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Israeli settler violence caught on tape
This video shows how the Israeli Occupation Forces acquiesce to settler violence against native Palestinians. There are more than 400,000 illegal Israeli settlers colonizing the West Bank. Many are hard-line ideological types who believe that every inch of remaining Palestine … Continue reading
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Israel Defense Ministry plan earmarks 10 percent of West Bank for settlement expansion
This is just getting absurd. They aren’t even bothering with the facade of peace anymore. I hope people reading this news brief can make the connection to this policy and the long term ethnic cleansing strategy involved here. Indeed, the … Continue reading
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Palestinian Statehood, the UN, and Israel as a “Jewish State”
Following Brazil’s recent declaration, Argentina has now recognized a Palestinian state in the pre-67 borders. Like the Brazilian announcement, however, this may not have an immediate effect on the ground but it is significant nonetheless. As of now, the following … Continue reading
Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosque… not the first time
[Remember when they used to torch black churches in the South?] Al-Jazeera: “The Israeli police … have opened a very widespread investigation; the other security forces in Israel will be a part of [it], as well as Palestinian information that … Continue reading
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Video: Celebrities Cultural Boycott of Israel
And the list is growing, see the al-Jazeera video about the boycott here. I’m a little relieved that people are starting to realize that the continued colonization of Palestine in the form of the ceaseless settlement construction is a major … Continue reading
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Israeli Human Rights Group: The truth about Israel’s land grab in the West Bank
The Independent: Jewish settlers, who claim a divine right to the whole of Israel, now control more than 42 per cent of the occupied West Bank, representing a powerful obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state, a new report … Continue reading
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The Ethnic Cleansing of E. Jerusalem Continues…
How can Israelis justify this? How can they not see the connection between Palestinian resentment of Israel and the impact of these Israeli policies on their lives? By simply denouncing such legitimate grievances as anti-Semitic and ignoring the devastating and … Continue reading
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Obama Administration Toes Israeli Line on Settlements (Video)
Making a u-turn on Israel’s illegal and relentless settlement building. See the video here.
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More Israeli Settlements to be Built in East Jerusalem
My last post talked about how Israeli Occupation Authorities bulldozed Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem. This post is about how Israel is building more Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. In sum, Palestinians in E. Jerusalem are being driven out and … Continue reading
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Ethnic Cleansing in East Jerusalem
Never forget:Â “As a Palestinian I know why they do it. Israel doesn’t want us here. My house, most of the Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem are illegal. Not granting us construction permission, demolishing our houses. It’s a form of quiet … Continue reading
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The Ultimate Barrier to Peace: “Netanyahu Plans to Expand Settlements”
AFP: Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a secret deal with one of his coalition partners, pledging to expand settlements in a highly-contentious area of the West Bank, army radio said on Wednesday. According to the plan, some 3,000 … Continue reading
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Israel ‘plans settlement growth’
BBC: “The Israeli government has plans to build at least 73,000 new homes for Jews in the occupied West Bank, the anti-settlement group Peace Now says. If the plans are implemented in full it would double the number of settlers … Continue reading
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Olmert condemns settler ‘pogrom’
BBC: “As a Jew, I was ashamed at the scenes of Jews opening fire at innocent Arabs in Hebron. There is no other definition than the term ‘pogrom’ to describe what I have seen,” he told Cabinet members, according to … Continue reading
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Olmert: Israel must hand back land for peace with Palestinians and Syria
He said it (read about it here) a couple weeks ago, but I didn’t get a chance to blog about it until now. It’s just strange to me that world leaders like Olmert and Carter know what needs to happen, … Continue reading
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Sarkozy
may not be on point on many issues, but he’s spot on here: “French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for an end to Jewish settlement construction on Palestinian land, in an address to Israeli MPs. He told the Israeli Knesset … Continue reading
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