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  • The MSM tries to distinguish between Manning and Snowden. Don't let them
    • adele June 11, 2013 at 5:11 pm with 1 replies

      Phil,
      thanks to the Freedom of the Press Foundation, Bradley Manning's trial transcripts are being posted daily. Link is below. They are crowd-sourcing for donations so as to be able to pay the stenographer they are sending into the courtroom. A very very important cause. Would be helpful to post a link somewhere in your article so that this valuable trial coverage doesn't get lost in a comment...

      link to pressfreedomfoundation.org

  • Jamal al-Dura calls on Israeli government to bring him his son
    • adele May 24, 2013 at 11:57 am

      I honestly never thought that Israel could surprise me anymore with their depravity but they have reached new lows. It is a reflection of the walls closing in, there is less and less wiggle room and in their desperation they are making serious strategic & tactical mistakes that will come back to haunt them, along with all their fabrications and lies. Do I dare say that I see a light at the end of the tunnel?

  • Bradley Manning rally to feature Ellsberg, Ann Wright, Dan Choi, Sarah Shourd
    • adele May 22, 2013 at 6:29 pm

      Thanks Phil for posting this and the related link, super important to support Bradley Manning!

  • 'Do you know any Arabs in London?' Israeli airport authorities grill British photojournalist before kicking him out
    • adele April 3, 2013 at 10:26 pm

      Hophmi,
      why do you condone the Irgun's militant attacks against the British occupying power but condemn Hamas' militant attacks against the Israeli occupying power?

    • adele April 3, 2013 at 1:37 pm

      When you compare Israel to Syria it doesn't actually help help your case of defending Israel's crimes. Abuse is abuse, whether it is done by an occupying power, a tyrannical dictatorship or a democratically elected government.

      What is happening in Syria is tragic and heart-breaking but the impetus for Syria's current civil war was not based in colonialism and the expropriation of Syrians' lands, as the Palestinian/Israeli conflict is. One cannot simply make a simple comparative argument when analyzing the circumstances that brought about the individual conflicts. They are two completely different histories, players, causes, motivations, etc. Sadly, the only thing that can be compared is the destruction of families and communities, but that is what happens when governments commit human rights abuses, and Israel is in this category, whether or not its neighbors experience benevolent or tyrannical governments.

  • Obama brokers Netanyahu apology to Turkey over 'Mavi Marmara' attack
  • One day later: B'nai Jeshurun leaders regret voicing support for Palestine UN bid
    • adele December 6, 2012 at 4:06 pm with 1 replies

      Seafoid,
      your last sentence resonates and is very well put. For the past few years as I have witnessed the pendulum swing against Israel (especially since Operation Cast Lead), I too have noticed that the Israeli response has been very defensive, with the same tired arguments being spun but the audience is not as receptive, not as willing to accept the hasbara at face value. The Israeli pundits are definitely in a tight spot without a doubt, and I am sure they know it. They aren't given carte blanche anymore, there is more questioning, more resistance. People aren't as intimidated to speak out against Israel's violent occupation. The audience, whether it be the professional media or the average viewer/reader are starting to question them. It is not as pervasive as we would wish, but the cracks are definitely widening.

      In the back of my mind though I can't help but wonder with consternation that the Israeli spin-masters surely must be regrouping and strategizing new & more effective talking points (and fabricating wars) to detract from and counteract the Palestinian's stronger international position? I am sure they will try but the question at this point is: is it too late, is the genie finally out of the bottle and no way to put it back in?

      With regards to B'nai Jeshurun, I can only imagine the kind of pressure that the signatories must be facing, and their new email reflects that, but at the same time they didn't retract their original email, and that is great! By far the majority of comments in the NYT's initial article were very favorable to B'nai Jeshurun and they should take this into account when sticking to their position.

