Al-Jazeera on Israel's war games 31 May 09
Inside Story - Israel's defence test - 31 May 09:
"Israel conducts its largest-ever defence drills to a 'doomsday scenario' of missile attacks on four directions. Is it a show of force, just a test, or really a dry-run for war? And will five days of drills reassure the Israeli public, or cause more concern about where their government is taking them?"
Labels: Palestine, Palestine Video
Treachery - May 31 09
Deadly West Bank clash - May 31 09:
The timing of this raid is an indication of the magnitude of this crime. Definitely aimed at the Palestinian reconciliation talks, this may succeed in digging the final nail in the unity's coffin. Abbas may now thank General Dayton for another coup against Palestine.
"Three Palestinian police officers, two Hamas fighters and a bystander have been killed in a clash in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports that keeping Hamas and Fatah - currently in talks in Egypt - from further clashes may be wishful thinking."
Inside the Occupation 2009 - Max Blumenthal - 2 parts
Inside the Occupation 2009 -- Part One:
"Max Blumenthal tours the West Bank, providing an inside perspective of the often violent Israeli occupation of Palestine. Featuring freelance journalist Jesse Rosenfeld and David Jacobus. This is part one of a two part series."
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Israeli -Palestinian conflict - Diminishing peace prospect?
Middle East Today /Israeli -Palestinian conflict/28 /05/ 2009:
"Israeli -Palestinian conflict
Diminishing peace prospect?"
American students met with Hamas minister of health-GAZA
American students met with Hamas minister of health-GAZA:
"American students met with Hamas minister of health and were briefed on the latest on the humanitarian situation in the impoverished coastal enclave.
A number of international delegations have arrived into the Gaza Strip since last week including a group of 66 Americans who arrived in Gaza today.
The western visitors inspected the extent of the destruction and suffering in Gaza especially after Israel's 22 day war."
Analysis of the Israeli Maneuvers May 31 - June 4
Press TV - Israeli Maneuvers:
Middle East Today analysis of Israel's largest maneuvers since 1961 which will be held between May 31 and June 4
With guests Alestair Crooke - Director Conflict Forum and Riad Khawaji - Co-Director INEGMA Institute
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History of Palestine
The History of Palestine:
"History of Palestine
Bring 500 U.S. Trucks on a Convoy to Gaza
Bring 500 U.S. Trucks on a Convoy to Gaza:
"The climax of George Galloway's stirring call for a U.S. convoy to defy the siege of the Gaza Strip. It was part of his speech in Brooklyn, NY, on May 26, 2009. George Galloway is a member of the UK Parliament. He successfully brought in over 100 trucks full of supplies to Gaza in March."
Israel has Locked up JABARA village since 2002 - Even the most basic health care is a luxury
UNICEF: Delivering health services to isolated West Bank:
"JBARA, Occupied Palestinian Territory, 26 May 2009 Nestled in a small crook of land, surrounded by the barrier between the West Bank and Israel, sits the community of Jbara, home to nearly 300 people.
Today there is a rush of activity in one of the larger houses. Posters are pinned on clotheslines and a health education session is under way in the garden.
For the first time since the barrier enclosed this community in 2002, UNICEF has been able to arrange a long-awaited visit from health workers. It builds upon work with the Ministry of Health to bring vaccinations and rudimentary care to marginalized and enclosed communities in the West Bank.
Through these visits, UNICEF aims to broaden the range of basic but life-saving child care practices and help mothers living in isolated enclaves.
The barrier not only separates Jbara from other villages and basic services, such as schools and health centres, but has also separated the people of nearby Tulkarem from their farmlands in Jbara.
Permits are required to enter and leave Jbara, and crossing through the military gates is often a difficult and time-consuming process. Conflict, as well as access and movement restrictions, have led to losses of jobs and rising poverty.
By 2008, half of Palestinian households were living in poverty, according to the UN Development Programme.
"The challenge remains reaching isolated communities in restricted areas," said UNICEF Health and Nutrition Officer Samson Agbo. "Families have gotten much poorer very quickly, and children are the most susceptible to the impact of household poverty.
A sombre feeling
Earlier in the day, a team from the Ministry of Health had given out water purification tablets and talked about the importance of proper hygiene and sanitation. Lack of sanitation facilities and a functioning sewage system is a growing concern.
"The community... must discharge the untreated sewage in to the fields," says local resident Na'da Awad. "This has increased the risk of disease and infections, as well as allergies and skin lesions."
As the small children play together in the garden, there is a sombre feeling. "There are no recreation facilities available to the children here," says one mother. "There is not much around to inspire them to play."
Across the West Bank and Gaza, UNICEF is providing basic vaccines and immunization-related supplies, as well as vitamin A, vitamin D and iron supplements, as well as increasing knowledge on basic nutrition practices and strengthening health workers' capacity for infant and child care. With these interventions, UNICEF aims to raise the number of children benefiting from early childhood development, with a special emphasis on children in hard-to-reach areas such as the Jbara community.
Read more: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/o..."
Palestinian mood 'shifts' after US talks - 29 May 09
Palestinian mood 'shifts' after US talks - 29 May 09:
"Barack Obama, the US president, declared that peace efforts cannot move forward without Israel being committed to Palestinian statehood, after meeting with Mahmud Abbas, his Palestinian counterpart.
Obama's comments come days after he told Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, that Israel should stop the expansion of settlements.
Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports on the reaction of Palestinians in the West Bank."
Does body language reveal US-Israeli tensions? 29 May 09
Does body language reveal US-Israeli tensions? 29 May 09:
Comment: Politicians are taught body language at an early stage in their career, no politician would ever be elected if s/he is unable to control it. The question that arises then is: what was the reason behind such body language in this particular case and who are the specific intended targets? This is what Al Jazeera should have addressed.
"Have the recent meetings between Barack Obama, the US president and Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister revealed more than was first thought?."
