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Plans to expand a West Bank settlement by up to 2,500 homes drew Palestinian condemnation Monday and presented an early test for President Barack Obama, whose Mideast envoy is well known for opposing such construction.Plans to expand a West Bank settlement by up to 2,500 homes drew Palestinian... more
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At 6:30 PM on Thursday, January 29, ten young activists peacefully blocked the two main entrances to the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square to protest the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Fundraising Gala. The action, which lasted just under two hours, coincided with a 250-person protest rally in front of the hotel, separately organized by the Break the Siege On Gaza Coalition—Student Committee. All ten activists were arrested, spurring the formation of a campaign for their defense and for the conscious escalation of pro-Gaza activism.
More than a month after Israel began its massive assault on Gaza and amidst international protests, AIPAC held a $1500-a-plate fundraising dinner, its largest event of the year. The event was attended by prominent business people, lobbyists and U.S. politicians, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The blockade disrupted what the participating activists considered a disgraceful gathering.
The Marriott blockade comes on the heels of several similar actions opposing
Israel’s recent conduct that have occurred in cities around the world such as Toronto and San Francisco and at over a dozen universities in England. In its scope, tactics, and goals, the movement to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine recalls the movement that arose in opposition to Apartheid in South Africa. Campaign participant Conor Tomás Reed said, “the blockade is a contribution to this international struggle and can serve as a catalyst for future actions.”
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The AIPAC 10:
Ian Chinich
David Florey
Andrew Hecht
Claire Lewis
Maria Lewis
Gabi Pawelec
Yvette Sallay
Alana Smith
Emily Steinkamp
Matt Swagler
To know more about AIPAC and its influence on the US foreign policy go to:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/mear01_.htmlAt 6:30 PM on Thursday, January 29, ten young activists peacefully blocked the two... more
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On Sunday, January 25, CBS "60 Minutes" aired an amazing segment exposing Israel's apartheid against Palestinians. The piece is by Senior CBS Foreign Correspondent Bob Simon, who is Jewish living outside Tel-Aviv and produced by Robert G, Anderson.
This is part two of the series. Part one can be found here:
http://current.com/items/89769413/israel_s_apartheid_against_palestinians_1.htmOn Sunday, January 25, CBS "60 Minutes" aired an amazing segment exposing... more
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On Sunday, January 25, CBS "60 Minutes" aired an amazing segment exposing Israel's apartheid against Palestinians. The piece is by Senior CBS Foreign Correspondent Bob Simon, who is Jewish living outside Tel-Aviv and produced by Robert G, Anderson.
* This is part one. Part two can be found here:
http://current.com/items/89769418/israel_s_apartheid_against_palestinians_2.htmOn Sunday, January 25, CBS "60 Minutes" aired an amazing segment exposing... more
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Charlie Rose in a conversation with Jimmy Carter about the US, China, Hamas, and the Israeli Apartheid.Charlie Rose in a conversation with Jimmy Carter about the US, China, Hamas, and the... more
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wach In this edition:
Gaza militants pound the western Negev with Qassam rockets, shattering a recent lull.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says that Israel is to halt West Bank settlement activities.
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Jerusalem's Mercaz Harav yeshiva commemorates its eight students slain in last Thursday's terror attack.
The body of gunman responsible for the yeshiva shooting attack is buried in a private East Jerusalem ceremonywach In this edition:
Gaza militants pound the western Negev with Qassam rockets,... more
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Muhammad, 35, former chief of the Fatah district office in the Jabalya refugee camp, lives in a house made of concrete walls with asbestos roofing in the northern Gaza camp, which is today home to about 100,000 people.
Like many young Fatah men, Muhammad was arrested by Tanfiziyya, the Hamas security forces policing Gaza, a few days after Hamas routed its longstanding rival Fatah faction and took control of the coastal enclave last June. For a few weeks he was jailed at the notorious Saraya prison in central Gaza.
“They threw me into a room and every night from 11.30 to 3.30 in the morning, they came in every 15 minutes and beat me with sticks, fists, kicks and a black leather crop," says Muhammad.
Muhammad, 35, former chief of the Fatah district office in the Jabalya refugee camp,... more
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"Hezbollah is coming," mourners chanted at Thursday's funeral of a Palestinian militant killed by Israel, his body wrapped in the flag of the Lebanese-based guerrilla group.
A Hezbollah flag, along with Hamas banners, also adorned the home of an Israeli Arab man who gunned down students at the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem last week, killing eight. A shadowy group Palestinian security officials say is a front for Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the rampage.
"Hezbollah is coming," mourners chanted at Thursday's funeral of a... more
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At least 24 Qassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Sderot and other Gaza-area communities since Wednesday night, shattering a recent
lull in Gaza fighting and highlighting the fragility of efforts to move Israel and Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers toward a truce.
Two rockets struck urban areas and the rest hit open areas. No one was hurt but some property damage was reported.
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The Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday that Israel holds Hamas accountable for every rocket fired by the different militant groups in the Gaza Strip.
At least 24 Qassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Sderot and other... more
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"There will be no calm in the light of the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip," said the spokesperson of Islamic Jihad's military wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, Abu Ahmad, on Thursday.
"The Israeli occupation wants calm in Gaza and opened fire on the resistance in the West Bank," he added.
"There will be no calm in the light of the continued Israeli aggression against... more
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Documentary and portraiture photography are combined to bring a new perspective to the relevant and global issues of the day, include life under military occupation in the West Bank, HIV/AIDS in Swaziland and portraits of Cambodia's recovering from a recently ended civil war and genocide.
Adolphus's works also features an extensive portrait collection of American's across the US.Documentary and portraiture photography are combined to bring a new perspective to the... more
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