published by andie531 on Fri, 2010-10-22 02:55
The Israeli soldier at the controls of a bulldozer that crushed to death 23-year-old Rachel Corrie in Gaza in March 2003 is due to give evidence tomorrow in the civil lawsuit brought by the American activist’s family.
However the judge hearing the case in Haifa has ruled that, for security reasons, the soldier can testify anonymously from behind a screen, denying Cindy and Craig Corrie the opportunity to face the man who directly caused their daughter’s death. Anonmyously.
published by andie531 on Thu, 2010-10-21 02:02
'Your life is more important than that of the enemy', Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira tells students, adding that a soldier should never put himself in danger even for the sake of a civilian.
published by joeblow on Wed, 2010-09-29 07:17
Passengers aboard Gaza-bound vessel refute IDF claims of non-violent takeover. 'There are no words to describe what we went through,' former pilot Yonatan Shapira says. Holocaust survivor who took part in sail: I can't sleep at night because of what Israel is doing to Gazans
Reuven Moskowitz, an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor who was also aboard the vessel, backed Shapira's claim. "We are people who came with a message of peace and we did not anticipate a burst of violence against us, but the officers acted violently.
published by joeblow on Mon, 2010-09-27 08:31
A relief mission entirely composed of Jewish human rights campaigners has set sail from northern Cyprus to break Israel's siege of the Gaza Strip.
The activists, who are of Israeli, German, British and American nationalities, departed for the coastal sliver on Sunday, AFP reported.
Earlier in the year, Israeli commandos attacked the Freedom Flotilla, a Turkish-backed aid convoy carrying aid supplies to Gaza. The assault in international waters killed nine Turkish activists on board the fleet's lead vessel, MV Mavi Marmara.
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Andy David called the Jewish cause "a provocative joke that isn't funny."
published by joeblow on Tue, 2010-08-31 16:36
Human rights activists reach Hamas-ruled strip by sea, despite Israeli blockade.
Two vessels carrying 46 international human rights activists have reached the Gaza Strip, despite Israel's strict 14-month siege of the Palestinian territory.
The end of the mission to symbolically break the siege came after Israel backed down from an earlier warning to the 'Free Gaza' protest group not to breach the blockade.
Al Jazeera's Ashraf Amritti in Gaza said: "The arrival of these two boats is a very symbolic gesture for the Palestinian cause, to end the siege, end the occupation.
In fact, those phrases are written across the peace boats which carry flags from more than 70 nationalities."
published by andie531 on Tue, 2010-08-31 03:12
Four troops indicted after photos of them posing with bound, blindfolded Palestinian were found on their mobile phones.
published by joeblow on Thu, 2010-08-19 18:16
The opinion poll revealed the number of Americans who think the US needs to support Israel dropped to 51 percent in July from 58 percent in June and 63 percent in August 2009.
In Germany, 50 percent of the respondents said they had "very cold" or unfavorable feelings toward Israel, compared with 39 percent who said they experienced "cold" or "very cold" feelings toward Palestinians.
In Sweden, the situation was similar to that in Germany, with 49 percent saying their feelings toward Israel were "cold" or "very cold."
In France, those sympathizing with Israel did not go beyond 24 percent and the number, though narrowly, was outweighed by 31 percent who said that felt "cold" or "very cold" feelings toward it.
published by pandora on Sun, 2010-08-15 02:26
USS Liberty survivor, Phil Tourney, joins Mike Rivero in discussing the threats made against not only his life but also that of The Ugly Truth radio host Mark Glenn by someone alleging to be a representative of the Israeli government while staying in a hotel in Los Angeles this week.
published by joeblow on Sat, 2010-08-14 12:23
A German court has released Uri Brodsky, an Israeli citizen suspected of being involved in the assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Dubai, on bail.
Israel had repeatedly called on Poland to send Brodsky straight home, saying the suspect should stand before an Israeli court.
Analysts say if Brodsky was not an Israeli citizen and was a Muslim instead, the western media would have launched an all-out propaganda against him.
published by joeblow on Thu, 2010-08-12 11:14
Israel has rejected the Hezbollah secretary general's claim that he has evidence of Tel Aviv's involvement in the assassination of Rafiq Hariri as "ridiculous."
The evidence included footage from Israeli spy drones of routes used by Hariri and recorded confessions by Israeli spies substantiating that the assassination of Hariri was carried out on orders from Tel Aviv.
Nasrallah said the Lebanese Defense Ministry reports also show Israeli surveillance planes and warplanes flew over the area where Hariri was assassinated on the day of his murder.
published by joeblow on Thu, 2010-08-12 11:08
Defending Tel Aviv's deadly attack on the Gaza-bound flotilla, Israel's army chief has vowed to block future aid shipments heading toward the besieged strip.
