ANOTHER ‘POOF’ FROM KERRY ~~ “I DID NOT CALL ISRAEL AN APARTHEID STATE”
‘Israel is a vibrant democracy and I do not believe, not have I ever stated, publicly or privately that Israel is an apartheid state,’ stated Kerry. (File photo: Reuters) * Whew ….. that’s a relief …....
View ArticleNBC REFUSES TO PULL OUT OF THE OCCUPATION
“NBC seeks to entertain the public with a thriller filmed in Jerusalem, but the situation in Jerusalem is neither entertaining nor thrilling. Palestinians in Occupied East Jerusalem live under constant...
View Article‘CELEBRATING’ 66 YEARS OF APARTHEID
There are two peoples here, and one people controls the other people. It controls its freedom of movement, its education, its social and economic development, where it lives and where it doesn’t, what...
View ArticleTHE NAKBA; THEN AND NOW
Image ‘Copyleft’ by Carlos Latuff * The Ongoing Nakba … * Related report FROM * Israelis Slowly Wake up to the Nakba A Palestinian child holds up a picture of a key, symbolizing the homes Palestinian...
View ArticlePOPE’S VISIT TO HOLY LAND WAS AS REALISTIC AS THIS SOUTH PARK EPISODE
Watch this in full …. there IS a message there. * * Here is the ugly reality just a day after the Pope left … * Israel okays 50 new settler homes in East Jerusalem * Settlers uproot 30 olive trees near...
View ArticlePOWER AND PUNISHMENT REPLACES HEBREW AS ISRAEL’S OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
* At the same time, the entire approach to Israel must be changed. As long as it does not pay the price of the occupation and its citizens go unpunished, they will have no reason to end it, or even to...
View ArticleTHE FORGOTTEN LESSONS OF THE TORAH
* This Tuesday evening will usher in the Festival of Shavuot, the last in the yearly cycle of Holy Days on the Hebrew calendar. Shavuot traditionally commemorates the giving of the Torah to the Hebrew...
View ArticleISLAM MUST RESPOND TO AUSTRALIA’S NEWEST POLICIES REGARDING THE STATUS OF...
This week, the Australian Attorney-General George Brandis said in a speech that his country ought to stop viewing East Jerusalem as an occupied city. * * Muslims must respond to Australia’s latest...
View ArticleACCOUNTS FROM FORMER ISRAELI SOLDIERS THAT ‘CAN AND WILL BE HELD AGAINST THEM...
Kudos to all of the following who had the courage to speak the truth! * * Stories from an occupation: the Israelis who broke silence A group called Breaking the Silence has spent 10 years collecting...
View ArticleDEMOLISHED DREAMS ~~ THREE HOUSES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL (VIDEO)
Short documentary about life in Jerusalem on the other side of the wall * The short documentary ‘3 Houses’ was filmed in Ras Khamis and Ras Shahada, Jerusalem neighborhoods that were cut off from...
View Article#STOP ISRAELI TERRORISM
* Perhaps if I start my own Hashtag, some attention might be brought to the newest round of collective punishment and atrocities carried out by the Israeli government, all in response to the...
View ArticleWHILE THE POPE PRAYS AND TALKS ~~ PRESBYTERIANS VOTE TO DIVEST FROM THE...
In an image likely to become one of the most emblematic of his trip to the holy land, Francis rested his forehead against the concrete structure that separates Bethlehem from Jerusalem, and prayed...
View ArticleAMERICAN JEWS HAVE BECOME THE GREATEST THREAT TO ISRAEL
* zionism is today confronted with its greatest challenge since 1948. It’s not coming from the Arab states or the Palestinians, but rather their problem is the American Jewish community itself. Once...
View ArticleRENEWED ISRAELI AGGRESSION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECENT KIDNAPPINGS
What is happening in Palestine is not about three missing youth but rather power, control, propaganda, and colonization. By only choosing to look at the three missing youth, we become blinded to the...
View ArticlePHOTO ESSAY ~~ NEW YORKERS WALK AND TALK TO END ISRAELI AGGRESSION
The photos speak for themselves …. no commentary needed * * * Photos © by Bud Korotzer * * * * * * To the surprise of all involved, not even one passerby mentioned the missing teenagers … the...
View Article‘BREAKING THE SILENCE’ GOING VIRAL INTERNATIONALLY
The following appeared in The Irish Times (including more recent video) * * Israeli soldiers speak out on abuse of Palestinians Yehuda Shaul says disturbing images represent norm in occupied...
View ArticleCHOMSKY ONCE AGAIN LOST IN THE WILDERNESS
* Noam Chomsky, the leading American philosopher and political activist, has said efforts to force a change in Israeli policies towards the Palestinians through boycotts risk backfiring because of...
View ArticleTHE SELF DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL
They (the Palestinians) have gradually been stripped of basic civil liberties, robbed of assets including much of their land and often their homes, have suffered from mounting restrictions on their...
View ArticleIMAGES OF THE GAZA WAR AND THE OCCUPATION(S)
* All Thanks to America COMPARATIVE NAKBAS Palestine 1948 * Poland 1940 * * * * * Bibi’s Wall 2014 Never Again OR Over Again? Filed under: Collaboration, DesertPeace Exclusive, Gaza, History,...
View ArticleA PALESTINE THAT ISRAELIS CAN’T SEE
Israel’s 10-meter high separation barrier and the country’s decades of indoctrination have blocked its view and allowed Israelis to simply stop seeing real live Palestinians — decidedly alive, even if...
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