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Post by ninathedog on Jun 7, 2011 17:17:23 GMT 4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI6MY2qeKH0pdxbds.org
The Portland BDS Coalition Mobs New Seasons Grocery demanding a
total Boycott of Israeli Products(many thanks to Tali S)
I was looking forward to hearing this because "Poker Face" was stuck in my head from my bus ride earlier, where it was playing over the PA system. I wanted it out of my head, but I guess I'll just retool the words instead. (Coincidence? or synchronicity...?)
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 7, 2011 21:13:43 GMT 4
Balfour's legacy:
Creating Israel from empire's needs>>edited for length...ZIONIST RELATIONS WITH NAZI GERMANYBY FARIS GLUBB © 1979Chapter 1
The Early Zionist Attitude to Anti-Semitism>> edited for length ZIONIST RELATIONS WITH NAZI GERMANYBY FARIS GLUBB © 1979Chapter 2
The Common Ground Between Zionism and Nazism [/size] >> edited for length[/quote] ZIONIST RELATIONS WITH NAZI GERMANYBY FARIS GLUBB © 1979Chapter 3
The Ha'avara Agreements [/size] The relationship between Zionism and Nazism was soon formalised in an agreement, the first of a series. "Jews emigrating to Palestine were given a special opportunity to remove their capital by the so-called Ha'avara agreement. This agreement was concluded by the German Reich and the Jewish Agency for Palestine. In form it was a modified clearing arrangement. Under its terms a Jewish 'capitalist' who wanted to emigrate to Palestine was permitted to make a contract with a German exporter for the transfer of goods from Germany to Palestine. The German exporter was paid with funds drawn from the blocked account of the emigrating Jew. The emigrant received his Palestinian currency from the Jewish Agency upon arrival in Palestine. >> edited for length[/quote] ZIONIST RELATIONS WITH NAZI GERMANYBY FARIS GLUBB © 1979Chapter 4
The 1938 Emigration AccordsThe year 1938 was to prove a triumphant one for Hitler. Its highlights included his annexation of Austria and the Munich Agreement, the diplomatic capitulation of the British and French Governments which enabled the Nazis to dismember Czechoslovakia. These successes emboldened the Nazis to intensify their campaign to force the Jews out of Europe, and the acquisition of new territories brought more Jews, in large numbers, within the scope of this campaign. The end of the year witnessed the notorious pogrom known as the Kristallnacht.  Munich synagogue after Kristallnacht
www.boerner.net/jboerner/?p=15167 Berlin synagogue following Kristallnacht
www.boerner.net/jboerner/?p=15167 Jews arrested during Kristallnacht line up for roll call at Buchenwald, 1938
wapedia.mobi/thumb/127f503/en/fixed/470/353/1938_Jews_arrested_during_Kristallnacht_line_up_for_roll_call_at_Buchenwald.jpg?format=jpg Front page of The New York Times following Kristallnacht.It is relevant to remind ourselves here of the precise goal of which Hitler never lost sight throughout this period. This was summarised eloquently by two Jewish legal experts, shortly before the intensified campaign was launched, in these words: "The avowed aim of the National Socialist Government is to force the emigration on a vast scale of the 'non-Aryan' population of Germany. This objective is being attained through a systematic programme of discrimination and humiliation which is calculated to induce the flight from their homes of hundreds of thousands of individuals." (31)  German Jews crowd the Palestine Emigration Office in an attempt to leave Germany. Berlin, Germany, 1935.
all-history.org/391.htmlHowever, the agreements reached hitherto with Zionism were not adequate for Nazi purposes, and the pace of emigration was considered too slow, as this account indicates: "The central Jewish organisation known as the 'Zentralauschuss der Deutschen Juden fru Hilfe und Aufbau;... was established in 1933 in the Reich.That body had three principal divisions dealing with emigration, economic assistance, and relief and it was the special function of the office for economic assistance to assist in the change of vocation and the training of the young... At the time of writing (October 1935) there are ten training camps, with a total of 2,700 young men and women the larger number are instructed in agriculture. The German Government constantly makes difficulties and threatens the complete dissolution of the camps, on the pretext that Jews may not be assisted to prepare for manual occupations in Germany. It is hoped, therefore, to enlarge the youth emigration to Palestine, so that thousands may go each year." (32)  Between Home and Homeland: Youth Aliyah from Nazi Germany
By Brian Amkraut
Publisher: University Alabama Press, June 6, 2006We have already noted above that the Nazis had allowed the Zionists to establish special training schools to prepare emigrants for life in the Middle East. What the common interests of both parties now required was a speeding-up of emigration, and measures to bring the training programme under tighter Zionist-Nazi control. The Zionists sent special envoys to make the necessary arrangements, while the Nazis held constant meetings to plan their strategy for the expulsion of Jews. "In the course of the first session of the steering committee of the 'Central Office', on 11 February 1939, Heydrich explained that Germany had no reason to give up sending illegal transports of emigrants to Palestine.  www.geschichteinchronologie.ch/eu/D/EndJud_juden-in-Deutschland-05-3R-1933-1939-ENGL.html"Illegal transports, Heydrich continued, would in any case set out for Palestine from several European countries. So Germany could have recourse to the same procedures. Hinrichs and Eisenlohr, from the Wilhelmstrasse, far from raising any objections, insisted on the contrary that 'Germany should profit from any occasion offered to her to throw a Jew out.' Wohlthat did not lag behind. 'Palestine could absorb some 800,000 to one million extra Jews,' he reported having heard in London, 'and if the Jews of Germany did not go there, other countries could well provide this contingent.' "Since the end of December 1938, two delegates from Palestine, Pinhas Ginsberg and Max Zimels, had been working without intermission on the territory of the Reich preparing illegal convoys to Palestine. The Gestapo would put no obstacles in the way of their activity." (33) Two Zionist writers, who refer to Ginsberg by his nickname "Pino", relate how the Jewish Agency sent him to meet the Supervisor of the Jewish Question at the Gestapo Headquarters: "He was on a special mission; his work was what the Nazis wanted; his aim was to organise the emigration of German Jews to Palestine; only with the assistance of the Nazi leaders could this project be carried out on a large scale. The Gestapo 'Supervisor' was now interested. He called in three other Gestapo officials. The interview had become a conference; the Gestapo was discussing how to aid and increase Jewish 'illegal' immigration into Palestine against the will of the British Mandatory." Ginsberg accordingly requested Gestapo assistance for his scheme. The interview concluded, he left the Gestapo HQ to go to the Zionist Organisation's Berlin office. "By the time the emissary reached the Zionist offices, excited officials told him that the Gestapo answer was waiting for him. He could stay. He could start work at once. He could even pick young Jewish pioneers who had been sent to concentration camps. He would not require to pass through the endless red tape of official channels. He could set up special training camps for the selected immigrants who would make the illegal run to Palestine through the British blockade... He had brought with him his long spoon; he was not worried that now he was about to sup with the devil. In fact he felt no little satisfaction as he read the Gestapo reply." (34)  51 Documents—Zionist Collaboration with the Nazis
Edited by Lenni Brenner
Publisher: Barricade Books (November 1, 2002)Also during 1938, just after the Anschluss, the Zionists sent another envoy, Moshe Bar-Gilad, to Vienna on a similar mission. "Bar-Gilad, like his colleague in Berlin, soon discovered that the only road to large-scale emigration from Austria led through the Gestapo headquarters and the S.S. office for Jewish affairs for which the sumptuous mansion of Baron Rothschild had been requisitioned. There, in charge of the 'Central Bureau for Jewish Emigration', sat Captain Carl Adolf Eichmann. It was a name which was to become notorious... He received Bar-Gilad politely; he was also impressed by the forthright self-assurance and blunt speech of this unusual visitor.  Adolf Eichmann, SS official in charge of deporting European Jewry. Germany, 1943.
— DIZ Muenchen GMBH, Sueddeutscher Verlag Bilderdienst
www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007412 "Bar-Gilad explained that he wanted permission to establish pioneer training camps to train young people for work in Palestine and to arrange for their emigration as quickly as conditions permitted... A dissident Zionist group, the Revisionists, rightwing activists, were engaged in illegal transports to Palestine. Bar-Gilad explained that Revisionists took primarily those Jews who could pay the heavy cost of illegal transportation, while his organisation was interested in young people who were prepared to become pioneers. Most of them had no means. His organisation would bear the entire cost. He wanted no financial help from the Gestapo; all he asked was that his work should not be obstructed." Two weeks later, Bar-Gilad received Eichmann's answer to the Zionist movement's requests. "Eichmann told him that he would help in the provision of farms and facilities to set up training centres for intending emigrants, but the actual transportation must be left to the Revisionists, the dissident Zionists and to 'private enterprise'... Bar-Gilad could not agree to the exclusion of transportation from his province. But as regards training facilities Eichmann kept his promise. He supplied farms and farm equipment. On one occasion he expelled a group of nuns from a convent to provide a training farm for young Jews. By the end of 1938 about a thousand young Jews were undergoing training in these Nazi-provided camps. 
Moosbrunn, Wein, Austria, 1939, A zionist training camp.
collections.yadvashem.org/photosarchive/en-us/71826_1130.htmlThese two emissaries were official representatives of the "Union of Communal Settlements" which, within the Zionist movement, carried out work for the establishment and strengthening of kibbutzim. These settlements, as is now becoming widely known, are paramilitary in character. The agreements which these envoys reached through their contact with the Gestapo and SS, whereby Nazi Germany made a vital contribution towards reinforcing Zionism's manpower, training and consequent military effectiveness, were not an informal arrangement. They were solemn agreements officially, though secretly, entered into by the Nazi Government: an alliance of convenience ordered in a policy directive by Hitler himself. "Hitler's decision was communicated by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Nazi Party to all Ministries concerned. They were told that the Fuhrer had decided again that 'Jewish emigration from Germany shall continue to be promoted by all available means. Any question which might have existed up to now as to whether in the Fuhrer's opinion such emigration is to be directed to Palestine has thereby been answered in the affirmative.'" (36) The existence of this official Nazi policy was also confirmed by the Jewish historian Hannah Arendt, in her description of Eichmann's work in Vienna in 1938: "Eichmann's task had been defined as 'forced emigration', and the words meant exactly what they said: all Jews, regardless of their desires and regardless of their citizenship, were to be forced to emigrate — an act which in ordinary language is called expulsion. Whenever Eichmann thought back to the twelve years that were his life, he singled out his year in Vienna as head of the Centre for Emigration of Austrian Jews as its happiest and most successful period." (37)  Adolf Eichmann to the headquarters of the SD (SS Security Service) with reference to
the expulsion of Jews from Austria, 21 October 1938
www.ghwk.de/2006-neu/room4-2.htm
“Re: emigration of Jews from Austria — You are hereby informed that the number of
Jews whom the Central Office for Jewish Emigration has got to emigrate has increased to
350 per day. The exact number of persons of Jewish faith to have emigrated from Austria up to
30 September 1938 is 38,000. (…) Of these 38,000 Jews, around 15,000 are in European Countries,
2,103 have gone to Palestine, 3,220 to South America and 18,500 have emigrated to other overseas countries.
— Eichmann, Director of the Central Office for Jewish Emigration” [/blockquote] Apart from all its other unpleasant aspects, the persecution of Jews was also a lucrative form of big business. It is common knowledge that many Nazis amassed large fortunes, generally out of the property or slave labour of their victims. What is less widely known is that the Zionist organisers of emigration, through their collaboration with the Nazis, also took their share of material benefits at the expense of individual Jews. "Eichmann therefore sent Jewish functionaries abroad to solicit from the great Jewish organisations, and these funds were then sold by the Jewish community to the prospective emigrants at a considerable profit — one dollar, for instance, was sold for ten or twenty marks when its market value was 4.20 marks" (38) Thus philanthropy, administered by the Zionist movement, became highly profitable. However, the aim of all the Zionist "rescue" operations and agreements with the Nazis was hardly humanitarian, as is evident from the account of the missions of Bar-Gilad and Ginsberg. "These two Jewish emissaries had not come to Nazi Germany to save German Jews: that was not their job. Their eyes were fixed entirely on Palestine and the British Mandatory. They were looking for young men and women who wanted to go to Palestine because they wanted a national home of their own and were prepared to pioneer, struggle and, if necessary, fight for it. Their interest in those German Jews who turned to Palestine as a haven of refuge, as the next best after the United States or the United Kingdom, was secondary to their main purpose.... "Their end was to them far more important than the means which they were now compelled to employ; and though they could not see the future, nor imagine what it would bring, they had no qualms about the price they had to pay so long as they managed to get their Jews to Palestine." (39)  "Come to Palestine" "Visit Palestine — See Ancient Beauty Revived" "Visit Palestine"
1936 — "Visit Palestine" was originally designed by Franz Kraus and published by the Tourist Association of Palestine, a Zionist development agency. We see the vast walled city of Jerusalem: trim parks, green gardens, urban dwellings, and a central landmark, the Dome of the Rock mosque. With this one poster pulled out of the Zionist attic, three core myths are debunked. The first myth is that Palestine had ever been a land without people. Obviously someone lived in these houses and someone tended these gardens. The second myth is that Palestine was a vast desert awaiting cultivation. The resplendent tree in the foreground suggests that the land surrounding Jerusalem was much more than barren desert. The third myth is that there never was a Palestine. Of course there was a Palestine, and here it is, called by name in a Zionist-published poster.
johnlknight.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html [/blockquote] The signature of the "common interests" agreements between the Nazis and the Zionists, through the efforts of Ginsberg and Bar-Gilad, was followed by implementation. The reluctance of large numbers of German Jews to uproot themselves at the behest of Zionism had to be overcome by persuasion which the Nazis were quite willing to provide. "The beginning was slow but the grim night of November 9th, 1938, during which the Nazis carried out their organised riot of arson and assault on German Jewry convinced the German Jewish leaders that emigration, by any means at their disposal, remained their only hope. "As this realisation dawned on the Jewish masses, Jews from all over Germany began to stream to Maineckestrass*, applications for emigration flooded the offices of Hechaluts, the Zionist pioneering movement, which was Pino's HQ." (40)  Meinekestrasse 10 Berlin, BE 10719 Germany
www.expedia.com/Berlin-Hotels-Grand-City-Hotel-Berlin-Zentrum.h920048.Hotel-Information
Commemorative plate for Jüdische Rundschau on the façade in Meinekestraße #10.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelitisches_FamilienblattOnce the agreements began to be carried out in earnest, a remarkable spirit of co-operaion, even camaraderie, grew up between Zionists and Nazis. This was to contrast strangely with the Nazi attitude to those Jews — the great majority in fact — who were unwilling or unable to comply with the Zionist and Nazi demand that they leave their homes in Europe. "In March 1939, the first transport of 280 German Jews organised by Pino, whose destination was ostensibly Zionist training farms in Yugoslavia, left Berlin. The Nazi authorities provided a special train and Nazi officials accompanied the train as far as Vienna, where the group joined another and larger transport of Austrian Jews which was accompanied by Austrian Nazis. "The Austrian part of the transport had been organised by Bar-Gilad, working in Vienna... "The trains with the hundreds of singing pioneers, with the bored Nazi guards leaning out of the windows, must have been an incongruous sight as it rattled through the lazy countryside of southern Austria. The sailing went according to plan; several hundred young Jews landed secretly on the shores of Palestine." (41)  Zagreb, Yugoslavia, Teenagers from the training camp (Hachshara) in Vienna on their way to Eretz Israel, 1941.