'Abbas is trying his best' 28 May 09
'Abbas is trying his best' 28 May 09:
Abbas cannot be trusted with Palestinian interests, Hamas says
Source: PIC
[ 29/05/2009 - 06:55 PM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- Hamas said on Friday that nothing new has emanated from the meeting between former PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas and US President Barak Obama and that the meeting was disappointing for the Palestinian people.
"The meeting between Abu Mazen and Obama did not produce anything new, it was disappointing, especially that Abu Mazen expressed readiness to implement the road-map, which means that the PA is fully committed to security coordination with the Zionist enemy which targets the rooting out of resistance and the liquidation of Hamas and reinforces the internal Palestinian rift, as the road map was rejected by all Palestinian factions except for Abu Mazen's commitment to it," said Fawzi Barhoum, the Hamas spokesman in the Gaza Strip.
Barhoum further said that Obama's wishes are not enough, especially in the light of the continued Zionist escalations in terms of assassinations, arrests, land confiscation and siege. He stressed that Palestinian people do not attach much hope to such meetings which never produced any real pressure on the Zionist enemy to end the siege, end the building of settlements or stop the aggression.
"The result of Abu Mazen's security commitments to the occupation, including those stipulated by the road map is a police authority that works to protect the occupation at the expense of the Palestinian citizen and his rights," Barhoum explained.
He finally said that Abbas is guilty of continuing the policy of political detention, hampering the national reconciliation talks, forming illegitimate governments in Ramallah which means he has nothing to contribute towards a successful outcome of the reconciliation talks and cannot be trusted with the Palestinian interests as long as he is fully tied to American and Zionist dictates.
"Nabil Abuznaid, the former chief of PLO mission in Washington, defends the Palestinian president against criticism from the Hamas group over his policies."
Israeli attack in Letaemat, Gaza Strip 7/5/2009
Israeli attack in Letaemat, Gaza Strip 7/5/2009:
Announcement of farmers accompaniment action
from Farming under fire
Saturday, 30 May 2009: Five international human rights workers from the ISM-Gaza Strip will be accompanying farmers from Khoza'a as they harvest crops next to the Green Line.
In the morning, human rights workers will join Palestinian farmers in Khoza'a village, located east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, to farm land 400 meters from the 'Green Line'.
Several farmers have been shot by Israeli forces while farming their lands.
* 20 May 2009, Beit Hanoun: Ziad Salem abu Hadayid, 23, was shot in his legs with live ammunition by Israeli forces.
* 7 May 2009, Rafah: Randa Shaloof, 32, was shot in her hand with live ammunition by Israeli forces.
* 3 May 2009, Beit Hanoun: Mohamed Harb Shamia, 12, was injured in his leg by Israeli forces.
* 2 May 2009, Khoza: Nafith Abu T'eima, 35, injured in his neck by shrapnel from Israeli forces.
* 11 April 2009, Al Faraheen: Leila Abu Dagga, broke her foot as she was running away from Israeli shooting.
* 10 March 2009, al-Maghazi refugee camp: Muhannad Sehi Abu Mandil, 24, was shot in the left foot with live ammunition by Israeli forces.
* 24 February 2009, Khoza: Wafa Al Najar, 17, was shot in the kneecap with live ammuntion by Israeli forces.
* 18 February 2009, Al Faraheen: Mohammad al-Breem, 20, was shot in the right leg with live ammunition by Israeli forces.
* 14 February 2009, Jabaliya: Hammad Barrak Salem Silmiya, 13, was killed when Israeli forces shot him in the head with live ammunition.
* 27 January 2009, Al Faraheen: Arwan al Ibrim, 27, was killed when Israeli forces shot him in the neck with live ammunition.
* 23 January 2009, Khoza: Nabeel Ibrahim al-Najjar, 40, was wounded by shrapnel from a gunshot to the left hand by Israeli forces.
* 20 January 2009, al-Qarara: Maher 'Abdul 'Azim Abu Rjaila, 23, was killed when Israeli forces shot him in the chest with live ammunition.
Labels: Attack on Farmers, Palestine, Palestine Video
Ni'lin Weekly Demo Against the Apartheid Wall - 29th of May 2009
Ni'lin 29th of May 2009:
"Demonstration in Ni'lin against the illegal Wall Israel is building on their land."
Bil'in Weekly Demo Against the Apartheid Wall - Friday 29-5-09
Bil'in Friday 29-5-09:
Bil'in: Three injured, and scores suffered gas inhalation at the weekly demonstration
Friday May 29, 2009 16:59 by Katherine Orwell - 1 of International Middle East Media Center Editorial Group
Residents of Bil'in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah marched on Friday after midday prayer in the weekly protest. They were joined by international and Israelis activists.
Demonstrators marched through the village towards the wall waving Palestinian flags, to protest the theft and destruction of around 60 percent of the village lands.
A delegation from the general union of women committees participated in the demonstration. They were joined by a member of the Palestinian Parliament Qais Abu Laila, and the minister of social affairs Majida Al-Masri.
As the protestors arrived at the wall, they were greeted by a barrage of sound bombs, tear gas and rubber-coated bullets from the Israeli soldiers. The protestors demanded the soldiers to stop this strategy since the demonstration, involving internationals, was peaceful and nonviolent.
The soldiers, however, continued to fire upon the protestors, injuring three Palestinians: the minister of social affairs Majeda el Masri, AP camera man Abed Khabesa and local farmer Rani Burnat. In response, Palestinian demonstrators threw balloons filled with animal dung to counter the Israeli military's use of poisonous gas.
For the people of Bil'in this week's demonstration marked the 40th day commemoration of the death of Bassem Abu Rahma, a man from the village that was killed when a teargas grenade was shot at him, during another non-violent demonstration against the wall.
