November 2011
1 post
Nasser Balawi: Nasser's letter →
nasserbalawi:
To Whom it may concern :
The object of this letter is to explain my current situation and describe the Palestinian political reality today.
I’m from the Gaza strip. Palestinians from the Gaza strip have been isolated by being refused access to the west bank by Israeli authorities. The « easing »…
September 2011
4 posts
August 2011
1 post
“Lets say that the Palestinian state raised the flag, it built the borders, and...”
– http://electronicintifada.net/content/different-kind-occupation-interview-elia-suleiman/8654
http://youtu.be/ZmUPHXAC3Lk
July 2011
1 post
May 2011
1 post
A beautiful piece about my former colleague,... →
April 2011
2 posts
Another Paper Victory for the PA?
Source: Ali Abunimah for Al Jazeera English
What do you do if your decades-long campaign to bring about an independent Palestinian state on those fractions of historic Palestine known as the West Bank and Gaza Strip have resulted in total failure?
The answer seems to be, if you are the Western-sponsored Palestinian Authority (PA) in Israeli-occupied Ramallah, to pretend you have a Palestinian...
March 2011
5 posts
From Gaza to Jerusalem: JVP Statement on the...
Friday, March 25, 2011,
Any act of violence, especially one against civilians, marks a profound failure of human imagination and causes a deep and abiding trauma for all involved. In mourning the nine lives lost in Gaza and the one life lost in Jerusalem this week, we reject the pattern of condemning the deaths of Israelis while ignoring the deaths of Palestinians. We do not discriminate....
Jewish Voice for Peace's Rebecca Vilkomerson...
Remarks to Jstreet BDS Panel
February 28, 2011
Rebecca Vilkomerson.
I just want to take a moment in appreciation of J Street for including this discussion at the conference. It is the most important conversation, in my mind, that we can have at this moment, and I thank you for having it.
I want to take a moment to make sure we all are clear about what BDS is. BDS stands for Boycott,...
February 2011
15 posts
Bobbysocks Obama and Clinton have managed an even... →
Source: Robert Fisk for the Independent
WatchThis week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a major address calling for Internet freedom around the world. As Clinton condemned the Egyptian and Iranian governments for arresting and beating protesters, former U.S. Army and CIA officer Ray McGovern was violently ejected from the audience and arrested after he stood up and turned his back in a silent protest of America’s foreign policy....
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Source: Josephdana.com
The above is another video from Nabi Saleh, shot a couple of days after the night raids. It was taken on a Tuesday morning after Israeli authorities had completed another house raid. As the army and police were leaving, one police van stops and two border police officers jump out. 11-year-old Kareem Tamimi comes running into the frame, running towards his mother. The...
Can someone say, "TIMBERRRRR!" →
newsflick:
Iran:
Iranian authorities have clamped down on opposition groups ahead of a planned protest.
Riot police have been deployed on the streets of Tehran to challenge any pro-Egypt marches, which officials fear could turn into demonstrations against Iran’s ruling system,…
Thousands upon thousands of women protest against... →
A short documentary on the organizers who spread... →
Has the Jasmine Revolution hit the Palestinian... →
WatchWatch Tahrir Square as the crowds join together as they wait for Mubarak to go
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WatchNYTimes Nicholas Kristof reports from Egypt
January 2011
27 posts
“By banning Al Jazeera, the government is trying... →
“We are seeing many women, children take part in protests. We didn’t see this...”
– Al Jazeera (via soupsoup)
"The masses of the Egyptian people - please note:... →
“We believe that Egypt is going to overcome the current wave of demonstrations,...”
– Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
vruz: hey, democracy can always wait, Bibi eh? nice ally to have, I don’t know what democracy would do without Netanyahu.
(via azelie)
If you are techonologically inclined and care to... →
Google Maps lost in Palestine →
whereispalestine:
If you are trying to drive from Ramallah to Bethlehem — Palestinian towns in the West Bank (which Google automatically labels as “Israel”) — Google Maps won’t help you find your way.
But if you are in an illegal Israeli settlement right next to Ramallah and you want to…
“A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot exist in this society...”
– George Carlin (via owlsandelephants, dailyrenegade, growingupindie)
Google Map of Dead Creatures Worldwide →
Alice's Wonderland is in Palestine →