Belongs to collection: Vienna, Austria, 1931-1941, Photographs of agricultural training camps for Zionist youth movements.
collections.yadvashem.org/photosarchive/en-us/71826_1688.htmlPlaying astutely on their feelings of insecurity, the Zionist movement persuaded German Jews to donate considerable sums for the rapid expansion of the training camps and transportation facilities so that the trickle of emigrants could become a flood. The Zionist-Nazi agreements on emigration continued in this form for two years following the outbreak of the Second World War. However, their smooth operation was disturbed in 1941 after Germany attacked the Soviet Union. The Nazis argued that the agreements were no longer able to operate owing to their need to give priority to their military situation on the Eastern Front when allocating transport, and to the general disruption by the war of communications in central and Eastern Europe. Finding it no longer feasible to rid Europe of Jews through emigration, Hitler opted for another way. "In January 1938, he had already given orders that Jewish emigration was to be directed primarily to Palestine, and when that gate was also closed he embraced the simple way out that was now offered to him, the 'Final Solution' of the extermination camp." (42) This new situation confronted Zionism with a critical choice between two courses of action. The first was to declare war on Nazism, renounce the 1938 agreements totally and raise the banner of Jewish revolt against Nazism throughout Europe. This, of course, would have meant abandoning once and for all any possibility of securing even the most limited "legal" emigration of Zionist manpower from Europe through co-operation with the Nazis in the future, should the logistical situation later change to allow for that. The choice of resistance would also mean that the Zionists would have to throw themselves into the struggle against oppression and anti-Semitism in Europe, side by side with Gentiles and assimilationists or progressive Jews. For Zionists, this would have implied not only a serious compromising of their most profoundly-held beliefs but also, perhaps even more serious, an admission of defeat for their whole philosophy. The second course of action open to the Zionists was to accept that the situation had changed, at least temporarily, in a direction unfavourable to them, and to attempt to salvage as much as they could by reaching new, but more limited, arrangements. This would, of course, mean acquiescing in the deaths of large numbers of their co-religionists. It would, however, have the advantage of keeping the door of communication with Nazi Germany open, to be used if the situation changed back to a more favourable one in future. Furthermore, it would involve no fundamental watering-down or defeat of the Zionist ideology. The Zionist movement was led inevitably to this agonising choice by its signature of those early agreements with Nazi Germany. Some apologists have argued that in this the Zionists were not acting from really sinister motives, and were unaware of the cruel end to which it could lead. Apart from the moral danger of blindly maintaining that the end justifies any means, it is highly doubtful that the Zionist leaders, with their remarkable skill in long-term planning, were unaware of either the true nature or the potential course of Nazi policy, which were obvious to most ordinary Europeans by at least the mid-1930s. In this context, the prosecutor in the Eichmann trial, Gideon Hausner, made some very valid comments. Referring to Hitler, he stated: "When he gave free rein to hatred for the Jews, he had also taken the steep path that plunged down to the 'Day of Boycott' against the Jews on 1 April 1933, to the Kristallnacht of 9-10 November 1938; to the 'physical extermination' decision of 31 July 1941. This was the logic of events, each of which evolved from the one before, and lead inexorably to its successor. The way of anti-Semitism led to Auschwitz." (43)  Aerial reconnaissance photograph of the auschwitz concentration camp showing the auschwitz I
www.nizkor.org/auschwitz-av.html Aerial reconnaissance photograph of the auschwitz concentration camp
showing auschwitz II (Birkenau)
www.nizkor.org/auschwitz-av.htmlThe logic of the steep path did not apply only to the Nazis. By accepting the fatal principale of common interests and consequent co-operation with Nazism, however limited its scale in the 1930s, the Zionists set themselves on their own parallel steep path downwards. The two phenomena of anti-Semitism and the Zionists' alliance of convenience with it, in the hope of using it as the "propelling force" they needed, cannot be separated completely. They reacted mutually on each other, as inevitably happens with any two political forces whose relationship is one of close contact, whether in confrontation or co-operation. In any case, whatever excuses could be advanced for Zionism's agreements with Nazism in the 1930s, these cannot be valid for any continued co-operation after the Nazis had launched the full-scale implementation of genocide in mid-1941. During the period 1941-44, a number of individual Zionists in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, such as Mordechai Anielewicz, broke with Zionism's traditional policy and participated in revolts against Nazism. But these revolts were all organised locally, by Jews in Warsaw, Vilno, Bialystok and other areas, often in co-ordination with each other within occupied territories but without the co-operation of the Zionist movement on the international level. * No. 10 Maineckestrasse was the address of the Zionist Organisation's Berlin headquarters. REFERENCES for Chapter Four: 31. Oscar Janowsky and Melvin F-a-g-e-n, International Aspects of German Racial Policies (New York, 1937), pp. 49–50 32. Bentwich, op. cit,. pp. 142–143. 33. Ben Elissar, op. cit., pp. 423–424. 34. Jon & David Kimche, The Secret Roads (London, 1954) pp. 15–16 35. Ibid., pp. 17–19 36. Ibid., p. 30. 37. Arendt, op. cit., p. 39. 38. Ibid. p. 4. 39. Kimche, op. cit., pp. 27, 20–31. 40. Ibid., p. 217. 41. Ibid,. pp. 33–35. 42. Ibid. p. 217. 43. 6,000,000 Accusers, opening address in Adolf Eichmann trial, Sessions 6–8. ................ ZIONIST RELATIONS WITH NAZI GERMANYBy Faris Glubb
© 1979 www.amazon.com/Zionist-Relations-Germany-Faris-Glubb/dp/0911026118These are links to each corresponding chapter:ZIONIST RELATIONS WITH NAZI GERMANYTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter One — The Early Zionist Attitude to Anti-SemitismChapter Two — The Common Ground Between Zionism and NazismChapter Three — The Ha'avara AgreementsChapter Four — The 1938 Emigration AccordsChapter Five — The Ghetto RevoltsChapter Six — Zionist Policy on the HolocaustChapter Seven — Kastner and the Hungarian JewsChapter Eight — The Concealment of EvidenceChapter Nine — The Irgun and NazismChapter Ten — Assessment of Zionist Policy towards NazismIntroduction
Despite the appearance of large numbers of books on Nazi Germany's barbaric treatment of the European Jews, there is widespread public ignorance on one important aspect of this question: the relationship between the Zionist movement and Nazi Germany. The information on this subject is available, but has not yet been gathered together in a single comprehensive study. (Note: You may also refer to 51 Documents of Zionist Collaboration With The Nazis edited by Lenni Brenner and A Threat From Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism by Yakov M. Rabkin.) This study is intended, at least partially, to remedy this deficiency.
Owing to the delicate nature of this subject, and the Zionist tendency to brand any non-Zionist or anti-Zionist viewpoint as "anti-Semitic", all the material on Zionist-Nazi relations in this study is taken from exclusively Jewish sources. The writers quoted cover a wide spectrum of views, from extreme Zionist to anti-Zionist, with various shades in between. The reader will thus be able to form an accurate and objective opinion on the basis of evidence presented by leading Jewish historians.
—Faris Glubb in his Introduction to ZIONIST RELATIONS WITH NAZI GERMANY[/blockquote][/b] FAIR USE NOTICE: This blog may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes, to advance understanding of human rights, democracy, scientific, moral, ethical, and social justice issues, etc. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law. This material is distributed without profit. ninathedog.livejournal.com/573812.html |
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 7, 2011 21:36:37 GMT 4
[OccupationNews] Digest Number 1404
Mon Jun 6, 2011 8:39 pm (PDT)
***Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles*
*News*
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*International Middle East Media Center* <http://imemc. org/>
*Israel Prepares To Approve 4100 New Units For Israeli Settlers In East
Jerusalem* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61391>
IMEMC - Tuesday June 07, 2011 - 03:03, The Israeli Interior Ministry,
and the so-called Construction and Planning Committee, are preparing to
officially approve 4100 units for Jewish settlers in occupied East
Jerusalem.
*Explosive Remnants Located in Villages Near Nablus*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61390>
IMEMC - Tuesday June 07, 2011 - 02:32, Palestinian Sources reported
Monday that remnant of explosives dropped by the Israeli forces in
previous invasions were located in Surra and Bazaria villages, west of
the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
*PA Seeks WTO Membership* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61389>
IMEMC - Tuesday June 07, 2011 - 02:16, The Palestinian Authority in the
West Bank in conducting preparations to ask for official membership at
the World Trade Organization (WTO), or at least an observer status in
the current stage.
*Palestinian Girl, 13, Detained During Visit To Her Detained Father*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61387>
IMEMC - Monday June 06, 2011 - 16:27, A 13 year old Palestinian girl has
been detained during a visit to her father in a Israeli prison in the
Negev Israeli detention camp.
*Palestinian Killed In Tunnel Accident* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61386>
IMEMC - Monday June 06, 2011 - 13:10, A Palestinian worker was killed on
Monday at dawn when a siege-busting tunnel collapsed on him at the
Gaza-Egypt border, in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, the
Arabs48 news website reported.
*Tension Remains High on Syrian Border* <http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61385>
IMEMC - Monday June 06, 2011 - 11:33, The Israeli Army deployed dozens
of additional units at the border with Syria following Sunday clashes in
which the army short and killed 23 protesters marking the Naksa Day, and
injured more than 350.
*Israel Army Attacks Naksa Demonstration In Qalandia*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61384>
IMEMC - Monday June 06, 2011 - 11:31, A fresh round of violence erupted
during Naksa Day in the Golan and the West Bank as Palestinians marched
for the right of return to their homes in what is now Israel.
*24 Killed By Israeli Fire In the Golan, 350 Injured*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61382>
IMEMC - Monday June 06, 2011 - 11:08, Syrian media sources confirmed
that Israeli soldiers shot and killed on Sunday 24 protesters who
gathered on the Syrian side of the border of the Israeli occupied Golan
Heights marking the Naksa Day, while at least 350 were injured.
*5,000 Israelis march in Tel Aviv calling for Palestinian statehood*
<http://www.imemc. org/article/ 61383>
IMEMC - Sunday June 05, 2011 - 20:02, At a march organized by a number
of Israeli center-left groups, around 5,000 protesters marched through
the streets of downtown Tel Aviv Saturday night calling for a
Palestinian state on the 1967 borders.
*Ma'an News* <http://maannews. net/en/>
*Protest organizer on trial in Israeli military court*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394285>
6/6/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Non-violence activist Bassem Tamimi
appeared in Israel's Ofer military court Sunday charged with incitement
and organizing protests in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. Israeli
forces detained Tamimi, 44, from his home on March 24. The popular
committee coordinator is accused of organizing and participating in
"unauthorized processions. ... Related:West Bank protest organizer,
Bassem Tamimi, to Judge: "Your military laws are non-legit. Our peaceful
protest is just"
<http://palsolidarit y.org/2011/ 06/18749/>andNon-violence activist
addresses Israeli military court
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394300>
*PA: Israel detained prisoner's daughter during visit*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394163>
6/6/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Guards at an Israeli prison detained a
13-year-old girl visiting her father, the Palestinian Authority Ministry
of Prisoners Affairs said Monday. Prison guards detained Samah Majdi
Musallam while she was visiting her father, who is serving a 13-year
sentence in an Israeli prison in the Negev desert, the ministry....
*Olive trees burned in fire sparked by tear-gas*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394190>
6/6/2011 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces stationed along the
separation wall near the Jerusalem-area village of Qatanna fired
tear-gas canisters at a group of young farmers on Monday, the heat from
which caused a brush fire damaging 40 trees. The leader of the village
council told Ma'an that the brush around the olive....
*Report: 14 Palestinians killed in Syria camp*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394412>
6/6/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Fourteen Palestinian refugees were
reported killed and another 43 injured on Monday, a report from the
Palestinian government's WAFA news said. The victims were part of a
massive group in Al-Yarmok, an unofficial Palestinian refugee camp in
the Syrian capital of Damascus, mourning the death of between 10-23....
*Gaza border remains closed*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394199>
6/6/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Palestinian officials in Gaza closed the
Rafah crossing into Egypt for the third consecutive day, citing a lack
of coordination with Egyptian authorties. Rafah crossing director Ayyoub
Abu Sha'ar said the terminal was closed to passengers trying to leave
the Gaza Strip because there was no clear mechanism... . Related:Gaza
govt asks Egypt to re-open Rafah
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394372>
*Gaza govt asks Egypt to re-open Rafah*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394372>
6/6/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Gaza's government asked Egypt on Monday
to follow through on its April promise to open the Rafah crossing, and
put an end to confusion which lead to its three-day closure this week.