"Demonstration against the wall and to marking 40 day memorial for the murder of Bassem Abu Rahme (El Pheel)"
Despite No Links to Violence, Founders of Muslim Charity Sentenced to Lengthy Terms for Donations to Needy Palestinians in Occupied Territories
Despite No Links to Violence, Founders of Muslim Charity Sentenced to Lengthy Terms for Donations to Needy Palestinians in Occupied Territories:
"Five founders of the Holy Land Foundation, once the nation's
largest Muslim charity, have received prison terms of up to sixty-five years on charges of supporting the Palestinian group Hamas. The five were never accused of supporting violence and were convicted for funding charities that aided needy Palestinians. The government's case relied on Israeli intelligence as well as disputed documents and electronic surveillance gathered by the FBI over a span of fifteen years. We speak to Noor Elashi, daughter of Ghassan Elashi, the chair of the Holy Land Foundation who was sentenced to sixty-five years; and Nancy Hollander, a defense attorney who represented former Holy Land CEO Shukri Abu Baker.
Five founders of a Muslim charity have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in a controversial case that began nearly ten years ago. The Holy Land Foundation, based in a Dallas suburb, was the biggest Muslim charity in the United States before the Bush administration shut it down in 2001. Its five founders were convicted last November on charges of funneling money to the Palestinian group Hamas. The U.S. government declared Hamas a terrorist organization in 1995.
It was the second trial against the Holy Land foundations's five leaders after the first ended in a mistrial. The government's case relied on Israeli intelligence as well as disputed documents and electronic surveillance gathered by the FBI over a span of fifteen years.
Defendants Ghassan Elashi and Shukri Abu Baker each received 65-year prison sentences. At his sentencing hearing, Elashi said: "Nothing was more rewarding than…turning the charitable contributions of American Muslims into life assistance for the Palestinians. We gave the essentials of life: oil, rice, flour. The [Israeli] occupation was providing them with death and destruction."
Another defendant, Mohammad El-Mezain, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He was found guilty of supporting Hamas but acquitted on thirty-one other charges. Volunteer fundraiser Mufid Abdulqader was sentenced to twenty years in prison. And the fifth defendant, Abdulrahman Odeh, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. All five defendants plan to file appeals.
We go now to Dallas where we are join by Noor Elashi, she's the daughter of Ghassan Elashi, the chairman of the Holy Land who was sentenced to 65 years. And joining us from her home in Albuquerque via videostream is Nancy Hollander, a defense attorney who represented former Holy Land CEO Shukri Abu Baker. We invited Jim Jacks, the lead prosecutor in the case, on the show but his office declined.
Nancy Hollander, attorney for former Holy Land CEO Shukri Abu Baker.
Noor Elashi, daughter of Ghassan Elashi, Holy Land board chairman who was sentenced to sixty-five years in prison."
Riz Khan - The battle over settlements - 28 May 09 - 2 parts
Riz Khan - The battle over settlements - 28 May 09 - pt 1: "Riz Khan looks at the battle over settlements and ask whether or not a construction halt will be enough to save the government of President Abbas? Joining our conversation from Washington, DC are Dr. Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and best-selling author of The Stakes: America and the Middle East and Professor Mark Levine, author of An Impossible Peace: Oslo and the Burdens of History."
Hamas's exclusion from Middle East peace talks - 29 May 09
Hamas's exclusion from Middle East peace talks - 29 May 09:
"Leaders of Hamas, the Palestinian faction that governs the Gaza Strip, continue to be shut out of meetings with US leaders on the Middle East conflict.
Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin discusses their being excluded and who Mahmoud Abbas actually represents."
Mahmoud Abbas's 'two-state plan' to Barack Obama - 29 May 09
Mahmoud Abbas's 'two-state plan' to Barack Obama - 29 May 09:
"Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh, reporting from Ramallah, discusses what local sources have told her about the plan put forward by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to Barack Obama, the US president, aimed at achieving a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict."
27th May 2009 Video Free Gaza News
27th May 2009 Video Free Gaza News:
"Greta Berlin is asking questions, about Free Gaza summer plans, to Mary Hughes Thompson, one of the co-founders of The Free Gaza Movement
(subtitles in italian, french and spanish, will be added soon)"
Obama meets with Abbas - Abbas thanks failed coup leader General Dayton - CNN Video
Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com:
"Obama meets with Abbas 8:30
President Obama says he and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas talked about peace in the Middle East."
Mr. Abbas goes to Washington
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 29 May 2009
If the Oval Office guest list is an indicator, US President Barack Obama is making good on his commitment to try to revive the long-dead Arab-Israeli peace process. As this process gets under way, the United States -- Israel's main arms supplier, financier and international apologist -- faces huge hurdles. It is deeply mistrusted by Palestinians and Arabs generally, and the new administration has not done much to rebuild trust.
Embedded video from CNN Video
65 years in prison for oil, rice and flour to the Palestinians
DN! Muslum Charity Lands Massive Jail Time:
"Lengthy Sentences Handed Down in Holy Land Case
Five founders of a defunct Muslim charity have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in a controversial case that critics have called a political witch-hunt. The Holy Land Foundation founders were convicted last year on charges of funneling money to the Palestinian group Hamas. Holy Land was the nations largest Muslim charity until the Bush administration shuttered it in 2001. The case relied on Israeli intelligence as well as disputed documents and electronic surveillance gathered by the FBI over a span of fifteen years. It was the second trial against the defendants after the first ended in a mistrial."
Palestinians Shall be Free - Palfest Participants Tour al-Khalil (Hebron)
Palfest 2009: al-Khalil/Hebron:
"Though its impossible to show to extent of what's happening in al-Khalil / Hebron, this video follows the PalFest group on a tour of the old city."
Zionist "court of law" Shuts Down Palestine Festival of Literature, Again.
Palfest 2009: Israeli Army Attempts to Shut Down Closing Night:
"The Israeli army has, again, tried to shut down PalFest's events in Jerusalem.Richard Makepeace, the British Consul, went to the theatre for an explanation of the army's actions. He was informed of a court order pinned to the door of the theatre. Having read it, he announced that the event would be held at the British Council."
