their family’s plight as well as teaching the community, many families who deal with cancer have no-one to turn to for help and for knowledge and so the psychological burdens on their life only increases. Amid this reality, I sat down with a group of young Palestinian university students and a group of doctors and volunteers to discuss the issue of cancer patients in Palestine. This group was not a random selection however; after seeing the suffering of others and some having suffered family and friend losses due to cancer, this passionate group of individuals came together earlier this year to launch the "National Assembly for the Care and Support of Cancer Patients in Palestine."
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10588&Itemid=63.
No real changes at Egypt-Gaza border
The Palestine Telegraph
... what is happening in the streets of Damascus, the streets of Cairo, the streets of Sana'a, of Bahrain,” he said. by Jared Malsin for Electronicintifada.
Throwing rocks at the occupation – and Western prejudice too
The Palestine Telegraph
Bassem Tamimi, a prominent activist now in Israeli detention, explained in an interview with The Electronic Intifada that rocks were traditionally thrown to ...
Irish activists protest Riverdance's Israel gig
Green Left Weekly
... activists in Dublin are protesting Irish dance troupe Riverdance's decision to perform in Israel in September, ElectronicIntifada.net said on August 11. ...
Arab Youth And Social Protest In Israel
By Asma Agbarieh-Zahalka
This new era will bury the fanatical nationalism and extremism of Arabs in Israel, just as it will bury Jewish fanatical nationalism
Israeli Spy: Pollard's ex-wife: I'm starved for food: Nine months after being flown in to Israel in poor financial, health state, Ann Pollard says she has been reduced to begging. PM's Office: She receives monthly stipend, constant medical care
Noam Chomsky: Pro Israel Christian Right Most Anti-Semitic People In The World : Chomsky Says Christian Right Supports Israel Because They Want the Jewish Population to Be Exterminated by Armageddon
14 August 2011
It’s no accident that the outlines of extreme capitalism, a policy based on the continual splintering of society due to competition among people, is inherent within the occupation. Anyone who travels around the West Bank and the Jordan Valley can witness capitalism’s geographic manifestations. Cantonization, the proliferation of checkpoints and the bureaucratic control of traffic are all components of separation designed to make survival difficult and perpetuate control by the central authority.}
13 August 2011
Moshé Machover: “He had precisely what we lacked then – a consistent and comprehensive grasp of the Zionist settlement process and especially its impact on Arab society in Palestine. We acquired from him a deeper, more complete conceptualization of Israel as the realization of Zionist settlement. He also grasped the Arab Revolution as one indivisible process.”
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Lebanon upgrades Palestinian delegation to embassy
President Mahmoud Abbas hoists Palestinian flag to inaugurate new embassy in Beirut, says 122 countries support UN bid for recognition in September.
PM: Turkey won't back down on demand for Israeli apology
Israel ministers debate Palestinian UN bid
Al-Jazeera slams Israel's arrest of correspondent
PA condemns conference hosted by hard-line Rabbi
Hamas official: Party not moving headquarters to Cairo
Report: Israel PM 'snubs Clinton' over Turkey apology
EU condemns ongoing closure of East Jerusalem institutions
PA takes satirical TV series off air
Samaritan marks 8th year in Israeli prison
Detainees ministry: Israel threatens 'mistreatment' in prisons
Lieberman: Israel's rejection of apology to Turkey came too late
FM tells Channel 2 that the fact it took Israel so long to decide it will not apologize over the Gaza flotilla raid shows it lacks
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U.S. impotent in face of Middle East events
Zvi Bar'el / When it comes to Israel and Turkey, stupidity is also a strategic asset
Israel is set on showing the world that it will not surrender to Turkey's demand for an apology, but is simultaneously foiling the opportunity to use it as an ally in face of Syria and Iran.
Hezbollah chief: Hariri indictment contains 'no direct evidence'
Hassan Nasrallah responds to the indictment accusing four members of the militant Shi'ite group of taking part in killing former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Fatah-Hamas reconciliation stalls over Palestinian statehood bid
Senior Fatah official says, 'We are not giving the Americans or anyone else a reason to shun us because of the reconciliation or anything else.'
Hamas bans Gaza students from studying in U.S.
Palestinian Center for Human Rights says Hamas rejected travel request by eight teenagers who were granted AMIDEAST scholarships.
PM Netanyahu informs U.S. Secretary of State Clinton that Israel will not accept an outline for restoring relationship with Turkey.
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Khaled Meshal to hold talks Wednesday with Egyptian intelligence chief, General Murad Muwafi, Al-Hayat reports.
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Understanding is key to a two-state future for Israelis and Palestinians
Lorna Fitzsimons - Guardian - ""I don`t expect the other side to except my version of events, but it is important that we each learn to understand how the other side sees the situation. On this basis we can build a shared future."" - id
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Israel approves 227 Units In Ariel Settlement
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC - "The Ariel illegal settlement is considered the biggest settlement in the occupied West Bank; it also contains a university and an industrial zone." - id
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Al Jazeera journalist detained in Israel last week
Gili Izikovich - Haaretz - "Government Press Office head Oren Helman stated, "We heard about the matter but it is not within the realm of our responsibilities."" - id
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Mashaal to discuss Shalit with Egyptian intel chief
Elior Levy - Ynet - "On Tuesday, senior Hamas member Usama Hamdan claimed Israel softened its "stubborn" positions in the negotiations to secure the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit." - id
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Donors help keep Palestinians in cages
Charlotte Silver - EI - "If development aid programmes set freedom — rather than the introduction of a neo-liberal state — as their principal objective for Palestinians, then they may begin to counter the 63-year process of confiscation and colonization." id
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Arabs failed to get their story out first
RAY HANANIA - J-Post - "It is not what you say, but how you say it. The goal of a successful debater is not simply to win the argument, but to win over the audience first. Perception is reality, and the Arabs have never bothered to understand this simple concept." - id
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Racism and the Israeli housing crisis
Laila El-Haddad - Gazamom - Blog - "... are they going to say: "Hey, we’ve got to do this without expanding into the West Bank?”" -id
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Glenn Beck exploiting Israel
M.J. Rosenberg - Ynet- "If his rally succeeds in achieving mainstream support in Israel, Israel will be damaged, too – especially among the vast majority of Americans who see him as a bigoted extremist." - id
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Settlers Torch Dozens Of Dunams Near Homesh
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC - "The repeated attacks by the settlers are part of what they dub as “Price Tag” and include attacking and torching mosques in the West Bank, in addition to attacking farmers and their lands." - id
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Rami Levi, partner rescind offer for East Jerusalem project
Lior Zeno - Haaretz - "The intended purchase, apparently motivated to prevent Palestini an investor Bashar al-Masri from gaining control over Digal, was lauded by rightist activists." - id
Palestinian Woman Sentenced To 20 Years For Stabbing An Israeli Soldier
Wednesday August 17, 2011 - 15:01
A Palestinian woman from Ramallah was sentenced to 20-year imprisonment after being indicted of stabbing an Israeli soldier at the Qalandia military checkpoint on the northern entrance of Jerusalem in 2008. Full Story
Palestinian Man Hit By Israeli Military Jeep Dies Of Wounds
Wednesday August 17, 2011 - 11:58
A Palestinian pedestrian died of wounds overnight when an Israeli border police jeep hit him in an East Jerusalem suburb, the Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported. Full Story
Settlers Torch Dozens Of Dunams Near Homesh Former Settlement In Nablus
Tuesday August 16, 2011 - 21:40
A group of armed extremist Israeli settlers torched on Tuesday evening dozens of dunams of farmlands near the Homesh former settlement, north of Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank. Full Story
Increased Palestinian displacement as Israeli settler violence intensifies
AIC 15 Aug -- As dozens of Israeli MKs petition Netanyahu to endorse increased settlement construction in the West Bank to address the Israeli housing crisis and the surrounding tent protests, Israeli settlement policy continues to perpetuate a housing crisis of a very different sort in the Palestinian territory.Over the past seven months, nearly 900 Palestinians have been displaced from their homes, as opposed to 606 during the whole of 2010. 755 of those were displaced due to home demolitions, while the remaining 127 were forced from their homes due to settler violence ... While settlers are burning Palestinian crops, damaging property, and throwing rocks at shepherds and children, the Israeli government is using a system of permitting processes, military zones, and fines to prevent Palestinians from establishing any structural claim to their own land.
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/settlers-violence/3744
Israeli settler violence report, May-June 2011
AIC 15 Aug -- By Ahmad Jaradat & Nikki Hodgson -- During the months of May and June, settler attacks against Palestinian civilians continued, with most of the attacks targeting agriculture land in the northern West Bank. The attacks, including damage to agriculture property, burning of olive trees and destruction of wheat crops, appear to be systematically targeting land near settlements, and many Palestinian farmers fear that the settlers are organizing attacks in order to confiscate land for the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. Numerous attacks also occurred in Hebron, resulting in at least three Palestinians needing medical attention, including a six-year-old boy. Details:
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/settlers-violence/3745
Palestinian journalists organised a rally yesterday, 16 August under the theme 'Don't silence the media' in solidarity with Russian journalist, Maxim Shevchenko, following death threats against him as a result of his vocal support for the Palestinian Cause.
The sit-in was held in front of the Gaza headquarters of UNESCO where participants raised placards calling on human rights organisations to follow up and advocate on the issue. Others called on the Russian government to ensure full protection for Mr Shevchenko who has reaffirmed his support for the Palestinian people until their usurped rights are restored.
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Israel's intelligence service, Shin Bet, has levelled a number of accusations against Al Jazeera's Afghanistan correspondent, Samer Allawi, including that of being a member of the Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas.
On Tuesday August 16, the Israeli military court before which Allawi testified decided to extend his remand after Shin Bet brought forward an indictment accusing him of being a member of Hamas and of having relations with its military leaders.
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Israeli media outlets have reported that a US Democratic Party senator is working toward proposing a bill to suspend US aid to elite Israeli Defence Forces units on the grounds that those units are involved in human rights violations against Palestinian citizens in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, August 16, Haaretz newspaper reported that Senator Patrick Leahy wants US assistance withheld from the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 13 Unit, the undercover Duvdevan Unit and the Israel Air Force's Shaldag Unit.
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A Palestinian youth, Amin Talib Dabash, died late last night 16 August after he was run over by a military jeep belonging to the Israeli 'border guards', in the area between Um Tuba and Jebal Abu Ghunaym, south of Al Aqsa Mosque.
Eyewitnesses said the driver deliberately targeted the young man who was on his way to work. He was taken to the Haddasa hospital where was pronounced dead one hour later.
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Leahy Law’ seeks to hold all countries to the same standard, including Israel
Some of the violence, deaths and injuries in Palestine this week include…
The ‘untamed wildernesses’ of Israeli and American colonialism
I watch as Jewish settlements engulf East Jerusalem
Co-oping BDS, part I: Progressive except Palestine
New US envoy to Israel blows airkiss to neoconservatives
Religious identity and transparency
Jewish spring? ‘New Republic’ cites importance of ‘human rights’ in the Occupied Territories
Occupied Gaza– where warplanes fire shells, soldiers kill a teenager, and bulldozers remove internet service
From London to Jenin: Paying for the sins of their sons
by Carlos Latuff / August 17th, 2011
by Gilad Atzmon / August 17th, 2011
I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.
– Baruch Spinoza
Daniel Cohen (fictitious name) is deeply admired by many. He is a humanist, an anti Zionist and he is also a man of great integrity. A week ago, Daniel decided to challenge my views, and launched a courageous debate. Being a gracious man, he might have hoped to open my eyes to some ‘categorical mistakes’ he believed I was making. For my part, I was very open to his criticism and engaged in …
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Michelle Gyeney
Nablus
17 August 2011
The Palestinian Authority cooperated with Israeli forces to host a fabricated “Peace and Freedom Day” rally in Nablus, while prohibiting local Palestinian tour guides from discussing politics with Kabbalist tourists from the US.
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Opinion/Editorial: Donors help keep Palestinians in cages (16 August 2011)
17 August 2011
For the sake of Abir Aramin and all Palestinians who are maimed, killed, or whose homes, farms, and infrastructure are wantonly destroyed in the course of Israel’s brutal military occupation, the US must end taxpayer-funded weapons transfers to Israel and hold it accountable, just like every other country, for its violations of the law. To do anything less would be to unfairly hold Israel to a different standard.
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#FreeAbuYazan
Ebaa Rezeq
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August 15, 2011 - Yesterday, news spread about arresting a young activist by the local authorities in Gaza. Hamas called him to take his confiscated things (laptop & mobile) then arrested him banning him from contacting his family or lawyer! But how it all started..? Well, Abu Yazan & I were chosen to travel to Paris for a social media program for 5 days! It was coordinated via the French Cultural Center in Gaza. We both study English-French literature, students in the French Center, blog, known social & political activists which make us qualified candidates for this program! But was it enough for Hamas? After the five-day program finished we stayed extra more days in Paris then we left heading to Egypt. Abu Yazan was deported from the Egyptian side to Gaza and humiliated, but I was allowed to get in to Cairo! ....
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80521
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On the Current Conjuncture in Israel
by Matan Kaminer
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August 15, 2011 - ...So is this a false return, a pseudo-class struggle occluding and colluding with the oppression of the Palestinians? Or is it the beginning of a true return, uniting Arabs and Jews in an anti-colonial and anti-capitalist popular project? Can the sha'b in al-sha'b yurid isqat al-nizam and the 'am in ha'am doresh tzedek hevrati become one and the same people, not only in Israel-Palestine but also across the region? W hile heavy skepticism would not be unjustified, there can be no analytical, objectivist answer to this question, as the current conjuncture is radically open. If the movement chooses the path of the false return, it may gain tactically, but it will remain fragile, inconsistent and vulnerable to dispersion through the call to arms. A mass movement heading in the direction of the true return may still seem unlikely – and certainly it will meet with brutal repression, if it does coalesce. But in these days of possibility, it would be wrong to rule it out, and irresponsible for radical Israelis not to do everything in our power to realize it....
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80514
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Palestinian youth stage sit-in against Syria crackdown
Middle East Online
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August 15, 2011 - About 400 Palestinian youths staged a sit-in late Sunday in the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest Syria's brutal crackdown on Syrian anti-regime protesters. Palestinian police did not intervene, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported Brandishing Syrian flags, the Palestinians, who organised the rally via the Facebook social network site, called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "a coward" to attack his own people an d should instead send his troops to the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory largely annexed by Israel in 1981...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80512
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Preserving Palestinian heritage one stitch at a time
Emily Lawrence
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August 15, 2011 - A walk through the markets of the Old City in Hebron is a sobering reminder of the effects of the Israeli occupation on the everyday lives of Palestinians. Though the city is deep in the occupied West Bank, more than 600 Jewish settlers have established themselves in several settlements inside Hebron’s town center. The streets of the Old City have been caged in mesh and are full of bricks, bottles and garbage hurled down by settl ers in the houses above — an act silently authorized under the watchful yet passive gaze of the ever-present Israeli military. The military has become a formidable presence in Hebron. The often violent settlers are protected by up to 2,000 soldiers and a combination of military checkpoints, watchtowers, roadblocks, iron gates and shop closures have had a dire effect on Hebron’s economy...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80507
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6 killed in Israeli airstrikes
Medics say airstrikes have killed 6 Palestinians in southern Gaza. An army source has confirmed that operations are underway after a deadly attack in Eilat.
7 killed, dozens injured in southern Israel attacks
Gaza factional fighting scars taint reconciliation efforts
Rights group: Hamas ban on study abroad students 'illegal'
Islamic Jihad: Gaza govt seized operative
Lebanon upgrades Palestinian delegation to embassy
Bosnian Serbs oppose Palestinian UN bid
Gideon Levy
Israel's swinish Zionism ought to be stopped
Timor-Leste: Don’t Compromise Political Integrity Due to Israel http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/news/3753-timor-leste-dont-compromise-political-integrity-due-to-israel-project-
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Shin Bet accused of exceeding its authority in Mer-Khamis murder case
Amira Hass - Haaretz - Abeer Baker, representing Mer-Khamis` family, and Smadar Ben-Natan, who represents one of the suspects, argued that because the murder is not classified as a security crime, the Shin Bet has, by law, no authority to investigate.
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IDF raids same West Bank town 5 times in last 2 weeks
Alex Kane -+972 - Residents of Beit Ommar have already gotten used to military incursions and prevention of access to land – but some residents believe the increase in recent raids is connected to the army’s effort at deterrence ahead of the anticipated popular unrest in September.
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In a New Crime, IOF Kills Disabled Child in Central Gaza
PCHR - Press Release - According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 18:00 on Tuesday, 16 August 2011, Israeli soldiers stationed at the border northeast of Deir al-Balah opened fire at a Palestinian, who was nearly 400 meters from the border. As a result, he was wounded by 10 bullets in his head and chest. He was left wounded without being offered any first aid. After coordination was made with IOF, at approximately 19:20, medical crews were able to retrieve the body, which was then transferred to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. After four hours later, the child was identified as Sa`d Abdul Rahim Mahmoud al-Majdalwai, 17, from al-Nussairat refugee camp. He was hit by 10 live bullets mostly to the head. In his testimony to PCHR, the victim`s father said that his son had been suffering from a mental disability and a speech impairment.
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The defense minister goes green with a new recycling program in Gaza
Gisha - Gestures are all well and good. We can only hope that this time they will actually be implemented in full, and will not end up as unfulfilled promises waiting to be recycled for next time around.
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The `Forgotten Population` Needs a Solution
Joharah Baker - MIFTAH - Let’s imagine that Bashaar Al Assad’s regime fell tomorrow. The Syrians, in spite of the thousands of deaths, injuries and disappearances they have endured, will rejoice. The Palestinians too will be happy for their Syrian counterparts when the tyrant falls, but that doesn’t mean that their own problems are solved. The refugee problem in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and inside of Palestine deserves a separate and just solution. They are not punching bags for other regimes to pummel. And they should never be forgotten.
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“No ball”, no childhood either
Avihai Sharon - Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity - Over the past few months East Jerusalem has become the brutal playing-field of the Israel police force. In this rare footage of a children’s soccer game on a street corner in the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood two weeks ago, undercover agents make a “tackle”.
