Archive for: October, 2009

How the “most moral army in the world” wages war on students

Stuart Littlewood   If there’s one thing the Israelis are good at it’s making war on women and children. They killed 952 Palestinian kiddies in their homeland between 2000 and the start of the Gaza blitzkrieg in December 2008 (according to B’Tselem statistics). They murdered at least 350 more during their Cast Lead onslaught and [...]

The Gaza Chronicles: Part 2 – What A Siege Looks Like

Aditya Ganapathiraju The Israeli policy of isolating Gaza from the West Bank has been a gradual process that started in the early 1990s. It tightened soon after Hamas’ electoral victory in 2006, and turned even more devastating after Hamas’s 2007 takeover, degrading the society to the point where 96 percent of Gaza’s population of 1.5 [...]

The Gaza Chronicles: Part 1- “The Forgotten Story”

Aditya Ganapathiraju   The situation on the ground in Gaza has continued to deteriorate since January. One of the most densely populated areas in the world, this small coastal strip is home to a million and a half Palestinians, many of them refugees for over 60 years. It is now the worst condition it’s been [...]

Preview of Ramzy Baroud’s ‘My Father was a Freedom Fighter’

By Stephen Lendman Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (Reserve Your First Edition Copy Today. Click HERE.) Ramzy Baroud is a veteran Palestinian-American journalist and former Al-Jazeera producer. He also taught Mass Communication at Australia’s Curtin University of Technology, is a frequent speaker, a regular media guest, and is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of [...]

Tell Congress NO on H. Res. 867, YES to Obama call for Israeli investigation into Cast Lead

Dear Supporter, Calls are mounting, both inside Israel and from the international community, for a credible, independent investigation into Israel’s conduct in Operation Cast Lead. But anew resolution in Congress calls on President Obama to do everything he can to bury the Goldstone Report, while giving no support to the Obama Administration’s repeated call for [...]

Mustafa Barghouti on the Daily Show

Mustafa Barghouti on the Daily Show Palestine Monitor 29 October 2009 Dr Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, appeared yesterday on the Daily Show, the American night television talk show, together with the Jewish American writer Anna Balzer. They discussed the situation in the occupied territories, advocating a non-violent approach. Watch the [...]

The Daily Show – Exclusive – Anna Baltzer & Mustafa Barghouti Extended Interview

Anna Baltzer and Mustafa Barghouti advocate a non-violent approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this complete, unedited interview. Watch the full episode: Part one: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – Anna Baltzer & Mustafa Barghouti Extended Interview Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health [...]

Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water

Amnesty International Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water 27 October 2009 Get Summary, see videos, and download full reports here: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/israel-rations-palestinians-trickle-water-20091027

“Where Have All the Friendships Gone…”

Uri Avnery   ACCORDING TO a Chinese saying, if someone in the street tells you that you are drunk, you can laugh. If a second person tells you that you are drunk, start to think about it. If a third one tells you the same, go home and sleep it off.   Our political and [...]

Why Israel Is Unlikely To Conduct Any Investigation Into Gaza War Crimes

Uri Avnery ”The [Israeli] army commanders object to any investigation and any inquiry whatsoever. They probably know why. After all, they know the facts. They know that a dark shadow lies over the very decision to go to war, over the planning of the operation, over the instructions given to the troops, and over many [...]

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