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Google Recognizes Palestinian Statehood
On May 1, Google recognized Palestine. It did so on its homepage. Earlier it referred to "The Palestinian Territories." More on that below. On January 4, Abbas' presidential decree acknowledged the State of Palestine. It followed gaining UN nonmember observer status. "All Palestinian stamps, signs and official letterhead will henceforth be changed to bear the new name." Acknowledging ...
Palestinian Prisoner Diaries
Israel's gulag is one of the world's worst. Palestinian political prisoners fill it. Their crime is wanting to live free from occupation. It's longstanding. It's ruthless. It's illegal. We Divest.org headlines "Israel/Palestine. The time is now. Divest from the Israeli occupation." It targets TIAA-CREF. It's one American's largest financial services firms. It claims it cares about socially responsible ...
Israel Injecting Dangerous Viruses Into Palestinian Prisoners
A Palestinian released from Israeli jails, Rania Saqa, has brought to light that the Israeli regime injected detainees that are out of prisons with dangerous viruses. Noting that Palestinian prisoners suffer from serious and chronic diseases such as bladder cancer and liver disorders, Rania has revealed that the Tel Aviv regime injects prisoners with dangerous viruses ...
Hunger Striking For Liberation, Justice And Dignity
Samer Issawi's a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine activist. In April 2004, he was wrongfully arrested. He committed no crime. He was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. In October 2011, he was released. He and over 1,000 other Palestinian political prisoners were freed. Israel did so in exchange for Gilad Shalit. Harassment followed. Israel gave ...
Anti-Zionism Not Anti-Semitism
Ronnie Fraser heads The Academic Friends of Israel (AFI). According to its mission statement, it was established to "fight the academic boycott of Israel and all other forms of anti-Semitism in the UK and the International academic and scientific arenas." In 2011, Fraser sued Britain's University and College Union (UCU). He did so on anti-Semitism grounds. As ...
More Peace Process Hypocrisy
On April 6, John Kerry began a multi-nation tour. He'll travel to Europe and East Asia. His first stop is Turkey. He'll meet with Netanyahu and Abbas. He wants peace talks restarted. More on that below. Peace process deception is policy. It's always been a charade. It is now. Israel wants it that way. So does ...
Mistreating Palestinian Children
Societies perhaps are best judged by how they treat prisoners, their most disadvantaged and children. On March 20, Israeli soldiers mass arrested about 30 children. Obama arrived the same day. Every child passing Tareq Bin Zeyad street was seized. They were heading for school in Hebron. They were taken to Kiryat Arba police station. They were interrogated ...
Israeli Murder by Neglect
Israel operates one of the world's most unconscionable gulags. Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners fill it. Fundamental human rights are denied. Torture, ill-treatment and medical neglect are commonplace. In February, Arafat Jaradat was lawlessly arrested. On arrival in detention he was healthy. He had no history of health problems. Shin Bet interrogators brutalized him. They did so mercilessly. ...
Remembering Rachel Corrie
Rachel represented the best of courageous activism. She put her body on the line for justice. She did so because it matters. She's gone but not forgotten. Ten years ago on March 16, an Israeli bulldozer driver murdered her in cold blood. She tried stopping a Rafah refugee camp home demolition. Eye witnesses said she climbed atop ...
Holding Harvard’s Crimson Accountable
Harvard's motto is "VERITAS." It's shield and class rings display it. At issue is anti-Palestinian bias. Harvard Political Review (HPR) explained. It's separate from Harvard's Crimson. HC's the nation's oldest continuously published college newspaper. It began as a fortnightly. For decades it's been a daily. It was founded in 1873. Past editors included Franklin Roosevelt and Jack Kennedy. ...
West Bank Village Struggles to Survive
Batir is special. Its heritage is longstanding. It's been that way for centuries. It's one of Palestine's most beautiful villages. It's built around natural spring water. It's dotted by wells and reservoirs. Traditional agriculture is its way of life. Villagers want it kept that way. Spring water irrigates Batir's gardens. They made village produce famous. Preserving it ...
Israeli Gaza Airstrikes Violated Laws of War
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said so. Rarely does HRW do the right thing. Exceptions prove the rule. Most often it's a reliable imperial partner. Connections in high places and corporate funding keep it that way. Services rendered in return are expected. Conflicts of interest are rife. HRW and likeminded sources followers rely on operate like their scoundrel ...
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