Government spokesman Hasan Abu Hashish told reporters in Gaza City on
Monday that an official request.... Related:Gaza border remains closed
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394199>
*Parents of captured Israeli soldier file suit*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394157>
6/6/2011 - PARIS (AFP) -- The parents of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit,
captured by Palestinian militants in Gaza in 2006, filed suit on Monday
in a Paris court against his kidnapping and illegal imprisonment. The
complaint by the parents of Shalit, who also has French citizenship,
states that the kidnap was accompanied by aggravating circumstances and
that he....
*Israel says Golan death toll lower than claimed*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394198>
6/6/2011 - MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AFP) -- The Israeli army said on
Monday that 10 people had been killed during Sunday's Naksa Day protests
along the Syrian ceasefire line, describing Damascus's toll of 23 as
"exaggerated. " Israeli leaders accused Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad
of encouraging the unrest to divert attention from his crackdown... .
*Report: Fatah vows retaliation for Naksa Day deaths*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394201>
6/6/2011 - BEIRUT, Lebanon (Ma'an) -- Fatah's armed group will determine
the "right time and place" to retaliate inside Palestine for the deaths
of Palestinian refugees by Israeli fire along the Syria-Israel ceasefire
line, an official was reported saying in southern Lebanon on
Monday"Palestine will be liberated through resistance because
negotiations are useless....
*Worker dies in Rafah smuggling tunnel collapse*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394109>
6/6/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A 22-year-old worker was killed Monday
when a smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border collapsed, medics
said. Sami Ahmad An-Nadi, from Khan Younis, was trapped in the tunnel in
Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Gaza medical services spokesman Adham
Abu Salmiya said An-Nadi's body was taken....
*Israel allows limited aid into Gaza*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394112>
6/6/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities decided on Monday to
open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow limited quantities of aid into
Gaza. Palestinian liaison official, Raed Fattouh, said Israel agreed to
allow around 300 truckloads of goods into the coastal enclave. The
delivery will include 12 truckloads of cement for UNRWA projects, six....
*Israel raids Tulkarem refugee camp overnight*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394135>
6/6/2011 - TULKAREM (Ma'an) --Israeli forces detained three Palestinians
in a raid of Nour Ash-Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem overnight Sunday,
Palestinian security sources said. Security officials identified those
detained as Imad Abu Saryeh, 20, Faysal Mahmud Khaleefeh, 28, and Mahmud
Abu Aisha. An Israeli military spokesman said two Palestinians were
detained from the Tulkarem....
*Non-violence activist addresses Israeli military court*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394300>
6/6/2011 - Non-violence activist Bassem Tamimi's address to Israel's
Ofer military court during his trial for organizing protests in the West
Bank village of Nabi Saleh. A military judge refused to allow Tamimi to
read his full statement in court. Your Honor,I hold this speech out of
belief in peace, justice, freedom....
*Gaza factions condemn Naksa day deaths*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394350>
6/6/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) - Islamic factions in the Gaza Strip issued
a statement Monday demanding the "right of Palestinians to live on their
lands and to have liberty and freedom." The statement came in response
to the death of what Syrian television said was 23 Palestinians and
their supporters along the country's... .
*Ban calls for restraint after Golan shooting*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394206>
6/6/2011 - UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Monday on
all parties to exercise "maximum restraint" and expressed "deep concern"
about Sunday's shooting on the Golan Heights." The secretary-general
regrets the loss of life, and extends his condolences to the families of
the victims," said a statement by Ban's spokesman." He....
*Israel's Barak says Syrian president 'will fall'*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394355>
6/6/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said
on Monday that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad may be encouraging
unrest on the Israel-Syria frontier in a futile effort to save his
regime." We have no choice, we have to defend our border and Assad, in
my opinion will fall in the end," said Barak a day....
*Brotherhood party legal in Egypt for first time*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394377>
6/6/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- The Muslim Brotherhood' s political party, set
up to run in polls, was declared legal in Egypt on Monday, state news
agency MENA said, for the first time since the movement was founded
eight decades ago." The commission on party affairs has given its
approval for the formation of the Freedom and....
*Palestine Note* <http://palestinenot e.com/cs/>
*Israel's plan to forcibly remove 30,000 Bedouin slammed as cruel*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/06/06/ israel-s- plan-to-forcibly -remove-30- 000-bedouin- slammed-as- cruel.aspx>
Palestine Note 6 Jun 2011 - The National - Human rights groups have
condemned an Israeli government plan to forcibly remove 30,000 Bedouin
Arabs from their homes in southern Israel, calling it "cruel and
discriminatory" . Government ministers are expected to approve a
programme that will cost...
*Report: Fatah vows retaliation for Naksa Day deaths*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/06/06/ report-fatah- vows-retaliation -for-naksa- day-deaths. aspx>
Palestine Note 6 Jun 2011 - Ma'an - Fatah's armed group will determine
the "right time and place" to retaliate inside Palestine for the deaths
of Palestinian refugees by Israeli fire along the Syria-Israel ceasefire
line, an official was reported saying in southern Lebanon on Monday...
*Olive trees burned in fire sparked by tear-gas*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/06/06/ olive-trees- burned-in- fire-sparked- by-tear-gas. aspx>
Palestine Note 6 Jun 2011 - Ma'an - Israeli forces stationed along the
separation wall near the Jerusalem-area village of Qatanna fired
tear-gas canisters at a group of young farmers on Monday, the heat from
which caused a brush fire damaging 40 trees. The leader of...
*Turkey foreign minister urges organizers to reconsider Gaza flotilla*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/06/06/ turkey-foreign- minister- urges-organizers -to-reconsider- gaza-flotilla. aspx>
Palestine Note 6 Jun 2011 - Haaretz - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu on Monday advised the organizers of a Gaza aid flotilla
planning to set sail later this month, to "wait" and reconsider their
plan in light of the changes in the Gaza Strip. This...
*Report: 14 Palestinians killed in Syria camp*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/06/06/ report-14- palestinians- killed-in- syria-camp. aspx>
Palestine Note 6 Jun 2011 - Ma'an - Fourteen Palestinian refugees were
reported killed and another 43 injured on Monday, a report from the
Palestinian government's WAFA news said. The victims were part of a
massive group in Al-Yarmok, an unofficial Palestinian refugee camp in the...
*Rafah crossing shut in protest*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/06/06/ rafah-crossing- shut-in-protest. aspx>
Palestine Note 6 Jun 2011 - Al Jazeera - Hamas has closed the Gaza
Strip's Rafah border crossing with Egypt and accused Egyptian
authorities of failing to live up to its promises. The Palestinian
group, which governs Gaza Strip, stopped travellers from crossing into
Egypt on...
*The downside of Rafah's reopening*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ news/archive/ 2011/06/06/ the-downside- of-rafah- s-reopening. aspx>
Palestine Note 6 Jun 2011 - IRIN - Tarik Abu Kheir, a construction
worker in his mid-thirties, moved two years ago from the Egyptian Nile
Delta governorate of Beheira to the Egyptian side of Rafah, a town
straddling the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip,...
*Deadly Clashes in Golan Heights for Naksa Protests*
<http://palestinenot e.com/blogs/ topnews/archive/ 2011/06/06/ deadly-clashes- in-golan- heights-for- naksa-protests. aspx>
Palestine Note 6 Jun 2011 - Palestinians storm Rafah crossing on
Saturday after closure Washington Post - Palestinians in Syria canceled
plans to march to the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on
Sunday's anniversary of the 1967 war in which Israel captured the
territory. Palestinians. ..
*AlJazeera* <http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/>
*Syrian TV: Security officers killed in ambush*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/06/20116615 2649439258. html>
AlJazeera 6 Jun 2011 - Government threatens to retaliate after blaming
"armed groups" for the deaths of 120 officers in country's north.
**
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ americas/ 2011/06/20116621 1423683119. html>*Ban
Ki-moon seeks second term as UN head*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ americas/ 2011/06/20116619 4312906478. html>
AlJazeera 6 Jun 2011 - The South Korean is in strong position with
assurances of support from US and other key members of UN Security Council.
*US calls for 'immediate transition' in Yemen*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ middleeast/ 2011/06/20116620 28897374. html>
AlJazeera 6 Jun 2011 - Clinton says transition is in best interests of
Yemeni people amid reports that Saleh may return "within days".
*Rafah crossing shut in protest*
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/06/20116613 1725294888. html>
AlJazeera 6 Jun 2011 - Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, closes the
border, accusing Egypt of putting restrictions.
*German farm E.coli 'tests negative'*
<http://english. aljazeera. net//news/ europe/2011/ 06/2011661426582 18306.html>
AlJazeera 6 Jun 2011 - Initial tests on bean sprouts from organic farm
suggest it may not be source of deadly bacteria outbreak.
*Five US troops killed in Iraq attack*
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/06/20116611 830864342. html>
AlJazeera 6 Jun 2011 - Rocket attacks and bombings across Iraq kill 21
people, including five US and nine Iraqi soldiers.
*Israel fires on 'Naksa' protesters*
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/06/20116591 150521659. html>
AlJazeera 6 Jun 2011 - At least 23 reportedly killed in the Golan
Heights during pro-Palestinian rally marking "Day of Defeat" in 1967 war.
*Bahrain police 'target Shia processions' *
<http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/06/20116674 812696776. html>
AlJazeera 6 Jun 2011 - Tear gas and rubber bullets reportedly used to
break up religious gatherings in villages across the country.
*Palestine News Network* <http://english. pnn.ps/>
*Young, Hip, and Progressive: Online Magazine +972 Celebrates its First
Anniversary*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10179& Itemid=56>
PNN - Tel Aviv -- PNN -- At an evening party on Sunday atop the roof of
a small art gallery overlooking Tel Aviv's white beaches, the
progressive Israeli left was alive and kicking....
*Parents of Gilad Shalit File Suit in Paris For His Release*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10178& Itemid=61>
PNN - Paris - PNN - Noam Shalit, father of abducted soldier Gilad
Shalit, has today filed a suit against his abduction to magistrates in
Paris, according to Ynet News. Gilad Shalit, a French...
*Israeli Military Arrests a Palestinian Child as she was visiting her
Father in a Detention Facility*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10176& Itemid=56>
PNN - Nablus-PNN- Israeli troops arrested Samah Mousalan, 13, from the
northern part of Nablus as she was visiting her father who has been held
by Israelis in the Negev detention facility. The Palestinian. ..
*Palestinian worker dies as tunnel collapses at Gaza-Egypt borders*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10175& Itemid=56>
PNN - Gaza - PNN - A Palestinian worker was reported dead on Monday as
the tunnel in which he works between the southern part of the Gaza Strip
and Egypt collapsed. Political sources...
*Al-Zahar Admits Internal Dispute*
<http://english. pnn.ps/index. php?option= com_content& task=view& id=10174& Itemid=56>
PNN - Gaza- PNN- Mahmoud Al Zahar the top Hamas leader in the Gaza strip
admitted that there is internal dispute between him and the head of the
polit-bureau in Damascus, Khalid Machan. Al-Zahar...
*International Solidarity Movement* <http://palsolidarit y.org/>
*22 dead and 360 injured in 5th June Naksa protests*
<http://palsolidarit y.org/2011/ 06/18760/>
6/6/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - International Solidarity
Movement - According to the most recent reports 22 civilians were killed
and 360 injured yesterday when Israeli soldiers opened fire at
protesters marking Naksa day across the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and the
Syrian border. The 5th June this year marked the 44th anniversary of the
Naksa, or "setback"-- Israel's....
*Four killed, 30 injured as Israeli troops attack Naksa protests in
Ramallah and Golan Heights* <http://palsolidarit y.org/2011/ 06/18717/>
6/6/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - 05 June 2011 - Palestine
News Network - On Sunday four civilians were killed and 30 injured when
Israeli soldiers opened fire at protesters marking Naksa across the West
Bank, Gaza Strip, and the Syrian border. Forty-four years ago, Israel
occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights during the
six-day war, which later became.... Related:Palestine News Network
<http://english. pnn.ps/>
*West Bank protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi, to Judge: 'Your military
laws are non-legit. Our peaceful protest is just'*
<http://palsolidarit y.org/2011/ 06/18749/>
6/6/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - Popular Struggle
Coordination Committee - Tamimi, who has been held in custody for over
two months, pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and held a
defiant speech explaining his motivation for organizing civil resistance
to the Occupation. See his full statement below. - After more than two
months in custody, the trial of Bassem Tamimi.... Related:Popular
Struggle Coordination Committee <http://popularstrug gle.org/>andProtest
organizer on trial in Israeli military court
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394285>
*Alternative Information Center* <http://www.alternat ivenews.org/>
*Egypt Closes Rafah Crossing to Vehicles, Hundreds of Furious Travellers
Storm Terminal*
<http://www.alternat ivenews.org/ english/index. php/topics/ news/3651- egypt-closes- rafah-crossing- to-vehicles- hundreds- of-furious- travellers- storm-terminal->
Alternative Information Center - On Saturday 4 June, Egyptian
authorities closed the Rafah terminal suddenly and with no prior
coordination with the Palestinian Authority.
*Commemorating Naksa: Report on Weekend Anti-Occupation Protests*
<http://www.alternat ivenews.org/ english/index. php/topics/ news/3650- commemorating- naksa-report- on-weekend- anti-occupation- protests->
Alternative Information Center - This past weekend's demonstrations (3-4
June) against the Israeli occupation, settlements and apartheid walls
were conducted in the West Bank villages of Bil'in, Na'alin, Nabi Saleh,
al Masara and Beit Ummar. In Budrus a demonstration was...
*Relief Web*
<http://www.reliefwe b.int/rw/ rwb.nsf/doc106? OpenForm& emid=ACOS- 635PFR&rc= 3>
*Refugees cannot be ignored: UNRWA* <http://reliefweb. int/node/ 406192>
Relief Web 6 Jun 2011 - Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East Country: Lebanon , occupied Palestinian
territory 4 June 2011 Daily Star, Lebanon Patrick Galey Displaced
Palestinians will become a destabilising force in the region if their
demands continue...