Amnesty International Report 2009
Amnesty International Report 2009:
"The Amnesty International Report 2009 highlights the impact of the economic crisis on human rights across the world and calls for a new deal on human rights to go hand-in-hand with the financial solutions currently being developed by world leaders."
Inside Story - Identity and isolation in Israel - 26 May 2009
Inside Story - Identity and isolation in Israel - 26 May 2009:
"Inside Story discusses the controversial law proposal by Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's foreign minister, which would see Arab Israelis pledging allegiance to a Jewish state. Is it a quest for identity, or the isolation of a people?"
Inside Story - Israeli settlements - 25 May 09
Inside Story - Israeli settlements - 25 May 09:
Comment: Al Jazeera calls it a trend, but the facts show otherwise. Yes, there are a few seeking to buy homes in settlements, yet they have been trying without success. It's not only because Israeli settlers refuse to sell to Palestinians, but because some of the settlements are owned by the JNF which prohibits their selling to Palestinians [and in other cases the legal obstacles are endless]. Besides, the numbers, even of those unsuccessfuly seeking to buy, is so low compared to the number of units in the settlements themselves that you can't even consider it.
That's why I reject the sensationalism of this so called trend and call it nothing but hogwash.
Anyways, here's the caption of the video
"Inside story discusses the growing trend of Arabs buying homes in Israeli settlements."
Administrative Detention explained
Administrative Detention - Part 1:
"... a short video describing the process of administrative detention: arrest and imprisonment without charge in the Occupied Territories. Israeli forces hold Palestinians indefinitely and without charge under this policy."
Worse than anyone of us had seen on TV
Destruction in Gaza:
"The view from the window in our bus as we drove through northern Gaza. Not only was the destruction on my side of the bus, but it was the same out the other window. Just like an earthquake had hit the area. Mass destruction everywhere. Listen to Caoimhe Butterly explain the destruction of Gaza. It was worse than anyone of us had seen on TV, and we were all totally horrified at what we saw.
The siege on Gaza has to be lifted, and the sooner the better.
Join www.vivapalestina.org"
PALFEST 2009: Suheir Hammad Performs in Ramallah
PALFEST 2009: Suheir Hammad Performs in Ramallah:
"On the third night of the festival Suheir Hammad takes the stage at the Sakakini Centre in Ramallah."
Occupation of Red Cross, Gaza 25/5/2009
Occupation of Red Cross, Gaza 25/5/2009:
"http://palestinianprisoners.blogspot....
As they do every Monday, families of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, they peacufully occupied the yard of the Red Cross buiding protesting for the inhuman conditions, the torture and other violations of human rights that suffer the more than 11,000 Palestinian prisoners. The families of Gazan prisoners have not been able to see their relatives for almost 2 years now."
Gazans find ways around Israeli blockade - 25 May 09
Gazans find ways around Israeli blockade - 25 May 09:
"Since Israel began its blockade of the Gaza Strip three years ago, no new cars have been allowed into the territory and spare parts are nearly impossible to get.
Many Gazans have now turned to motorcycles smuggled in from Egypt as their new mode of transportation - a trend that has created a traffic crisis and led to deadly accidents.
Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Gaza."
B'Tselem - Uprooted Gazans in New Refugee Camps
B'Tselem - Video - 21 May '09: Palestinians displaced by Operation Cast Lead living in tents:
"According to the UN, Israel destroyed 3,500 homes in the Gaza Strip during Operation Cast Lead. Some of the displaced persons now live in tents, in harsh conditions. Participants in B'Tselem's video project documented life in one encampment.
Length: 03:34 mins
Filmed by Rif'at Hamdiya & Nidal Yasin
Edited by Fadi al -Ghorah"
Israel's dismantling of outposts nothing more than media event - 24 May 09
Israel's dismantling of outposts nothing more than media event - 24 May 09:
"Outposts are often built on hilltops by Israeli settlers without their government's approval, notwithstanding international law.
Despite promises from Israel to dismantle the outposts they consider illegal, they still allow settlers to continue building and some even receive infrastructure support.
Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports from the West Bank where human rights groups say dismantling outposts is nothing more than a media event."
Rebuilding in Palestine - 2 Parts
YouTube - Rebuilding in Palestine- Part 1 of 2: "A short documentary about house demolitions in East Jerusalem and the Israeli organization ICAHD- Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. House demolitions of Palestinian's homes in Israel is usually carried out under the guise of enforcing permit violations, but in this documentary the real reasons are discovered.
(for higher rez go to: http://www.filmclick.com/index.php?se..."
Caoimhe Butterly : "Challenging the pinstripes"
Caoimhe Butterly : "Challenging the pinstripes":
"Last Friday, after meeting with the local Muslim community, human rights activist, Caoimhe Butterly, gave a harrowing eyewitness account of the horror and butchery that was visited on the defenceless people of Gaza by Israel in its recent attack at a public meeting in Galway . Yesterday, after meeting with trade unionists to forge linkages, twinnings and solidarity with beleaguered Gaza - particularly, schools and ambulance services - she joined activists in Shop Street to encourage the public to more deeply engage, to 'challenge the legitimacy of the pinstripes,' the suited bureaucrats and politicians, in the case of the EU and Ireland, who enable and facilitate Israel's merciless crushing of Palestinian resistance, to what journalist and writer, Jonathan Cook calls: Israel's experiments in human despair, by their unwillinness to suspend or terminate the Euro-Med Agreement that economically privileges Israel with access to EU markets, by their refusal to condemn Israel's use of flesh eating and flesh shredding weaponry on a helpless people, like fish in a barrel, with nowhere to hide, nowhere to flee - led by Germany, all the EU states recently abstained from a UN resolution condemning Israel's 'massive violation' of human rights in Gaza.
Now is the time for a surge of people power. Now is the time to ante up. Now is the time to ante up. Now is the time to emulate such actions as the Raytheon 9, Mary Kelly and the Pitstop Ploughshares.?"