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The Israeli Spring
Etgar Keret - The Nation - As fate would have it, we’re stuck with a prime minister who is not only right wing but also completely impervious to social issues. So, if Netanyahu abuses the weak and destroys the middle class, should the fact that he also happens not to believe in the peace process grant him immunity from being ousted by his right-wing supporters?
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Palestinian Women: Narrative Histories and Gendered Memory
Yehudit Keshet - Fatmeh Kassem, Zed Books, London, 2010, 264 pp. Bibliography, index. - These oral histories come from women who are multi-marginalized: as Palestinian second-class citizens living in Jewish-Arab so-called mixed towns; as working-class, often illiterate, subjects and, not least, as women silenced by the male dominated discourse of their own, and the wider society. In her readable and moving book, Kassem has not only salvaged important memories of painful personal and collective histories, she has empowered her interviewees to speak , perhaps for the first time, in their own voices and given them a place on the public stage.
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The Tent Protest Movement: Can Israeli Society Change from Within?
Shir Hever - New Left Project - The long-term success of the protests will hinge on one thing – solidarity. Whether sufficient people will overcome the barriers between them remains to be seen, but one is allowed to hope.
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Beyond borders
Ilana Hammerman - Haaretz - We sat there, we six women, in the company of the family and a few curious neighbors, and planned our trip together: Which checkpoint we would go through (not that we knew anything about the options, but they knew ). What we would say if we were stopped (because now we roughly knew what was prohibited ) and what was liable to happen to us if what we said was not accepted (because we still couldn`t figure out what might be acceptable - we had more or less understood what was prohibited but hadn`t yet understood what was allowed ). rh
At Least 14 Dead In A Series Of Attacks In Southern Israel
Thursday August 18, 2011 - 18:21
Fourteen people were killed and around 31 were wounded when a group of armed men attacked with rifles, mortar shells and explosive devices a bus carrying Israeli soldiers, a vehicle and another bus in southern Israel. Full Story
Palestine UN Observer: “Settlements Jeopardize Peace Efforts”
Thursday August 18, 2011 - 02:19
Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, stated Wednesday that Israel’s insistence on constructing and expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied territories jeopardize all efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East. Full Story
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It could be that we are witnessing a déjà vu moment in the Israel-Palestine conflict. The road to Oslo, after all, passed through London. ...
Middle East peace talks in a London kitchen Jewish Chronicle
Palestinians can still negotiate after the UN declaration Media Monitors Network
Lebanon upgrades Palestinian delegation to embassy AFP Reuters
The Jewish Chronicle's Martin Bright has revealed details of "a secret meeting between Israeli President Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority" alleged to have taken place in London earlier this year. Alarmingly, given the history of the end-result of such discussions between Israelis and Palestinians, Bright claims that the meeting is "part of a series of back-channel negotiations to reach a peace agreement in the Middle East". It was hosted, says the JC, "by UK businessman Poju Zabludowicz at his north London home".
Zabludowicz is no neutral, well-meaning third-party; his father built his fortune, said a January 2009 Observer article, in the Israeli arms industry. Israeli weapons and munitions are, of course, used regularly to devastating effect against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Mahmoud Abbas should know that. In Peter Oborne's TV documentary of the same year, Zabludowicz was alleged to have interests in an illegal West Bank settlement. Abbas should know that too. Zabludowicz is also the main donor behind and chairman of BICOM, the British Israel Communication and Research Centre, which is a mainstay of the pro-Israel Lobby in the UK. The president should have been advised about that.
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Maxim Shevchenko is an immensely well-respected editor, journalist and presenter on television and radio in Russia. He is a staunch advocate of the Palestinian cause, a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and he is also one of the latest targets of the pro-Israel Lobby.
Hanan Chehata - You are an outspoken supporter of Palestine and have publicly criticised Israel for its human rights abuses against the Palestinian people. When did your support for Palestine begin and why?
Maxim Shevchenko - I began to support the Palestinian people as a Soviet teenager in 1982. There were a lot of wounded Palestinian fighters from Beirut in Moscow at the time. I casually happened to meet some of them. Talks with these people amazed me. They were the same age as me but they had been real fighters for freedom and justice.
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The 43 year old prisoner, Zakaria Daoud Hassan Isa, from the town of al-Khader in Bethlehem who is currently serving a fifteen and a half year sentence went into a coma a few days ago after which he was rushed from the Negev Desert Prison to the Soroka Hospital in Be'ere Sheva.
Over the last four months, Mr Isa had been suffering from pains in his chest and stomach and he was unable to eat any food. However, his doctors and the clinic at the Negev Desert Prison did not give him with the necessary treatment nor would they provide a clear diagnosis of his condition aggravating the problem. On Thursday, 4/8/2011 he lost consciousness after his weight plummeted and he lost the ability to speak.
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A report issued by the Public Defender's Office at the Israeli Justice Ministry has described the conditions endured by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails as "very harsh". The issues mentioned by the report include severe overcrowding, which could cause suffocation, facilities which don't meet even basic standards, excessive punitive measures, a lack of resources and inadequate access to medical care. Access to relatives and lawyers is also a cause for concern for prisoners, it is claimed.
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Reports in the Egyptian media claim that Israel's spy agency, Mossad, has plotted to cause infertility in Egypt. According to Al-Ahram newspaper, Supreme State Security Criminal Court investigations of Bashar Abu Zaid, the Jordanian who is accused of spying on Egypt for Israel, have revealed an Israeli plot to market a hair product which endangers reproductive abilities.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief has said that she "deeply regrets" hearing that the Israeli government has approved expansion plans for the illegal settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank.
Catherine Ashton said in a statement from Brussels that "parties must do their utmost to avoid acts on the ground which undermine confidence. It is in their interest not to derail current efforts to resume direct negotiations."
She reiterated the fact that "all settlement activities are illegal under international law and threaten the viability of an agreed two-state solution, and noted that this is the third settlement construction project in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem to be approved by the Israeli government in less than a month.
Indyk says Obama has failed on Israel/Palestine, and our credibility in Arab world is ‘tarnished’
Chicago-area activists ask, ‘Which side are you on Kirk?’
Austerity generates ‘political violence,’ from England to Gaza
Anti-Arab racism in Israel
Reviving the Israeli left– Labor Party figure defends colonization project
Republican candidate in Brooklyn uses ‘Ground Zero mosque’ scare to woo pro-Israel voters
Leading Brooklyn rabbi says boycott is ‘reprehensible’ and the answer is for civil society to encourage ‘moderate’ Palestinians
The Marx Brothers unplugged
Munayyer op-ed in Boston Globe explains that U.S. was incapable of exerting pressure on Israel to accept two-state solution
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Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (04– 10 Aug. 2011)
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)
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August 17, 2011 - Summary - Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the reporting period (04 – 10 August 2011): Shooting: During the reporting period, a Palestinian woman and two activists of the Palestinian resistance were wounded by IOF in the Gaza Strip. On 09 August 2011, Israeli soldiers positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired at a Palestinian woman while she was grazing animals in the central Gaza Strip. She was wounded moderately wounded and 8 of her sheep were killed. On 04 August 2011, two activists of the Palestinian resistance were wounded when IOF fired two artillery shells at them in the east of Gaza City...
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The 'Forgotten Population' Needs a Solution
By Joharah Bakernd
August 17, 2011 - Whenever I discuss politics, I am always sure to insist that the Palestinians still and always will retain the right of return for its refugees. Never has this feeling been stronger than this week, as the Palestinian refugee population in Al Ramel, Syria were made to relive the horrors of 60 years ago, displaced and forgotten. This week, as Syrian forces continued their brutal crackdown of anti-government demonstrations, Palestinian refugees in the country were pulled into the conflict, first in body bags then through exile. In the first week of August, six Palestinians were killed in Syria by government forces. A few days ago, three others were killed in Latikiya. This week, as Syrian government forces moved in with tanks and heavy artillery into Al Ramel, which is also the location of a Palestinian camp, thousands of refugees fled for their lives....
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OPT: Growing Palestinian displacement in West Bank Area C
IRIN News
August 17, 2011 - Each year, hundreds of Palestinians in Area C have their homes demolished by the Israeli authorities because they are unable to obtain permits for their buildings, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Area C covers 60 percent of the West Bank with a Palestinian population of about 150,000. Israel retains military authority and full control over building and planning in Area C: as much as 70 percent of it is inaccessible to Palestinians, classified as Israeli settlement areas, firing zones, or nature reserves...
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Gaza’s Lifeguards Fight Sea and Siege
By Eva Bartlett
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August 17, 2011 - It’s a sunny Gaza morning and although a work day, the beach along Sheik Rajleen has enough people on it to keep Gaza’s small number of lifeguards busy and alert. From a simple, raised wooden hut, a team of three monitor the sea, periodically calling out to swimmers below to move to calmer waters. "I’ve known how to swim since I knew how to walk," says Ahmed el Basha, 42, one of Sheik Rajleen’s lifeguards. "I’m a fisher, my father is a fisher, and my grandfather was a fisher. Most of the lifeguards in Gaza are from fishing families, so they know how to swim well. But we also take training courses in first aid and in sea rescue from the Civil Defence."...
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Renewed attacks kill 4 in Gaza
Israeli attacks kill Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll in the coastal enclave to 11 in the 24 hours since a deadly attack in southern Israel.
Gaza's PRC militants deny involvement in Eilat attacks
Egypt protests to Israel over police deaths
Gaza rockets hit Israel after night of airstrikes
Thousands attend funeral for PRC members, child
Barghouthi: Veto on UN bid tantamount to 'terror'
Abbas: We refuse observer status at the UN
Israeli troops fire tear gas at childrens' rally
Fatah 'ready to discuss' delaying October elections
Hamas: Government employees to receive wages on Sunday
IAEA chief optimistic about making Middle East nuclear-free zone
Yukiya Aman aims to convene talks between Israel and Arab countries later this year.
MESS Report
by Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff
The Fifth Question
by Mira Sucharov
Insurance company will start by focusing operations on elementary, car and property insurance; partners will raise NIS 60-90 million in capital to establish the company.
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The return of the generals
Uri Avnery - Counterpunch - The recent attack in southern Israel was an incredible stroke of luck for Netanyahu and his government
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Does Israel teach anti-Arab bigotry?
Lawrence Davidson - Consortium News - Israel is experiencing a protest movement for “social justice” as are other countries in the Middle East and Europe. But the Israeli version seeks a more equitable society for Jewish citizens while sidestepping the plight of Palestinians, the result of intense anti-Arab indoctrination.
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Does your Congressperson represent you - or the Likud?
Medea Benjamin - Commondreams - Going on an AIPAC-sponsored trip to Israel is the moral equivalent of using an Anglo-Boer travel company to visit apartheid-era South Africa. Although they claim to be visiting leaders “across the political spectrum”, including Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, you can bet your bottom dollar that AIPAC will not be giving these 81 Congresspeople a fair and balanced view of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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Social origins of the tent protests in Israel
Max Ajl - Znet - Calls to end the occupation have thus far been mostly absent, a silence that speaks eloquently to the composition of Israeli society, in which a call to end the occupation or dismantle the racist juridical structure is perceived as an attack on the state religion -- militarist nationalism. Such a call would be "political," as opposed to the current protests, merely "social" in nature.
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Israel pounds Gaza after deadly attacks near Eilat
BBC - The Israeli military has confirmed carrying out air strikes over the Gaza Strip following a series of deadly attacks in southern Israel
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The US-Arab disconnect
Ramzy Baroud - Counterpunch - Arabs discovered - or rediscovered - that not only were there no meeting points between their aspirations and US policy, the two were actually on a collision course.
Arab League warns of Israeli plan to expel prominent Palestinians from Jerusalem
The Arab League has warned of a "dangerous" Israeli plan to expel prominent Palestinians from Jerusalem in the context of escalating Israeli activities in the Occupied Territories. In a press release, the League cited well-informed sources in the occupied city in claiming that the Israelis intend to expel 384 Jerusalemites, including political activists, from their own city because of their opposition to Israeli policies.
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The European Union has called on the Israeli authorities to let Palestinians reopen the Orient House and the Arab Chamber of Commerce in Occupied East Jerusalem. In a joint statement, the European missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah said that they "regret the recent Israeli decision extending once again the closure order against the Orient House and the Chamber of Commerce" which were shut down by the Israelis in 2001, after the eruption of the second Palestinian Intifada (uprising).
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Gaza is under fresh attack from Israel following an incident near Eilat in which seven Israelis were killed and 40 injured. Although those responsible "crossed the border from Sinai", the Israeli government claims that it was carried out by "terrorists from Gaza". As usual, swift "full force retaliation" took place, leaving six Palestinians dead in the first wave early on Friday morning, 19 August.
This is the disconnected, disaffected news I have seen in Britain. Up until a month ago, I would have responded in the standard manner on hearing it, with somewhat feeble exclamations of protest and a few Facebook and Twitter posts. I would have perhaps even signed a petition or two.
But now I have visited Gaza. I have crossed the Rafah border, walked upon the Holy Land in the Holy Month of Ramadan, dug my toes into the soft sand, trailed my fingers through the warm sea, touched the olive trees, befriended my Palestinian brothers and sisters, and left my heart there.
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Israeli aircraft have launched intense night raids against civilian areas inside the Gaza Strip.
During the attacks, the Abu Samra household was targeted and completely destroyed. A thirteen year old child is reported to have been killed while several other members of the family were injured.
Also targeted was a building under construction in the Kutayba district in the centre of Gaza City which caused the windows of surrounding buildings to shatter. The doors and windows of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque were also blown in and its contents damaged.
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Britain's Minister of International Development, Alan Duncan, has been in the firing line of the Jewish Chronicle. His only apparent crime is that he stated the obvious, daring to point out that Israel's so-called "security barrier" is a land-grabbing mechanism and that it steals Palestinian water on a massive scale. When contacted, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, to its credit, affirmed that Mr Duncan's position "is the government's position".
The JC says it took them 15 months to discern what the government really thinks about Israel's policies in the occupied Palestinian territories; that can be construed as a very definite dislike of what Mr Duncan said. Anyone not clued in may have read the JC website on the 18th August and concluded that this represents a major fall out between the British government and the pro-Israel Lobby, of which the JC is a central player. That, however, is not the case. Israel remains a close friend and ally of Britain.
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Israels Changed Agenda?
By Adam Keller
It had been a difficult month for Prime Minister Netanyahu – truly, a very hard month. A Prime Minister under siege, caught in a bind. Continue
Need A Vacation?
AIPAC Pays For 81 US Lawmakers Vacation In Israel
By RT
While the US continues to struggle with its economic issues Congress is on vacation. Many are upset at the news reports that 81 members of Congress have chosen to spend a week relaxing in Israel. Continue
Canberra torn between racism conference and UN ambitions
Boycott the UN's racist farce
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Cutting Edge Commentator
The Cutting Edge
The Electronic Intifada's Ali Abunimah, author of a book calling for the “one state solution,” wrote a defense of the BDS statement descriptively titled, ...
One man's stand against an Israeli settlement
Matthew Kalman
One man's stand against an Israeli settlement
Matthew Kalman
Posted on August 18, 2011
EDITORIAL — Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, who played a central role in bringing Fatah and Hamas to the negotiating tables in Cairo earlier this year, believes that Palestinians must now...
Posted on August 19, 2011
Last night, 18 August, Israel launched a series of air attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing seven Palestinians, including a two-year-old and a 13-year-old, and wounding dozens. This afternoon, 19...
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Hamas official: No ceasefire until Israel stops aggression
PLC deputy speaker says Palestinian resistance is entitled to self defense by any means as Israeli ministers hold emergency meeting to discuss escalation.
Israeli killed by Gaza rocket
Arab League to hold emergency meeting over IDF strikes on Gaza
Meeting to be held Sunday following request of Palestinian Authority's Mahmoud Abbas; Abbas also calls for special UN Security Council session to discuss IAF airstrikes in Gaza.
Rocket bombardment continues in southern Israel: Ashkelon, Ashdod, Be'er Sheva areas hit
Barak: Israel 'regrets' deaths of Egypt police
Hamas welcomes withdrawal of Egypt's envoy to Israel
Foreign Ministry: Israel-Egypt diplomatic crisis is behind us
Top Israeli diplomat in Cairo meets with Egyptian Foreign Ministry officials; Egypt calls on Israel to halt strikes in Gaza.
Israel and Egypt to hold joint probe into deaths of Egyptian policemen
Israel must act quickly to end the crisis with Egypt
Abbas requests emergency Security Council session
Spokesman: Fatah will be first to defend Gaza
Turkey warns ties will worsen without Israel apology
UNRWA assisting Palestinian refugees in Syria
Report: 3 Palestinian workers injured by rocket
Israeli forces 'fire live ammunition' at Hebron rally
West Bank settlers suspected of attacking Palestinian child
Ten year old boy allegedly attacked by masked assailants near Ramat Migron outpost; police apprehend 13 suspects so far.
Does Israel teach anti-Arab bigotry?
Lawrence Davidson - Consortium News - Israel is experiencing a protest movement for “social justice” as are other countries in the Middle East and Europe. But the Israeli version seeks a more equitable society for Jewish citizens while sidestepping the plight of Palestinians, the result of intense anti-Arab indoctrination.
The defense minister goes green with a new recycling program in Gaza
Gisha - Gestures are all well and good. We can only hope that this time they will actually be implemented in full, and will not end up as unfulfilled promises waiting to be recycled for next time around.
Gaza; 15 Palestinians Killed Due To Israeli Bombardment In 24 Hours
Saturday August 20, 2011 - 03:20
As Israel continued the bombardment of the Gaza Strip since Thursday, Palestinian medical sources in Gaza reported that the number of slain residents arrived to 15, while more than 40 others, were wounded in the last 24 hours of military escalation. Full Story
Egypt protests Israeli escalation in Gaza
Saturday August 20, 2011 - 01:43
The Egyptian government and population have challenged the Israeli response to a Palestinian attack on Thursday, which has involved bombardment of different areas of the Gaza Strip and a full lockdown of the borders. Full Story
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This refusal has emerged as a major stumbling-block to a renewal of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, as even those Palestinian leaders who profess a ...