*The downside of Rafah's reopening* <http://reliefweb. int/node/ 406004>
Relief Web 6 Jun 2011 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks
Country: Egypt , occupied Palestinian territory RAFAH, 6 June 2011
(IRIN) - Tarik Abu Kheir, a construction worker in his mid-thirties,
moved two years ago from the Egyptian Nile Delta governorate of Beheira
to the Egyptian...
*Rafah border crossing still shut: Palestinians*
<http://reliefweb. int/node/ 405887>
Relief Web 4 Jun 2011 - Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Egypt ,
occupied Palestinian territory GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories ---
Palestinian officials said Sunday they had halted operations at the
Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt a day after Egypt closed the
border, apparently without warning. In...
*Palestine Telegraph* <http://paltelegraph .com/>
*From Lands End to Occupied Palestinian Territories*
<http://www.palteleg raph.com/ palestine/ west-bank/ 9359-from- lands-end- to-occupied- palestinian- territories. html>
6 Jun 2011 - Palestine, (Pal Telegraph) - As you enter Bethlehem the
poverty is apparent. The daily struggle for survival that the people
face is obvious. Being one of the driest areas of the world there are
chronic water shortages; often the only available water is not fit for
consumption, polluted with bacteria and viruses. Medical conditions that
arise from consuming contaminated water...
*Armed settlers assault Palestinians in Hebron*
<http://www.palteleg raph.com/ palestine/ west-bank/ 9356-armed- settlers- assault-palestin ians-in-hebron. html>
6 Jun 2011 - West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Several settlers stormed Monday
Khirbet Umm el-Khair in the south of Hebron harassing shepherds and
forcing them to stay inside their homes.
*Israel detains Palestinians in WB following Naksa clashes*
<http://www.palteleg raph.com/ palestine/ west-bank/ 9355-israeli- detains-palestin ians-in-wb- following- naksa-clashes. html>
6 Jun 2011 - West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)- Israeli occupation forces
detained Monday a Palestinian youth after raiding his home in Deirsamt
town in the south-west of Hebron.
*Palestinian killed due to tunnel collapse*
<http://www.palteleg raph.com/ palestine/ gaza-strip/ 9354-palestinian -killed-due- to-tunnel- collapse. html>
6 Jun 2011 - Gaza Strip, (Pal Telegraph)-A Palestinian youth was killed
Monday in a tunnel collapse beneath Rafah-Egypt borders.
*The National* <http://thenational. ae/section/ FOREIGN?profile= 1011>
*Syrian state TV reports 120 security forces 'killed in massacre'*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ syrian-state- tv-reports- 120-security- forces-killed- in-massacre>
The National 6 Jun 2011 - Activists dispute report and speak of mutiny
in security service after policemen who refused to open fire on
demonstrators were executed.
*Assad's launch of 'radical reform agenda' falls far short of demands,
say Syrian protesters*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ assads-launch- of-radical- reform-agenda- falls-far- short-of- demands-say- syrian-protester s>
The National 6 Jun 2011 - Military crackdown on escalating
anti-government demonstrators continues, as officials say President
Bashar al Assad is leading a 'comprehensive' programme of political
liberalisation.
*Syrian police stop Palestinian protesters from returning to Golan
border*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ syrian-police- stop-palestinian -protesters- from-returning- to-golan- border>
The National 6 Jun 2011 - Israel says Syria's report of 23 dead in
Sunday's demonstrations is 'exaggerated' and blames at least 10 of the
deaths on the inadvertent triggering of landmines in the area by
demonstrators throwing Molotov cocktails.
*Turkish election race sees rivals accuse each other of being
pro-Israeli*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ turkish-election -race-sees- rivals-accuse- each-other- of-being- pro-israeli>
The National 6 Jun 2011 - Stinging election campaign comments come amid
reports that the Turkish government is trying to keep ties with Israel
from fraying further in the advent of a new aid flotilla set to sail for
Gaza from Turkey this month.
*Family of Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in 2006 go to court in
Paris*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ family-of- israeli-soldier- captured- by-hamas- in-2006-go- to-court- in-paris>
The National 6 Jun 2011 - Father of Sergeant Gilad Schalit files lawsuit
in Paris in hope that this will lead to arrest warrants for members of
the Palestinian militant group who kidnapped his son.
*Diplomats, opposition and Yemen's acting leader debate post-Saleh rule*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ diplomats- opposition- and-yemens- acting-leader- debate-post- saleh-rule>
The National 6 Jun 2011 - Western diplomats were conducting intensive
talks with the government and opposition leaders in Yemen to discuss how
to transfer power and end months of violence, and with Ali Abdullah
Saleh continuing to indicate that he intends to return to the country
after treatment in Saudi Arabia for his injuries.
*Israel's plan to forcibly remove 30,000 Bedouin slammed as cruel*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ israels-plan- to-forcibly- remove-30- 000-bedouin- slammed-as- cruel>
The National 6 Jun 2011 - Jewish settlement housing as many as 10,000
Israelis in 2,400 units is planned to be constructed in one of the
evacuated Bedouin villages in the Negev, according to the newspaper Haaretz.
*Lingerie shop workers must be Saudi women only, says King Abdullah*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ lingerie- shop-workers- must-be-saudi- women-only- says-king- abdullah>
The National 6 Jun 2011 - In a bid to reduce high female unemployment in
the kingdom, Saudi Arabia's ruler has banned men from employment in
lingerie shops.
*20 shot dead as Israeli snipers fire on Palestinians crossing border*
<http://www.thenatio nal.ae/news/ worldwide/ middle-east/ 20-shot-dead- as-israeli- snipers-fire- on-palestinians- crossing- border>
The National 5 Jun 2011 - Bloodshed as protesters try to enter the
Israeli-controlled Golan Heights was a repeat of deadly clashes last
month when hundreds of Syria's Palestinian residents poured across the
disputed border.
*Ha'aretz* <http://haaretz. com/>
*White House trying to restart Mideast peace talks based on Obama
guidelines*
<http://www.haaretz. com/print- edition/news/ white-house- trying-to- restart-mideast- peace-talks- based-on- obama-guidelines -1.366426>
Ha'aretz - Push by U.S. President comes amid reports of indirect peace
talks taking place in Washington, as part of an American effort to
restart direct negotiations.
*MESS Report / Israel border calm after Syria prevents protesters from
reaching fence*
<http://www.haaretz. com/blogs/ mess-report/ israel-border- calm-after- syria-prevents- protesters- from-reaching- fence-1.366373>
Ha'aretz - While it remains unclear whether Assad's regime organized
protests, it was proven that it can prevent them from taking place.
*Defense Ministry to monitor NGOs that provide services during wartime*
<http://www.haaretz. com/print- edition/news/ defense-ministry -to-monitor- ngos-that- provide-services -during-wartime- 1.366442>
Ha'aretz - State aims to to prevent groups, philanthropists from taking
over its responsibilities, as did businessman Arcadi Gaydamak during the
Second Lebanon War.
*Amira Hass / West Bank travel restrictions take their toll on
international aid budgets*
<http://www.haaretz. com/print- edition/news/ west-bank- travel-restricti ons-take- their-toll- on-international -aid-budgets- 1.366429>
Ha'aretz - European, American taxpayers supporting aid groups paying at
least $4.5 million additional expenses a year to overcome Israeli
restrictions.
*Israeli towns' new line of defense from Gaza rockets: Trees*
<http://english. themarker. com/israeli- towns-new- line-of-defense- from-gaza- rockets-trees- 1.366450>
Ha'aretz - Defense Ministry director general says Israel has already
spent NIS 1.6 billion in the last 5 years on defensive projects along
the Gaza border.
*It's only logical: 'Mr. Spock' supports two-state solution for Mideast
peace*
<http://www.haaretz. com/jewish- world/it- s-only-logical- mr-spock- supports- two-state- solution- for-mideast- peace-1.366474>
Ha'aretz - In open letter published by left-wing NGO, Jewish-American
actor and Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy voices his support of a
Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
*Hitler letter to be revealed, containing first written anti-Semitic
comments*
<http://www.haaretz. com/jewish- world/hitler- letter-to- be-revealed- containing- first-written- anti-semitic- comments- 1.366478>
Ha'aretz - In 1919 letter obtained by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Nazi
leader claims a strong German government could bring about 'removal of
the Jewish threat.'
*U.S. and France: Mideast peace conference useless if sides unwilling to
negotiate*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/u- s-and-france- mideast-peace- conference- useless-if- sides-unwilling- to-negotiate- 1.366356>
Ha'aretz - Clinton, Juppe agree that return to talks is crucial ahead of
UN vote in September, but there is no agreement among Israelis and
Palestinians about the terms of negotiations.
*Palestinians in Washington deny indirect talks with Israel*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/palestin ians-in-washingt on-deny-indirect -talks-with- israel-1. 366355>
Ha'aretz - Saeb Erekat says after meeting with State Department
officials that he did not know Israel had sent delegates to U.S. until
after his arrival.
*Israelis, Palestinians holding separate covert talks with Washington*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/israelis -palestinians- holding-separate -covert-talks- with-washington- 1.366341>
Ha'aretz - In response to U.S. initiative to discuss possible return to
Mideast peace talks, Israel sends Yitzhak Molcho and Palestinians send
negotiator Saeb Erekat and Abbas' spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeinah to
White House.
*U.S.: Syria 'clearly' inciting Israel border protests*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/u- s-syria-clearly- inciting- israel-border- protests- 1.366340>
Ha'aretz - U.S. State Department blames Syria for the deaths of reported
23 protesters, but Jordan blasts Israel for the killings on Golan
Heights Sunday.
*Israel delays plans to shorten summer vacation until next school year*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ israel-delays- plans-to- shorten-summer- vacation- until-next- school-year- 1.366311>
Ha'aretz - Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar succumbs to teachers and
parents and retracts decision to put forth plan this year.
*Olmert at graft trial: My frequent flights were 'important' in
representing Israel*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ olmert-at- graft-trial- my-frequent- flights-were- important- in-representing- israel-1. 366287>
Ha'aretz - The former prime minister says his hundreds of flights abroad
were 'networking' opportunities to connect with colleagues and donors.
*Israel to get a longer summer*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ national/ israel-to- get-a-longer- summer-1. 366267>
Ha'aretz - The current daylight-saving time was introduced to
accommodate the religious community in Israel who sought to end the Yom
Kippur fast earlier in the day.
*U.S. lawmaker admits to sending lewd photos via Twitter*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ international/ u-s-lawmaker- admits-to- sending-lewd- photos-via- twitter-1. 366469>
Ha'aretz - Following numerous denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner finally owns
up to sending photo of his underwear-clad crotch to a young woman, and
then lying repeatedly to protect himself.
*Ex-IMF leader pleads not guilty to sex assault*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ international/ ex-imf-leader- pleads-not- guilty-to- sex-assault- 1.366330>
Ha'aretz - Dominique Strauss-Kahn makes his first court appearance since
posting $6 million bail last month.
*Ban Ki-moon asks UN for second term as Secretary General*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ international/ ban-ki-moon- asks-un-for- second-term- as-secretary- general-1. 366325>
Ha'aretz - UN chief's first term ends December 31 and is unopposed in
the running for the position thus far.
*Ichilov, Sheba make breast cancer patients pay for medical supplies*
<http://english. themarker. com/ichilov- sheba-make- breast-cancer- patients- pay-for-medical- supplies- 1.366206>
Ha'aretz - Hundreds of Israeli women undergo mastectomies and breast
reconstruction every year, including those suffering from breast cancer
and those who undertake the surgery as preventative measure because they
have family history of breast cancer.
*Married for life, to your contractor*
<http://www.haaretz. com/print- edition/business /married- for-life- to-your-contract or-1.366204>
Ha'aretz - Errant construction on your new home can make life miserable,
but the Knesset and the courts are cracking down.
*Cabinet approves higher taxes on housing as an investment*
<http://english. themarker. com/cabinet- approves- higher-taxes- on-housing- as-an-investment -1.366210>
Ha'aretz - The Finance Ministry's proposal includes granting exemption
on capital gains taxes for selling residences now used for offices and
businesses, if they are converted back to housing.
*Turkey foreign minister urges organizers to reconsider Gaza flotilla*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/turkey- foreign-minister -urges-organizer s-to-reconsider- gaza-flotilla- 1.366327>
Ha'aretz - Ahmet Davutoglu says he has advised the IHH to wait and see
how the Rafah border crossing has affected Gaza, but cannot stop the
group if they disregard his request.
*Noam Shalit files suit in Paris to probe his son's kidnapping*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/noam- shalit-files- suit-in-paris- to-probe- his-son-s- kidnapping- 1.366323>
Ha'aretz - Gilad Shalit is a dual Israeli-French citizen; French courts
are allowed to investigate felonies against French citizens overseas.
*Netanyahu: Syria provoking Israel to divert attention from internal
bloodshed*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/netanyah u-syria-provokin g-israel- to-divert- attention- from-internal- bloodshed- 1.366315>
Ha'aretz - Netanyahu says Assad's regime 'did not use its weight' and
allowed protesters to gather along border to challenge Israel's sovereignty.
*Ukraine professors defend Palestinian engineer alleged to have
conspired with Hamas*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/ukraine- professors- defend-palestini an-engineer- alleged-to- have-conspired- with-hamas- 1.366314>
Ha'aretz - Dirar Abu Sisi vanished from a train in Ukraine in February
and resurfaced days later in an Israeli prison were he awaits trial; the
indictment states his professors arranged for him to attend class at a
soviet military academy.
*Hezbollah chief: Naksa Day protesters sent clear message to Israel*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/hezbolla h-chief-naksa- day-protesters- sent-clear- message-to- israel-1. 366308>
Ha'aretz - Hezbollah chief slams Israel's violent response to Syrian
protesters trying to breach the Israeli Golan Heights border, says U.S.
only committed to Israel's security.