Interviews with Fishermen in Gaza - 2 parts
GAZA: INTERVIEW OF FISHERMAN WOUNDED BY ISRAELIS:
"GAZAN FISHERMAN, SAMI AL GOAGA, DESCRIBES HOW HE LOST HIS HAND IN ATTACK BY ISRAELIS."
GAZA: INTERVIEW OF FATHER OF FISHERMAN KILLED BY ISRAELIS:
"GAZAN FATHER OF FISHERMAN, HANY AL NAJAR, KILLED BY ISRAELIS RECALLS HIS SON AND ATTACKS ON FISHING BOATS."
Israel Accused Of Settlement Plot in East Jerusalem
Israel Accused Of Settlement Plot in East Jerusalem:
Slow-motion ethnic cleansing before the eyes of the world.
Inside Iraq - Israel-Iran threat - 22 May 09
Inside Iraq - Israel-Iran threat - 22 May 09:
"Inside Iraq asks what a possible Israeli air raid on Iranian targets would mean for Iraq."
Israeli army shuts down Palestine Festival of Literature
PALFEST 2009: Day 1:
http://www.palfest.org
Palestine Festival of Literature: a traveling cultural roadshow touring across the West Bank from the 23rd to the 28th of May 2009.
Because of the difficulties Palestinians face under military occupation in traveling around their own country, the Festival will travel to its audiences. It will tour to Ramallah, to Jenin, to al-Khalil/Hebron and to Bethlehem. To celebrate its year as Cultural Capital of the Arab World, the festival will begin and end in Jerusalem.
"The Israeli army shuts down the National Theatre in an attempt to cancel the opening of the 2009 Festival."
Farming under fire & F16s (Khouza'a, Gaza Strip, 24/5/2009)
Farming under fire & F16s (Khouza'a, Gaza Strip, 24/5/2009):
"http://farmingunderfire.blogspot.com/...
Israeli troops atacking Palestinian farmers accompanied by international human rights observers of ISM Gaza Strip. The farmers non violently resist the attacks and continue to harvest their fields (also despite the intimidation of F16 jets)."
Boycott Carmel Agrexco!
Boycott Carmel Agrexco!:
"If Palestinian workers on Israeli settlements want a boycott, when their jobs may be lost as a result, how difficult can it be for us to stop buying this produce in the supermarket?"
Istanbul conf. discusses ways of rebuilding Gaza
Istanbul conf. discusses ways of rebuilding Gaza:
"Scholars and civil society organizations from the Middle East and European countries have met in Istanbul for a conference on supporting the Gaza Strip. Jody Sabral reports."
Another major blow against the Middle East peace process
Another major blow against the Middle East peace process:
"Israel's right-wing prime minister has struck another major blow against the Middle East peace process after calling Jerusalem al-Quds the undivided and eternal capital of Israel. But his hawkish approach has not gone unanswered. Palestinians, Israelis and some of Tel Aviv's allies have strongly rejected the idea which they say kills all prospects of a possible, eventual peace agreement."
Al Ma'asara Friday 22-5-09
Al Ma'asara Friday 22-5-09:
Like every Friday, also this week residents of Al-Ma'asara, Um-Slamuna and Israeli and international activists protested against the Apartheid wall located in that area
Israeli Troops attack Ni'lin villagers - May 22, 2009
Ni'ilin 22 5 09:
Eight injured in military attack on weekly protest in Nil'in
Source: IMEMC
Date: Friday May 22, 2009 17:38
Israeli soldiers on Friday attacked Palestinian and international peace activists holding the weekly non-violent protest against the Wall in Ni'lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The protest marked the first year of Ni'lin's ongoing struggle against the Israeli wall and settlements being built on land that belongs to the village.
As soon as the crowd reached the lands where the army is building the wall, troops attacked them with batons, rubber-coated-steal bullets and tear gas. Eight protestors were injured and dozens were treated for the effects of gas inhalation.
Earlier the same day Israeli soldiers had invaded the village and had taken positions on roof tops of famers' homes to try to prevent the protest from leaving the village to the location of the wall.
Interview: Gaza Carovana della Speranza (Gaza Hope Convoy) English + Italian
Gaza Carovana della Speranza - Il Cairo 15 maggio 2009:
"Intervista ad Ahmad (referente di The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza) e Gerry MacLochlainn (referente del Sinn Fein) del Consiglio della città di Derry (Nord Irlanda), anchegli parte della delegazione 'La Carovana della Speranza'"
Interview with Ahmad (from The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza) and Gerry MacLochlainn (from Sinn Fein) Council of the City of Derry (Northern Ireland), part of the delegation 'The Caravan of Hope
"Hope" expected in Gaza Sunday morning
Date: Saturday May 23, 2009 04:09
The Governmental Committee for Breaking the Siege in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday that the European Hope Aid Convoy is expected to arrive in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning.
The Committee, based in Gaza, reported Friday that the convoy, carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, would dock at Bour Sa'id Port in Egypt on Friday, and then would drive towards the Rafah border terminal.
It is expected to reach the terminal on Saturday evening or Sunday morning. The committee stated that it conducted all preparations and coordinated with all related authorities to ensure that the convoy makes it into Gaza.
Hamdi Shaath, head of the Committee, issued a press release on Friday stating that visiting activists and leaders would be touring Gaza to observe the destruction caused by the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip, and the negative impacts of the Israeli siege on the residents.
Shaath added that the visiting delegates would also tour agricultural lands uprooted and shelled by the army, and would also visit medical facilities as the siege emptied Gaza hospitals and medical centers from basic supplies and equipment.
They would also visit some institutions that deal with rehabilitation of physically challenged residents and other rehabilitation and social centers.
Shaath said the wheelchairs and medical supplies are urgently needed in the Gaza Strip.