Not Jewish enough for Glenn Beck Ha'aretz
Anti-Israel bullies' hard-centre bites in chocolate shop campaign The Australian
Who is a Jew? Who is pro-Israel? A conversation between two Jews The Comment Factory
Bangkok Post - Heritage Florida Jewish News
Posted on August 20, 2011
Last night, 19 August, more than a dozen Israeli air strikes hit the Gaza Strip, bringing the total killed since Thursday to 15 and approximately 50 injured. Among the killed...
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August 20, 2011
Clashes broke out outside Damascus Gate on the third Friday
by Innovative Minds / August 20th, 2011
On Tuesday 14th June 2011 human rights activists came together to oppose the visit of Israeli historian Benny Morris to the London School of Economics.
The visit was organised by the Anglo Israel Association, whose honorary president is the Israeli Ambassador. The Anglo Israel Association boast that their most fruitful work is as propagandists for Israel bringing ‘opinion formers’ to the UK on speaking tours in partnership with British think-tanks and universities to push the Israeli perspective.
Benny Morris is well known for his racist views of Arabs and Muslims, his support and whitewashing of ethnic cleansing and his justification of genocide.
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Kafka at the Rafah border
Diane Shammas
Senior Foreign Policy Fellow, Media Matters Action Network
The Palestinian decision to turn to the UN is not a threat to Israel, it is an opportunity. And Israel cannot afford to miss any more opportunities.
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Reza Aslan, 8/19/11
Founder, AslanMedia.com; Author, 'Beyond Fundamentalism'
The stage is set for a showdown this weekend between two prevailing forces in Israeli society: one which advocates national security above all else, and one which believes a country that prides itself on being a prosperous democracy must meet its obligations to its weakest citizens.
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20 August 2011
Two terror attacks shook Israel on Thursday and Friday. By the weekend, eight Israelis were killed and nearly forty injured. Immediately after the attacks, the Israeli air force bombed many locations in Gaza. Nine were killed and nearly thirty injured. In an interview with The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky, Lt. Col. Avital Liebovitz admits the army does not connect the attack to the Popular Resistance Committee, whom the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames but that the army targeted and killed its leader anyway.
Someone in the wild Sinai peninsula took a decision and sent a big, well equipped squad to infiltrate across the border into the Israeli Negev, attack buses and cars and engage in running battles with soldiers and shoot and kill and kill indiscriminately. And presto, in one minute the agenda changed and the public mood changed into a state of emergency and war at the gate and in all communications media there was no more talk of social protests, nothing but terrorism and army and security issues.
For the sake of Abir Aramin and all Palestinians who are maimed, killed, or whose homes, farms, and infrastructure are wantonly destroyed in the course of Israel’s brutal military occupation, the US must end taxpayer-funded weapons transfers to Israel and hold it accountable, just like every other country, for its violations of the law. To do anything less would be to unfairly hold Israel to a different standard.
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Zionists and the Palestine Narrative
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Uri Avnery
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Return of the Generals
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Kiera Feldman
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Co-oping BDS: Progressive Except Palestine
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Israel attacks Gaza to escape internal differences
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Gaza; 15 Palestinians Killed Due To Israeli Bombardment In 24 Hours
Saed Bannoura
Palestinians Strike to Seek Historic Agreement
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August 19, 2011 - estled between rolling hills just outside of Jerusalem, a dozen Palestinian workers have escaped the scorching summer heat in the shade of a makeshift tent, where they anxiously wait to sign what would be the first collective bargaining agreement between Palestinian workers and an Israeli employer. "All the workers said we want to strike, so we’re not going back. Let’s finish the agreement, sign everything, and get our rights. After, we’ll return. Every day we are sitting here," says Niaz Qadadeh, a foreman at the quarry who has been leading the workers’ strike since it began on Jun. 16. Owned by Israeli company Salit Mishor Adumim, the Salit quarry employs over 40 Palestinian workers, all of whom hold either Jerusalem residency cards or West Bank-only IDs. The workers extract gravel and dirt and make asphalt at the site...
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Amos Oz on fanaticism http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2011/3294405.htm
Casualties mount in Gaza-Israel violence
Gaza rockets target southern Israel
Up to 31 rockets from Gaza land in Israel, while Israel responds with air strikes of its own.
IDF Kills 14 in Gaza, Hamas Renounces Ceasefire, IDF Disagrees With Netanyahu on Responsibility for Eilat Attack
Richard Silverstein
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August 19, 2011 - This is exactly the sort of gift that Israeli rightists like Bibi Netanyahu love. Faced with a mounting internal crisis in the form of the J14 movement, Palestinian rejectionists have handed him his "Get Out of Political Crisis Free" card. Yesterday’s attack in Eilat has fueled an Israeli reaction that can be described as uncontrollable fury, which has killed 14 i ncluding three children. Today, an Israeli drone performed heroically for the fatherland by incinerating a car (or in other reports a motorcycle) carrying a Palestinian doctor and his family to hospital seeking treatment for a sick child. The doctor, his brother, and the doctor’s little boy were killed in the attack. Ynet announced: Oops, we missed. The drone was aiming for a terrorist cell traveling nearby. WAFA says the doctor’s brother was an Al Quds commander, which would mean that the IDF is willing to kill sick 2 year old children in order to get alleged terrorists as well....
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Gaza Under Attack | Aug 19, 2011 – in pictures
Occupied Palestine
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August 19, 2011 - How many more dead corpses of Palestine’s Children does the international community need to see in order to act? How many more cruelties and violations of Human Rights, Regulations and International Law will be needed to intervene so this ongoing warcrime is being stopped once and for all....
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Video: Images from local Gaza TV, nigth 19th August 2011.
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August 20, 2011 - These are images from local Gaza TV, nigth 19th August 2011. It seems we seeing the use of same illegal and/or experimental weapons as in 2008...
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Attacks on Gaza continue: “I’ve never seen shrapnel wounds like this before.”
Palestine Monitor
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August 20, 2011 - The spokesperson for Emergency in Gaza, Adham Abu Salmiya told media that Israel is using new kinds of weapons in its most recent attack on the confined coastal enclave. Doctors are reporting that they have seen an increase in amputations and new kinds of injuries. Maha Elbanna, a Palestinian-American journalist based in Gaza City, told The Palestine Monitor in a phone interview that the images of the wounded are particularly gruesome. "There is a picture of a teenage girl with shrapnel cuts in her face that are very deep, like I’ve never seen before. I have seen shrapnel wounds before and these are very strange," Elbanna said....
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Videos: Egypt protester take down Israel embassy flag
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August 20, 2011 - An Egyptian protester Sunday climbed to Israel’s embassy in a Cairo highrise, took down its flag and replaced it with an Egyptian one, as thousands protested over the border deaths of five policemen. The Egyptian flag fluttered from the Israeli embassy as demonstrators cheered and chanted "Long live Egypt!" and lit fireworks in the night sky. Others called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador as drivers along an adjacent bridge made victory signs and honked...
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Gaza: There was no calm before the storm
International Solidarity Movement
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August 21, 2011 - For the last two days Gaza has been under heavy attack by the Israeli military. The calm has been shattered. That is what the international press would have you believe. Perhaps they should meet Hamouda Al Najjar from Khuzzaa. He was shot in the leg on August 15th, 2011, during the time that most people think of as the time of calm in Gaza. Gaza is never really calm, it is just that the dead and the injured are ignored. If an Israeli settler had been shot in the leg while gathering food for his sheep every newspaper in America would carry a story, nobody reported the shooting of Hamouda Al Najjar... Sa’d Abdul Rahim Mahmoud al-Majdalwai, 17, from al-Nussairat refugee camp is not in a hospital, he will not recover. He was murdered by the IDF on August 16, 2011. Sa’d was mentally disabled....
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IDF Spokesperson: We DIDN’T say PRC was behind Eilat attack
Joseph Dana
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August 20, 2011 - ...Lia Tarachansky asked IDF Spokesperson Lt. Colonel Avital Leibovitz for evidence that the PRC was, indeed, responsible for the Eilat terror attack. Liebovitz responded that the Israel "did not say that this group was responsible for the terror attack." ....The simple yet difficult to answer question remains open, who is responsible for the Eilat terror attacks? If the PRC and Hamas, both of which have denied responsibilit y, are not the culprits, as Lt. Col Avital Liebovitz alleges in the Real News interview, why is Israel attacking targets in Gaza with overwhelming force? Why are senior members of the Israeli and international press corps reporting unsubstantiated Israeli government claims as fact without doing the necessary legwork of revealing sources and providing verifiable proof of their material....
Egypt says Israeli regret is not enough
AFP
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August 20, 2011 - Egypt's cabinet says that an Israeli statement expressing regret for the border deaths of five policemen is not enough. But it stopped short of saying if it would recall its Tel Aviv envoy. "The Israeli statement was positive on the surface but it was not in keeping with the magnitude of the incident and the state of Egyptian anger toward Israeli actions," the official MENA quoted a cabinet statement as saying on Sunday....
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Refugees in Lebanon react to Abbas visit
Matthew Cassel
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August 20, 2011 - ... "Why did he come? He inaugurated the embassy and left?" asked "Abu Shadi" ["The father of Shadi"]. "Did anything change after opening the embassy? Will they give us passports? We've been here for 60 years, will we be able to own property or get passports and travel to other countries?" ... "I don't recognise Mahmoud Abbas as a president, only [late PA president and PLO leader] Yasser Arafat. I don't care about the visit, we didn't get anything and we never have," said Ahmed Hindawi, 21....
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Israeli killed by Gaza rocket
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August 20, 2011 -- An Israeli man was killed and at least four people were seriously wounded Saturday evening by rockets fired from Gaza, Israeli media reported. The Popular Resistance Committee's military wing claimed responsibility for the attack on Beersheva, where a total of seven projectiles landed. The An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades said it fired two Grad missiles at the Negev capital in an operation it has called "Free people's campaign to take revenge for the dutif ul leaders."...
Read the full article / Leggi l'articolo completo: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=80669
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7 injured as Israeli forces raid northern Gaza
Israeli warplanes fire missiles on Beit Lahiya injuring seven Palestinians including three children, medics say, as explosions rattle Gaza City.
Israeli forces detain 120 Palestinians in West Bank
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Jerusalem on high alert as security campaign begins
Gaza official: International community must protect Palestinians
Palestinian officials call for halt to Gaza military assault
Ahmad Tibi: Israeli military escalation to be expected
Gaza residents donate blood as tensions escalate
Jerusalem police raises alert level after warnings of terror attack
Roadblocks put up throughout the city, security forces carry out security checks on passing cars in fear of terror attack.
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Turkey wants to delay publication of UN report on Gaza flotilla
UN investigative committee into 2010 Gaza flotilla raid which killed nine Turkish activists due to present findings to UN chief on Monday, and publish the report on Tuesday.
League calls on UN to take steps to halt Israel strikes; Jordan slams Israel for attacks on strip, killing of Egyptian policemen.
Israel had waited 24 hours to give the situation a chance to calm; Grad rocket hits school in Be'er Sheva; Egyptian official says temporary cease fire will come into effect on Sunday night.
Event was kept low-profile due to recent security incidents in the south; demonstrators yell "traitors" at activists from Hadash party.
Spain expresses support for Palestinian recognition
Ten year old boy allegedly attacked by masked assailants near Ramat Migron outpost; police apprehend 13 suspects so far.
Troops Invade Hebron, Kidnap 35 Residents
Sunday August 21, 2011 - 05:04
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday, just before midnight, the southern West bank city of Hebron, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped more than 35 residents, including elected legislator Mohammad Abu Jheisha, and a number of Hamas political leaders. Full Story
Al Haq: Virtual Field Visit -- Israel's Enforcement of the Buffer Zone in the Gaza Strip http://t.co/yFzOfdX about 5 hours ago
Human Rights: Demolitions by Israel increase fivefold, says new UN report (20 August 2011)
Opinion/Editorial: Palestinian youth in Gaza skeptical about PA's UN bid (19 August 2011)
BDS Beat: Open letter to Interpol, Jane's Addiction and Blonde Redhead: Don't play apartheid Israel! (21 August 2011)
Salena Tramel:
Latest Attacks Bring Fire and Fear to Gaza
Israeli attacks kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza: On Saturday the Israeli Air Force fired a missile at a motorcycle driving in Ath-Thaltheen Street, in Gaza City, killing three residents, including a child. Their bodies were severely mutilated.
Grad rocket directly strikes home in Be'er Sheva; one dead, four seriously wounded: Rocket and mortar strikes take place throughout southern Israel on Saturday; two children lightly wounded in Ofakim.
Israel breaks 1979 peace treaty with Egypt: "The (Multinational Force and Observer) recorded two violations committed by Israel," the agency said, citing an MFO report. "The international forces said in their report on the deaths of Egyptian security personnel that the violations were entering Egyptian territory and firing in the Egyptian side of the border," the agency reported.
'Israel prepares for war in Sinai desert': Uzi Dayan told Israel's Channel 7 on Friday that Israeli military and security forces should prepare for a period different from the past in dealing with the new Egyptian government. He claimed that the military effort would aim to target those that represent a threat to the Israeli regime. "This is the time for the Israeli army to prevail its control inside Sinai," Dayan went on to say.
Egypt to withdraw ambassador to Israel over ambush: Egypt recalled its ambassador from Israel Saturday to protest the deaths of at least three Egyptian troops killed in a shootout between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants who had launched a deadly attack on Israel from Egyptian soil.
Israel apologizes to Egypt for killing troops: Israel apologized to Egypt Saturday for the deaths of three Egyptian soldiers during a cross-border clash with Palestinian militants, hours after Cairo threatened to withdraw its ambassador.
Netanyahu: Killing of PRC heads 'only beginning' of Israel "retaliation": "We have a policy of extracting a very high price from anyone who causes us harm, and this policy is acted upon," Netanyahu said.
Hamas quits truce with Israel after days of deadly attacks on Gaza : Video - Hopes for a Mid East peace agreement have been dealt a fresh blow with Hamas announcing it's pulling out from a de facto ceasefire with Israel. The statement comes in response to two days of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that saw more than a dozen killed.
Hamas armed wing denies ending Israel truce: Spokesman for the Qassam brigades denies earlier radio announcement that de facto ceasefire with Israel was being ended.
Spokesman: Fatah will be first to defend Gaza: – Fatah said Saturday it would be in the forefront of the forces defending the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip by all means, calling upon other factions to unite in order to face Israel’s aggression and to implement a reconciliation agreement.
Abbas calls for urgent Security Council meeting on Israeli strikes: Sa’eb Erekat, a Palestinian negotiator, told the Voice of Palestine Radio that Abbas instructed Ambassador Riyad Mansour of Palestine Observer Mission to the United Nations to call for an urgent session of the UNSC to discuss the air strikes on Gaza Strip that killed 15 residents and wounded dozens since Thursday.
Talking heads: Arab League to hold emergency meeting over IDF strikes on Gaza: Meeting to be held Sunday following request of Palestinian Authority's Mahmoud Abbas to 'discuss the Israeli aggression on Gaza'; Abbas also calls for special UN Security Council session to discuss airstrikes.
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Doctor: Israel using new weapons against Gaza
Army: Gaza militants fire 3 rockets into southern Israel
Netanyahu calls special security cabinet meeting to discuss IDF response to rocket fire, Hamas implementation of truce; Israel to try to refrain from escalating situation in the south.
Abbas postpones local elections in West Bank
Israeli army 'systematically harassing' iconic Jenin theater
Anti-corruption committee says agriculture minister to face court
Shaath: Thailand will support UN statehood bid
Israeli forces raid Hebron home
Israel to release cancer detainee
Erekat: Abbas supports Gaza ceasefire
Haaretz Editorial
Israel lacks an opposition to stop escalation of violence
UN delays Gaza flotilla report, following request by Turkey
Move comes day before Palmer report into 2010 IDF raid on Gaza flotilla was due to be published; Turkey says Israel also requested delay.
Netanyahu to Clinton: Israel won't apologize to Turkey for Gaza flotilla raid
UN delays Gaza flotilla report, following request by Turkey
Move comes day before Palmer report into 2010 IDF raid on Gaza flotilla was due to be published; Turkey says Israel also requested delay.
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Netanyahu to Clinton: Israel won't apologize to Turkey for Gaza flotilla raid
by Julie Webb-Pullman / August 22nd, 2011
Eilat incidents
Israel has provided the flimsiest of evidence that either the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), or any Gazans at all, were responsible for the attacks near Eilat that killed eight Israelis on Thursday. To claim that Kalashnikov bullets found at the scene are evidence of Gazan involvement because Kalashnikovs are also used in Gaza is a trifle disingenuous and simplistic, given that Kalashnikovs are also used in Israel itself, Egypt, and another 70-odd countries around the world. Both the PRC and the Hamas government have denied any involvement in the Eilat attacks.
Or does the PRC Israel accuses really refer …
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Poking a Zionist Hornet's Nest: Defending the Right to Boycott Max Brenner
On Saturday 20th August, about 100 protestors crowded the King St footpath...