*IDF vows to use 'all defensive means' to protect Israel's borders*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/idf- vows-to-use- all-defensive- means-to- protect-israel- s-borders- 1.366307>
Ha'aretz - IDF chief says army must 'remain alert and prepared' in wake
of violent Naksa Day clashes along Syria border.
*IDF: Only a few live bullets fired during Naksa Day protest on Syria
border*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/idf- only-a-few- live-bullets- fired-during- naksa-day- protest-on- syria-border- 1.366300>
Ha'aretz - IDF investigation into Sunday's violent clashes reveal that
the IDF used extremely limited fire against the protesters; Syria
reports that 23 protesters were killed by IDF fire.
*Barak: Dagan's comments on Iran hurt Israel's ability of deterrence*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/barak- dagan-s-comments -on-iran- hurt-israel- s-ability- of-deterrence- 1.366295>
Ha'aretz - The defense minister criticized former Mossad cheif Meir
Dagan for saying that a military strike on Iran would be a 'stupid thing.'
*IAEA: New information points to possible Iran nuclear weapon program*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/iaea- new-information- points-to- possible- iran-nuclear- weapon-program- 1.366290>
Ha'aretz - UN nuclear watchdog said certain activities carried recently
out by the Islamic Republic may mean it is working to develop a
nuclear-armed missile.
*Israel to complain to UN over Syria incitement of border violence*
<http://www.haaretz. com/news/ diplomacy- defense/israel- to-complain- to-un-over- syria-incitement -of-border- violence- 1.366273>
Ha'aretz - Foreign Ministry spokesman says complaint will focus on
Syria's 'manipulation of its own citizens' to foment Sunday's violent
border clashes, in which Syria says 23 protesters were killed.
*Jerusalem Post* <http://jpost. com/>
*Water bill would require public institutions to recycle*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=224003& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 7 Jun 2011 - Knesset c'tee approves bill on regulation
of water separation systems, collection, reuse of drain water to
optimize usage.
*Knesset c'tee worried by disbandment of Sa'ar police unit*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=224000& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 7 Jun 2011 - Members of panel against trafficking women
say decision to shut the Sa'ar branch of the national 433 Unit harms
efforts against human trafficking.
*Ometz demands explanation for $20m. in Seimens bribes*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=223999& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 7 Jun 2011 - Anti-corruption watchdog group asks High
Court to probe alleged bribes paid to chief officials at the Israel
Electric Corporation.
*Yishai decides to extend daylight saving time by 11 days*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=223998& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 7 Jun 2011 - Interior Minister to elongate DST period to
approximately 193 days, by determining its end as the first weekend
after October 1.
*Olmert denies direct involvement in Rishon Tours affair*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=223997& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 7 Jun 2011 - Former PM on the witness stand: "I thought
the agency gave me efficient travel-related service. That is where it
started and ended."
*'Amman will purchase 10 m. cubic meters of Israeli water'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=223994& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 7 Jun 2011 - Jordanian newspaper reports water shortages
in Jordan Valley prompt expected purchase this summer.
*New corporate agreement likely to raise water prices*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=223992& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Water Authority warns that the proposed
corporate water agreement will lead to lower prices for public companies
at a heavy cost.
*Defending the border*
<http://www.jpost. com/Opinion/ Editorials/ Article.aspx? ID=223976& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - THE IDF'S response to Sunday's "Naksa"
border protests could not have been much more seriously planned or more
cool-headedly implemented.
*Recounting 'Farhud' that ended 2,400 years of Iraqi Jewry*
<http://www.jpost. com/Features/ InThespotlight/ Article.aspx? ID=223975& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Every year before Shavuot, thousands of
Jews of Baghdadi origin commemorate 1941 Nazi-led pogrom during which
700 Jews were murdered.
*David Cameron and the JNF*
<http://www.jpost. com/Opinion/ Op-EdContributor s/Article. aspx?ID=223971& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - The British PM's decision to resign his
patronage of the JNF speaks to the next stage of Israel
delegitimization, war on Zionism in Diaspora.
*Borderline Views: Religious pluralism on Shavuot*
<http://www.jpost. com/Opinion/ Columnists/ Article.aspx? ID=223967& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - No longer the exclusive domain of the
Orthodox, Shavuot night has become a night-long learn-in for the
religious and secular.
*'Cybernetics arms race is underway,' new study says*
<http://www.jpost. com/Defense/ Article.aspx? ID=223966& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - INSS report says unique attributes of
cybernetics battle arena include ability to strike enemies far away
without endangering any personnel.
*A good wife*
<http://www.jpost. com/Opinion/ Op-EdContributor s/Article. aspx?ID=223965& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Must would-be Jewesses cover up with long
skirts and sleeves and wear hats? And if they won't, is that reason
enough not to convert them?
*IDF conversions and the Book of Ruth*
<http://www.jpost. com/Opinion/ Op-EdContributor s/Article. aspx?ID=223964& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - The Moabite widow once married to a Jew who
had abandoned his land and people, serves as the basis for what
constitutes halachic conversion.
*Encountering Peace: September mania*
<http://www.jpost. com/Opinion/ Columnists/ Article.aspx? ID=223963& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - The best thing that could happen is to
return to negotiations; but if not, it's imperative to prevent a return
to a violent intifada.
*A movement of change*
<http://www.jpost. com/Opinion/ Op-EdContributor s/Article. aspx?ID=223962& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - The ground is certainly shifting beneath
the feet of Reform Movement, of Jewish world in general; a new leader is
exactly what's in order
*Wanted: A pro-Israel leader*
<http://www.jpost. com/Opinion/ Op-EdContributor s/Article. aspx?ID=223961& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - The nomination of Rabbi Richard Jacobs as
president of Reform Movement will hurt those Reform congregants who care
most about the Jewish state.
*Molcho, Erekat in DC for separate talks with US*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=223958& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - PM's envoy to US and Palestinian negotiator
hold secret talks in Washington in what may be last-ditch effort to
renew peace process; PM doesn't meet congressional group brought to
Israel by J Street.
*Analysis: Success in Golan is not success in W. Bank*
<http://www.jpost. com/Defense/ Article.aspx? ID=223954& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - IDF will need to remember that body count
the world is willing to swallow in Syria, Lebanon is not the same it
will accept in W. Bank, Gaza.
*Poll: 77% of Israelis oppose going back to pre-'67 lines*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=223951& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Large majorities recognize importance of
keeping J'lem under Israeli sovereignty, oppose transferring Temple
Mount to Palestinian control.
*Palestinians predict next Intifada will be non-violent*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=223950& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Poll shows majority believes Intifada will
erupt if deadlock with Israel continues, but some say this time uprising
will be more peaceful.
*Sa'ar backtracks; school year to start on September 1*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=223949& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Education Minister says took decision not
to cut short summer vacation after issues dealing with teacher vacations
were brought to his attention.
*Syrian TV: 'Armed gangs' kill 120 security officers*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? ID=223944& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Assault in Muslim Brotherhood stronghold is
deadliest attack in 11-week uprising; Syrian interior ministry: We will
respond "firmly" to attacks.
*Syrian TV: 'Militia' kills 120 security men in north*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=223944& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Assault in Muslim Brotherhood stronghold is
deadliest attack in 11-week uprising; Syrian interior ministry: We will
respond "firmly" to attacks.
*PM: Naksa Day events meant to heat up Syrian border*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=223942& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Netanyahu pledges Israel will "act to
protect border"; US says there's a clear attempt at incitement by Syria,
ISrael has right to defend itself.
*'Turkish FM to flotilla organizers: Reconsider Gaza plans'*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=223938& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Ahmet Davutog(lu advises delaying of
flotilla departure to see how situation in Gaza changes with opening of
Rafah, 'Hurriyet' reports.
*IAEA chides Israel for allegedly bombing Syria reactor*
<http://www.jpost. com/Internationa l/Article. aspx?ID=223931& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Nuclear watchdog chief says the case should
have been reported to his agency; agency is expected to rebuke Syria
within days.
*Syrian state TV: Gov't forces death toll rises to 40*
<http://www.jpost. com/MiddleEast/ Article.aspx? id=223927& R=R3>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - TV report says armed groups used weapons,
grenades on Assad's forces in Jisr al-Shughour; report comes after
snipers fire at funerals.
*Rivlin shows support for gays despite haredi outrage*
<http://www.jpost. com/DiplomacyAnd Politics/ Article.aspx? ID=223921& R=R1>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Knesset event attended by record number of
MKs discusses rights for same-sex couples, education for tolerance
toward Gay Pride Month.
*Olmert denies direct involvement in double billing affair*
<http://www.jpost. com/NationalNews /Article. aspx?id=223920& R=R2>
Jeruslalem Post 6 Jun 2011 - Former PM testifies in Rishontours
corruption trial: I thought the agency gave me efficient travel service.
That is where it started and ended.
*The Guardian* <http://guardian. co.uk/world/ palestinian- territories>
*We must help Vanunu live in peace | Duncan Campbell*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/commentis free/2011/ jun/06/help- vanunu-nuclear- hero-israel>
The Guardian 6 Jun 2011 - Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu wants
to obey Israeli law and lose his citizenship. The UK has an obligation
to him Twenty-five years ago Mordechai Vanunu, a young Israeli nuclear
technician, came to London to pass on...
*Yemen, Syria and Middle East unrest - Monday 6 June 2011*
<http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ middle-east- live/2011/ jun/06/yemen- syria-middle- east-unrest>
The Guardian 6 Jun 2011 - . Sana'a celebrates, but has Saleh fled Yemen
for good? . Israeli troops kill Syrian protesters in the Golan Heights .
Syrian state TV says 120 security personnel dead in clashes 8.22am:
Welcome to Middle East...
*Inter Press Service* <http://ipsnews. net/middle. asp>
*Governments and Powers-That- Be Fear the Internet*
<http://ipsnews. net/news. asp?idnews= 55951>
IPS The global reach of the internet, and its ability to transmit
information in real time and mobilise populations, creates fear among
governments and the powerful, says Frank La Rue, United Nations Special
Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of
opinion and expression.
*The Struggle for Succession in Yemen*
<http://ipsnews. net/news. asp?idnews= 55942>
IPS Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure for medical
treatment in Saudi Arabia leaves something of a power vacuum in the
country, which has been ruled by one man for decades.
*Morocco's Uprisings and All The King's Men*
<http://ipsnews. net/news. asp?idnews= 55940>
IPS Thousands poured into the streets of Rabat on Sunday Jun. 5 to
condemn the death of a protester and to demand an end to the
country-wide government crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.
*MIDEAST: Palestinian Spring Brings Nothing New*
<http://ipsnews. net/news. asp?idnews= 55931>
IPS It is a scene replayed weekly in Palestine. In Gaza, groups of
chanting demonstrators walk towards the border with Israel, singing,
chanting, dancing. Ayat el Masari, 20, walks with the masses. An English
major at Gaza's Aqsa University, the young woman is among many women who
regularly attend Palestinian protests....
*Uruknet* <http://uruknet. info/>
*Naksa Day Commemorates Decades of Israeli State Terror*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78418>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Supported, funded and armed by Washington,
Israelis terrorize Palestinians daily. From late May to early June
alone, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Palestine News
Network, and others reported: -- an Iraq Bourin village child wounded;
-- in Bil'in village, one resident wounded, another 15 arrested,
including eight international human rights activists against...
*Tripoli: State radio and TV targeted by Nato*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78416>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - A building located inside the headquarters of the
radio and state television in Tripoli was targeted by Nato raids early
Monday morning, told the press an official. Furthermore, an official
building of the General People's Congress (Parliament) was also
destroyed by NATO on Monday morning, said a journalist from AFP. The
building had already...
*Egypt's Orderly Transition'? International Aid and the Rush to
Structural Adjustment* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78415>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Although press coverage of events in Egypt may
have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period
continues to dominate the financial news. Over the past few weeks, the
economic direction of the interim Egyptian government has been the
object of intense debate in the World Bank, International Monetary Fund
(IMF) and...
*Palestinian Girl, 13, Detained During Visit To Her Detained Father*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78414>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - A 13 year old Palestinian girl has been detained
during a visit to her father in a Israeli prison in the Negev Israeli
detention camp. The girl, Samah Majdi Musallam, was visiting her father
who is serving a 13 year statement. Israeli guards at the prison accused
her of trying to pass contraband to...
*Video: Inside Job - Full Movie* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78413>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Inside Job' provides a comprehensive analysis of
the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion,
caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst
recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global
financial collapse. The film traces the rise of a rogue...
*Bishop decries bombing of church, warns against partition of Libya*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78411>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - The apostolic vicar of Tripoli is warning that
the partition of Libya would "create breeding ground for terrorist
acts." Following extensive damage to a Coptic Orthodox church during a
NATO bombing raid, Bishop Giovanni Martinelli said that "we are united
to deplore the incident, but especially to pray, so violence calms down.
We all...
*What Comes Next for Yemen?* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78410>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Ali Abdullah Saleh is resting on a bed in Riyadh
Military Hospital, and Yemenis are celebrating his departure from the
country, but what comes next for Yemen? Amidst the celebrations there is
the very real fear that this is far from over. The situation is
constantly changing, and different claims are constantly being released....
*Syria: After the Brutal Torture and Murder of 13-Year Old Hamza
Al-Khateeb, The Revolution Will Not Be Silenced*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78409>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - When the revolutionary impulses sweeping the
Middle East first manifested themselves in Syria in March, no one
foresaw how the movement would grow - or how violently it would be
suppressed, although that was always a distinct possibility, given the
manner in which the Ba'athist regime has maintained power in Syria for
the last...
*Our demonstrations are in protest of injustice' West Bank protest
leader tells an Israeli military court* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78408>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Bassem Tamimi, the popular committee leader of
Nabi Saleh, was arrested more than one month ago for his role in
organizing unarmed demonstrations against Israeli occupation. His arrest
was largely based on evidence illegally obtained from a number of Nabi
Saleh youth including 14-year-old Islam Tamimi. Yesterday, Tamimi's
trial began at the Ofer military...