This is a Phone interview with Gerry MacLochlainn (sinnfein) regarding the difficulties faced by the convoy. This video was published on May 20, 2009
Healthcare System in Gaza
Press TV - Healthcare System in Gaza:
International Organizations have been warning that the health system in the Gaza Strip is on the verge of collapse. Middle East Today Discusses the health situation in Gaza with:
Dr. Midhat Abbas, Dir. International Cooperation, Hamas Health Ministry
& Dr. Adna Wheidi, Medical Dir. "Ard Al Insan" Association
Israel marks "reunification" of Jerusalem + Pogrom "Mavet La`Aravim" (Death to the Arabs)
Israel marks 'reunification' of Jerusalem - 21 May 09:
"Israel is marking 42 years of what it considers to be the reunification [read: military occupation] of Jerusalem.
For many, it's a day of liberation, reinforcing what they say is their rightful ownership of land, even if it means forcing thousands of Palestinians out of their homes.
Jacky Rowland reports."
*Jerusalem day* in the old city of Jerusalem: 2008
To understand what's going on in this video, please read the following comments first.
"2nd of june 2008
get your own idea..."
Published Commentary on this Video:
*"The video at the YouTube link given above was filmed by an acquaintance of mine on June 2-nd, 2008, the anniversary of `1967 `reunification of Jerusalem` (read: occupation of East Jerusalem), which is officially celebrated by the State of Israel. The video shows how the right-wingers celebrate this anniversary in the narrow streets of the Old City, most of whose inhabitants are Palestinian. Among the slogans which they are chanting (in presence of police) you can hear `Mavet La`Aravim` which means `Death to Arabs`. For readers who do not know: people of this ilk are heavily subsidized by the State of Israel and are one of the tools of the ethnic cleansing policy in the West Bank."
* The Editor (VB)
**"In scenes reminiscent of what a Russian or Romanian pogrom must have been like, Israeli demonstrators in the Old City of Jerusalem marched through, chanting 'Death to the Arabs' and 'Arabs Out'.
The video at YouTube was filmed on June 2nd, 2008, the anniversary of the 1967 'reunification' of Jerusalem` [read: occupation of East Jerusalem]. It is to celebrate "Jerusalem Day". And what better way to celebrate than to hold a demonstration in the Arab quarter of Jerusalem (or what is left of it).
The video shows how right-wing religious Zionists, such as the ones at Yeshiva Mercaz Harav, which was recently bombed in retaliation for their role in the settlement of the West Bank, celebrate this anniversary in the narrow streets of the Old City. Among the slogans they are chanting, in the presence of police who look on without a care in the world, is `Mavet La`Aravim` which means `Death to Arabs`. For readers who do not know, people of this ilk are heavily subsidized by the State of Israel and are one of the tools of the ethnic cleansing policy in the West Bank.
This is sourced from Occupation Magazine.
Dorothy Naor, an Israeli anti-Zionist, writes that:
'The video won't mean much to you if you are unfamiliar with the Old City in Jerusalem and if you don't understand Hebrew. In both cases you will miss what the action is all about. So, let me explain. What you will see in the video is a crowd of gung-ho happy young religious idealists marching through the Arab quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Let me repeat, the Arab quarter. From time to time you also see Israeli police and barricades, neither of which stop the young men from progressing in their march and chanting. And what are they chanting at the beginning? "Arabs go home," meaning, Arabs get out (sound familiar? like 'Juden raus,' i.e., the Nazi's 'Jews out'? These young men indeed fit that much of the Nazi image well, except appear to be less disciplined). Following that, these nice sweet young bullies start chanting loudly in the Arab quarter (let me repeat: in the Arab quarter) of the Old City, "Death to the Arabs."
Ah yes. Brave New World. To whom will you belong?'
Contrast this with the annual demonstration of Israeli Palestinians on 'Land Day'. Then squads of Border Police, without fail attack the demonstration with gas, dogs and in the past live ammunition. Yet here we see Police nonchalantly fraternising with these racist maniacs. And that should tell you everything you need to know about the Israeli State and why it bears comparisons with the most anti-Semitic regimes of the past.
Posted by azvsas"
DN! Gaza War Crimes Probe to Hold Public Hearings
DN! Gaza War Crimes Probe to Hold Public Hearings:
"Gaza War Crimes Probe to Hold Public Hearings
A United Nations commission says its facing obstacles from the Israeli government ahead of its probe of alleged war crimes during Israels three-week assault on Gaza earlier this year. The commission is probing allegations of war crimes committed by both Israeli forces and Hamas fighters. But inquiry head Richard Goldstone says his team will likely have to enter Gaza through Egypt, because Israel has refused to cooperate. Richard Goldstone: It would have been our wish to start there, to visit southern Israel, Sderot, to go into Gaza through the front door to go to the West Bank, which is also included in our mission. I made a number of approaches to the Israeli ambassador in Geneva, even a direct approach to Prime Minister Netanyahu, but weve really received no official response."
Aftermath of Latest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
Aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza:
"Residents in Gaza City surveyed the damage caused by a series of overnight airstrikes by Israeli fighter jets"
Several injuries reported in a series of Israeli air strikes in Gaza
Date: Wednesday May 20, 2009 09:02
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that several residents were wounded in a series of Israeli air strikes carried out by the Israeli Air Force after midnight targeting several neighborhoods in Gaza city, Jabalia and Rafah.
The Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported that F-16 fighter-jets shelled an area near the cars market, at the Salah Ed Deen Street, east of Gaza's Al Zeitoun neighborhood. Two residents were wounded and were moved to a local hospital.
The air force also shelled a blacksmith workshop in Al Zeitoun neighborhood, completely leveling it and causing damage to a number of nearby homes.
Shortly afterwards, the air force shelled another blacksmith shop on Yaffa street, north east of Gaza City; one resident was wounded and several homes and structures were damaged.
Furthermore, the Israeli Air Force shelled a number of areas in the town of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Navy opened automatic fire and fired several shells at areas across the Gaza shore.
