Update: 2 June 2014 The Palestinian Unity Government was finally sworn in on 2 June. Ministers from Gaza were barred from travelling to the West Bank to swear the oath of office. Here is a link to my interview on Press TV about the Unity Government. Original blog Archive photo Thursday 29 May 2014 is …
Category: Israel
TV Interview regarding hunger striking prisoners
Here is a link to my interview on Press TV regarding solidarity hunger strike with Palestinian Administrative Detainees on27/5/2014
Salt and water, the symbol of support for Palestinian hunger striking prisoners
Supporters of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike since 24 April to protest their Administrative Detention use the hashtag salt and water #مي_وملح. Hunger strikers drink water mixed with salt to help keep their bodies functioning. Palestinian singer Qasem Najjar has just released this video in solidarity with the prisoners.
Pope Francis means well but the proposed Peres / Abbas meeting provides continued cover for the occupation
Image from @ynet Pope Francis is making a historic trip to the Middle East. He was made very welcome in Jordan. He deliberately landed in Bethlehem for his trip to Palestine and at the time of writing had landed in Israel. This is a tricky trip as he manoeuvres around tricky issues including the logistics. …
To Palestinians, Israel is a colonialist, racist, ethnic cleansing, occupying, Apartheid state
Not a day passes without Israel doing something or planning something that angers me. The most recent revelation was reported by Amira Hass in Haaretz yesterday, 21 May. IDF uses live-fire zones to expel Palestinians from areas of West Bank, officer admits. I sat back and wondered what kind of a state does this to …
Abuse of power by IDF commanders: it is official
The online Israeli news website Ynet, reported that IDF ombudsman report reveals abuse of power among commanders . It reports "A career soldier who poured bleach on another soldier's head, an officer who checked his soldiers' body wastes, a commander who forced soldiers to drink until they vomitted and an army doctor who told a …
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Israeli Journalist Amira Hass describes the occupation in 2006.
Here is an excellent description of what the military Israeli occupation means for Palestinians. Haaretz reporter, Amira Hass who lives in Ramallah, uses examples of what this means to her own friends. From Occupation to Enclosure: Fragmenting the Palestinian State
Palestine Solidarity Campaign update 16/5/2014
War criminals not welcome here, Livni
For Israeli war criminals, the UK is open for business
Image from the Times of Israel Update 14/5: Join protest against Livni on 15 May in London Israeli 'Justice' Minister, Tzipi Livni is a suspected war criminal. This is for her role in 'Operation Cast Lead', the devastating attack on Gaza in 2008/9. She was Israel's Foreign Minister. It is ironic that a 'Justice Minister' …
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For Palestinians, the Nakba is the mother of all catastrophes
It is 66 years since beautiful, peaceful Palestine was taken violently by Zionists to create a state for the followers of Judaism, a supposedly peaceful religion. In the course of achieving this, over 800,000 peaceful Palestinians ended up as refugees outside their homeland. Zionists have written thousands of words on the reasons for this. They …
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