Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Bradley Burston: As Lincoln abolished slavery, Israel must abolish occupation... I realize now that I am an abolitionist and that occupation is slavery. I also realize that I need to pay more attention to Abraham Lincoln, in his ability to remind us all of the wisdom hidden in the obvious.

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"I realize now why "apartheid" is too easy, too slick, too Madison Avenue a term, for what occupation truly is and does. ...

Hussein Ibish: The Muslim forest and the Islamist trees

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Hussein Ibish: "Islamism is not Islam. Most Muslims are not and do not wish to be Islamists and do not wish to be ruled by them. There...
Monday, February 25, 2013

In the West Bank village whose struggle to regain land taken by Israel was portrayed in an Oscar-nominated documentary, activists huddled around a campfire before dawn Monday to watch the ceremony.

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Palestinians worm themselves as they watch the Oscar ceremony in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. B...

Palestine's Abbas: "The Israelis want chaos ... We will not allow them to drag us into it and to mess with the lives of our children and our youth..."

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FOILED   http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=568996 RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that Isr...

Intifada VS Oscar... a poem by Anne Selden Annab

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The director of Palestinian documentary movie 5 BROKEN CAMERA S Emad Burnat and his family at the Oscars 2013.   His wife wearing a tr...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

Israeli Settlers Destroy 50 [Palestinian] Olive Trees Near Hebron

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[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE ...

The Balfour Declaration: If wording counts....

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The phrase that actually appears is: “ nothing should be done which might prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish ...

NYTimes: Settlers in West Bank Shoot Two Palestinians

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/world/middleeast/2-palestinians-shot-in-clashes-with-israeli-settlers.html?ref=middleeast   By THE ASS...

My letter to the CSM RE "Israeli Oscar contenders force citizens to confront uncomfortable questions"

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5 BROKEN CAMERAS  is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounde...
Friday, February 22, 2013

The European Union Renews its Support to Improve Mental Health Services in Gaza

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Jordanian Diplomat Marwan Muasher (his country’s first ambassador to Israel, where he made many friends) points out the importance of The Arab Peace Initiative... & the fact that Obama Should Try to Help Solve Conflict:

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Poll: Large Majority of Palestinians Want Immediate Elections

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 Published on Thursday, 21 February 2013 http://english.pnn.ps/index.php/national/4007-poll-large-majority-of-palestinians-want-immedi...