*Report: 14 Palestinians killed in Syria camp*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78406>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Fourteen Palestinian refugees were reported
killed and another 43 injured on Monday, a report from the Palestinian
government's WAFA news said. The victims were part of a massive group in
Al-Yarmok, an unofficial Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital
of Damascus, mourning the death of between 10-23 Palestinians by Israeli
fire on the...
*Helicopter attacks mark further escalation of US-NATO war in Libya*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78405>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - British and French assault helicopters began
operations over key Libyan cities on Saturday, marking a significant
escalation of NATO's war of aggression in the North African state. Four
British Apache helicopters based on the aircraft carrier HMS Ocean,
docked in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, launched multiple
attacks on targets in the...
*Former Political Prisoner Geronimo Pratt Dies*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78404>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Reporting his death, AP said: "Former Black
Panther Party leader Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt" died at age 63 in a small
(Tanzania village) "where he had lived for at least half a decade, a
friend of Pratt's in Arusha, former Black Panther Pete O'Neal, said." He
lived a peaceful life in Tanzania, O'Neal explained, adding: "...
*Eyewitness interview: Israel's "blood harvest" in occupied Golan*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78403>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - ...The Israelis occupied the Golan in 1967. They
forced people to leave their homes. The Syrians from the Golan number
500,000 refugees now. The Israelis [imposed on] them with 18,000
settlers who monopolize the resources of the Golan - the minerals of the
Golan, the landscape of the Golan, the atmosphere of the Golan...
*Syria says 120 police killed, activists see mutiny*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78402>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - One hundred and twenty policemen were killed by
"armed gangs" in northwest Syria, state television said on Monday, as
the authorities warned of a firm response. Activists who spoke to AFP in
Cyprus disputed the official account, speaking instead of a mutiny in
the town of Jisrash Shugur, where security forces had been carrying...
*Long Before the "Arab Spring", Palestinians Protest Non-Violently*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78401>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - It is a scene replayed weekly in Palestine. In
Gaza, groups of chanting demonstrators walk towards the border with
Israel, singing, chanting, dancing. Ayat el Masari, 20, walks with the
masses. An English major at Gaza's Aqsa University, the young woman is
among many women who regularly attend Palestinian protests. "I joined
this demonstration. ..
*Syrian regime has raised 'ghosts' that will not go away*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78400>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Have you ever seen a ghost? For Syrians, a black
Mercedes SL500 speeding down the street means you may indeed have seen
the Shabbiha, the militias that have taken their name from the Arabic
word for ghost. Stolen Mercedes have become a symbol for the notorious
Alawite gangs, which are increasingly becoming known as...
*The Impossible Distance: A Choice to Kill*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78399>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - I watched them marching toward the border. Row
upon row of them in the hot, bright sun. They marched without guns,
without tanks and missiles -- although some, like the shepherd boy
David, did pick up a few rocks to hurl into the impossible distance. I
watched them stream down the green hill toward...
*Syria claims 120 police killed in ambush*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78398>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Syria's government claimed 120 policemen were
killed in an ambush and gunbattle with armed men in a tense northern
town where the army has carried out deadly operations against
protesters. An activist denied the uprising had turned violent. Syria's
military has been attacking the town of Jisr al-Shughour as part of a
nationwide crackdown...
*5 US soldiers killed in Baghdad rocket attack*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78397>
Uruknet June 6, 2011 - Five American troops serving as advisers to Iraqi
security police in eastern Baghdad were killed Monday when rockets
slammed into the compound where they lived. The deaths were the largest
single-day loss of life for American forces in two years. The U.S.
military announced the deaths in a brief statement, excluding details.
Two Iraqi...
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[OccupationNews] Digest Number 1404
Mon Jun 6, 2011 8:39 pm (PDT)
*Workers and Women Fight for Their Share of Egypt's Revolution*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78395>
Uruknet June 5, 2011 - As Dr. Mohammad Shafik stands in the chaotic
emergency room of the Cairo hospital where he works, his biggest worry
as patients are wheeled in is not about issues of medical care. What
concerns him is the lack of police protection against the fights and
even murders that occur all too often in the...
*Israel Responds to Flotilla Pressure by "Allowing More Crumbs" into
Gaza Aid Does Not Equal Freedom* <http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78394>
Uruknet June 5, 2011 - Israel's announcement today that it is "allowing
between 210 and 220" trucks into Gaza with humanitarian aid is a direct
response to the pressure that the upcoming Freedom Flotilla II is
creating. Since July 2007, Israel has kept the number of allowed trucks
at 25% of what the pre-blockade numbers were and of what...
*Cynthia McKinney visits a hospital in Libya*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78392>
Uruknet June 5, 2011 - Cynthia McKinney and the Dignity delegation visit
victims of US/NATO bombings at a hospital in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2011...
*Libya: Opposition Arbitrarily Detaining Suspected Gaddafi Loyalists*
<http://www.uruknet. info/?new= 78391>
Uruknet June 5, 2011 - Libyan opposition authorities are arbitrarily
detaining dozens of civilians suspected of activities in support of
Muammar Gaddafi, Human Rights Watch said today. The opposition
authorities, which exercise control in eastern Libya and parts of the
west, should provide the detainees with full due process rights or
release them, Human Rights Watch said. The authorities. ..
*Daily Star* <http://dailystar. com.lb/>
*Syrian police block new protest at Golan border*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Syrian- police-block- new-protest- at-Golan- border.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Syrian police blocked dozens of pro-Palestinian
protesters from approaching the Israeli frontier Monday, preventing a
repeat of deadly clashes with Israeli forces that killed as many as 23
people who tried to rush the border Sunday.
*U.S. pushes for power transfer as Saleh vows to return*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/US- pushes-for- power-transfer- -as-Saleh- vows-to-return. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 With the wounded president out of Yemen, the
United States and Saudi Arabia scrambled Monday to arrange a power
transfer ensuring an end to his decades-long rule.
*Syria faces armed rebellion*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Syria- faces-armed- rebellion. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Syrian security forces fought gunmen in battles
that left over 120 members of the security forces dead, state television
said, in the first such report of large-scale armed fighting in the
country's revolt.
*Beirut fuel tank explosion leaves up to 7 dead*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-07/Beirut- fuel-tank- explosion- leaves-up- to-7-dead. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Up to seven people were killed and 14 injured when
a fuel tank explosion ripped through a Beirut gas station Monday evening.
*Mikati vetoes Nahhas in Aoun's Cabinet list*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Politics/ 2011/Jun- 07/Mikati- vetoes-Nahhas- in-Aouns- Cabinet-list. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Last-minute hitches dealt a setback to Cabinet
formation efforts Monday, dashing hopes for the prompt birth of a new
government, a senior March 8 source said.
*Militant group denies attack on UNIFIL, blames Hezbollah*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-07/Militant- group-denies- attack-on- UNIFIL-blames- Hezbollah. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 The Brigades of Abdullah Azzam, a militant group
affiliated with Al-Qaeda, Monday denied responsibility for an attack
against U.N. peacekeeping forces in south Lebanon.
*Agriculture Ministry to hold surprise food store inspections*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-07/Agricultu re-Ministry- to-hold-surprise -food-store- inspections. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Agriculture Ministry employees will carry out
unannounced inspections of stores that carry produce and
agriculture- related products to guarantee food safety and protect the
environment, the caretaker agriculture minister announced Monday.
*Nasrallah: U.S. keen to hijack Arab revolts*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Politics/ 2011/Jun- 07/Nasrallah- US-keen-to- hijack-Arab- revolts.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused
the United States Monday of seeking to hijack the wave of pro-democracy
popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world.
*Kataeb warns against continuedpolitical void*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Politics/ 2011/Jun- 07/Kataeb- warns-against- continuedpolitic al-void.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 The Kataeb (Phalange) Party politburo warned
Monday against the continued government void that has weakened Lebanese
state institutions amid pressing economic developments, which require
the immediate attention of state officials.
*Strikes continue in wake of Golan Naksa killings*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Politics/ 2011/Jun- 07/Strikes- continue- in-wake-of- Golan-Naksa- killings. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Palestinian refugees staged a strike Monday to
denounce the killing of protesters along Israel's border with Syria
Sunday, a day after they held a strike to mark the anniversary of the
1967 war.
*Jumblatt urges Syrian regime to swiftly implement reforms*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Politics/ 2011/Jun- 07/Jumblatt- urges-Syrian- regime-to- swiftly-implemen t-reforms. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt
urged the Syrian regime Monday to swiftly implement promised reforms and
refrain from resorting to force against opposition groups, for the sake
of the country's unity and stability.
*Danish envoy urges UNIFIL to safeguard peacekeepers*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-07/Danish- envoy-urges- UNIFIL-to- safeguard- peacekeepers. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Serious measures to safeguard troops should be
taken by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the
wake of the roadside bomb that injured six Italian peacekeepers in south
Lebanon.
*Najjar highlights importance of draft law on domestic violence*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-07/Najjar- highlights- importance- of-draft- law-on-domestic- violence. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 The caretaker Justice Minister emphasized the
importance of the draft law on domestic violence Monday, after surveying
religious leaders on their views of the proposal.
*U.S.-backed program trains young leaders of Arab Spring protests*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-07/US- backed-program- trains-young- leaders-of- Arab-Spring- protests. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 The launch of a program for young leaders from the
Middle East and North Africa Monday brought together activists from
countries affected in differing ways by the ongoing Arab Spring.
*USAID workshop bolsters inter-municipal cooperation*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-07/USAID- workshop- bolsters- inter-municipal- cooperation. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 The U.S. Agency for International Development held
a workshop over the weekend on inter-municipal cooperation and
partnerships between the public and private sector.
*Sidon's 4 slain judges remembered*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-07/Sidons- 4-slain-judges- remembered. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 As they prepare to mark 12 years since the loss of
their loved ones, the families of the four judges slain in Sidon still
know little about the crime, while government officials admit that the
investigations. ..
*Saudi Arabia's Shura Council calls for women to get local vote*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Saudi- Arabias-Shura- Council-calls- for-women- to-get-local- vote.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Saudi Arabia's advisory Shura Council said Monday
women should be allowed to vote and run as candidates in future
municipal polls.
*Egypt honors man whose death sparked revolt*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Egypt- honors-man- whose-death- sparked-revolt. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Crowds of people dressed in black marched through
Egyptian cities Monday to honor a young businessman from Alexandria
beaten to death a year ago in a savage attack blamed on police that
helped inspire the uprising...
*Bahraini doctors who treated protesters go on trial*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Bahraini- doctors-who- treated-proteste rs-go-on- trial.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Dozens of doctors and nurses who treated injured
anti-government protesters during the months of unrest in Bahrain went
on trial in a security court Monday on allegations they participated in
efforts to overthrow the Gulf country's...
*Clinton reserved about French plan for Mideast peace talks*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Clinton- reserved- about-French- plan-for- Mideast-peace- talks.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a
cool welcome Monday to a French plan to host a Middle East peace
conference, saying it must be linked to a willingness to resume talks.
*Libyan rebels capture mountain town*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Libyan- rebels-capture- mountain- town.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Libyan rebels seized all of the mountain town of
Yafran Monday, driving out Moammar Gadhafi's forces in a sign NATO
airstrikes may be paying off.
*U.N. nuclear agency seeks results from Syria, Iran*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/UN- nuclear-agency- seeks-results- from-Syria- Iran.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 The U.N. nuclear agency's chief Monday demanded
Syria show concrete results on its pledge to cooperate with inspectors
seeking information on its nuclear program amid ongoing concerns that it
hid attempts to build a nuclear reactor.
*Turkish leaders decry Economist article backing opposition*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Turkish- leaders-decry- Economist- article-backing- opposition. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Turkish leaders have lined up to condemn the
Economist magazine for an editorial that urged voters to back the
opposition in Sunday's election, calling it part of an anti-democratic,
pro-Israeli campaign to weaken Turkey.
*Tunisia's ousted Ben Ali slams trial as masquerade: lawyer*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Tunisias- ousted-Ben- Ali-slams- trial-as- masquerade- lawyer.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Deposed and exiled Tunisian autocrat Zine
al-Abidine Ben Ali broke his silence Monday to denounce his imminent
trial on corruption charges as a masquerade, according to his French lawyer.
*Saleh's medical exit lessens risk of civil war in Yemen*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Salehs- medical-exit- lessens-risk- of-civil- war-in-Yemen. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to
have his wounds treated in Saudi Arabia offers Yemen a precious
opportunity to halt a slide into civil war and achieve a peaceful
transition of power.
*Baghdad rocket attack kills 5 U.S. soldiers*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Baghdad- rocket-attack- kills-5-US- soldiers. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Five American troops serving as advisers to Iraqi
security police in eastern Baghdad were killed Monday when rockets
slammed into the compound where they lived.
*Abducted air crew released in Sudan's Darfur*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-07/Abducted- air-crew- released- in-Sudans- Darfur.ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Three Bulgarian air crew members who were abducted
in Sudan's western Darfur region in January have been released, the
World Food Program (WFP) said in a statement Monday.
*Kuwait orders probe into Iran torture claims*
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Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Kuwait's court of appeals Monday ordered that
torture claims by members of an alleged Iranian spy ring be investigated
by a three-member committee of forensic experts.
*Up to seven killed, 14 wounded in fuel tank blast near Beirut*
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Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 BEIRUT: Up to seven people were killed and 14
wounded when a fuel tank blew up at a gas station near Beirut Monday
evening.
*Syria says 120 forces dead in tense northern town*
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Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Communications were cut to the area around Jisr
al-Shughour and the details of the attack were impossible to verify, but
there have been unconfirmed reports in the past by residents and
activists of Syrians fighting back...
*Saleh recovering, to return in days: VP*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Middle- East/2011/ Jun-06/Saleh- recovering- to-return- in-days-VP. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh will return
from medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in days, the acting leader said
Monday as thousands celebrated what they hope will be a new era without him.
*Head of legal body files complaint against Nahhas*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-06/Head- of-legal- body-files- complaint- against-Nahhas. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Head of the Lebanese center for law enforcement
Tarek Shandab asks general prosecutor to investigate allegations of
criminal action by Nahhas over telecoms dispute.
