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kathleeno

California Grandma;Palestinian peace activist, flotilla activist and survivor.

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  • '60 Minutes' goes in for casual racism about 'Arabs'
    • kathleeno March 31, 2012 at 4:26 pm

      What kind of human being calls the assassination of other human beings Exquisite?
      Iranian scientists are being murdered. A young 32 year old director of a nuclear facilitykilled most recently, ( Penatgon says no nuclear program exists since 2003) Israel bombed an apartment building in Gaza once killing a "suspect his, wife,his baby and 11 other children including days old infant living in the building.Exquisite? Israel assassinates "suspects" riding in cars.When crowds formand as some bystanders attempt to rescue people injured or dying, another plane passes over or a missile is launched to kill and maim others. Exqusite? What is wrong with this woman? Does she have ice for a heart? Did she feel so excited when Shock and Awe rained on innocent Iraquis? I don't watch her. Lovely picture of her.
      Belies her ugly heartless bloodthirsty self. .

  • Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century
    • kathleeno September 10, 2010 at 7:13 pm

      Love wins or we become like that forgettable Pastor who apparently didn't read Christ's clear message of love he preached to his Followers.

  • Jeff Halper to Pete Seeger: Ditch the JNF and honor the boycott
    • kathleeno September 9, 2010 at 1:25 pm

      Jeff was on the freegaza boat I was on that landed in Gaza August 2008.
      Palestinian homes are bulldozed for any reason Israel comes up with. Many homes are demolished because the Palestinians cannot get a permit to add on to their home. Israel destroys the entire home not just the addition. Permits are never given to Palestinians. Of course Israelis in the West Bank and Jerusalem are adding to existing settlements. 3000 homes are planned in these illegal settlements. Most often bulldozing occurs at night usually 1am.They show up with megaphone to rouse people up and give 5 minutes to evacuate. Families barely have time to grab babies and elderly disabled before the destruction begins. Large extended families are rendered homeless. All their food, furniture, clothes and valuables are buried under the rubble of their homes. After the destruction people dig through the rubble for what can be salvaged. In the Jenin massacre; people were buried alive when a swath the size 2 football fields wiped out part of the town. A blind man, a wheelchair confined man and a developmentally disabled man were found buried under the rubble among others. Rachel Corrie was murdered by one of these bulldozing Caterpiller designed murdering machines in full view of witnesses. The Pharmacist whose home she was trying to protect was bulldozed for "security reasons". All the homes of their neighborhood were bulldozed that way, 2000 homes were wiped out in Rafah. This was not at Israel's border;it was done by Israelis at Egypt's border. Jeff and I and others stood there at the spot where she was killed during our stay there. Since 2008, 6000 homes and businesses have been destroyed.Thanks to Cast Lead. The other day Israel bombed 2 tunnels killing 2 workers and badly burning 2 men. One tunnel used to bring fuel in for cars etc and the other used for essential goods Israel keeps out of Gaza. Recently Israel took snacks off the list so yea, kids can have chips I guess(which their parents can't afford) but milk, eggs, fresh produce which Israel has made sure Gaza farmers cannot provide (100,000 chickens were bulldozed and wiped out during Cast Lead) for their neighbors or their own families. We could see the Egyptian border where we stood. Gaza residents cannot walk across that border to buy goods in Egypt, or visit doctors or find medical care in Egyptian hospitals. They are trapped. Israel has not let up on the blockade. Homes and businesses cannot rebuild. Many people live in tents. Cement is on the list. Building materials on the list. I bet they allow diet pills since they allow chips! Ketchup is allowed now. Not fresh tomatoes. And guess what products get in? Israel's. So Israel wiped out the agriculural lands, and manufactuers and the people who used to produce these things now if they want them must buy from the peole who renderd them dependent on charity.For the most part even aid is blockaded.Limited aid is bypassing the blockade but 80% of the people of Gaza are dependent on UN charity. And Pete how did you get on the wrong list? I hope Jeff can change his mind.

  • Free Gaza Movement commemorates anniversary of first Gaza landing
    • kathleeno August 30, 2010 at 1:08 pm

      I'm Irish (US born Irish that is ) with Chinese last name. Was with Mariapalestina on the first flotilla to Gaza August 23,2008 and was given Palestinian citizenship for breaking the siege of Gaza. 2 boats were the first boats to land in Gaza with only the permission of the Palestinian government since 1967. Israel had threatened to blow us out of the water and joked publically how they hoped we could swim. freegaza.org had 4 other successful boat trips to Gaza. I'm a volunteer for http://www.freegaza.org

      Maybe you are aware that Obama has chosen to threaten Turkey and not Israel with withdrawal of US aid for Turkey's misfortune of having its citizens attacked and murdered in International waters by Israel? This is to me an unusual position to take but is quite consistent with our ignorant Congress as well who gave over whelming support and praise for Israel's attacks on Gaza, and Lebanon in 2006, 2007,2008-2009. Now they blame the flotilla passengers for "attacking" those poor helpless commandos that boarded at least Mavi Maramara with guns blazing. All the passengers were subjected to brutality, arrest, kidnapping and they stole all their "stuff".
      Palestinians don't matter to these people. They must think they are not of the same human species as other humans. People from Turkey for them have now joined this category.
      I'm a 67 year old great grand mother who was privileged to be able to go to Gaza on that first tiny flotilla. Nobody important. But like the men who were slaughtered on the Mavi Maramara (except for that sweet boy Farackhan who was executed with 4 shots in the back) all these men were heads of their family like me. I believe like me they went because they wanted to give hope and support to mothers,fathers and grandparents who want to be allowed to independently support and raise their families.They want their offspring to achieve opportunities denied them because of Israel's policies of war and siege. They are denied the essentials of life. Palestinians desire much more than to just have clean water, shelter and food (which they are denied by Israel by the blockade and much has been destroyed by Israel's bombing of water treatment plants, electric grids, bulldozing shelter, and the further destruction of 2008-2009 Cast Lead. Palestinians are among the most educated in the ME. And that is under brutal 43 year occupation. Imagine how they would thrive if they were allowed security like Israel demands and Human Rights which are inalienable.
      I'm always happy to know of a person who calls himself Jewish who might agree with me about this tragic issue. Jeff Halper, an Israeli professor and humanitarian was on our boat and Hedy Epstein, a Holocaust survivor and ardent Palestinian activist was with us in Cyprus before our trip that year. Three other Jewish women, Donna, Darlene (twins) and Edith went with us .

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