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22/08/2011
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Kafka at the Rafah border
Diane Shammas - AlJazeera - What should have been a simple border crossing turns into a four-month odyssey through the iron curtain of Gaza
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Israel Detains Dozens of Palestinians in Hebron, Bethlehem Regions
Mikaela Levin - AIC - "The number of detainees is still uncertain; quoting a Hamas official, Ma´an news agency talked about 120 detainees, while witnesses noted between 55 and 75. According to their accounts, Israeli soldiers stormed in the night with a list of names of presumed Hamas associates. Around the same time, another Israeli military unit raided the Deheishe refugee camp in Bethlehem. The AIC could confirm one detention there, a 26-year-old journalist from the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV"
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As rockets fly, J14 rallies struggle to put social issues first
Ami Kaufman - +972 - "[Saturday] night’s march was the most important one yet. It was small in numbers, but the biggest effort yet to put social issues in front of security – the toughest task Israel has ever faced. So, did J14 pass its first major test? Yes. Not with flying colors, but yes. Baby steps…"
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When Israeli arrogance meets the honor of the Arab street
Akiva Eldar - Haaretz - When the neighbors` actions are motivated by honor, rather than by their interests, with Israeli arrogance, we call this `Arab honor`
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Israel has no strategy
Nahum Barnea - Ynet - Op-ed: Our government has sophisticated military means at its disposal but lacks strategy
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Israeli Settler Violence Report May-June 2011
Ahmad Jaradat, Nikki Hodgson - AIC - "During the months of May and June, settler attacks against Palestinian civilians continued, with most of the attacks targeting agriculture land in the northern West Bank. The attacks, including damage to agriculture property, burning of olive trees and destruction of wheat crops, appear to be systematically targeting land near settlements, and many Palestinian farmers fear that the settlers are organizing attacks in order to confiscate land for the expansion of settlements in the West Bank"
Kadima Opposition Party Demands Massive Military Attack On Gaza
Monday August 22, 2011 - 10:09
Officials of the Israeli Kadima opposition party, headed by Tzipi Livni, are currently demanding the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a large-scale military offensive against the Gaza Strip, including a ground invasion. Full Story
Following A Night Protest In Jerusalem, Soldiers Invade Al Aqsa Mosque Yard
Monday August 22, 2011 - 09:44
Israeli Policemen and members of the so-called Border Guard Units, closed on Sunday night after midnight the Bas Al Amoud area, one of the main gates of Jerusalem, while more than 1500 Palestinian youths continue their protest in the Al Aqsa mosque in Old Jerusalem. Full Story
55 Palestinians Injured As Army Invades Hebron
Monday August 22, 2011 - 09:25
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that 55 residents were injured following clashes that took place between local residents and Israeli soldiers who invaded the city. Full Story
Egyptian Hacker Hacks Into Netanyahu’s Website
Monday August 22, 2011 - 03:22
An Egyptian hacker managed on Sunday to hack into the website of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and placed a picture of Egyptian soldiers raising the Egyptian flag in Sinai during the October, 6, 1973, on the sites’ homepage. Full Story
Human Rights: Demolitions by Israel increase fivefold, says new UN report (20 August 2011)
Lobby Watch: Indicted war criminal on payroll of UK Israel lobby (22 August 2011)
No Israeli-Palestinian truce
Independent Online
A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not comment on the remarks. The latest escalation began on Thursday when Palestinian gunmen ...
Video: Truce between Israel and Gaza Strip
euronews
UN ploy could benefit Israel Baltimore Sun
Israel and Hamas conclude hopeless truce The Voice of Russia
Sydney Morning Herald - Jerusalem Post
Epstein is quick to judge Israeli military action, but again fails to recognize the acts of terror committed by the Palestinian side. ...
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Haggai Carmon, 8/22/11
International attorney
Come September, the UN General Assembly will consider the Palestinian Authority's request to be admitted as a member. Historically, the UN has played a major role in the Palestinian refugees' problem; it could now bring to its resolution.
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In response to the threat made to him by the Turkish foreign minister that he is about to face the same fate of Saddam Hussein or Qaddafi, Syria's President promised to put a quick end to the violence perpetrated by his security and army forces against his own people. Bashar Assad also promised to announce a package of essential constitutional reforms "soon". With his credibility at its lowest ever level, the people of Syria do not take such promises seriously. Internationally, he is not viewed as being capable of reforming his regime.
After the violence of recent weeks, especially the massacre in the first week of Ramadan, the people of Syria will not be content with anything less than the complete overthrow of the Assad regime. Meanwhile, Assad hopes to buy more time, with confusion in the international community and hesitation by Turkey and the Arab states, enabling him to defeat the popular movement for reform and return to the pre-March status quo.
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Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has hinted that his country would resort to its 'Plan B' as a new strategic policy for dealing with Tel Aviv if Israel continued to refuse to apologize for its military attack on the Mavi Marmara; the Turkish ship that formed part of the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla in May, 2010. Nine Turkish nationals were killed during the IDF attack on Flotilla activists seeking to break the Israel-imposed siege on Gaza.
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The meeting, headed by Oman and attended by Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Arabi, was held in response to a request made by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas requested that an emergency meeting be convened to discuss the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the risk of escalation, and to condemn Israel's criminal acts which have left several Palestinians dead and injured.
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2Palestinian sources have said that around 15 Israeli settlers from the West Bank settlement of Ramat Migron, which is built on land belonging to the Makhmas village near Ramallah, attacked a 10-year-old Palestinian child with iron bars. The child suffered injuries to the head and several other parts of his body.
The 10-year old, Bassam Daud, was transferred to the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah where his injuries were described as middle-level. The beating he took to the head caused deep wounds.
Radio Israel reported that the Israeli police force had arrested 13 settlers suspected of involvement in the assault who were refusing to cooperate with the police investigation. Radio Israel also stated that the circumstances of the incident were unclear.
Yet more tragic loss of life, this time in Eilat and Gaza, and yet again Israel "responds" with "full force"; the bombs dropped on overcrowded Gaza City, and the resultant deaths, are testimony to that. However, this is nothing new for the Palestinians. The violence being unleashed on them by Israel now is not a response to what happened in Eilat, nor was the attack on Israeli soldiers and civilians in Eilat "the trigger", as the BBC has claimed, for Israel's disproportionate "response". It's just Israel being even more violent than usual. Let's face it, Israel is an aggressive, occupying (and nuclear-armed) power which doesn't respond to violence, it foments violence.
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The fifth Miles of Smiles Aid Convoy is due to enter the besieged Gaza Strip before the end of Ramadan after an epic journey across Africa from Cape Town. The convoy's general coordinator, Dr. Essam Mustafa, said that the citizens of South Africa were very generous with their donations to buy goods to help the people of Gaza.
In a statement to Amman-based Humanitarian Voice, Dr. Mustafa added that thousands had expressed their wish to participate in the convoy, one of a series to have broken the siege to take essential medical aid to the people of Gaza. The number was whittled down to 135, although the number of people allowed to cross the Rafah border by the Egyptian authorities is usually much smaller than that. The interest from South Africa, he said, arises from the country's experience with racism. "They know what it's like to live under apartheid in South Africa," said Dr. Mustafa, "and so have a great sense of solidarity with the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation."
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Bethlehem Mufti says soldiers ransacked home
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) 21 Aug -- Israeli forces assaulted and detained a Palestinian man during a raid on the home of the Mufti of Bethlehem overnight Saturday, the sheikh said. Sheikh Abdul-Majid Ata Amarna said troops raided his home in Duheisha refugee camp shortly before dawn prayers searching for his son Usayd, a journalist for Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV. "When the soldiers raided my home, I asked them to wait before entering the different rooms so women could put on their headscarves and change their sleeping clothes, but instead of waiting they started firing inside the house injuring my brother-in-law, 27-year-old Bakr Badarin," the cleric told Ma’an. He said Badarin was hit by a live bullet to his thigh, but soldiers refused to allow Palestinian Red Crescent medics to treat him and detained the injured man and the sheikh's son Usayd Amarna.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=414918
Teenage prisoner sexually, physically assaulted to [get him to] admit charges against him
RAMALLAH (WAFA) 21 Aug -- A Palestinian teenager prisoner in Etzion prison was sexually and physically assaulted during interrogation, while he was handcuffed and eye[blind] folded, to force him to admit the charges against him, said Palestinian Prisoners’Club (PPC) on Sunday. The teenager said that the officer interrogating him, after threatening him, brought someone to sexually abuse and beat him. He was abused and beaten against the wall and thrown to the floor, which finally led him to admit the charges.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17072
Ministry: Gaza running out of medicine
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) 21 Aug -- Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are running out of medicine, a spokesman for the Hamas health ministry warned Sunday. Ashraf Al-Qudra said hospitals stores had already run out 150 medicines and 160 types of medical equipment. The shortages were particularly critical in light of Israel's recent bombardment of the coastal enclave, he added.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=414919
Air raids exact heavy toll on Gaza infrastructure
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) 21 Aug -- A physiotherapy clinic, sewerage pump, civil society organizations and government buildings have been damaged in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since Thursday, witnesses and officials said ... A specialist physiotherapy clinic in Gaza City funded by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries was amongst the buildings seriously damaged in the assault, witnesses said. The clinic was the first of its kind in Gaza and run by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. An electricity generator and four water pumps for the sewerage system in An-Nuseirat refugee camp were destroyed on Friday, causing power cuts in central Gaza. The offices of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation sustained damages in air raids at dawn on Friday. The Gaza City office was opened to provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza residents in the wake of Israel's Operation Cast Lead offensive in December 2008. The same building was also bombed in July 2010. Officials said the damage would affect the organization ability to provide humanitarian services. Israeli forces also shelled a library located in a residential area and among government buildings, the Gaza government said. The Hamas-run Ministry of Justice, civil servants' bureau and government media office were severely damaged, the ministry said. In a statement, the justice ministry said Israeli forces deliberately targeted civil institutions in what it described as a war crime.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=414778
'Ground operation in Gaza possible'
Ynet 21 Aug 15:02 -- Vice Premier and Minister for Regional Development Silvan Shalom toured the south on Sunday, as Gaza Strip's terror group continued their nonstop rocket fire on the area's communities. Shalom addressed the escalation in the south during a visit to Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba, where he looked in on those wounded in Saturday's barrage: "The deterrence of has exhausted itself. We'll need to respond, and we're not ruling out the possibility of a ground operation," he said.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4111845,00.html
Israel Aerospace Industries unveils unmanned aircraft 'Ghost'
Haaretz 21 Aug -- Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled over the weekend its latest development in the field of secret unmanned aerial vehicles - a miniature aircraft weighing four kilograms known as GHOST - to foreign customers. In a Washington exhibition, the IAI showcased the unmanned aircraft that is able to provide intelligence imagery in real time to soldiers in urban areas, and is also suitable for civilian use. GHOST lands and launches vertically and is able to fly and hover while automatically maintaining its altitude.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/
israel-aerospace-industries-unveils-unmanned-aircraft-ghost-1.379853
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Boycott Boiling Point http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/boycott-boiling-point/story-e6frea6u-1226119966357
Court rejects Palestinian bid on Jerusalem barrier
Army: Gaza militants fire 4 rockets into southern Israel
PFLP military wing not part of Gaza ceasefire
UNRWA to resume operations in Jenin
Israeli army 'systematically harassing' iconic Jenin theater
DFLP official: Elections delay 'illegal'
Gaza woman urges Saudi king to release her son
Palestine and Statehood: An historical overview
Fatah: Reconciliation on hold until September
Egypt diplomat: Cairo will not withdraw ambassador to Israel
Cairo withdraws threat to bring home envoy in protest of the killing of five Egyptian security personnel, placing the blame on Israel.
Resentment toward Hamas grows among Gaza's budding middle class
While two-thirds of Gaza's 1.6 million people live in poverty and rely on UN food aid, a growing middle class fuels grass roots opposition to Hamas rule.
Netanyahu tells cabinet: Israel lacks legitimacy for major Gaza operation
Walajeh village residents claim barrier will cut them off from farmlands, water source; Israel Supreme Court promises access points for farmers to reach lands.
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23/08/2011
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From Jenin`s Freedom Theater to jail
Amira Hass - Haaretz - The military court system`s assembly line had to spit out another convicted Palestinian into the statistics. And so, instead of the Mer-Khamis murder, the investigators and the prosecutor clung onto to Hwayel`s statement during questioning that he had twice spent time in Israel without permission, some time during the last two years.
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Yes, apologize to Egypt : Peace agreement with Egypt more important to Israel than its national honor
Eitan Haber - Ynet - A mishap happened. Egyptian soldiers were hurt and killed. We are not at fault, apparently. We are never at fault, so let’s apologize and get it over with. We have already apologized for smaller and greater things. So what? Oh, that national honor needed for the poets of glory and victory albums. Yet we want to live. The altar of the homeland can wait.
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Gaza: Five Reasons Israel Should Cease its Attacks on Gaza
Julie Webb-Pullman - Dissident Voice - Israel has provided the flimsiest of evidence that either the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), or any Gazans at all, were responsible for the attacks near Eilat that killed eight Israelis on Thursday. To claim that Kalashnikov bullets found at the scene are evidence of Gazan involvement because Kalashnikovs are also used in Gaza is a trifle disingenuous and simplistic, given that Kalashnikovs are also used in Israel itself, Egypt, and another 70-odd countries around the world.
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Don`t believe the hype
Ghassan Khatib - Bitterlemons - The first problem Israel has with this discussion at the UN is that its political strategy in dealing with Palestinians is based on power politics and evasion of the international consensus. Any discussion in the United Nations about the conflict will expose Israel`s illegal positions and behavior to international criticism, embarrassing it and its ally the United States, which has been ignoring Israel`s role in stalling
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Bibi and Barak’s Terror Fraud: Egyptian News Reports Attackers Were Egyptian, Not Gazan
Richard Silverstein - Tikun Olam - Egyptian authorities have identified three of the people responsible for carrying out a terrorist attack in Israel, just north of Eilat, on Thursday, in which seven Israelis were killed, according to an Egyptian security source. The same source added that one of the men identified is a leader of terrorist cells in Sinai, while another is a fugitive who owns an ammunition factory.
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We are all victims of terrorist logic
Yitzhak Laor Haaretz - So this is how the occupation develops into war, which the commentators, in their righteousness, call a war "that neither side wants." Really? Do Military Intelligence and Shin Bet not know that Hamas will fire rockets if the air force kills people in the Gaza Strip? Of course they know.
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Checkpoints Habla, Deir Sharaf, Anabta, Jubara and Irtah
Susan Lourenco - MachsomWatch - Even if we don`t ease Palestinian distress directly, we raise awareness of what goes on in the OPT, to fellow Israelis as well as fellow citizens of the world who share our belief in the need for an end to conflict, and for a future where we live together with our neighbors in dignity.
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Fatah: Reconciliation on hold until September
Ma`an News - Reconciliation committees will resume work after Eid-Al-Fitr, the three-day festival after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the end of August, the Fatah official said in a statement.
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Have Our Senses Dwindled?
Tamar Fleishman - The Palestine Chronicle - At the break of dawn of every Friday during the Ramadan month world orders change. From that moment on the laws that regulate the occupation at Qalandiya all these years, every day of the year, that define a person`s "validity", that create a profile with which it is decided whether or not he is a threat- are replaced. Different laws and rules, different in essence and in source, take their place for several hours.
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The Light at the End of Our Tunnel Has Yet to Shine
Joharah Baker - MIFTAH - So today, we are back to the unenviable situation we have been in so many times before. Instead of focusing on our legitimate bid for statehood at the United Nations, we now find ourselves fending off more attacks from Israel and defending ourselves against unsubstantiated accusations. The seven Israelis who were killed in the Sinai attacks will be used as pawns in Israel’s war against Palestinian independence. And because the West coddles Israel like no other, it will pay off just like it has in the past.
Israeli Cabinet Decides To Refrain From Large-Scale Offensive On Gaza
Tuesday August 23, 2011 - 08:55
The Israeli cabinet voted in majority against conducting a large-scale military offensive against the Gaza Strip, and decided to indirectly maintain the truce declared by the Hamas movement in Gaza, on Sunday. Full Story
EU Commission Grants P.A €115 Million
Tuesday August 23, 2011 - 04:37
The European Commission announced Monday that it granted the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank additional €115 Million ($165.11M) to help in development projects in the Palestinian territories. Full Story
Israel Plans Expulsion of 384 Palestinian Activists From Jerusalem
Tuesday August 23, 2011 - 03:42
The Israeli government is planning to expel 384 Palestinian activists from occupied East Jerusalem for their political activities in the city. Full Story
Egypt Identifies Three Believed To Be Behind Eilat Attack, Ceasefire With Gaza Initiated
Tuesday August 23, 2011 - 03:04
The Egyptian Authorities stated that three of the men believed to be behind the Thursday attack in Eilat coastal city have been identified, and that one of them is a fugitive who owns an ammunition factory in Sinai, the Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported. Egyptian-mediated ceasefire took effect on Monday. Full Story
Yalla Peace: The rarity of 'common' sense
Jerusalem Post - Ray Hanania
If you are a Palestinian or Israeli driven by common sense, ... That could explain why there is no end in sight to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...
Video: Rockets fired despite truce
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Reed sees two-state solution for Israel-Palestine saga Hornell Evening Tribune
Bibi's Dilemma EconoMonitor (blog)
Onislam.net - Alternative Information Center (AIC)
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Members of J Street Maine joined activists across the country in a day of action to show they support bold US leadership to resolved the Israeli-Palestinian ...
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... on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict at its Churchwide Assembly in Orlando, Florida, ... and receive, read, and discuss the Kairos Palestine document . ...
Eilat Attacks and Escalation in Gaza
IMEU, Aug 21, 2011 http://imeu.net/news/article0021365.shtml
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Alison Weir
Israeli Video Games in Gaza
Submitted by david on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 04:20
Luke Akehurst won awards for representing weapons makers; now he’s joining top Zionist outfit.
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 02:23
Israel appears to have backed away from an even more massive assault on Gaza – for now – largely because of protests in Egypt and the broader sense that Israel “lacks legitimacy” to carry out more aggression despite assured diplomatic support from the United States. This is an enormous victory for people power, and as a result lives have undoubtedly been saved.
23 August 2011
So this is how the occupation develops into war, which the commentators, in their righteousness, call a war “that neither side wants.” Really? Do Military Intelligence and Shin Bet not know that Hamas will fire rockets if the air force kills people in the Gaza Strip? Of course they know.
The state of Israel has filed a legal case against a young Egyptian who tore down the Israeli flag from the embassy in Cairo. According to an Egyptian Foreign Ministry official, Ahmed Al Shahat has been accused of a "blatant affront to the state of Israel" and its dignity.
Media sources say that the Israeli ambassador in Cairo has filed the case which also stresses the serious breach of security at the embassy. The Israelis are demanding the immediate prosecution of Al Shahat.