The air force also shelled a chicken farm in Rafah completely damaging it.
On Tuesday night, the air force shelled the "Tunnels Area" in Rafah, wounding one woman and one child. Both were moved to Abu Yousef Al Najjar Hospital.
The shelling came shortly after the Air Force shelled an area close to Al Barazil neighborhood, south of Rafah.
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli Navy fired several shells at areas across the coasts of Gaza and Khan Younis.
Israeli air force shells Gaza
Wed, 20 May 2009 07:03:08
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday evening that Israeli war jets shelled an area in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported.
The sources said that the air force fired at least one missile at the border area, adjacent to Al Barazil neighborhood, south of Rafah.
The shelling did not cause damage or injuries, but several residents, especially children, suffered anxiety attacks due to the night shelling.
Several residents left their home for a while fearing repeated strikes.
The missile fired by the Israeli Air force did not explode, but the sounds of the war jets flying not high above the civilian areas caused panic among the residents.
Kathy Kelly - Nakba 61 - May 16, 2009 - 2 parts - Dearborn, MI
YouTube - Kathy Kelly - Nakba 61 - May 16, 2009 - Part 1 of 2 - Dearborn, MI: "Internationally Renowned Peace with Justice Activist, Kathy Kelly, of Chicago, IL, helped initiate the Voices in the Wilderness, a campaign to end the UN/US sanctions against Iraq. She also helped organize and participated in nonviolent direct action teams in Haiti (summer of 1994), Bosnia (August, 1993, December, 1992) and Iraq (Gulf Peace Team, 1991). In April of 2002, she was among the
first internationals to visit the Jenin camp, where conventional military forces of the Israeli Defense Force had destroyed over 100 civilian homes, in the Occupied West Bank She was a direct eyewitness to the Massacre in Gaza. See also these links:
Doctors report Israel using DIME (Dense Inert Metal Explosive) weapons in Gaza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IhXSN...
Italian probe: Israel used new weapon prototype in Gaza Strip, by Meron Rapoport
Haaretz Correspondent
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/7..."
Gaza humanitarian aid El Arish 03 04 09:
"On April 3rd, an italian group 'Music for peace' filmed the humanitarian aid for Gaza in Al Arish.
On 14 April the Governor of North Sinai addressed NGOs and donors on the issue of the accumulation of humanitarian aid donations in El Arish. The Governor made the following points:
1. All food commodities due to expire by October 2009 should be distributed to the population in Egypt. It is the responsibility of the donating country to dispose of food commodities that have already expired.
2. Donors have until 30 April to move other commodities into Gaza or take them back to their country of origin. The Libyans are already organising the transport of 1500 MT of humanitarian aid back to Libya.
3. Donors are responsible for paying storage and customs charges for cargo stuck in El Arish to date."
Gaza humanitarian aid stored in El Arish, Egypt on April 3 & May 10
Gaza humanitarian aid in El Arish on May 10th 09:
"So, let see what it is happening to the humanitarian aid in Al Arish NOW ....."
Interview with Ghada Karmi, Palestinian Author and Academic - Dec 2008
Press TV - Interview with Ghada Karmi, Palestinian Author and Academic:
Inside Story - US-Israel solutions poles apart - 19 May 09
Inside Story - US-Israel solutions poles apart - 19 May 09:
"Obama and Netanyahu talk of Middle East peace but their solutions are poles apart. Will the US put pressure on Israel? Or is Obama just paying diplomatic lip service to the Arab world?"
Gaza Reality - Ice Cream Factory
Gaza - Ice Cream Factory:
"www.anera.org introduces 'Gaza Reality'. A close-up look at life in Gaza today."
Marathon for Palestinian Reconciliation - 09 04 27
09 04 27 Marathon for Palestinian Reconciliation:
Young Palestinians express their hopes and aspirations for reconciliation between the Palestinian Factions with great enthusiasm for sports.
The event was organized by The Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (PCDCR)
First Prize $500 - Second $400 - Third $300 - Fourth $200 and the Fifth $100
Palestinian farmers & internationals resist shooting in Letaemat, Gaza Strip 9/5/09
Palestinian farmers & internationals resist shooting in Letaemat, Gaza Strip 9/5/09:
From: http://farmingunderfire.blo..."
Free Gaza Movement News - May 20, 2009
20th May 09 Video Free Gaza News:
"20th May 2009 -
First edition of Free Gaza video : FG Wednesday News
by Greta Berlin - Media Team"
Codepink counter-protesting Zionists at the White House during Netanyaho's visit on May 18, 09
Codepink counter-protesting Zionists at the White House during Netanyaho's visit on May 18, 09:
"Codepink women4peace counter-protesting Zionists at the White House during Netanyaho's visit on May 18, 09"
Labels: Codepink, Palestine, Palestine Video
3 - Palestine the world's largest open air prison
3 Palestine the world's largest open air prison:
Injured Palestinian woman Randa Shalouf interview 9/5/2009
Injured Palestinian woman Randa Shalouf interview 9/5/2009:
ISM Gaza Strip video. Interview in Abou Yousef An Najar Hospital in Rafah with Randa Shalouf, a palestinian woman from the village of Shawka, east of Rafah, injured on the 7th of May by israeli gunfire in her hand and chest. In the video you can aso see the x-ray photos with the bullet."
Al-Masara against the Wall and Settlements 1-5-2009
Al-Masara against the Wall and Settlements 1-5-2009:
"The Al-Masara Committee against the Wall and Settlements has been organizing and participating in demonstrations against the confiscation of their land for the past two and a half years. Participants and committee members are known for their strict adherence to non-violent tactics in demonstrations. While the protesters maintained their usual tactics on 1 May 2009, Israeli forces escalated their attempt to suppress the non-violent resistance by arresting several demonstrators. A new military commander, stationed in the area two months prior, had announced his intentions to end the resistance and implemented tactics such as night invasions of organizers homes, destruction of property and threats.
