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The Nation: Post-Annapolis Pitfalls (by HENRY SIEGMAN) – A MUST READ
Post-Annapolis Pitfalls by HENRY SIEGMAN* [from the December 31, 2007 issue] The recent Annapolis proceedings have taken the Middle East peace process out of its prolonged state of morbidity in three respects. First, they call for negotiations over...
Barenboim criticizes Israel after musician blocked from Gaza
Barenboim criticizes Israel after musician blocked from Gaza 2 days ago BERLIN - Conductor Daniel Barenboim criticized Israel Monday for preventing a Palestinian musician in an ensemble that was to perform at a music festival from entering the...
Guardian: Thanks, but no thanks (By Ahmad Samih Khalidi)
Guardian Comment Thanks, but no thanks Statehood does not offer the equitable and fair solution the Palestinian people deserve Ahmad Samih Khalidi Thursday December 13, 2007 The Palestinian state has now become the universal standard for all solutions to the...
LIVE…from the only democracy in the Middle East, NOT!!!
w w w . h a a r e t z . c o m Last update - 01:18 15/06/2007 The twilight zone / 'Now you are paralyzed, as we promised' By Gideon Levy "We have to make you do a little sports," the Shin Bet interrogator said, launching four successive days of questioning...
Red Cross: Israel worsening Palestinian humanitarian crisis
w w w . h a a r e t z . c o m Last update - 17:07 13/12/2007 Red Cross: Israel worsening Palestinian humanitarian crisis By Reuters Israeli restrictions have caused a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank that is growing worse, leaving hospitals unable to...
UN counter-terrorism & human rights Special Rapporteur finds Israeli laws & practices incompatible with human rights
UN counter-terrorism and human rights Special Rapporteur finds Israeli laws and practices incompatible with human rights United Nations Special Rapporteur for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Mr. Martin...
Civil rights group: Israel has reached new heights of racism
w w w . h a a r e t z . c o m Last update - 01:39 09/12/2007 Civil rights group: Israel has reached new heights of racism By Yuval Yoaz and Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondents Author Sami Michael, president of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, said upon the...
LA TImes: Will peace cost me my home?
Dear friends, As I pass this excellent LA Times op-ed on refugees to you, I also would like to make note of an excellent effort to document Palestinian families: www.palestine-family.net The site already has over 3300 entries submitted by Palestinians from all over...
2 Radio Interviews: Global Journalist Radio & Candadian Dimension
Global Journalist Radio The Middle East Peace Conference in Annapolis http://web.missouri.edu/~umcjourglobjourwww/web-content/radio/2007/2007_11_29.html Listen Online: http://real.jour.missouri.edu:8080/ramgen/global/gj112907.rm...
HALPER: When the Roadmap is a One Way Street
CounterPunch November 28, 2007 When the Roadmap is a One Way Street Israel's Strategy for Permanent Occupation By JEFF HALPER One may well think that the struggle inside the Jewish community of Israel is between those of the political right, who want to maintain...
NPR: Recipes of the West Bank Olive Harvest
Dear friends, I just finished harvesting our families olive tress. There is nothing so rewarding as the aroma and taste of newly pressed olive oil. After you read the article below on how we use the oil, support the olive harvest in Palestine by...
Interview: Crossing The Line – Ethnic Cleansing Podcast Available!
------- Forwarded message follows ------- This week on Crossing The Line, Israel continues its policy of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and barring internationals from documenting Israeli human rights violations, Sam Bahour will join us to talk more about this...
LA Times: Making the inevitable happen (By Bernard Avishai and Sam Bahour)
From the Los Angeles Times Making the inevitable happen Everyone knows the outlines of the Middle East peace accord. What's missing is the political will to achieve it. By Bernard Avishai and Sam Bahour November 18, 2007 Anybody who knows anything about the...
Vatican envoy: Ties with Israel are deteriorating
Dear friends, I apologize for yesterday's post being a past dated article. I was not aware of that at the time of post. Nevertheless, today's below post is in the same vein and from today's paper. In a related denied entry story see the following: Volunteer for...
Christians in Jerusalem want Jews to stop spitting on them
w w w . h a a r e t z . c o m Last update - 02:01 12/10/2004 Christians in Jerusalem want Jews to stop spitting on them By Amiram Barkat A few weeks ago, a senior Greek Orthodox clergyman in Israel attended a meeting at a government office in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul...