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A Libyan scholar has played down fears over Islamist extremism in the country post-Gaddafi. Dr Ali Al Salabi, the Libyan member of the Secretariat of the International Union for Muslim Scholars, stressed that the people of Libya are moderate and reject all kinds of extremism.
In an interview with Quds Press, Dr Al Salabi praised the support which has helped Libyans to be liberated from Qaddafi's rule. "Praise first goes to Allah Almighty for this achievement. Then we thank the Arab, Muslim and free peoples who stood by us in opposing the dictatorship and corruption; and we especially thank the rulers and people of the Gulf states, Europe and the USA, and all others who stood by us in achieving our objectives and toppling this desperate, dictatorial regime."
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The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan has congratulated the people of Libya for their revolutionary victory in gaining control over large areas of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Hammam Said, the Brotherhood's General Supervisor, issued a statement saying, "We congratulate the great Libyan people and the Arab and Muslim nation for this glorious victory which coincided with the 22nd night of the blessed month of Ramadan." This, he said, has to be added to the list of "the great conquests achieved in this holy month, such as the historic victory at Badr and the conquest of Makkah".
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Olive Revolution’ plans to march on Jerusalem from four directions this Friday
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Obituary: Archbishop Pietro Sambi
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
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The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) released this statement today concerning the passing away of Archibishop Pietro...
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UFree 'confident' of Salah acquittal
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
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UFree, a EU-based charity representing political prisoners, claims it is ‘confident’ that Sheikh Raed Salah will not be deported from...
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The Flying Chair
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
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Ramallah – PNN - Fadi Abu Sa’da - In September, leaders from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) will ask the UN to grant...
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Medics: 1 killed in Gaza airstrikes as border violence flares up
Gaza death toll reaches 3 as renewed airstrikes target Gaza City, 6 projectiles fired at south Israel.
Rights group: Rockets injure Palestinians inside Gaza
Az-Zahhar: Eilat attack 'used as pretext to attack Gaza'
Barrage of rockets hits Southern Israel; IDF kills Islamic Jihad member in Gaza
Toddler lightly injured after rocket hits private car; Iron Dome intercepts rocket over Be'er Sheva after member of Islamic Jihad killed in IDF strike.
UN statehood bid 'threatens Palestinian rights'
Envoy: China to support Palestinian UN bid
Palestinians hope most UN members back statehood bid
Ambassador: Israeli-Egyptian relations still tense
Farmer: Settlers uproot trees in Beit Ummar
Mira Sucharov / I am a Zionist. And I am a Palestinian nationalist
Yes, I support the right of Jews to a sovereign country, but so too do I support the right of Palestinians to live their lives in their own state, unencumbered by Israeli occupation.
Naming of the new military advocate general was the subject of lengthy debate between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Chief of Staff Benny Gantz.
Another Quds Fighter Assassinated In Gaza
Wednesday August 24, 2011 - 22:59
The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, reported on Wednesday at night that one of its fighters was assassinated when the Israeli Air Force bombarded Al Nafaq Street, in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, in central Gaza. A Quds fighter was assassinated on Wednesday at dawn. Full Story
PCHR Welcomes President's Decision to Postpone Elections of Local Councils
Wednesday August 24, 2011 - 22:28
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) welcomes the decision taken by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to postpone the elections of local councils which were scheduled to be organized on 22 October 2011. Full Story
Security On High Alert As Israeli Delegation Arrives In South Africa Amidst Protest
Wednesday August 24, 2011 - 07:17
South African security forces were put on high alert this week as a delegation of former Israeli soldiers arrived as part of a campaign by an Israeli group to promote Israel through talks and events at university campuses worldwide. Full Story
Ayalon Heads To Spain To Talk It Into Opposing UN Move
Wednesday August 24, 2011 - 06:53
As part of the ongoing Israeli lobbying campaign against the Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations this coming September, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon, arrived in Spain on a three-day political tour. Full Story
Settlers Uproot Olive Trees, Grapevines, Plum Trees Near Hebron
Wednesday August 24, 2011 - 06:10
Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers of the Beit Ayin illegal colony, north of Beit Umamar, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked on Tuesday Palestinian orchards and farmlands and uprooted dozens of Olive trees, Plum trees, and grapevines in Wad Abu Al Reesh area. Full
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Israeli Video Games in Gaza
Alison Weir - Antiwar - "Death from a drone strike is not pretty. The small body is charred, ripped apart; internal organs are pouring out." - id
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Barren tables at Ramadan as PA loses $35 million in aid each month
Irin - EI - "...iftar tables in Gaza are often barren, power cuts are frequent and nearly half the population lacks a guaranteed access to adequate nutrition, according to the World Food Program."
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A changed agenda?
Adam Keller - Crazy Country - "...and who would now dare demand a cut the in the defense budget in order to promote social causes?" - id
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Pre-September forecast
Khaled Amayreh - Al-Ahram - "The Israeli premier knows well that continued settlement expansion is the easiest way to undermine whatever possibility exists for establishing a viable Palestinian state with territorial contiguity." - id
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Glenn Beck`s Israel rally prompts Facebook protest
Harriet Sherwood - Guardian - "Beck will be supported on stage by the actor Jon Voight and mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat. The audience will be overwhelmingly comprised of American Christians who have bought package deals covering flights, accommodation and access to three Beck events in Israel this week." - id
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Israel`s left now has a chance to awaken the public
Amira Hass - Haaretz - "...there is now a great chance of proving to at least parts of this awakening public that the benefits of occupation today are the strategic danger of tomorrow." - id
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Israel rejects challenge to West Bank barrier path
DANIEL ESTRIN - Associated Press - "Walajeh, the community of 2,000 on Jerusalem`s southwest edge at the center of Tuesday`s court ruling, is almost entirely surrounded by Jewish settlements." - id
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Activist group opposes cultural events in City of David
Mairav Zonszein - +972 - "The concerts in The City of David are an unequivocal political statement and taking part in them is tantamount to outright support for the settlement enterprise in general and the violent and discriminatory policies in Silwan specifically." - id
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Israel Plans Expulsion of 384 Palestinian Activists From Jerusalem
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC - "... they were contacted by the Israeli authorities, and were threatened to be expelled from the city after the holy Muslim month of Ramadan." - id
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The rarity of ‘common’ sense
RAY HANANIA - J-Post - "There is much hope the protests will address the failed peace process as much as the failing economy." - id
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In a separate incident, Israeli occupation forces severely beat up a 30-year-old Palestinian at a roadblock near Burqa village on Monday, locals said, ...
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Glenn Beck's 'Restore Courage' Rally in Jerusalem
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Israel digging new tunnels in Muslim Quarter of J'lem's Old City
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 23 Aug -- Israel has recently begun digging new tunnels in the depths of Migharat al-Kitan (the Cotton Cave), a quarry in the Old City of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Foundation reported. One of those tunnels runs south to below the Omari school to the northern wall of the mosque, and the other stretches northwest to the area near Bab a-Sahera, known by Jews as Herod’s Gate, on the Old City’s northern wall. According to data collected by Al-Aqsa Foundation, Israeli authorities are planning on linking the tunnels with a network of tunnels extending from the city’s Silwan district, which lies south of the mosque and under Al-Aqsa Mosque and its vicinity. When finished, the network is slated to total 1.6 km of tunnel. The foundation discovered that the tunnels were being excavated during a field tour of the area ... According to available data, one of these tunnels runs south towards Al-Aqsa Mosque and even runs under the homes of locals in East Jerusalem’s Old City. It is planned to end at the Jebusite tunnel and can be exited from the northern gate of wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque with another tunnel, conjoining several tunnel systems. In a statement, Al-Aqsa Foundation said the construction and excavations are aimed at claiming Migharat al-Kitan as Jewish and converting it to a Jewish tourist site using names from the Torah. Just recently, Israel destroyed Islamic features across from the cave.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k
Wadi Helwa Information Center warns of Israeli plan to expand settlements in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (WAFA) 23 Aug -- The Information Center of Wadi Helwa, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Tuesday warned of new intensive efforts carried out by associations of Jewish settlements to control more Palestinian properties in Jerusalem in the coming months to expand settlements ... It added that they received information that settlers are seeking to take over a seven-storey building in Al Farouk, a neighborhood near Silwan, pointing out that the 'Elad' settlement association has previously taken over a building in the same area. In a related matter, a new settlement outpost that consists of eight units will be built in Ras al- Amud, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem, in order to establish an entire settlement neighborhood, said the committee for the defense of Silwan.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17108
Activist group opposes cultural events in City of David
Under the misleading title “Israeli Culture at Heritage Sites" a series of musical performances sponsored by Israel's Ministry of Culture commenced on August 11 at The City of David, a controversial 'archaeological site' located in the heart of the Palestinian village of Silwan in East Jerusalem. These concerts are but another ploy in a long line of actions on behalf of the extreme-right private organization ELAD, which assumed control of the sites' administration from the National Antiquities Authority after the state decided to outsource it. ELAD, which has been establishing Jewish settlement within the Palestinian village, strategically obfuscates the deep political conflict that is behind the “Judaization†of East Jerusalem by marketing their activities as cultural and touristic. It is no wonder then that ELAD is enjoying the services of Culture and Sport Minister Limor Livnat, who repeatedly expressed her support for using cultural events as means for political ends. An outstanding example of this practice can be seen in Livnat’s threats on performers who have refused to perform in the cultural center in the settlement of Ariel.
http://972mag.com/activist-group-opposes-cultural-events-in-city-of-david/
IOF troops arrest Palestinian shepherd, beat merchant
TOBAS (PIC) 23 Aug -- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) beat up a Palestinian businessman and detained his Mercedes car to the east of Tobas on Tuesday, eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter. They said that the soldiers detained Samih Al-Aw for a while before releasing him, adding that Aw trades in scrap iron.
In another incident, IOF soldiers arrested a Palestinian shepherd from Tobas in the northern Jordan Valley on Monday evening. Local sources said that the shepherd, Mahmoud Araysha, was watching as his sheep were grazing near the Mihola settlement when the soldiers nabbed him at the pretext of presence in a military zone. The sources said that the soldiers routinely ambush shepherds and farmers in this area and prevent them from tending to their land in a bid to force them desert their land.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k
Bethlehem mayor: New checkpoints show Israeli 'contempt'
PNN 23 Aug -- A new checkpoint at Ma’ale Adumim on the road to Ramallah forced Palestinians to wait for up to four hours on Sunday. The move comes during the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims traditionally avoid eating and drinking during the hours of daylight. As a consequence, long queues at checkpoints in summer can cause additional distress. Long queues were also reported at the Container checkpoint, between Bethlehem and Jericho. Drivers claimed that they were stopped for hours for no apparent reason, with no inspection or ID check taking place.Abd Fatah Hamayal, the Mayor of Bethlehem, was one of the drivers detained at the new Ma’ale Adumim checkpoint and waited for three and half hours. He claimed that the checkpoint ‘’had no security justification whatsoever’’describing it as ‘’contempt for human dignity’’.
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10630&Itemid=63
Report: Israel used excessive force against worshipers in OJ
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 23 Aug -- The Quds center for social and economic rights accused Israel of using excessive force against thousands of worshipers while heading to attend the Friday congregation in the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. A report by the center’s research and documentation department published on Monday said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) used teargas, stun grenades, and hot polluted water against the masses. It said that horse-mounted police charged against worshipers while whipping them with batons injuring at least seven of them while dozens suffered breathing difficulty as a result of the use of teargas canisters by the IOF.against worshipers while whipping them with batons injuring at least seven of them while dozens suffered breathing difficulty as a result of the use of teargas canisters by the IOF. The IOF measure of barring hundreds of Old City citizens from attending the congregation led to confrontations that ended with the arrest of four citizens, it said. The center described the Israeli ban on entry of worshipers into the Aqsa and using force against those protesting the step as brazen violation of the freedom of worship.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k
Soldier who opposed outpost's razing jailed
A soldier with the Kfir Brigade who refused orders pertaining to the razing of buildings in the illegal West Bank outpost of Migron, was sentenced to 20 days in jail on Tuesday. This was not the first time in which Kfir Brigade soldiers have been involved in refusing orders pertaining to settlements and outposts.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4113040,00.html
Rush to cover up bloodshed in Palestinian camp
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) update 23 Aug -- Syrian forces scrambled Saturday to destroy evidence of last week's bloody crackdown in Latakia that killed dozens of Palestinians and sent refugees fleeing, activists said as UN officials arrived in Damascus. Security forces were seen scrubbing blood off the streets and walls of al-Ramel refugee camp ahead of the cross-agency mission’s anticipated arrival in the port city, which has been partly evacuated amid the attacks. The delegation was dispatched from Geneva in response to a damning report to the Security Council on Syrian leader Bashar Assad's "apparent shoot-to-kill" policy. That report had urged an end to excessive use of force and the killing of protestors, torture and ill-treatment of detainees and enforced disappearances. A European diplomat says the last-minute cleanup in Latakia only confirms existing suspicions and appears timed to coincide with the arrival of UN officials.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=414764
Israeli court imprisons wife of detainee
RAMALLAH (PIC) 23 Aug -- The Israeli Ofer military court issued a harsh sentence against the wife of a Palestinian prisoner who was detained while en route to visit her husband along with her baby. The Palestinian prisoner’s society said in a statement on Monday that the court sentenced Suha Abu Munshar the wife of Tarek Al-Duyais to one month and a day imprisonment term in addition to a 25000 Shekels fine. Abu Munshar was taken to Hasharon jail after charging her with trying to smuggle a mobile phone to her husband. The society described the court verdict as “arbitrary”.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k
PPC: Howara detainees suffer from intolerable health, living conditions
RAMALLAH (WAFA) 23 Aug -- Palestinian Prisoners detained at Harawa Detention center suffer from difficult health and living conditions, which lack all basic necessities as guaranteed by international law and regulations, said the Palestinian Prisoners' Club (PPC) Tuesday. One of the prisoners detained at Howara told PPC lawyer that he suffers from a severe exhaustion; he is unable to continue to eat from food they are given at prison and that he has not eaten anything other than eggs, yogurt, in addition to dry and not fully cooked rice during the whole period of his detention. He added that those kind of meals are given to prisoners after fasting all day, as for liquids and drinks they are missing; the only source of water is from a sink tap near bathrooms inside prisoners' rooms, where the water is hot, thus only few prisoners drink water.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17105
by Frank Scott / August 24th, 2011
The breakdown of global economics dominated by capital is more apparent with each local crisis. Even Israel has seen Jewish citizens demonstrating against the inequality of what they think is their own economy, just as all over the world people are rising up against injustice seen as unique to their nations. Of course, Israeli Jews demonstrating against an economy which has become more unequal for them are missing the point that what was previously so fair to them was derived at the expense of the Palestinians who still suffer unfairness and inequality that date back earlier than the current crisis. …
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Human Rights: Gaza, West Bank governments urged to abolish death penalty (23 August 2011)
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BDS Beat: VICTORY: Community radio broadcasters pass BDS motion across Canada (24 August 2011)
BDS Beat: Veolia keeps silent about two bus services to illegal settlements (24 August 2011)
Ali Abunimah: Don't look away from Kashmir's mass graves and people's struggle (24 August 2011)
Jalal Abukhater: Press release for "Knocking on Jerusalem's doors" event #Aug26 (23 August 2011)
Lobby Watch: Arms industry promoter latest recruit for UK Israel lobby (23 August 2011)
Ali Abunimah: How protests against Israel (and Flagman) saved lives in Gaza (23 August 2011)
Israel Aerospace Industries unveils unmanned aircraft – GHOST
24 August 2011
Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled over the weekend its latest development in the field of secret unmanned aerial vehicles – a miniature aircraft weighing four kilograms, known as GHOST to foreign customers.
IOA Editor: Israel’s approach to dealing with Palestinian civil society has often been via a ‘technology fix:’ Spot and Shoot, robotic fighting machines, Shock Vehicle and, last but not least, the Caterpillar bulldozer.
This most recent addition to Israel’s arsenal will enable occupation forces to observe urban resistance in narrow alleys, ‘around the corner,’ via a device remotely controlled at the platoon level.
As with the other ‘fixes,’ GHOST could potentially lessen IDF casualties thus making the cost of occupation more acceptable to Israeli society, while enabling the IAI to sell yet another product, tested on the backs of Palestinians, to shady governments around the world.
23 August 2011
A critical review of Omar Barghouti’s BDS: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions and the treatment of BDS as, at once, an effective strategy, a moral obligation, and a movement — and a discussion of the resulting contradictions and ramifications thereof.
The Palestinian team responsible for preparing the UN initiative in September recently obtained an independent legal opinion that reveals a high risk involved with the plan to join the UN.
The UN initiative to transfer the representation of the Palestinian people at the United Nations from the PLO to a state will terminate the legal status held by the PLO in the UN since 1975 that it is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, according to the document.
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Turkey has launched its first observation satellite to have been designed and manufactured wholly by Turkish engineers and technicians. The satellite is part of the planned self-sufficiency in Turkey's military and developmental industries, officials said.
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey's Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBITAK-UZAY) manufactured the RASAT satellite as part of a governmental project, funded by the State Planning Organization, to develop space research. According to the Turkish media, RASAT was launched on Sunday, 21 August from the Yasny launch site in south-western Russia near the border with Kazakhstan.
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Israel's Defence Minister has said that he did not apologise to Egypt for the killing of five Egyptian security personnel by the Israel Defence Forces last week. Speaking to Israel's Channel 2 television, Ehud Barak said that he didn't offer an apology, he "expressed regret" while promising to involve Egypt in the investigation into the incident.
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Abbas 'to meet top US official in Doha', Qatar
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2 Islamic Jihad fighters killed in airstrike
Palestinians die in attack on northern Gaza bringing day's death toll to nine, according to medical officials and witnesses. Israel says 3 rockets hit western Negev.
Islamic Jihad armed wing: No chance of truce
Tensions flare as barrage of rockets strikes southern Israel
Palestinians reported a total of seven people killed by IAF strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday night, including two leaders of the Islamic Jihad.
Doubts emerge over identity of terrorists who carried out attack in Israel's south
Netanyahu tells cabinet: Israel lacks legitimacy for major Gaza operation
Israel, Egypt to open joint probe into events surrounding Eilat terror attacks
The details of the investigation would be agreed upon by both Israel’s and Egypt’s militaries, according to National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror.
