Category Archives: Gaza

In the last 24 hours an orgy of land theft and political arrests of children

Land Theft & Destruction / Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Restriction of Movement / Apartheid / Refugees Breaking: Israeli bulldozer, soldiers destroy entire community of Beit Arabiya in West Bank, Philip Weiss Tne tragic night in the West … Continue reading

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Tribute to a Palestinian ‘Gandhi’ — Mahmoud Abu Rahma of Al Mezan

The unrecognized heroes of Palestine are the human rights investigators.  Their job is to investigate and expose the atrocities committed against their people, no matter who the perpetrator — Israeli or Palestinian. Nine times out of 10, they are stymied, … Continue reading

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Seeing Rawan Yaghi on Skype

A young Palestinian writer living in the open-air prison that is Gaza makes a connection to the States via Skype

Posted in American Jewish Community, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | 16 Comments

Children in Nabi Saleh play their favorite game called ‘Mustafa Tamimi’ during weekly protests

this is the game #NabiSaleh kids were playing yesterday..the one called #MustafaTamimi facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… it’s their fave from what i hear — Linah Alsaafin (@LinahAlsaafin) January 21, 2012 Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Land, Property Theft & Destruction / … Continue reading

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Remembering ‘Cast Lead’ –Jumana’s Story

At night I could not get to sleep. My body was trembling all over and no matter what I did to try to calm myself, I could not stop this trembling. I know now that baba was terribly worried about … Continue reading

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Must-see TV from West Wing: Hide the 1709 map of Holy Land, it doesn’t show Israel!

Blackwashing joins pinkwashing and greenwashing to save the Israeli brand

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine | Tagged | 4 Comments

Gaza youth hear about Israel lobby’s role from Abunimah via Skype

For the second week in a row, the Center for Political Development Studies holds a video link on the role of the Zionist lobby in US elections. Ali Abunimah, the founder of The Electronic Intifada, joined Gaza activists via Skype … Continue reading

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Arab-American high school student video targets US backing for killings of Palestinian children

Arab-American student’s video protests US gov’t's allegiance to Israel, using Kanye West music

Posted in American Jewish Community, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Israel Lobby, Israeli Government, US Policy in the Middle East | 4 Comments

Military trial for 17-year-old girl, charged with… Spilling Water on Soldier

  Military Trial of 17-year old Amal Hamamdeh from Mufakarah. Charge: Spilling Water on Soldier, Assaf Oron As reported here, during home demolitions in the cave-dweller village of Mufakarah, two young women who resisted nonviolently were arrested and charged with … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Occupation, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 6 Comments

If I must die

A poem from a Gazan writer on the importance of the vision of kites

Posted in Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation | 20 Comments

Settlers assault Palestinians in Hebron. Palestinian fire fighters save settlers in Hebron

and other news from Today in Palestine: Jewish settlers assault two young men and the soldiers arrest themIsraeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Palestinian young men in Al-Khalil city after a group of Jewish settlers assaulted them on Friday. link … Continue reading

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Palestinian hackers occupy an Israeli government website

Thursday evening the Israeli fire services website was taken over by the Gaza Hackers Team, in a surprise move leaving the Israelis embarrassed, vowing to ‘defeat’ their ‘opponents.’

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation | 13 Comments

13 year old Palestinian girl in wheelchair victim of hit and run by Israeli settlers

Hiba Abdul Ghaffar, 13, was heading to school Thursday when she was hit by a settler car near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron,

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Politics, War on Terror | 2 Comments

Video: Olmert, Livni & Barak were ‘masters of war’ 3 years ago

Bob Dylan antiwar anthem, Masters of War, is soundtrack to review of Gaza massacre of ’08-’09

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Palestinian drivers challenge Israeli-only roads in the West Bank

This video was taken today outside Jericho as a convoy of 50 Palestinian cars attempted to travel to Ramallah over roads restricted to Israelis. Reports over Twitter say four activists were arrested.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine | Tagged | 25 Comments

Gaza students discuss ‘Occupy Wall Street’

Students in Gaza discuss the Occupy movement with Amin Husain, a Palestinian activist living in New York City and one of the organizers of Occupy Wall Street.

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U.S. continues to fund Israeli military but not Palestinian ‘Sesame Street’

“Sharaa Simsim,” the Palestinian version of Sesame Street, has been put on hiatus for the 2012 season due to a funding freeze by the U.S. Congress.

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Jewish power + Jewish hubris = ‘moral catastrophe of epic proportions’

Jewish loss of fear of the gentiles is producing a moral catastrophe of epic proportions — Jerry Haber

Posted in American Jewish Community, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation | 154 Comments

Poof, Dome of the Rock, gone: IDF rabbinate edits Dome of the Rock out of picture of the Temple Mount

  IDF rabbinate edits out Dome of the Rock from picture of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Photo appears in army packet on Hanukkah describing the Jewish revolt against Hellenistic rule; IDF spokesman: Image meant to illustrate a period in which holy … Continue reading

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Chicago and Nabi Saleh honor Gazan children killed during Cast Lead

Activists in Chicago, IL and the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh released balloons to commemorate the 344 children killed during the 22-day Israeli attack on Gaza during the winter of 2008/09.

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Reports/Video | 5 Comments

Goldstone described attack on mosque as ‘crime’

Seeing mosque blasted by Israeli missile in ’09, Richard Goldstone said it was a crime to attack a place of spiritual retreat

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383 Palestinian children arrested in 2011, 15 in the last week alone

According to the Ansar organization for prisoners, Israel arrested 3,232 Palestinians in 2011. 383 of those arrested were children, and 250 of them remain in Israeli jails.

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 6 Comments

Linda Gradstein: ‘I’m not an Israeli citizen, but that being said, I’m part of Israel.’

‘I’m part of Israeli,’ correspondent Linda Gradstein declares on lecture tour of US

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Occupation, Reports/Video, US Politics | Tagged | 69 Comments

Memories of Gaza: when the victim is called the terrorist

A woman who lived through the Gaza Massacre recalls children who died, her friends

Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror | 11 Comments

Thanks, my enemy. I love Palestine

Raw unfiltered voice from Palestine: you call me a terrorist, but you have taught me to love my country

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Occupation | 160 Comments