  • NYT's Jodi Rudoren responds to criticism of Facebook comments
    • adele November 21, 2012 at 1:53 pm with 1 replies

      One more thought: maybe what she is witnessing is a whole society that is literally shell-shocked and traumatized beyond human endurance by the constant violence they are subjected to? Or are Rudoren's "zionist" blinders so ensconced that she dare not articulate this?

    • adele November 21, 2012 at 12:47 pm with 1 replies

      Rudoren can't etch-a-sketch her way out this, her explanations after the fact only make things worse for her by resorting to manipulative methods to silence her critics: e.g., accusing and blaming "upper-class international intellectuals" for distorting her words". Oh yes, all the people who are outraged by her remarks are a cabal of privileged people who are simply out to get her. Watch out!

      If Rudoren truly wanted to provide "context" to the stoism she has witnessed in Gaza, she would have provided her readers with a historical timeline of the violence and colonialist oppression that the Palestinians have endured . If indeed it is true that the Palestinian Gazans don't express the same level of emotions as their oppressors on the other side of the electrified, heavily militarized fence, what is her point? She provides no historical context, as if this is just a fact that is not anchored to any reality. Of course, empirical evidence garnered via video reporting totally negate her words, unless I am just hallucinating when I see the grief-stricken, emotionally distraught families.

      Surely any honest, unbiased witness in Gaza who provides analysis of he Palestinians psychological profile will make note of the imposed environmental pressures? Or maybe I am missing something, just as the Palestinians are apparently missing the "crying" gene?

      Finally, Rudoren has totally discredited herself journalistically with her crass, dehumanizing thoughts on the "Other", words and thoughts that she is constantly trying to retroactively explain, all to no avail.

      PS: A special note to Rudoren: I too as a "privileged" observer of the exonerated Israeli crimes in Palestine have become inured and stoic, my simple, Western mind can no longer process or make sense of the Israeli crimes, I am literally numb in thought, speech and actions. I no longer cry when I see a 10-month old baby lying listless in her mother's arms.

  • Broadwell scandal not the first time Petraeus was sloppy with email -- in 2010 he leaked his own emails scheming with neocon Max Boot
    • adele November 13, 2012 at 4:33 pm

      The plot thickens......

      Statements made by Paula Broadwell at speech she gave last month at University of Denver:

      In an answer to a question reading the CIA chief's handling of the incident, the biographer said: "Now, I don't know if a lot of you heard this, but the CIA annex had actually, um, had taken a couple of Libyan militia members prisoner and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to try to get these prisoners back. So that's still being vetted."

      SOURCE: link to guardian.co.uk

  • Canadian band attacked by Israel lobby group after playing song titled 'Apartheid'
    • adele July 26, 2012 at 8:20 pm

      I just checked out CTV on Wikipedia and was pleasantly surprised to learn that CTV is the "top-rated network in total viewers" in Canada. Not bad, not bad at all!

      per Wikipedia:
      CTV Television Network (commonly referred to as CTV) is a Canadian English language television network, owned by Bell Media, which is a subsidiary of BCE Inc.. It is Canada's largest privately owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival Global Television Network in key markets.[1]

    • adele July 26, 2012 at 4:02 pm with 1 replies

      I am blown away by the bandmember's eloquent and succinct rebuttal, she leaves not one centimeter of wiggle room for the pro-israel camp to attack her back with. Wow! I am just in awe of the response, so spot on both legally and morally.

      It is getting harder and harder for the pro-israel camp to spread their lies and spin.

  • Should maps ad be censored at Chappaqua rr station? a newspaper asks
    • adele July 20, 2012 at 4:26 pm with 2 replies

      Update on Poll as of 4:22pm:
      Should the billboard be removed from the Chappaqua Train Station?

      Total votes: 1487
      No: 87% (1291 votes)
      Yes: 13% (196 votes)

      Isn't it amazing how a democracy works. Now, if only there were to be a real nationwide referendum on whether or not the US should fund Israel ('s colonialist expansionist apartheid settler state), the majority would say "NO"!
      But alas, such a referendum is only a dream.