*Jumblatt praises Druze support for Palestinians*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Politics/ 2011/Jun- 06/Jumblatt- praises-Druze- support-for- Palestinians. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 PSP leader praises those in the Druze community in
Syria who supported the Palestinians in their march to the Israel-Syria
border along the Golan Heights.
*Egypt to lift curfew on June 15: military*
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Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Egypt will on June 15 completely lift a curfew
which was slapped on Cairo and two major cities in late January at the
height of a popular revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak.
*Libyan rebels seize mountain town*
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Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Libyan rebels entered the mountain town of Yafran
on Monday, driving out Muammar Gaddafi's forces in a sign NATO air
strikes in the area may be paying off.
*Najjar to investigate extent of Syria amnesty*
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Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Caretaker justice minister instructs attorney
general's office to look into whether Lebanese prisoners will be
included in the general amnesty issued last week by the Syrian president.
*Syria blocks new border protest; death toll rises to 23*
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Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Syrian police blocked dozens of pro-Palestinian
protesters from approaching the Israeli frontier Monday, a day after 20
demonstrators reportedly were killed trying to break through into the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
*Bahrain maintains travel ban on Lebanon*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Local- News/2011/ Jun-06/Bahrain- maintains- travel-ban- on-Lebanon. ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 The undersecretary for civil aviation told a
Bahraini newspaper that the ban on flights has not been lifted in order
to ensure the safety of [Bahraini] citizens.
*Lebanon Palestinians protest Golan deaths*
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Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Palestinian refugees in south Lebanon protest
Israel's weekend shooting on the Golan Heights by blocking roads at the
entrances to camps with burning tires.
*Nasrallah: U.S. wants to hijack Arab revolutions*
<http://www.dailysta r.com.lb/ News/Politics/ 2011/Jun- 06/Nasrallah- US-wants- to-hijack- Arab-revolutions .ashx>
Daily Star 6 Jun 2011 Hezbollah chief praises Palestinians who protested
Sunday on the Golan Heights and accuses Washington of seeking to hijack
the Arab revolutions.
*YNet News* <http://ynetnews. com/>
*Ex-IMF leader pleads not guilty to sex assault*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4079206,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Some 50 hotel workers gather outside courthouse,
shout 'shame on you' as....
*UN atom chief: New data suggests Iran military link*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4079171,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Yukiya Amano says IAEA has information
indicating military dimensions to recent....
*Olmert shrugs off double-billing charges*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4079040,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Former PM testifies about 'Rishontours' affair,
denies asking for surplus....
*Watch: Syrian troops make jokes over corpses*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4079027,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Online clip shows soldiers making snide comments
about bodies of civilians... .
*IDF: Protesters caused their own deaths*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4078816,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Probe of 'Naksa Day' events reveals Syrian
protesters ignited minefields, threw....
*J Street: PM refuses to meet delegation*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4078936,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Despite warm reception in US, Netanyahu won't
hold meetings with visiting....
*Yishai extends daylight savings time*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4078848,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Interior minister ends debate between religious,
secular groups over whether to....
*Palestinian groups threaten Italian 'Israel Week'*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4078855,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Police refuse to secure Israeli exhibit at
central Milan square due to online....
*Shalits file claim in Paris for son's release*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4078825,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Father asks French court to use international
warrants to arrest Hamas leaders....
*Researcher: Iran can produce nuke within 2 months*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4078778,00. html>
YNet News, 6 Jun 2011 - Airstrikes can no longer stop nuclear program,
US can do nothing short of....
*Syrian opposition: Anti-Israel rioters paid $1,000*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4078698,00. html>
YNet News, 5 Jun 2011 - Protestors at northern border promised $1,000
reward by Assad's regime, Reform....
*Marching for Israel in NY*
<http://www.ynetnews .com/articles/ 0,7340,L- 4078701,00. html>
YNet News, 5 Jun 2011 - American friends: Some 30,000 people take over
Fifth Avenue in show of support....
*Palestinian Information Center* <http://palestine- info.co.uk/ en/>
*Haneyya: Government proceeding in change and reform*
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PIC - Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya said that the Palestinians as well as
the Muslims have entered a new stage, and that the Gaza government is
progressing towards liberation, reconstruction, and change.
*Rights group: Israel holding boy nearly blinded by IOF*
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PIC - A human rights group has revealed that the Israel Prison Service
is detaining an unhealthy Palestinian boy left nearly blind by Israeli
occupation force soldiers.
*Gaza government declares mourning day for Naksa Day victims*
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PIC - Flags have been lowered half mast in the Gaza Strip as the
government has declared an official day of mourning for those killed by
Israeli soldiers during peaceful Naksa Day protests.
*Jihad: Israel waging war of Judaization on Jerusalem*
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PIC - Islamic Jihad movement has charged Israel of waging a systematic
war of judaization on occupied Jerusalem during which it is trying to
gain more time to implement its mischievous scheme.
*Abducted Abu Sissi calls for release from isolation*
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PIC - Dirar Abu Sissi, 49, the Gaza power plant director who was
abducted by Israeli Mossad agents in the Ukraine earlier this year, has
demanded his release from solitary confinement and medical attention.
*Factions: Golan massacre war crime*
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PIC - Palestinian national and Islamic forces in Gaza condemned on
Monday the Israeli massacre in the Golan Heights against a peaceful
march, describing it as a war crime.
*Al-Aqsa Foundation warns against Jewish raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque*
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PIC - The Al-Aqsa Islamic heritage foundation has warned against calls
by Jewish groups to infiltrate Al-Aqsa Mosque this Tuesday and Thursday
to mark the Jewish Shavuot.
*Jewish settlers burn 250 Palestinian trees in Nablus village*
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PIC - Jewish settlers started a huge fire in Palestinian farmland in
Deir Al-Hatab village east of Nablus on Monday burning 250 olive and
almond trees, local sources reported.
*Israel to approve 4,100 settlement units in Jerusalem*
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PIC - An expert planning researcher has revealed that an official board
in Israel is on the verge of approving the construction of 4,100 houses
in Jewish settlements in Jerusalem.
*Netanyahu urges Hamas to free Shalit, ignores fate of 6000 Palestinian
captives*
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PIC - Israel continues to steal more Arab land, build colonies for
fanatical Jews who are offering non-Jews the choice between physical
extermination, enslavement or collective deportation.
*IOF commits massacre against peaceful protesters near the Golan, kills
23*
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PIC - 06/06/2011 - 09:03 AM
*Abu Marzouk confers with independent Palestinian figures on
reconciliation*
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PIC - 06/06/2011 - 09:06 AM
*Israeli violent quelling injures 120 Palestinians in OJ*
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PIC - 06/06/2011 - 09:32 AM
*Rafah crossing closed for third day running*
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PIC - 06/06/2011 - 09:35 AM
*Israeli prison guards arrest Palestinian girl*
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PIC - 06/06/2011 - 09:44 AM
*Israeli municipality discusses new permit for "Tolerance" museum*
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PIC - 06/06/2011 - 04:14 PM
**WAFA - Palestine News Agency* <http://english. wafa.ps/>*
*Top EU Official Calls for Restraint on Syrian Borders*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16370>
WAFA
*Ramallah Remembers Golan Heights Dead*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16369>
WAFA
*Japan Supports Agricultural Sector with $4.4m*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16368>
WAFA
*Ban Condemns Actions on Golan 'Intended to Provoke Violence'*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16367>
WAFA
*Palestine Seeks Observer Status in the WTO*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16366>
WAFA
*Lesotho Recognizes Palestinian State within 1967 Borders?*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16365>
WAFA
*Government to Prosecute Bakers Who Used Chemical in Dough*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16364>
WAFA
*Palestinians Find Israeli Explosive Remnants in West Bank Villages*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16363>
WAFA
*Israel Regularly Violates Palestinian Environment, says Official*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16361>
WAFA
*Jewish Settlers Assault Palestinian Shepherds in Hebron*
<http://english. wafa.ps/index. php?action= detail&id= 16360>
WAFA
*Los Angeles Times* <http://latimes. com/news/ nationworld/ world/middleeast />
*Libya rebels want U.S. recognition to help pay bills*
<http://feeds. latimes.com/ %7Er/latimes/ middleeast/ %7E3/w0SILd3vF4g /la-fg-libya- ambassador- 20110606, 0,5384245. story>
LA Times 5 Jun 2011 - The rebel ambassador seeks diplomatic recognition
for the Transitional National Council to bolster its standing and
possibly allow it to use frozen Libyan assets. Until then, the council
is broke. As fellow rebels back in Libya plot fresh attacks against
embattled leader Moammar Kadafi, the...
*Libya officials put a spin on conflict*
<http://feeds. latimes.com/ %7Er/latimes/ middleeast/ %7E3/8GDjDLBUu5E /la-fg-libya- spin-20110607, 0,7402126. story>
LA Times 6 Jun 2011 - Moammar Kadafi's government alleges a mounting
civilian toll and massive damage amid a punishing NATO-led bombing
campaign. Foreign journalists learn that what officials say happened may
not necessarily be the case. Amid intensified NATO-led bombing of
Libya's capital, the government is alleging mounting civilian casualties.. .
*Syria reports 'massacre' of security forces*
<http://feeds. latimes.com/ %7Er/latimes/ middleeast/ %7E3/oKxXyzDVeUM /la-fg-syria- clash-20110607, 0,7406718. story>
LA Times 6 Jun 2011 - State TV says armed groups used human shields and
killed 120 members of the nation's security forces, but no sources are
cited and no footage shown. Syrian state television claimed Monday that
120 members of the nation's security forces were killed by armed groups
in...
*Israel fires on pro-Palestinian protesters; 20 reported killed*
<http://feeds. latimes.com/ %7Er/latimes/ middleeast/ %7E3/xQRfJlKC- K8/la-fg- israel-syria- protests- 20110606, 0,447047. story>
LA Times 5 Jun 2011 - Hundreds of demonstrators marking the anniversary
of Israel's seizure of the Golan Heights in 1967 rush over Syria's
border. Scores remain camped out in the mine-laden buffer zone, refusing
to leave. Israeli security forces opened fire Sunday on throngs of
pro-Palestinian protesters who were attempting.. .
*New York Times* <http://nytimes. com/pages/ world/middleeast />
*Syria, Claiming Heavy Toll in Town, Hints at Retaliation*
<http://feeds. nytimes.com/ click.phdo? i=ba48940e417400 8ff85d04565ba7c6 17>
New York Times 6 Jun 2011 - Syria's state news agency said that
residents were "pleading" for the army to intervene after the attacks,
which could not be verified.
*Efforts Rise to Secure New Leadership in Yemen*
<http://feeds. nytimes.com/ click.phdo? i=0bff461e37b94b b62f2ddd3acc9c18 ff>
New York Times 6 Jun 2011 - Maneuvering intensified to push President
Ali Abdullah Saleh to accept a peaceful transition from power while he
is in a Saudi hospital from an attack on his palace.
*Israel Disputes Toll of Border Clashes, Saying Syria Has an Ulterior
Motive*
<http://feeds. nytimes.com/ click.phdo? i=08f735435afccc c284c3377f7c0840 2b>
New York Times 6 Jun 2011 - Israeli military officials disputed Monday
the casualty figures announced by Syria a day earlier, after Israeli
forces fired on protesters who had tried to breach the Syrian frontier.
*U.S. Braces for Withdrawal Along Iraqi Road*
<http://feeds. nytimes.com/ click.phdo? i=e3797a4d0709d8 2fbf6e876cafc3aa 30>
New York Times 6 Jun 2011 - American commanders say troops could be easy
targets for insurgents as they depart along a 160-mile stretch.
*After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World*
<http://feeds. nytimes.com/ click.phdo? i=6dda2bc673406c f4c5716ac759ca58 e8>
New York Times 6 Jun 2011 - Scholars at the University of Chicago have
completed a project that includes 28,000 words from ancient Mesopotamia,
covering a period from 2500 B.C. to A.D. 100.
*Israeli Soldiers Shoot at Protesters on Syrian Border*
<http://feeds. nytimes.com/ click.phdo? i=b56ff734aad259 34396672640b9aa0 01>
New York Times 6 Jun 2011 - Israeli forces fired at protesters on the
Syrian frontier after protesters tried to breach the border for the
second time in three weeks. A Syrian news agency reported 22 killed.
*Misc* <http://vtjp. org/aboutus/ aboutus.htm>
*Helicopter attacks mark further escalation of US-NATO war in Libya*
<http://www.wsws. org/articles/ 2011/jun2011/ liby-j06. shtml>
WSWS - British and French assault helicopters began operations over key
Libyan cities on Saturday, marking a significant escalation of NATO's
war of aggression in the North African state.
*Israeli troops murder Palestinian and Syrian protesters*
<http://www.wsws. org/articles/ 2011/jun2011/ isra-j06. shtml>
WSWS - Israeli troops killed 13 protesters after opening fire on a
peaceful and unarmed demonstration at the ceasefire line in the occupied
Golan Heights.
*President of Yemen flees to Saudi Arabia*
<http://www.wsws. org/articles/ 2011/jun2011/ yeme-j06. shtml>
WSWS - Mystery still surrounds the Friday morning explosion at the
presidential compound that killed 11 bodyguards and seriously wounded
President Ali Abdullah Saleh and a dozen other top government officials.
*JVP condemns violent response to unarmed protests*
<http://jewishvoicef orpeace.org/ blog/jvp- condemns- violent-response -to-unarmed- protests>
Jewish Voice for Peace -
*Ukrainian Professors Deflate Israeli Charges Against Abusisi*
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/richardsilv erstein/ZOfh/ %7E3/wSgNpPY3pto />
Tikun Olam - Today, brings news that Dirar Abusisi's academic advisors
in Ukraine have further dented the Israeli charges against him which
claim that he led an undercover life as Hamas' chief rocket designer in
Gaza. The two professors who supervised his actual research on
electrical power plants have...