Shaath: India will support Palestinians at UN
7 Killed and over 30 injured in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Strip
Thursday August 25, 2011 - 16:14
Palestinian medical sources said that four Palestinians have been killed and more than five wounded in addition airstrikes that targeted tunnels in the southern part of the Gaza Strip Thursday morning. Full Story
Israeli forces surround Jenin Freedom Theatre for second time in a month; abduct three
Thursday August 25, 2011 - 07:21
A squadron of Israeli armored vehicles and soldiers entered Jenin refugee camp at around 2 am on Tuesday morning, surrounded the Jenin Freedom Theatre, beat the security guard before abducting him and two others. Full Story
Ian Murray, 8/25/11
MP for Edinburgh South
I approached the 5 day trip to Gaza with a certain degree of apprehension. There is no doubt that this part of the Middle East is volatile and the Peace process has virtually disappeared.
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BDS Beat: Tuba Skinny speaks out on cancellation of show at Red Sea Festival (25 August 2011)
BDS Beat: Google Street View comes to Israel but won't reveal its plans for the occupied territories (25 August 2011)
Jalal Abukhater: Glenn Beck in Jerusalem, should I even care? (24 August 2011)
Coulter also wrote five stories in the Sacramento News & Review about a visit to Israel/Palestine, in the wake of Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip ...
The Palestinian Institute for Communication and Development has condemned Israel's continued detention of Palestinian journalists and attacks on media organizations. In a press release, the PICD called on the international community, especially the United Nations and international press associations and unions, to condemn Israeli violations of Palestinians' press freedom and the rights of Palestinian journalists.
25 August 2011
Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni has said that the escalation in the Gaza Strip has had negative effects. This, she claims, necessitates the immediate restoration of Israel's deterrence capability. In an interview with Army Radio, Livni said that the political isolation facing Israel is limiting its ability to act militarily, while avoiding a political approach is damaging the state's security.
25 August 2011
Matan Vilnai said that "the developments in Libya are not in Israel's interest in the short run, but they will be in its interest in the long run".
The Israeli Minister for Home Front Defence has said he is pessimistic about the repercussions across the region of the situation in Libya. Speaking during an inspection of the "Iron Dome" air defence system deployed near Ashkelon, Matan Vilnai said that "the developments in Libya are not in Israel's interest in the short run, but they will be in its interest in the long run". He added that he considers the Libyan Revolution to be far-removed from the Arab Spring, and rules out the establishment of a democratic system in Libya in the near future.
Israeli bulldozers raze Palestinian land in Hebron
HEBRON (WAFA) 24 Aug -- Israeli bulldozers Wednesday razed 20 dunums of agricultural land planted with crops and confiscated irrigation networks in Al-Baq’a lands, east of Hebron in the southern West Bank, according to local witnesses. Sources said that Israeli bulldozers, under the protection of Israeli soldiers, civil administration and police razed about 20 dunums of lands belonging to a Palestinian family. They added that this is the fourth time such an incident has taken place in Al Baq’a in the last few months, with the aim of displacing farmers and seizing the land for the benefit of the Jewish settlements of Kiryat Arba and Kharsina.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17112
State to indict IDF company officer for shooting Palestinian in back
Haaretz 24 Aug -- The state prosecution has decided to indict a company commander in the army reserves who shot a Palestinian in the back and killed him. The commander, a well-known religious Zionist educator, opened fire in contravention of the rules of engagement. The move is a fairly rare event: From 2002-2009, only 14 indictments were filed over the death of Palestinian civilians, out of 173 cases investigated, according to the Yesh Din organization. Many other deaths were not investigated at all.
The incident occurred in December 2007, when Firas Qasqas, an unemployed gardener and father of three from Batir, was spending the weekend with relatives in Ramallah. Together with two cousins, he went for a walk in the valley that separates Ramallah from the settlements to its west. Soldiers spotted them climbing the terraces and opened fire, hitting Qasqas in the back, according to the case file, which Haaretz obtained. He died in the hospital a few hours later.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/state-to-indict-idf-company-officer-for-shooting-palestinian-in-back-1.380327
Israeli court extends detention of Jazeera reporter Allawi
NABLUS (PIC) 24 Aug -- Israeli occupation’s Salem military court on Monday extended arbitrarily the detention of Al-Jazeera reporter in Afghanistan Samer Allawi for eight more days. Allawi’s family said that he was brought to the court under heavy military guard and barred from shaking hands or talking with any member of his family, affirming that he appeared during the trial in a difficult health condition ... Allawi’s brother, Musab, said the court verdict to extend his brother’s detention was part of a conspiracy against his brother and Al-Jazeera satellite channel, affirming that his brother is not engaged in any political activity and he is only a reporter and director of Al-Jazeera office in Afghanistan.
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/israeli-court-extends-detention-of-jazeera-reporter-allawi/
Israeli military court sentences Hamas leader to administrative detention
RAMALLAH (PIC) 24 Aug -- The Israeli military court in Ofer on Wednesday sentenced Hamas leader Awad Eshtiye to six months in administrative custody, the Tadamun foundation for human right said. Ahmed Al-Beitawi, a researcher with the foundation, said that the court would hold another hearing within days to stabilize the ruling against Eshtiye.
Eshtiye was arrested last Wednesday while on his way from Qalqilia to his hometown Salem village, east of Nablus city. The Hamas leader served 12 years in Israeli occupation jails and 10 months in a PA prison in Jericho. Eshtiye, a member of the Salem municipal council, suffers from high blood pressure and has undergone a catheterization operation five months ago.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k
Israel releases Palestinian detainee after 10 years
HEBRON (Ma’an) 24 Aug -- Israeli authorities on Tuesday released a detainee who had spent 10 years in Israeli prisons, a rights center reported. Hisham Hmeidan Al-Sharbati, 44, spent several years of his sentence in solitary confinement and was banned from receiving visitors for long periods, the detainees' center said in a statement.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=415725
Haniyeh urged to allow students out of Gaza
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) 24 Aug -- A Palestinian human rights official is urging the leadership in Gaza to reverse a decision blocking eight students from traveling to the United States for university. Rawyeh Ash-Shawwa, member of the legislative council and head of the Independent Commission for Human Rights, called on Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh to personally reverse the decision. She called the decision an explicit violation of human rights. Ash-Shawwa said many families in Gaza want their children to study internationally. She found it dumbfounding that Palestinians have battled Israel for permission to leave Gaza but remain stuck due to Hamas.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=415646
Egypt intervention 'prevented major Gaza assault'
TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) 24 Aug -- Egypt has prevented a major Israeli incursion in the Gaza Strip following the Eilat shootings, according to a report Wednesday in the Israeli press. In messages conveyed to Israel, it was said that a large-scale military operation could lead Cairo to the point of suspending relations with Israel, which would critically harm the peace treaty. In a talks held this week between a senior Egyptian official and a very high-placed official in Jerusalem, the latter told him: "We stopped the escalation in Gaza because of you," according to the report in Maariv. This was preceded by talks held between Defense Minister Ehud Barak with Gen. Hussein Tantawi and intelligence chief Murad Muwafi, who conveyed messages in a similar vein, the report said.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=415795
Palestinian unemployment at 30 percent
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Despite economic gains last year, the occupied Palestinian territory still has an unemployment rate of 30 percent, the United Nations said Wednesday. The territory's economy grew by 9.3 percent, with Gaza's increasing 15 percent and the West Bank's rising 7.6 percent, the U.N. Conference of Trade and Development said in a report. The Palestinian per capita gross domestic product was 7 percent below the 1999 level, the report said
The report noted Palestinian imports from Israel are not taxed but said much of these imports are produced elsewhere in the world and re-exported to the Palestinian territory, with import revenues going to the Israeli treasury. A recent Bank of Israel study found about 58 percent of what's officially reported as Israeli exports to the territory comes to Israel from abroad. Thus, customs revenue doesn't go to the Palestinian Authority, costing it $480 million a year, or 25 percent of its public revenue, the report said.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/24/Palestinian-unemployment-at-30-percent/UPI-13241314218531/
Palestine ranks 157 in FIFA's World Cup list
ZURICH (WAFA) 24 Aug -- The Palestinian national football team ranked 157 in the FIFA (International Federation of Football Association) World Ranking, according to FIFA’s latest rankings published Wednesday. Palestine advanced nine ranking positions in August, surpassing the Lebanese national team, to reach the 157th position after ranking 166 in July. FIFA has 203 members on the ranking list. Palestine’s highest FIFA rank position was 115 in April 2006, whereas its lowest was 191 in April 1999.
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=17121
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The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and its coalition member groups Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, Jewish Voice for Peace, CodePink and the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace are teaming up to ask the National Building Museum not to reward CAT's complicity in human rights abuses!
Last week, the parents of Rachel Corrie, a U.S. peace activist who was crushed to death by Israeli soldiers operating a weaponized Caterpillar D9-R bulldozer, sent this letter (PDF) to the National Building Museum expressing their concerns. They requested a response but have not received a reply. That the museum chose to present this award in the midst of the Corries' civil trial in Israel seeking justice for their daughter's killing only adds insult to injury.
Ashrawi: UN statehood bid no threat to PLO
PA: Honduras recognizes Palestinian state
Palestinian Authority says Honduras has recognized the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with Israel.
Ahmadinejad: Palestine statehood just 'step forward'
Consulate: US envoy did not threaten aid to PA
Haniyeh: We will not recognize Israel
South Africa activists visit Gaza
Israeli troops fire tear gas at protest in Qalandiya
Report: Israel approves Egypt troop influx in Sinai
Islamic Jihad: Ceasefire with Israel agreed at dawn
Palestinians rally in Gaza City for Al-Quds Day
Haaretz Editorial
Israel must lower its profile in face of the Arab tumult
Yossi Sarid
Lebensraum as a justification for Israeli settlements
IDF discloses soldier killed by friendly fire in south Israel terror attack
Israel Defense Forces investigation reveals Golani Brigade soldier, Staff Sgt. Moshe Naftali, killed by friendly fire in confrontation with terrorist in August 18 attack.
'Million man' anti-Israel rally in Cairo attracts only hundreds
Most Egyptian protest groups announce would participate in demonstration to expel Israel's ambassador over five Egyptian policemen killed by IDF; however, turnout much lower than expected.
U.S.: We will stop aid to Palestinians if UN bid proceeds
U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem, Daniel Rubinstein, tells chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat U.S. 'will take punitive measures' against Palestinian Authority if it seeks to upgrade position at UN General Assembly.
Nasrallah: Palestinians must not give up on 'grain of sand or drop of water' in fight for state
Anti-Israel protests held throughout Muslim world on 'Jerusalem Day' to show support for Palestinian cause.
Ahmadinejad: Holocaust 'big lie' used to justify establishment of Israel
British, U.S. donors step in to help IDF hear the (classical) music
Benjamin Goodman a British pianist together with a group of donors introduces classical music to the IDF, starting a concert series for soldiers.
PCHR Weekly Report: 17 killed, including 2 children; 14 wounded by Israeli forces this week
Friday August 26, 2011 - 08:48
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 18– 24 Aug. 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that Israeli forces killed 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. 5 of the victims are civilians, including two children and a physician. Full Story
El Salvador Recognizes Independent Palestinian State
Friday August 26, 2011 - 06:04
The President of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, stated Thursday that his country officially recognizes Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, and that it supports the efforts of the Arab League to upgrade the Palestinian UN status into a full membership. Full Story
Eight Palestinians Killed Thursday; 11 in Two Days
Thursday August 25, 2011 - 23:43
Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday evening that two residents were killed when the Israeli Air Force fired a missile at their motorcycle, north of Gaza City. The assassination raises the number of Palestinians killed on Thursday to 8, while a total of 11 were killed in two days. Full Story
New Matilda: Enough With The Nazi Slurs by Antony Loewenstein
ABC The Drum: The Israel revolution has not arrived
ABC Radio National: Mahmoud Darwish: a feature on the late, great Palestinian poet – please be sure to download, listen and then leave a positive comment at the bottom of the page via the “add your comment” link
Reports from Israel claim that the Foreign Ministry is taking a series of punitive measures against Qatar because of the Gulf state's "anti-Israel activity" in the international arena.
According to the Israeli newspaper Maariv, Israel is angry with Qatar for its strong ties with Hamas and the financial support it provides to the Islamic Resistance Movement. Qatar's support for the bid for UN recognition of an independent state of Palestine has also drawn criticism.
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A speech by an extreme right-wing American broadcaster has sought to reinforce Israel's occupation of Jerusalem. Glenn Beck's polemic was part of a programme which included musical performances in the Umayyad Palaces area adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the time for prayers. The programme was condemned by Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage for displaying a total lack of respect for the worshippers in the mosque.
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Media sources in Israel have revealed the government's efforts to reach a rapprochement with Turkey and end the crisis between the two countries in a way that does not involve having to apologise for the attack on the Freedom Flotilla. Nine Turkish activists were killed by Israeli soldiers during the assault in May 2010.
Radio Israel reported that Tel Aviv is seeking to express "regret for the repercussions of the IDF operation for stopping the sailing of the Mavi Marmara". If the Turkish government accepts this offer, there will be no need for the release of the United Nations Palmer report that would present the results of the investigation into the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla.
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Israel has further escalated tensions with the Gaza Strip and continued the sequence of violence by launching further rocket attacks against the beleaguered sector, despite agreeing to a recent ceasefire with resistance factions.
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In late July, the Palestine Israel Action Group, a subcommittee of the Ann .... By withdrawing as the sole arbiter of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, ...
Video: Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians
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UN says Establishing Independent Palestinian State Long Overdue WAFA - Palestine News Agency
Despite Israeli bar, 300000 at Al-Aqsa to offer Friday prayer Arab News
Ha'aretz - Forbes
"It is only through negotiations - and not violence - that the root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be addressed," said Ashton. ...
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President Obama has vowed to oppose UN recognition of a Palestinian state within the borders prior to the 1967 war when Israel captured and occupied the ...
US watches as China raises Mideast clout Hurriyet Daily News
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MJ Rosenberg, 8/26/11
Senior Foreign Policy Fellow, Media Matters Action Network
I have to admit, however, that until I read a report published today by the Center for American Progress, I had no idea just how orchestrated and well-financed the Islamaphobia movement was.
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Truman Security Fellow; Founding Editor, Nortia Press
The year 2011 represents the first time since the birth of the modern Middle East that Western powers are collectively standing with the bulk of Arab public opinion.
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Dr. Josef Olmert, 8/25/11
Adjunct Professor, American University’s School of International Service
The renewed Hamas-Israel fighting along the border between Gaza and Israel sheds light yet again on the fragile Israel-Egypt relationship. This time, it is a distinctly red light. This is bad news to all those who wish to see a more stable Middle East.
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Police deploy in force in Jerusalem's Old City
Report: Egypt convinced Israel not to assassinate Hamas leader in Gaza
Israel planned to target Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh after the terror attacks in south last week but cancelled the operation due to Egyptian pressure, Al-Ahram reports.
Abbas: UN bid not meant to isolate US, Israel
Amid a row over alleged threats by a US envoy in Jerusalem, President Abbas says UN bid is about realizing dream of statehood, not challenging America.
Shaath: UN bid to go ahead 'despite US threats'
FM in Ghana to rally Africa support for UN bid
Hamas official says Israel 'playing with fire'
Security sources: Hamas members arrested in Jenin
Islamic Jihad truce 'to protect Palestinians'
Lieberman: Palestinians want to take over Israel from within
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says Palestinians can only receive statehood once they 'stop trying to eliminate the world's only Jewish state'.
U.S.: We will stop aid to Palestinians if UN bid proceeds
Amir Oren / For Yasser Arafat, crime certainly paid
An official U.S. State Department document acknowledges that America knew Yasser Arafat was personally behind the 1973 murder of its Khartoum ambassador; the upcoming Palestinian statehood bid has much to thank the perpetrators for.
Cease-fire between Israel and Gaza militants, meant to go into effect at 1:00 P.M. Friday afternoon, is broken as militants fire Grad rocket and Qassam into south Israel.
Demonstrations to be held in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as well as a number of smaller locales.
Nathan Gonzalez, 8/26/11
Truman Security Fellow; Founding Editor, Nortia Press
The year 2011 represents the first time since the birth of the modern Middle East that Western powers are collectively standing with the bulk of Arab public opinion.
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Report: Egypt convinced Israel not to assassinate Hamas leader in Gaza
Haaretz - based on Al-Ahram report - Israel planned to target Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh after the terror attacks in south last week but cancelled the operation due to Egyptian pressure.
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Interview with Fatah PLC Member Kokali: September, Unity Government and Fatah-Hamas Relations
Alternative Information Center (AIC) interview - Because we used violent resistance 30 years ago, we are now able to struggle politically. It`s like a tree: our military struggle planted it and now our political approach is picking the fruits. bz
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Palestinian statehood, the anxiety-free edition
Shmuel Rosner - Jerusalem Post - Initially, the plan was to seek a two-thirds majority vote - to obtain a nonbinding resolution under the "Uniting for Peace" procedure
The PA has since backed away from this option and is now planning to seek a simple majority in the General Assembly, which would allow Palestine to be recognized as a "nonmember state" of the UN, alongside Kosovo, Taiwan, and Vatican City. [Rosner quoting Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs-bz]
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With Mideast in Turmoil, Israel Debates Strategy
Ethan Bronner - NYT - Last weekend, officials were contemplating a major military assault on Gaza. But that plan was shelved by the crisis that emerged with Egypt, by the realization that Hamas itself was uninvolved in the terrorist attack and by the worry about how such an assault would affect other countries’ views during the United Nations debate of a Palestinian resolution in September.