    • adele July 20, 2012 at 4:18 pm

      Castelli said: "However, the subliminal message that this particular billboard carries is an anti-Israeli message that I believe has just the opposite effect of creating peace and harmony between the Israeli and Palestinian people.

      And the fact that our govt gives billions to an occupying power creates that wonderful "peace & harmony"? Oh puleez, spare me Castelli!

  • Foodie Lebovitz puts Jaffa in Tel Aviv in 'Arabic food' gorge sponsored by 'Vibe Israel'
    • adele June 29, 2012 at 1:55 pm

      I just posted a comment on David Lebovitz' bog and gave him an earful. I'm sure he won't allow my comment to to be posted but I don't care, as long as he gets the message! He really needs to be educated, I recommend everyone write to him to let him know about the real food history of Palestine!

  • 'NYT' highlights Palestinian hunger strikers as latest form of 'resistance' (Where's NPR?)
    • adele May 4, 2012 at 1:01 pm

      Hallelujah for the changing of the guard at the NYT's Jerusalem bureau. Good riddance to Bronner! The only people/institutions that will miss him are the pro-settlement/zionist PR agencies that he established relationships with that were blatantly a conflict of interest and journalistic integrity.

      Jodi Rudoren shows her merits and what real journalism is through this article. She reports the facts, what a journalist is meant to do. I sent her a note to tell her; it can't hurt considering the pressure she will be under.

      Let us all hope that this continues.

  • Major Bay Area arts org worked closely with Israeli consul general to counter protests
    • adele April 17, 2012 at 5:18 pm

      I fervently hope that this expose:

      1) gets reported on by newspapers so that more people in the Bay Area are aware of this collusion.
      2) and that filmmakers boycott this film festival until K.C. Price is removed as director.

      One thing I am certain of is that Frameline can expect further protests given this egregious behavior that has come to light!

  • UPDATE: Mustafa Barghouti stable after being struck in head at Qalandiya; Palestinian protester reports Barghouti attacked by fellow protesters
    • adele March 30, 2012 at 3:26 pm with 2 replies

      The NYT's coverage by Ethan Bronner of the Land Day protests leaves alot to be desired, some quotes from article below:

      The article mentions Mustafa Barghouti episode and states "Palestinian witnesses offered a similar account" as the Israeli claim that he was attacked by "other Palestinians". Bronner doesn't back it up with any direct testimony:

      At the Qalandiya checkpoint between the West Bank and Jerusalem, masked youths
      threw stones at Israeli troops and set tires alight. The troops responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. Mustafa Barghouti, a doctor and
      Palestinian politician, said one of the teargas canisters hit him, sending him to the
      hospital.

      “I was hit with a teargas bomb on the side of my head and my back,” Dr. Barghouti
      said in a telephone interview from his hospital bed. “My scalp is injured, my right
      ear has problems, and they are checking to see if I have any spinal injury.”

      The Israeli military spokesman’s office, in a set of Twitter messages and later over
      the telephone, said Dr. Barghouti had not been hit by an Israeli canister but had been
      attacked by other Palestinians. A few Palestinian witnesses offered a similar account.

      And of course, the piece de resistance is the closing paragraph:
      At the Qalandiya rally in the West Bank, a set of posters and a map put up for the rally
      showed Palestine consisting of all of Israel as well as the West Bank and Gaza. A demon-
      strator, Yusuf Abdulrahman al-Turk, when asked if he favored a two-state solution,
      replied, “We want all of Palestine. The Jews have no right to even one inch.”

      At least we can be thankful that Bronner gives some historical context as to why there are
      protests on Land Day!

      link to nytimes.com

  • Boycott measure goes down, 60-40, at Park Slope Food Co-op
    • adele March 28, 2012 at 11:35 pm

      Something just doesn't quite add up. How can the person whose land is being occupied and human rights denied be in turn criticized for being an opportunist for going to a university run by the occupier?

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