Chicago Jews for Justice in Palestine: We say ‘No More!’ to the racism, apartheid, and occupation being committed by the Israeli state in our name

From Mondoweiss  7 July 2014See video of speeches hereThe following speech was given by Jews for Justice in Palestine, a Chicago-based collective working in solidarity with Palestinians in their struggle against Israeli occupation, at an emergency protest on Saturday. The demonstration was held to protest Israeli escalation in the West Bank and Gaza and the international media’s biased reporting on …

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How will Israeli society react to confirmation Jewish terrorists burnt Mohammed Abu Khdair alive?

16-year old Mohammed Abu Khdair, murdered by Jewish terrorists on 2 July 2014 Reports in the Israeli media talk of arrests of Jewish suspects in the abduction, torture and burning to death of 16 year old Muhammed Abu Khdair from Shu'fat in Alquds, Jerusalem. The associated Press also reported on this here. At the time …

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No dates with Apartheid this Ramadan please

The holy month of Ramadan starts this weekend. Muslims all over the World will be breaking their fast with a glass of water and an odd number of dates, following in the steps of Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him. The search will be on for the best dates and Israel will be busy marketing …

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The PA should note, Authority comes from the People, not from the name

I am not sure of how long it took for the name of the Palestinian Authority to be conceived and then born after Oslo, but I would love to know what the alternatives were. What is beyond doubt is the fact that the PA now has little credibility amongst the People it supposedly has authority …

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The more Abbas appeals to the Israeli public, the more Netanyahu belittles him

You have to take your hat off to Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinain Authority and Chairman of both the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Fatah. That is if you live long enough to recover from repeated heart attacks and strokes his unbelievable comments can give you. The man is a master of causing Palestinain jaws …

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TV Interview on Palestinian Administrative Detainees

Here are links to my appearance on the 'Debate' programme on Press TV on 8/6/2014. This covered Administrative detainees as well as the peace talks. The other guest just could not see that the Pope's gesture in bringing Abbas and Peres to pray at the Vatican had limited value as I argued here. Part 1 …

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No more ‘we must avoid any act that will derail the peace process’ please

Image from the Guardian Western powers have been adamant over the years that they will not firmly criticise, let alone sanction Israel because any act could derail the peace process. Let us out to one side the fact that the process has become an illusion that has not led to peace. In fact it has …

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Is Israel’s reliance on unconditional backing coming to an end?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Image from the Telegraph I am not jumping to conclusions and assuming the US, or the EU for that matter, is making a radical change in policy towards Israel. Should a veto be required in the UN Security Council, the US Index finger will rise without hesitation. But for the …

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