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On verge of Gaza war
Alex Fishman - Ynet - As September approaches, the IDF is being stretched beyond its means, and there will apparently be no escaping the need to call up reservists. Our leadership is navigating through a minefield. Just like we were on the verge of war Saturday night, with most of the public being completely oblivious to the unfolding drama, it can happen again tomorrow morning. The war book is ready. bz
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Social justice also means ending the occupation
Zeev Sternhell - Haaretz - The establishment of the state was also the hour in which Zionism was supposed to absorb the liberal principles of human rights and civic equality. The terrible disaster of the Six-Day War destroyed this possibility when it turned Israelis into lords over another nation whose rights were denied. bz
Undercover Forces Kidnap Two Hamas Members In Jenin
Saturday August 27, 2011 - 11:39
An undercover unit of the Israeli Army kidnapped on Friday evening two members of the Hamas movement, after ambushing them just before evening prayers, at the Arraba Junction, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, as they driving along with their families. Full Story
Thousands Protest In Front Of Israeli Embassy In Cairo
Saturday August 27, 2011 - 04:00
UPDATE: More protesters continue to gather in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Power blackout was also reported in the area, while ambulances arrived at the scene as a precaution due to fears of possible clashes between the protesters and the Egyptian Military Police. Full Story
Clashes Reported At The Qalandia Terminal
Saturday August 27, 2011 - 02:20
Israeli troops fired dozens of gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets as hundreds of residents who gathered at the Qalandia terminal, north of Jerusalem, demanding their legitimate right to enter occupied Jerusalem in order to conduct Friday prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque. Full Story
Ufree Demands An Immediate Release Of Reporter Samer Allwai
Saturday August 27, 2011 - 02:02
UFree calls on the Israeli occupation to immediately release a Palestinian journalist Samer Allawi (46 years), who is a reporter for Al Jazeera TV channel and was arrested early this month as he was leaving home town in the West Bank. Full Story
Resident, Child, Injured As Army Attacks Nonviolent Protest In Al Ma’sara
Saturday August 27, 2011 - 01:24
Israeli army attacked, on Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall, in Al Ma’sara village, near Bethlehem, leading to the injury of two residents, including a 9-year-old child. Full Story
Six Protesters Wounded in Kafr Qaddoum
Saturday August 27, 2011 - 00:39
Israeli troops attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Kafr Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leading to six injuries. Full Story
Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Weekly Protest In Nil’in
Saturday August 27, 2011 - 00:08
Several injuries were reported in Nil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, as Israeli soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs at the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements. Full Story
27 August 2011
Roubini says that the current global economic system – capitalism – will remain in a crisis – a crisis economist Karl Marx predicted more than a century ago – until major systemic reforms are implemented. He says that social unrest and demonstrations are all being driven by the same thing, capitalism’s most serious crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It stems from globalization, financial intermediation run amok, and a destructive redistribution of income and wealth from labor to capital.
25 August 2011
Following last week’s terror attack in which eight Israelis died on the Southern border with Egypt, the Israeli air force escalated its bombardment of Gaza. On Saturday, despite predictions that the cycle of violence would dissolve the rising social protest movement in Israel, thousands poured onto the streets and chanted “Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies.”
Israel's Exclusive Revolution
By Max Blumenthal and Joseph Dana
How the largest social justice movement in Israel’s history managed to ignore the Palestinians. Continue
Israel OK's expansion of building in Hebron
JERUSALEM (AP) 26 Aug -- Israel is allowing Jewish settlers to expand a building in Hebron, one of the West Bank's most volatile cities. Palestinians object to Jewish construction in areas they envision for their future state. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak's office said Friday he gave the building permit to house a kindergarten in Beit Romano, a structure built in the late 1800s by a Jewish merchant. Today it houses a religious seminary. Hagit Ofran of settlement watchdog Peace Now says Barak has become a "tool of the most radical settlers." Hebron is holy to Muslims and Jews. Today, more than 600 Jews live there in fortified enclaves amid 170,000 Palestinians.
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110826/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_settlement_building
Elderly farmer murdered in Israeli airstrike in Bureij
ISM Gaza 26 Aug -- Ismail Nimr Ammoum worked his whole life as a farm laborer. He did not have land of his own, he worked for others, planting, watering, weeding, whatever needed done. He was a strong man, and he loved to work, work did not bother him. He kept working because he loved to work, what else would he do? He lived with his sister in Bureij, but often spent the nights sleeping wherever he was working. On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Ismail was working for the Al-Khaldi family. He had spent the previous several days living in a small wood hut on the land. At five A.M. neighbors heard the explosion of an Israeli missile strike, but they thought that the land there was empty, they did not realize that Ismail had stayed the night in the hut. That afternoon, the owner of the land came to check up on things. When he arrived he noticed that everything things weren’t right, he opened the gate and then he saw the hut. He saw Ismail’s shattered body lying in the rubble. He had been killed in the missile strike. Ismail’s father was from Lod. He was a refugee; his family was expelled from his home by Israeli soldiers in 1948.
http://palsolidarity.org/2011/08/19989/
VIDEOS: Gaza: Why? is the question my son asks me - Dr Ayman Al-Sahbani / Julie Web-Pullman
Dr Ayman Al-Sahbani describes how medical supplies are running out at his critical care unit in Gaza. Dr Ayman came close to tears several times as he showed me around the emergency department and the critical care unit. ‘’We want the world to know what is happening here in Gaza,’’he said. "We need to know what these weapons are. We have twenty children in here, with injuries we have never encountered before, even in Operation Cast Lead when we first saw phosphorous burns. These weapons are even worse, they cause terrible burns, they sever feet and legs, and hands, they fill the bodies with hundreds of small pieces of metal." Dr Ayman pulled back a curtain, "Here is a 13-year-old boy who was playing football with his friends when they were struck by an Israeli rocket, both his hands were blown off and his legs badly injured as well, and he has terrible burns, and shrapnel all over his body."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1108/S00321/gaza-why-is-the-question-my-son-asks-me-dr-al-sahbani.htm
Global actions target Egyptian embassies to break Israel's closure of Gaza
ICORB 26 Aug -- Fed up with the closure of Gaza that has kept more than a million and a half Palestinians locked in to the strip’s tight borders, a beacon call is coming from Gaza and resonating across to Egypt, to break Israel’s siege and re-open the border with Egypt immediately. Activists from South Africa, to youth leaders of the Egyptian revolution, to European, North and South American, and Asian supporters will present signatures to their respective Egyptian Consulates starting Friday August 26th to demand the permanent re-opening of the Rafah Crossing with Egypt without conditions. Despite promises by the Egyptian government to open it, approximately 35,000 people wait daily to cross the border.
http://palsolidarity.org/2011/08/19991/
West Bank: Olive Revolution seeks free access to East Jerusalem
[photos] LA Times blog 26 Aug by Maher Abukhater in Ramallah, West Bank -- When Israeli police and soldiers manning Qalandia checkpoint prevented West Bank Muslims under the age of 50 from crossing into Jerusalem to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform the last Friday of Ramadan prayer, the dozens left behind decided to pray at the checkpoint. When they finished, they, along with Israeli and international supporters from a movement called Olive Revolution, gathered facing Israeli police and soldiers separated only by cement blocks. They chanted anti-occupation slogans and demanded access to East Jerusalem, which Israel has occupied since June 1967.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/08/west-bank-olive-revolution-seeks-free-access-to-east-jerusalem.html
Olive Revolution in pictures: Palestinians march on Jerusalem
Pal.Tel. 26 Aug - 25 photos
http://www.paltelegraph.com/palestine/west-bank/9968
PA intelligence summons journalist Ali Qaraqe’
BETHLEHEM (PIC) 26 Aug -- The PA General Intelligence (the Mukhabarat) has summoned Palestinian journalist and political activist Ali Qaraqe’ for questioning. GI officers handed Qaraqe’ a summons for questioning without explaining the reason for the summons ... This the second time in less than a month that the PA security in the West Bank summons young journalists; the preventive security summoned Majdoleen Hassouna early Aughust and arrested two of her brothers to pressure her to attend at their headquarters.
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k
PA arrests professor who criticized Nablus University
JPost 26 Aug -- Abdel Sattar Qassem is a well-known critic of the PA leadership: in the past he declared his intention to run in the presidential election. A prominent Palestinian professor who wrote an article criticizing the university administration where he works was arrested on Thursday by Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank. Palestinian sources said that Abdel Sattar Qassem, who works at An-Najah University in Nablus, was ordered to be held in custody for 48 hours following a complaint from the university president, Rami Hamdallah.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235477
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
CNN 26 Aug -- As a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces, Kobi Skolnick once fired shots at Aziz Abu Sarah's aunt's house in the West Bank town of Hebron. Ten years later, Skolnick, a former Israeli settler, who grew up in an ultra-orthodox household, and Abu Sarah, once a Palestinian militant, work together explaining both sides of the Middle East conflict to tourists. They discovered the uncomfortable coincidence during a tour in Hebron for Mejdi, a "dual-narrative" tour company co-owned by Abu Sarah, where every tour is jointly led by Jewish and Palestinian guides ... Mejdi guides explain landmarks and historic sites from their personal experiences and those of their communities. One of the tour groups from an American synagogue even spent several days on home-stays in a Palestinian refugee camp.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/08/26/israel.dual.narrative.tours/index.html
The fastest women in the West Bank
Glober&Mail 26 Aug -- Marah Zahalka was 11 years old when she first got behind the wheel of her family's Volkswagen Golf in the small, conservative city of Jenin, in the West Bank. Her mother, a driving instructor, had gotten sick of listening to her daughter begging to drive and so, carefully, she helped Zahalka adjust the front seat, start the engine and slowly lower her foot onto the gas. As it turned out, the kid was a natural, and shortly after getting her licence at age 17, she began competing regularly in racing events held throughout the Palestinian territory. "I want to go to Formula One," she says.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/new-cars/auto-news/the-fastest-women-in-the-west-bank/article2140489/
Teaching the piano to sing in Nablus / Noam Ben Zeev
NABLUS (Haaretz) 22 Aug - An improvised road block. An armored jeep to the right. An armed soldier making circles in the air with his finger. These were the first sights that greeted the conductor, pianist and world-renowned musicologist Joshua Rifkin on his sortie to the West Bank last Shabbat ... Nablus is more besieged than any other city in the West Bank and suffers terribly. "Before the Israeli occupation, we were the cultural and commercial capital of the West Bank. Now we are nothing," says Hammad, "so a few friends and I decided to do something. This is part of our opposition: Israel's goal is to destroy traditions and culture - essentially our identity. You can put a man in jail, but you cannot imprison his spirit, so we will nourish this spirit." International support has also passed over Nablus, which is an overwhelmingly Muslim city. "I call them the holy trinity - Ramallah-Jerusalem-Bethlehem," jokes Hammad. "The guests who come to this region visit those [cities], and Nablus is left out in the cold. But how much history does Ramallah have? 100 years. We have 9,000!"
http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/teaching-the-piano-to-sing-in-nablus-1.268639
WikiLeaks cables: US embassy believed Netanyahu would advance peace in 2009
Among the thousands of U.S. embassy cables published by Wikileaks on Thursday, those from the Tel Aviv embassy shed light on the administration’s views on senior Israeli politicians.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/wikileaks-cables-
u-s-embassy-believed-netanyahu-would-advance-peace-in-2009-1.380728
Israeli game over / Emad Gad
al-Ahram 25 Aug -- Tel Aviv can no longer demand that Egypt's hands be tied in controlling its border, while then complaining that Egypt is failing to provide security
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1062/eg2.htm
Haaretz editorial: The extreme Israeli right's alliance with lunatics
25 Aug -- In recent years, the extreme Israeli right has developed an alliance with heads of the evangelical movement, who define themselves as Christian Zionists, some of whom believe that another Holocaust of the Jews will ensure the resurrection of Jesus.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/the-extreme-israeli-right-s-alliance-with-lunatics-1.380546
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Palestinians see progress in EU stance on UN bid
PLO official notes progress in EU position as foreign policy chief arrives on 3 day visit to restart direct negotiations.
Three-quarters of world recognizes Palestine
Abbas asks Ashton to support UN bid
Abbas: “We Are Willing To Listen to Suggestions, Alternatives To UN Move”
Sunday August 28, 2011 - 00:11
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Saturday that the Palestinian leadership is willing to listen to proposals and suggestions from the International Community to return to the negotiations table with Israel, instead of heading to the UN in September. Full Story
Gaza rocket hits southern Israel
Jerusalem parking lot 'to be built on private Palestinian land'
Israel marks captive soldier Shalit's 25th birthday
Gideon Levy
The reason why the Egyptians hate Israel
Egypt reportedly mulling buffer zone on Israel border in wake of recent bloodshed
Egyptian daily says Egyptian security agencies poised to start demolishing tunnels used in smuggling arms and goods, due to heavy digging equipment spotted for removing the tunnels.
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`Palestinian state living in peace with Israel is both an Israeli and a Palestinian interest`
Merav Yudilovitch - Initiative launched by Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol, Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali claims `Palestinian state living in peace with Israel is both an Israeli and a Palestinian interest` (...) and therefore it cannot be a cause for a new war but rather a motive for resuming peace negotiations between two sovereign countries." bz
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Ashrawi presses EU for UN bid support
Ma`an - Europe should maintain its position on Palestine and commit to "upholding international law." Europe has already condemned Israeli settlements as illegal and an "obstacle to peace" and Jerusalem has been recognized as the capital of two states. bz
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UN envoy Prosor: Israel has no chance of stopping recognition of Palestinian state
Barak Ravid - Haaretz - Under the headline "Report from the frontline at the UN," Prosor - considered one of the most experienced and senior Israeli diplomats - offered a very pessimistic estimate as to Israel`s ability to significantly affect the results of the vote. Even though he did not state so explicitly, Prosor implies that Israel will sustain a diplomatic defeat. bz
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“The longest journey starts with one small step”
Akiva Orr - +972 - Most young people in the tents face their first political confrontation in those tents. Before July 14 they were just fodder in politics. Now they are becoming politically critical – and aware. Whatever the outcome of this unique protest – their minds and attitudes are changed and will stay so. They will not be political fodder again. Give them time and many will become anti-Zionist. One cannot be weaned in a week from what one embraced uncritically for many years at home, in nursery and school. This confrontation/protest changes their minds – and lives. Nothing similar ever happened in Israel. bz
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Report: Egypt convinced Israel not to assassinate Hamas leader in Gaza
Haaretz - based on Al-Ahram report - Israel planned to target Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh after the terror attacks in south last week but cancelled the operation due to Egyptian pressure.
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With Mideast in Turmoil, Israel Debates Strategy
Ethan Bronner - NYT - Last weekend, officials were contemplating a major military assault on Gaza. But that plan was shelved by the crisis that emerged with Egypt, by the realization that Hamas itself was uninvolved in the terrorist attack and by the worry about how such an assault would affect other countries’ views during the United Nations debate of a Palestinian resolution in September.
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Interview with Fatah PLC Member Kokali: September, Unity Government and Fatah-Hamas Relations
Alternative Information Center (AIC) interview - Because we used violent resistance 30 years ago, we are now able to struggle politically. It`s like a tree: our military struggle planted it and now our political approach is picking the fruits. bz
... a combined Israeli-Palestinian team participating in the Australian rules football International Cup took out their anger on their unfortunate Chinese ...
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These photos were taken around the city of Nablus by young Palestinians between the ages of 11 and 15, all participants in the Triple Exposure project at Tomorrow’s Youth Organization,...
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Posted on August 24, 2011
Filmmaker, Jan Beddegenoodts, interviews Palestinians on the streets of Ramallah to hear their thoughts on the Palestinian bid for statehood in September. “Palestinians are more focused on the unity of...
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Israel says Gaza gets arms from Libya
Israeli officials say Palestinians have acquired anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets supplied through Egypt from Libya during its six-month civil war.
Nablus man wounds 8 in Tel Aviv
Gaza teen dies from injuries sustained in Israeli airstrikes
Police: Palestinian run over by settler car
Jailed professor released on bail
Does the Palestinian UN bid threaten refugee rights?
Analysis: Implications of Palestinian statehood
UN chair for Palestine made in Jenin
Open letter to Israeli and Palestinian leaders
Israel army says troops reinforced at south borders
Rio cartoonist inspires Arab rebellions from afar
Palestinian Authority condemns Tel Aviv terror attack
Palestinian Authority releases statement condemning 'all attacks against civilians,' including Tel Aviv attack and IDF strikes on Gaza.
Terror attack in Tel Aviv leaves eight wounded
Israeli flag returns to Cairo embassy one week after it was torn down
Young Egyptian turns into national hero after climbing up building of Israeli embassy and tearing down flag last week; Israeli flag raised again, but now placed below Egyptian flag.
Barak: Gaza groups planning new major terror attack on Israel
Sharmine Narwani, 8/29/11
Senior Associate, St. Antony's College, Oxford University
As popular, street-based movements to force domestic reforms sweep through the Arab world, the only fixed criteria in this widespread social "experiment" is the dogged intervention of the United States and its allies.
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The Israeli left needs both peace and welfare
Akiva Eldar - Haaretz - What`s the big deal? Next month will mark 18 years since the Oslo Accords, which deepened the occupation. The world won`t come to an end if the Palestinians were to wait a few more years
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Palestinian state could leave millions of refugees with no voice at UN
Harriet Sherwood - The Guardian - Representation solely in West Bank and Gaza could disenfranchise Palestinians living elsewhere, says legal expert
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How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stones
The Independent - Video seen by Catrina Stewart reveals the brutal interrogation of young Palestinian
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124 Out Of 193 Countries Recognize Palestinian Independence
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News - "A total of 124 countries, out of 193 UN member countries, have officially declared recognition of Palestine, and the Palestinian UN move this September, to seek recognition of statehood and a full UN membership"
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French giant Veolia cut down to size for abusing Palestinian rights
Maren Mantovani and Michael Deas - EI - "Since the beginning of the Palestinian-led campaign in 2005, Veolia has lost contracts worth more than €10 billion ($14 billion) following high profile campaigns"
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Car Park for Jewish Worshippers Planned on Palestinian Land in East Jerusalem
AIC - "The Jerusalem Municipality has confiscated 4 dunams of privately owned Palestinian land in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, near the tomb of Shimon Hatsadik (Simeon the Righteous). According to the Israeli online news source nrg, this is part of a plan initiated by the Jewish settlers in the neighbourhood, who wish to expand access to the tomb as a site of pilgrimage"
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`Palestinian state living in peace with Israel is both an Israeli and a Palestinian interest`
Merav Yudilovitch - Initiative launched by Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol, Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali claims `Palestinian state living in peace with Israel is both an Israeli and a Palestinian interest` (...) and therefore it cannot be a cause for a new war but rather a motive for resuming peace negotiations between two sovereign countries." bz
Israeli troops attack non-violent protest in Al-Walaja; 5 abducted
Monday August 29, 2011 - 00:00
A group of several dozen residents of Al-Walaja village, near Bethlehem, held a march and rally on Saturday calling on Israel to end the takeover of their land for the construction of the Annexation Wall. They were joined by a number of Israeli peace activists, four of whom were abducted by Israeli troops along with one Palestinian. Full Story
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In the lull after the media frenzy around Irene, it is a good time to reflect on the Israeli-Palestinian situation. In a few weeks, ...