During the demonstration on 1 May 2009, the Israeli army arrested three members of the Al-Masara Committee against the Wall and Settlements; Hasan Bergia, Mohammad Bergia and Mahmoud Sawahre. Additionally, Israeli forces arrested Mustafa Fuara; a resident of Al-Masara, Azmi Ash-Shyukhi; a resident of Hebron, Haggai Matar; an Israeli solidarity activist and Tom Stocker, a British national volunteering with the Holy Land Trust.
The army alleged that the arrested demonstrators were involved in rioting, interfering with police work, assault of soldiers and policemen, and the destruction of military property.
The Israeli activist Matar and British volunteer Stocker, were released the same day on 1,500 NIS bail with conditions of not entering the West Bank for two weeks. Azmi Ash-Shyukhi; Mustafa Fuara; and Mahmoud Sawahre, were released on bail (50,000 NIS all together) after being held in military prison for almost two weeks on 13 May 2009.
Hassan Bergia and Mohammad Bergia, members of the Al-Masara Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, are still being held.
Mohammad Bergias lawyer will appeal for his release and letters of support can help shed light on the injustice of his arrest. Show support for Mohammad Bergia and help apply pressure for his release by signing and sending the sample letter below to haggai@hotmail.com.
Additionally, help is needed to cover the cost of the bail and defense of the Palestinian activists. Donations can be made at http://www.awalls.org/donations, with a note that the donation is meant for the al-Ma'sara Committee members."
12 yo girl shot by Israeli Occupation Forces - Ni'lin May 15 2009
Ni'lin May 15 2009, Demonstration in Ni'lin:
"12 year old girl shot in her arm by the Israeli forces while being in her home. The film also shows how the red crescent team are attacked by the border police during the demonstration, one old lady´s roof top is occupied etc"
Israel's fingerprints in Shofa, Gaza Strip
09 05 08 Shofa destruction:
And to think that Natanyahu, the current leader of the animals that wrought destruction on this little agricultural village, wasn't satisfied with the death and destruction the zionist thugs brought about in Gaza, he actually wanted more. Let this video bear witness to their crimes.
US signals shift in ties with Israel + Netanyahu faces diplomatic test in US
US signals shift in ties with Israel - 18 May 09:
"For decades, the United States has stood up for Israel, vetoing UN resolutions against it and sending billions of dollars in aid.
But as Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's new prime minister, begins his visit to Washington, there are signs that the US alliance with Israel may be changing.
Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports."
Netanyahu faces diplomatic test in US - 18 May 09:
"Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, begins his first US visit since taking office, promoting policies that could herald a rocky relationship with President Barack Obama.
Despite warm relations between the US and Israel for decades, Netanyahu's own history with Washington has been strained.
Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher looks back at Netanyahu's last stint as prime minister and the impression he then made on US leaders."
Arson at Juhr Addik fields, Gaza Strip
Arson at Juhr Addik fields, Gaza Strip:
Israeli troops set fire to 30 donums of agricultural fields planted with Grain, Olives and Pomegranate. Other losses (as can be seen) include irrigation pipes. Israel's siege on Gaza does not allow any plastic or PBC pipes into the strip, which means these farmers did not only lose the fruit of their fields but also the very means to plant them again. Israel's crimes are infinite!
"ISM Gaza Strip video
Palestinian fields burnt by Israeli troops"
Daniel Levy and Amjad Atallah on the Obama Natanyahu Meeting
Daniel Levy and Amjad Atallah:
"Daniel Levy and Amjad Atallah"
Remembering the Nakba - NYC 2009
Remembering the Nakba - NYC 2009:
"On Thursday, May 14th, 2009, I attended a gathering organized by Rabbis Remembering the Nakba, Jews Say No, and Women in Black. While the Israeli Declaration of Independence is a day of celebration to many, we remember 'the catastrophe'. No political policy, religious doctrine or historical event can justify the decades of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people."
Netanyahu and Obama set for key meeting - 16 May 09
Netanyahu and Obama set for key meeting - 16 May 09:
"Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, is in Washington for talks with Barack Obama, the US president.
Netanyahu is expected to focus on Iran's nuclear development and its perceived threat to Israel.
However, the US administration will try to get a commitment on Palestinian statehood, a plan Netanyahu is yet to endorse.
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports on the chances of progress."
Remember Gaza: End The Siege Rally - Trafalgar Square, London - 16th May 2009
Remember Gaza: End The Siege Rally - Trafalgar Square, London - 16th May 2009:
"The Remember Gaza: End The Siege march from Malet Street and rally in Trafalgar Square, featuring among others George Galloway MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Lowkey MC and Jenny Tonge MEP."
From: ectomorfoo
Focus on Gaza - US/Israel relations - 15 May 09 - 2 Parts
Focus on Gaza - US/Israel relations - 15 May 09 - Part 1:
"With a new US administration in the White House committed to an independent Palestinian state, can the right-wing government of Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, count on America's unquestioning support or are the traditional allies set to clash. Focus on Gaza reports."
Did CBC Ombudsman cave to Israel lobby pressure?
Did CBC Ombudsman cave to Israel lobby pressure?:
"More at http://therealnews.com/t/in... Sut Jhally responds to CBC Radio-Canada Ombudsman attack on his film as one sided propaganda Pt2"
PHR on Feras Mazloum and the denial of access to medical care
PHR Al Jazeera Eng May14 09:
"Director of Occupied Palestinian Territories Department, Ran Yaron, interviewed in Al Jazeera English about patients from Gaza not being able to enter Israel for medical care. The result is that patients die while waiting for entry permits, including small children - as reported in the piece."
Is TV news one-sidedly in support of Israel?
Is TV news one-sidedly in support of Israel?:
"Sut Jhally: On film Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
Click here to see part 2
Remember Gaza End the siege now, London Protest Photos16.05.2009
Remember Gaza End the siege now, London Protest 16.05.2009:
"Remember GazaEnd the siege now, London Protest 16.05.2009
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