HASS: A moment before the lights go out
w w w . h a a r e t z . c o m Last update - 10:00 07/11/2007 A moment before the lights go out By Amira Hass Alan Johnston, the BBC corresponded kidnapped in Gaza, related in an interview that at a relatively early stage, he started suffering from all kinds of aches...
WP: Land of the Freed: For two members of the ‘Los Angeles Eight,’ America finally acts to right a wrong.
Dear friends, For those of you old enough to remember this case of the LA8. For more info: Los Angeles Times Democracy Now Hats off to persistence, Sam --------------------------------------------------- washingtonpost.com Land of the Freed For two members...
NYT: Gaza’s Reflection in a Foul Threat
The New York Times November 6, 2007 Gaza’s Reflection in a Foul Threat By STEVEN ERLANGER UMM AL NASSER, Gaza, Oct. 30 — Fahmi al-Abrak, 70, was at home on March 27 when a lagoon of human waste broke through its sand embankment and hurtled downhill,...
The positive side of Palestine…This Week in Palestine
Dear friends, The majority of corporate media waste no effort in showing the daily death and destruction of Palestine and Palestinians, that is, if they cover us at all. However, daily life and the struggle for freedom are much more colorful than the never...
“Jerusalem… The East Side Story”, a documentary review
The audience anxiously awaited the lights to be turned out and the film to start. One constituency that was clearly missing was Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza. Those from Bethlehem, Ramallah, Nablus, Jericho, Gaza, Rafah, and Hebron are all prohibited by Israeli regulations from entering Jerusalem without special permits that are rarely issued.
Boston Globe: Realizing God’s dream for the Holy Land (By Desmond Tutu)
Boston.com The Boston Globe Realizing God's dream for the Holy Land By Desmond Tutu | October 26, 2007 WHENEVER I am asked if I am optimistic about an end to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, I...
FT: Palestinians pessimistic on peace talks
Financial Times Palestinians pessimistic on peace talks By Sharmila Devi in Jerusalem Published: October 17 2007 21:22 | Last updated: October 17 2007 21:22 As a series of high-profile international visitors, including Condoleezza Rice and Tony...
‘I didn’t suggest we kill Palestinians’ (NO COMMENT – MUST READ)
The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition 'I didn't suggest we kill Palestinians' Ruthie Blum , THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 10, 2007 Arnon Soffer arrives at our meeting armed with a stack of books and papers. Among them is a copy of an interview I conducted with him...
NYT: West Bank Boys Dig a Living in Settler Trash
"We’re from the party of bread" “If we don’t work, we can’t live,” he said. “Sad to say, but our life is the garbage. Our future is the garbage.” The New York Times September 2, 2007 West Bank Boys Dig a Living in...
JPOST: Facebook sparks international debate over ‘Palestine’
The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition Appeared on original list of countries but then was "mysteriously" removed. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF October 9, 2007 War in the Middle East is being waged not only on the ground, but also in cyberspace. The Israeli-Palestinian...
Israel’s toy soldiers
Press TV Israel's toy soldiers Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:44:13 By Chris Hedges If you are a young Muslim American and head off to the Middle East for a spell in a fundamentalist “madrassa,” or religious school, Homeland Security will probably greet you at the...
Let Tutu Speak! (ACTION ITEM)
Dear friends,Follow-up to the news item I sent on this a few days ago. Here is an action itemPlease send a letter to the president of the University of St. Thomas urging him to reverse his decision to bar Archbishop Desmond Tutu from speaking at his university.The...
Parallel lives (SHOCKING, but normal under occupation) / Thru Other Eyes
Dear friends, Many of you have asked over time, "How is it to live under occupation?" Well, here is a window into the reality. Most of you will not be able to even finish reading the article let alone live under this kind of occupation for...
Chicago Tribune: New revelations in attack on American spy ship (Special report)
Dear friends, Closure can only come with the truth, whether the issue is the USS Liberty or being turned into a refugee for 60 years! Following history for the future's sake, Sam ------------------------------------- chicagotribune.com Special report New revelations...
Archbishop Tutu barred / 101 Homes rebuilt by ICAHD…and counting
Archbishop Tutu barred by U. of St Thomas [USA] because of criticism of Israel Posted by Cecilie Surasky Jewish Voice for Peace http://www.muzzlewatch.com/?p=257 ------------------------------- Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) 18,000 Homes destroyed...
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