Video: Netanyahu says cabinet to decide on Sinai deployment
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A terror attack every two days shows Israel's military restraint ... DEBKA file
Still far from ready for statehood The Australian
The Associated Press - Press TV
Read the post for which Derfner was fired: ‘The awful, necessary truth about Palestinian terror’
Israel's Nice Little War
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Israeli writer Uri Avnery recently wrote an article entitled ‘How Godly Are Thy Tents?’, which began with the...
by Ira Glunts / August 29th, 2011
Twenty years ago, the influence of the pro-Israel lobby was greater among Democrats than Republicans. It was greater in Congress than in the White House. Today, the Republicans, with their Christian Zionist wing at the forefront, have taken the lead in obeisance to Israel’s right-wing government. The Democrats are as supportive as ever, and are uneasy in their role of defending their President who has alienated Israel and its U.S. lobby. The pro-Israel forces are presently attempting to wield the kind of influence on the executive branch as it has enjoyed with members of Congress. This trend can only serve …
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Norwegians hold Quds day rally
A group of Norwegian Muslims have rallied in Norway's capital of Oslo on the occasion of Quds Day, calling for an end to Israel's state terrorism.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/196008.html
Anti-Israeli protests held in Kashmir
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, thousands of people took to streets in support of Palestinian cause. People from all walks of life expressed solidarity with the oppressed nation to remind the world community of the occupation of the Palestinian territories by Israel.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/195918.html
Gaza children injured by Israeli airstrike
Two Palestinian children were wounded when their house, in the Ameer project of Gaza City’s Soudania neighborhood, was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike early in the morning of Friday, August 19. Marihan Atif abu Samarah, age ten Moustafa Atif abu Samarah, age five... After the building lost power around midnight, ten-year-old Marihan Atif abu Samarah and her five-year-old brother, Moustafa, joined their family around light from a generator to wait for Suhoor, the early morning meal eaten before the daily Ramadan fast. Shortly afterward, an Israeli missile exploded outside, demolishing an empty guard tower for a former government building nearby, as well as the family’s home, leaving only the bathroom standing.
http://palsolidarity.org/2011/08/19998/
Witnesses: Settlers attack olive trees in Salfit
SALFIT (Ma'an) -- Settlers on Saturday cut down Palestinian-owned olive trees in Salfit in the northern West Bank, witnesses said. A group of settlers destroyed eight olive trees and damaged two lemon trees belonging to farmer Abdel Razzaq Khaled Mansour in the Wadi Qana area of Deir Istaya, locals told Ma'an. Local mayor Nathmi Salman said settlers constantly attacked farmers' land and damaged their property.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416443
BDS: Tell Interpol Not to Entertain Israeli Apartheid!
American post-punk band Interpol plans to perform in Israel later this month. Join the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) -- a US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation member group -- in calling on Interpol to not entertain Israeli Apartheid! Here is a sample email appeal, followed by sample tweets.
http://youthanormalization.blogspot.com/2011/08/bds-tell-interpol-not-to-entertain.html
US raised academic boycott vote with Norwegian government, Wikileaks shows
Cables released this week by Wikileaks show that the US government raised with the Government of Norway concern over a motion to boycott Israeli academic institutions at University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU) in Norway. A 10 November 2009 cable with the subject “NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY TO VOTE ON BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI ACADEMICS” designated “unclassified/for official use only” explains that a US diplomat called a Norwegian counterpart to seek the Norwegian government’s views on the upcoming boycott vote. The Norwegian diplomat confirmed that the boycott measure is contrary to Norwegian state policy.
http://electronicintifada.net/blog/maureen/
us-raised-academic-boycott-vote-norwegian-government-wikileaks-shows
USPCN response to PA Statehood bid
Any diplomatic initiatives, including the initiative at the United Nations this September, must preserve the status of the PLO as the sole representative of the Palestinian people at the United Nations and protect and advance our inalienable rights. The current Statehood initiative does neither, and is therefore an unacceptable threat to the Palestinian national movement.
http://www.kabobfest.com/2011/08/uspcn-response-to-pa-statehood-bid.html
The Future State of Palestine, Francis Boyle
In the 15 November 1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence that was approved by the PNC representing all Palestinians all over the world, the Executive Committee of the PLO was set up as the Provisional Government for the State of Palestine pursuant to my advice. In addition, the Declaration of Independence also provides that all Palestinians living around the world automatically become citizens of the State of Palestine pursuant to my advice. So the Executive Committee of the PLO in its capacity as the Provisional Government for the State of Palestine will continue to represent the interests of all Palestinians around the world when Palestine becomes a UN Member State.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/08/26/the-future-state-of-palestine/
J14: The Exclusive Revolution, Joseph Dana and Max Blumenthal
The men and women who set out to build a Jewish state in historic Palestine made little secret of their settler-colonial designs. Zionism’s intellectual author, Theodor Herzl, described the country he envisioned as “part of a wall of defense for Europe in Asia, an outpost of civilization against barbarism.” “All the means we need, we ourselves must create them, like Robinson Crusoe on his island,”Herzl told an interviewer in 1898. The Labor Zionist movement’s chief ideologue, Berl Katznelson, was more blunt than Herzl, declaring in 1928, “The Zionist enterprise is an enterprise of conquest.” More recently, and perhaps most crudely, former Prime Minister and current Defense Minister Ehud Barak described the goal of Zionism as maintaining a villa in the jungle.
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/2492/j14_the-exclusive-revolution-
Did Wikileaks just reveal the US blueprint for Libya?, Ali Abunimeh
The US administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama were set on developing deep “military to military” ties with the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi, classified US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks on 24 August reveal. The United States was keen to integrate Libya as much as possible into “AFRICOM,” the American military command for Africa which seeks to establish bases and station military forces permanently on the continent. “We never would have guessed ten years ago that we would be sitting in Tripoli, being welcomed by a son of Muammar al Qadhafi,” Senator Joseph Lieberman (Ind.-CT) said during an August 2009 meeting, which also included Senators John McCain and Susan Collins.
http://electronicintifada.net/blog/ali-abunimah/did-wikileaks-just-reveal-us-blueprint-libya
Fishy Wikileaks?
Journalist Abbas Al-Lawati sent me this (I cite with his permission): "Not sure if anyone has noticed this yet but of the hundreds of new wikileaks cables released yesterday from Manama, Muscat, Dubai, Kuwait, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha, every single one is labelled as unclassified. To be fair, 40% of the 250,000 cables are reported to not be secret, but keep in mind that more than half of the cables have already been released, and that the Gulf release from yesterday covers a period if 1989-2010 in one case (Riyadh) and 2003-2010 in the rest. It's hard to believe that there were no classified cables in that period, and I don't know if wikileaks has ever done a single classification release in the past."
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2011/08/fishy-wikileaks.html
Demo in Al-Walaja, September legal issue and more
Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
‘Israel major organ harvesting center’
By MOHAMMED MAR’I
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Israel says Gaza gets arms from Libya
Israeli officials say Palestinians have acquired anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets supplied through Egypt from Libya during its six-month civil war.
Nablus man wounds 8 in Tel Aviv
Gaza teen dies from injuries sustained in Israeli airstrikes
Police: Palestinian run over by settler car
Jailed professor released on bail
Does the Palestinian UN bid threaten refugee rights?
Analysis: Implications of Palestinian statehood
UN chair for Palestine made in Jenin
Open letter to Israeli and Palestinian leaders
Israel army says troops reinforced at south borders
Rio cartoonist inspires Arab rebellions from afar
Palestinian Authority condemns Tel Aviv terror attack
Palestinian Authority releases statement condemning 'all attacks against civilians,' including Tel Aviv attack and IDF strikes on Gaza.
Terror attack in Tel Aviv leaves eight wounded
Israeli flag returns to Cairo embassy one week after it was torn down
Young Egyptian turns into national hero after climbing up building of Israeli embassy and tearing down flag last week; Israeli flag raised again, but now placed below Egyptian flag.
Barak: Gaza groups planning new major terror attack on Israel
Sharmine Narwani, 8/29/11
Senior Associate, St. Antony's College, Oxford University
As popular, street-based movements to force domestic reforms sweep through the Arab world, the only fixed criteria in this widespread social "experiment" is the dogged intervention of the United States and its allies.
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The Israeli left needs both peace and welfare
Akiva Eldar - Haaretz - What`s the big deal? Next month will mark 18 years since the Oslo Accords, which deepened the occupation. The world won`t come to an end if the Palestinians were to wait a few more years
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Palestinian state could leave millions of refugees with no voice at UN
Harriet Sherwood - The Guardian - Representation solely in West Bank and Gaza could disenfranchise Palestinians living elsewhere, says legal expert
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How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stones
The Independent - Video seen by Catrina Stewart reveals the brutal interrogation of young Palestinian
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124 Out Of 193 Countries Recognize Palestinian Independence
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News - "A total of 124 countries, out of 193 UN member countries, have officially declared recognition of Palestine, and the Palestinian UN move this September, to seek recognition of statehood and a full UN membership"
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French giant Veolia cut down to size for abusing Palestinian rights
Maren Mantovani and Michael Deas - EI - "Since the beginning of the Palestinian-led campaign in 2005, Veolia has lost contracts worth more than €10 billion ($14 billion) following high profile campaigns"
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Car Park for Jewish Worshippers Planned on Palestinian Land in East Jerusalem
AIC - "The Jerusalem Municipality has confiscated 4 dunams of privately owned Palestinian land in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, near the tomb of Shimon Hatsadik (Simeon the Righteous). According to the Israeli online news source nrg, this is part of a plan initiated by the Jewish settlers in the neighbourhood, who wish to expand access to the tomb as a site of pilgrimage"
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`Palestinian state living in peace with Israel is both an Israeli and a Palestinian interest`
Merav Yudilovitch - Initiative launched by Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol, Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali claims `Palestinian state living in peace with Israel is both an Israeli and a Palestinian interest` (...) and therefore it cannot be a cause for a new war but rather a motive for resuming peace negotiations between two sovereign countries." bz
Israeli troops attack non-violent protest in Al-Walaja; 5 abducted
Monday August 29, 2011 - 00:00
A group of several dozen residents of Al-Walaja village, near Bethlehem, held a march and rally on Saturday calling on Israel to end the takeover of their land for the construction of the Annexation Wall. They were joined by a number of Israeli peace activists, four of whom were abducted by Israeli troops along with one Palestinian. Full Story
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In the lull after the media frenzy around Irene, it is a good time to reflect on the Israeli-Palestinian situation. In a few weeks, ...
Video: Netanyahu says cabinet to decide on Sinai deployment
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A terror attack every two days shows Israel's military restraint ... DEBKA file
Still far from ready for statehood The Australian
The Associated Press - Press TV
Israel's Nice Little War
RAMZY BAROUD
Israeli writer Uri Avnery recently wrote an article entitled ‘How Godly Are Thy Tents?’, which began with the...
by Ira Glunts / August 29th, 2011
Twenty years ago, the influence of the pro-Israel lobby was greater among Democrats than Republicans. It was greater in Congress than in the White House. Today, the Republicans, with their Christian Zionist wing at the forefront, have taken the lead in obeisance to Israel’s right-wing government. The Democrats are as supportive as ever, and are uneasy in their role of defending their President who has alienated Israel and its U.S. lobby. The pro-Israel forces are presently attempting to wield the kind of influence on the executive branch as it has enjoyed with members of Congress. This trend can only serve …
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Norwegians hold Quds day rally
A group of Norwegian Muslims have rallied in Norway's capital of Oslo on the occasion of Quds Day, calling for an end to Israel's state terrorism.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/196008.html
Anti-Israeli protests held in Kashmir
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, thousands of people took to streets in support of Palestinian cause. People from all walks of life expressed solidarity with the oppressed nation to remind the world community of the occupation of the Palestinian territories by Israel.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/195918.html
Gaza children injured by Israeli airstrike
Two Palestinian children were wounded when their house, in the Ameer project of Gaza City’s Soudania neighborhood, was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike early in the morning of Friday, August 19. Marihan Atif abu Samarah, age ten Moustafa Atif abu Samarah, age five... After the building lost power around midnight, ten-year-old Marihan Atif abu Samarah and her five-year-old brother, Moustafa, joined their family around light from a generator to wait for Suhoor, the early morning meal eaten before the daily Ramadan fast. Shortly afterward, an Israeli missile exploded outside, demolishing an empty guard tower for a former government building nearby, as well as the family’s home, leaving only the bathroom standing.
http://palsolidarity.org/2011/08/19998/
Witnesses: Settlers attack olive trees in Salfit
SALFIT (Ma'an) -- Settlers on Saturday cut down Palestinian-owned olive trees in Salfit in the northern West Bank, witnesses said. A group of settlers destroyed eight olive trees and damaged two lemon trees belonging to farmer Abdel Razzaq Khaled Mansour in the Wadi Qana area of Deir Istaya, locals told Ma'an. Local mayor Nathmi Salman said settlers constantly attacked farmers' land and damaged their property.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416443
BDS: Tell Interpol Not to Entertain Israeli Apartheid!
American post-punk band Interpol plans to perform in Israel later this month. Join the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) -- a US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation member group -- in calling on Interpol to not entertain Israeli Apartheid! Here is a sample email appeal, followed by sample tweets.
http://youthanormalization.blogspot.com/2011/08/bds-tell-interpol-not-to-entertain.html
US raised academic boycott vote with Norwegian government, Wikileaks shows
Cables released this week by Wikileaks show that the US government raised with the Government of Norway concern over a motion to boycott Israeli academic institutions at University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU) in Norway. A 10 November 2009 cable with the subject “NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY TO VOTE ON BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI ACADEMICS” designated “unclassified/for official use only” explains that a US diplomat called a Norwegian counterpart to seek the Norwegian government’s views on the upcoming boycott vote. The Norwegian diplomat confirmed that the boycott measure is contrary to Norwegian state policy.
http://electronicintifada.net/blog/maureen/
us-raised-academic-boycott-vote-norwegian-government-wikileaks-shows
USPCN response to PA Statehood bid
Any diplomatic initiatives, including the initiative at the United Nations this September, must preserve the status of the PLO as the sole representative of the Palestinian people at the United Nations and protect and advance our inalienable rights. The current Statehood initiative does neither, and is therefore an unacceptable threat to the Palestinian national movement.
http://www.kabobfest.com/2011/08/uspcn-response-to-pa-statehood-bid.html
The Future State of Palestine, Francis Boyle
In the 15 November 1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence that was approved by the PNC representing all Palestinians all over the world, the Executive Committee of the PLO was set up as the Provisional Government for the State of Palestine pursuant to my advice. In addition, the Declaration of Independence also provides that all Palestinians living around the world automatically become citizens of the State of Palestine” pursuant to my advice. So the Executive Committee of the PLO in its capacity as the Provisional Government for the State of Palestine will continue to represent the interests of all Palestinians around the world when Palestine becomes a UN Member State.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/08/26/the-future-state-of-palestine/
J14: The Exclusive Revolution, Joseph Dana and Max Blumenthal
The men and women who set out to build a Jewish state in historic Palestine made little secret of their settler-colonial designs. Zionism’s intellectual author, Theodor Herzl, described the country he envisioned as “part of a wall of defense for Europe in Asia, an outpost of civilization against barbarism.” “All the means we need, we ourselves must create them, like Robinson Crusoe on his island,”Herzl told an interviewer in 1898. The Labor Zionist movement’s chief ideologue, Berl Katznelson, was more blunt than Herzl, declaring in 1928, “The Zionist enterprise is an enterprise of conquest.”More recently, and perhaps most crudely, former Prime Minister and current Defense Minister Ehud Barak described the goal of Zionism as maintaining a villa in the jungle.
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/2492/j14_the-exclusive-revolution-
Did Wikileaks just reveal the US blueprint for Libya?, Ali Abunimeh
The US administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama were set on developing deep “military to military” ties with the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi, classified US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks on 24 August reveal. The United States was keen to integrate Libya as much as possible into “AFRICOM,” the American military command for Africa which seeks to establish bases and station military forces permanently on the continent. “We never would have guessed ten years ago that we would be sitting in Tripoli, being welcomed by a son of Muammar al-Qadhafi,” Senator Joseph Lieberman (Ind.-CT) said during an August 2009 meeting, which also included Senators John McCain and Susan Collins.
http://electronicintifada.net/blog/ali-abunimah/did-wikileaks-just-reveal-us-blueprint-libya
Fishy Wikileaks?
Journalist Abbas Al-Lawati sent me this (I cite with his permission): "Not sure if anyone has noticed this yet but of the hundreds of new wikileaks cables released yesterday from Manama, Muscat, Dubai, Kuwait, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha, every single one is labelled as unclassified. To be fair, 40% of the 250,000 cables are reported to not be secret, but keep in mind that more than half of the cables have already been released, and that the Gulf release from yesterday covers a period if 1989-2010 in one case (Riyadh) and 2003-2010 in the rest. It's hard to believe that there were no classified cables in that period, and I don't know if wikileaks has ever done a single classification release in the past."
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2011/08/fishy-wikileaks.html
Demo in Al-Walaja, September legal issue and more
Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
‘Israel major organ harvesting center’
By MOHAMMED MAR’I
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