Israel's army chief also rejected Turkish charges that some of the victims had been shot "execution-style" at point-blank, saying that shots had been fired at close range as part of a life and death struggle.
published by joeblow on Sat, 2010-08-07 08:19
Following new border conflict between Israel and Lebanon, an all-women aid ship will set sail for the Gaza Strip this weekend to deliver aid to the coastal region. The ship, named the "Mariam" in honor of the Virgin Mary, will carry a group of nuns from the US along with female doctors and lawyers. "They are nuns, doctors, lawyers, journalists, Christians and Muslims," Mona, one of the participants, told the British newspaper, the Guardian. The mission comes after Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gabriela Shalev, issued a warning that Tel Aviv would use "all necessary measures" to stop the vessel.
published by andie531 on Sat, 2010-08-07 00:37
Those bastards, the Lebanese, changed the rules. Scandalous. Word is, they have a brigade commander who's determined to protect his country's sovereignty...the fence is just a fence, we're allowed to cross it and do whatever we like on the other side, sometimes in sovereign Lebanese territory. We can routinely fly in Lebanese airspace and sometimes invade as well...This area was under Israeli occupation for 18 years, without us ever acknowledging it. It was an occupation no less brutal than the one in the territories, but whitewashed well...But suddenly there was a change. How did our analysts put it? Recently there's been "abnormal firing" at Israeli aircraft. After all, order must be maintained: We're allowed to fly in Lebanese airspace, they are not permitted to shoot.
published by andie531 on Thu, 2010-08-05 06:58
HAR BRACHA, West Bank — Twice a year, American evangelicals show up at a winery in this Jewish settlement in the hills of ancient Samaria to play a direct role in biblical prophecy, picking grapes and pruning vines.
published by Fester on Sun, 2010-07-25 19:35
American Jews are also the only group with military training, claimed to be the highest quality in the world, who are opting not to serve America during wartime while family after family of poor Americans are being destroyed by endless combat deployments to keep Israeli interests secure.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-07-17 21:27
Israeli forces search Pearlman's parents home; Pearlman: Shin Bet encouraged me to commit violent acts.
Haaretz, 16 July 2010
Israeli security forces on Friday carried out a search at the home of alleged Jewish terrorist Chaim Pearlman's parents in the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, less than a week after he was arrested for a string of stabbing attacks against Palestinians over the last decade.
published by Tom Sullivan on Thu, 2010-06-24 22:01
Bethlehem - Ma'an - 24 June 2010 - The Free Gaza Movement says it will take the State of Israel to the International Criminal Court over last month's raid on an aid ship that left nine civilians dead.
Twelve lawyers from countries whose citizens took part in the voyage are collecting evidence and testimonies from passengers, human rights lawyer Audrey Bomse told Ma’an.
published by pandora on Wed, 2010-06-23 02:44
No doubt Nitwityahoo thought Hamas might use the personal hygiene paper product to manufacture spit balls and shoot them over the prison wall the zionist keepers erected to shield them from such acts of terrorism.
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On a serious note....this shows the lengths the zionist controlled government of Israel will go to dehumanize and demoralize the prisoners of Gaza.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2010-06-20 12:01
Israel’s government claims its military was defending Israel against “terrorists” aboard the Freedom Flotilla that was bound for Gaza with humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees in Gaza. The coalition of international human rights volunteers had no guns. The IDF was heavily armed.
Jacqueline S. Homan, Dissident Voice, 19 June 2010
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-19 19:59
Israeli authorities have warned that they will arrest any peace activists who participate in international aid convoys bound for the Gaza Strip and put them on trial.
Middle East Monitor, 18 June 2010
published by Tom Sullivan on Thu, 2010-06-17 00:04
After rejecting all calls for an international investigation Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet approved Monday the committee elected to investigate the deadly Israeli navy raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Yet the Israeli leadership is convinced that the Freedom flotilla massacre has isolated the Zionist state internationally; however the political level remains in defiance and denial.
published by joeblow on Tue, 2010-06-15 18:13
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June 15, 2010 — New video footage posted on the Internet reveals more violence on the part of Israeli naval commandos during their deadly attack on a Gaza aid convoy in May.
The video shows Israeli soldiers deliberately killing an aid activist during their attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, where a total of 20 civilians onboard are believed to have lost their lives.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2010-06-14 19:28
Israeli forces attacked women farmworkers and international human rights activists with heavy gunfire during three days’ wheat harvest in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israel-imposed “buffer zone” illegally claims over 30% of Gaza’s arable farmland. In Khoza’a village, east of Khan Yunis, substantial wheat remains unharvested despite severe poverty and food shortages, as a result of the attacks.
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