*HEBRON/AL-KHALIL REFLECTION: Hebron comes to Newberg, Oregon, USA*
<http://www.cpt. org/cptnet/ 2011/06/06/ hebronal- khalil-reflectio n-hebron- comes-newberg- oregon>
Christian Peacemaker Teams - Palestine - On Saturday, 21 May, a
shopkeeper called us CPTers to the souq (market) in Hebron's Old Cit
because a sound bomb had hit a man in the head. As I was approaching
the shop, another sound bomb fell near where I was walking, momentarily
deafening me. ...
*Bahrain Grand Prix staff are held and abused, still Grand Prix says
race must go on*
<http://mondoweiss. net/2011/ 06/bahrain- grand-prix- staff-are- held-and- abused-still- grand-prix- says-race- must-go-on. html>
Mondoweiss - and other news from the Arab uprisings: Bahrain Bahraini
doctors and nurses charged Medical staff who treated protesters accused
of plotting to overthrow kingdom's monarchy amid reports of more
violence.
http://english. aljazeera. net/news/ middleeast/ 2011/06/20116674 812696776. html
Bahrain medics accused of treason Dozens of doctors and nurses who
treated injured anti-government protesters.. .
*Epic of a patient. A patient traveler. A Palestinian patient traveler.*
<http://mondoweiss. net/2011/ 06/epic-of- a-patient- a-patient- traveler- a-palestinian- patient-traveler .html>
Mondoweiss - pa . tient noun 1. a person who is receiving medical
treatment, especially in a hospital cancer patients 2. a person who
receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc He's one of Dr
Shaw's patients. © Oxford University Press, 2010 pa . tient adjective ~
(with...
*Bassem Tamimi to judge: 'Land theft and tree burning are not just. Your
military laws are not legitimate. Our peaceful protest is just'*
<http://mondoweiss. net/2011/ 06/bassem- tamimi-to- judge-land- theft-and- tree-burning- are-not-just- your-military- laws-are- not-legitimate- our-peaceful- protest-is- just.html>
Mondoweiss - From the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee [and all
readers are urged to read Tamimi's statement below, as eloquent a
statement of resistance as you will ever read]: After more than two
months in custody, the trial of Bassem Tamimi, a 44 year-old protest
organizer from the...
*A sophisticated movement arrives on Israel's doorstep-- Arab spring--
and Israel has only one plan*
<http://mondoweiss. net/2011/ 06/a-sophisticat ed-movement- arrives-on- israels-doorstep -arab-spring- and-israel- has-only- one-plan. html>
Mondoweiss - Fabulous post by Max Blumenthal today on the strategy
behind the refugees' protests at the border of the occupation, and
Israel's violent response. Go to Blumenthal's post to read Rami Zurayk
(whose book has just been published by JWB ). But here is the Israeli
stuff: Yesterday,.. .
*Israel spins the Naksa killings*
<http://mondoweiss. net/2011/ 06/israel- spins-the- naksa-killings. html>
Mondoweiss - The Israeli government is in spin mode over yesterday's
events in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where hundreds of
protesters calling for the right of return marched and were met with
Israeli gunfire. If the repression inflicted on unarmed protesters three
weeks ago during the Nakba protests...
*Dagan, Ashkenazi, Diskin, Peres Likely Foiled 2010 Netanyahu-Barak
Attack on Iran*
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/richardsilv erstein/ZOfh/ %7E3/8OuwBoOD4fg />
Tikun Olam - Meir Dagan's nightmare vision Amir Oren is one of Haaretz's
most artful journalists when he addresses sensitive security-related
matters. In his current story (Hebrew, English here ), if you read
between the lines and put 2+2 together, you'll understand that Oren is
telling us with a wink...
*U.S. Blacklisted Ofer Brothers After Israel Warned Not to Deal With
Iranian Shipping Company*
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/richardsilv erstein/ZOfh/ %7E3/ClQj03UkGkc />
Tikun Olam - A newly released Wikileaks cable (original here) indicates
that the U.S. warned Israel as far back as 2008 not to do business with
the very shipping company to which Ofer Brothers sold the Raffles Park,
because the shipping line was an Iranian front. The cable warned...
*Israeli Naksa Day War Crimes at Majdal Shams*
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/richardsilv erstein/ZOfh/ %7E3/Mn-mkguNLM8 />
Tikun Olam - Naksa Day wounded protester dragged to safety (Nir
Elias/Reuters) Today and Nakba Day may go down in the recent history of
the Israeli-Arab conflict as two days in which Israel massacred unarmed
Arab civilians in cold blood thus meriting a war crime investigation.
Approximately 600 Palestinian. ..
*Misc 2* <http://vtjp. org/news/ news.php>
*Has J Street Abandoned the Two-State Solution?*
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/jeremiahhab er/PcEx/% 7E3/B0iNOB35d00/ has-j-street- abandoned- two-state. html>
The Magnes Zionist 6 Jun 2011 - Last Saturday night there was a protest
in Tel-Aviv, ostensibly in favor of Palestinian "statehood". For most
Israelis, a two state solution means one real Jewish state, and a
second, quasi, Palestinian state. Heck, that's true not just for most
Israelis for successive American administrations. But...
*Bassem Tamimi speaks out in Israeli Court at the beginning of his
trial*
<http://theonlydemoc racy.org/ 2011/06/bassem- tamimi-speaks- out-in-israeli- court-at- the-beginning- of-his-trial/>
The Only Democracy? JVP2 6 Jun 2011 - from the Popular Struggle
Coordination Committee Bassem Tamimi, the subject of an action alert by
Jewish Voice for Peace, speaks up for freedom on the 44th anniversary of
Israel's Occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, June
5th, 2011. Tamimi's full statement: Your Honor,...
*Illegal Jewish settlers demand reduction in volume of call to prayer*
<http://www.middleea stmonitor. org.uk/news/ middle-east/ 2437-illegal- jewish-settlers- demand-reduction -in-volume- of-call-to- prayer>
Middle East Monitor 6 Jun 2011 - Illegal Israeli settlers in the East
Jerusalem settlement of Maale Adumim have submitted a demand to the
occupation authorities calling for Palestinians in the adjacent village
of Al-Eizareya to turn down the loudspeakers making the call to prayer
from the village's mosques. According to Israeli newspaper...
*Palestinians commemorate the June 1967 War*
<http://www.middleea stmonitor. org.uk/news/ middle-east/ 2436-palestinian s-commemorate- the-june- 1967-war>
Middle East Monitor 6 Jun 2011 - EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Sunday,
Palestinians commemorated the 44th anniversary of the June 1967 War
which resulted in the Israeli occupation of vast swathes of Palestinian
and Arab territory including Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank, the
Syrian Golan Heights and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. The historic...
*Week 11: Salim Kayal - Palestinian political prisoner*
<http://www.middleea stmonitor. org.uk/resources /reports- and-publications /2434-week- 11-salim- kayal-palestinia n-political- prisoner>
Middle East Monitor 6 Jun 2011 - In Israeli prisons there are men and
women who have not only been deprived of their freedom but also the most
basic human rights. Some maintain their hope of freedom despite being
behind bars for a quarter of a century or longer. Prisoner Salim Kayal is...
*When the people become the problem*
<http://www.middleea stmonitor. org.uk/articles/ middle-east/ 2433-when- the-people- become-the- problem>
Middle East Monitor 6 Jun 2011 - I have two observations on the current
campaign against the result of the constitutional referendum led by loud
voices among the political class; one on its form and the other on the
subject. In terms of form, as I understand it, when 77% of the voters...
*Foundation Myths*
<http://josephdana. com/2011/ 06/foundation- myths/?utm_ source=rss& utm_medium= rss&utm_campaign =foundation- myths>
Joseph Dana 6 Jun 2011 - Stifling debate on the Nakba---the Arabic word
for catastrophe and how Palestinians refer to Israel's
founding---prevents a free and open discussion of the historical record
Published on Tablet Magazine on 1 June 2011 On May 15, five days after
Israel's Independence Day, Palestinians rallied around the...
*Syria vows to deal with attackers*
<http://www.bbc. co.uk/go/ rss/int/news/ -/news/world- middle-east- 13677200>
BBC 6 Jun 2011 - Syria's government vows to deal "decisively" with the
gunmen it blames for the deaths of 120 security personnel in the
northern town of Jisr al-Shughour.
*Nuclear agency to focus on Syria*
<http://www.bbc. co.uk/go/ rss/int/news/ -/news/world- middle-east- 13665460>
BBC 6 Jun 2011 - The International Atomic Energy Agency board meets amid
pressure from some nations to rebuke Syria over alleged illicit nuclear
activity.** <http://www.ainfos. ca/en/ainfos2513 0.html>
*Where, Exactly, Are Israel's Borders?*
<http://www.endtheoc cupation. org/article. php?id=3025>
US Campaign to End the Occupation 6 Jun 2011 - June 6, 2011
*Articles*
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*Non-violence activist addresses Israeli military court*
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394300>
Bassem Tamimi, Ma'an News Agency 6/6/2011
/Non-violence activist Bassem Tamimi's address to Israel's Ofer military
court during his trial for organizing protests in the West Bank village
of Nabi Saleh. A military judge refused to allow Tamimi to read his full
statement in court./
Your Honor,
I hold this speech out of belief in peace, justice, freedom, the
right to live in dignity, and out of respect for free thought in the
absence of Just Laws.
Every time I am called to appear before your courts, I become
nervous and afraid. Eighteen years ago, my sister was killed by in a
courtroom such as this, by a staff member. In my lifetime, I have been
nine times imprisoned for an overall of almost 3 years, though I was
never charged or convicted. During my imprisonment, I was paralyzed as a
result of torture by your investigators. My wife was detained, my
children were wounded, my land was stolen by settlers, and now my house
is slated for demolition.
I was born at the same time as the Occupation and have been living
under its inherent inhumanity, inequality, racism and lack of freedom
ever since. Yet, despite all this, my belief in human values and the
need for peace in this land have never been shaken. Suffering and
oppression did not fill my heart with hatred for anyone, nor did they
kindle feelings of revenge. To the contrary, they reinforced my belief
in peace and national standing as an adequate response to the inhumanity
of Occupation.
International law guarantees the right of occupied people to
resist Occupation. In practicing my right, I have called for and
organized peaceful popular demonstrations against the Occupation,
settler attacks and the theft of more than half of the land of my
village, Nabi Saleh, where the graves of my ancestors have lain since
time immemorial. -- See also:Protest organizer on trial in Israeli
military court
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394285>and+972: 'Our
demonstrations are in protest of injustice' West Bank protest leader
tells an Israeli military court
<http://972mag. com/our-demonstr ations-are- in-protest- of-injustice- west-bank- protest-leader- tells-an- israeli-military -court/>more..
<http://www.maannews .net/eng/ ViewDetails. aspx?ID=394300>e-mail
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*Commemorating Naksa: Report on Weekend Anti-Occupation Protests*
<http://www.alternat ivenews.org/ english/index. php/topics/ news/3650- commemorating- naksa-report- on-weekend- anti-occupation- protests->
Dolev Rahat, Alternative Information Center 6/6/2011
/When demonstrators understood that the fire was aimed directly at their
bodies, they began to run. The shooting, however, did not stop.../
This past weekend's demonstrations (3-4 June) against the Israeli
occupation, settlements and apartheid walls were conducted in the West
Bank villages of Bil'in, Na'alin, Nabi Saleh, al Masara and Beit Ummar.
In Budrus a demonstration was held against an Israeli quarry located on
land of Palestinian villages.
The weekly demonstration against the Separation Wall in the
Ramallah-area village of Bil'in commemorated the 44th anniversary of the
Naksa, the beginning of Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank, East
Jerusalem, Gaza Strip and the Syrian Golan. Demonstrators carried two
huge maps of Palestine that noted the Palestinian land lost in 1948 and
1967. When demonstrators reached the Separation Wall, Israeli soldiers
shot tear gas and skunk water at them. Journalist Haled Manasara was
injured in his leg from a tear gas canister. However, demonstrators did
manage to reach the Wall (which in this area is a barbed wire fence) and
removed tens of metres of it.
Tear gas canisters resulted in the setting of several small fires
and burning of numerous olive trees. Soldiers continued shooting toward
the olive groves with the goal of setting trees on fire, even after the
demonstration ended and protesters returned to the village.
In the Ramallah-area village of Na'alin the weekly demonstration
commemorated the second anniversary of the death of Aqel Srur, who was
shot in the chest with live fire in the village in June 2009. This week
the military also chose to oppress the Na'alin demonstration using live
ammunition. -- See also:AlJazeera video: Violence marks 'Naksa' in Golan
Heights
<http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=X-lJkOzhZnk& feature=player_ embedded>more..
<http://www.alternat ivenews.org/ english/index. php/topics/ news/3650- commemorating- naksa-report- on-weekend- anti-occupation- protests->e-mail
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*Two Pseudo-States is not a Solution for Israeli Democracy*
<http://972mag. com/two-pseudo- states-is- not-a-solution- for-israeli- democracy/>
Hagai El-ad, +972 Magazine 6/6/2011
/The two-state solution? Instead of an end to the occupation, September
might bring us not just more of the same, but worse: an occupied
pseudo-State of Palestine, alongside a deteriorating pseudo-democracy in
Israel./
The expected UN General Assembly decision on the establishment of
an independent Palestinian state was perhaps supposed to usher in a new
spirit of optimism among advocates of human rights and democracy.
Self-determination for Palestinians and an end to the Occupation ought
not only to have heralded a dramatic improvement in the human rights
situation in the territories; it could also shift resources previously
channeled into the Occupation towards Israel itself, boost efforts to
reduce socioeconomic disparities, rally investments for equal
opportunity in education and employment, strengthen the legal system,
advance full civic equality, and promote progress toward numerous other
life-affirming goals and objectives. For all those crucial goals and
objectives that have been mired in the swamp of the Occupation, this was
to be their hour.
A new spirit of optimism? Not exactly.
The scenario that now seems to be emerging turns out not to be one
that will end the occupation of the Palestinians or revive Israeli
democracy. On the contrary. In the territories -- we can expect to see
no end to occupation, but a pseudo-state under the further prolonged
state of occupation. In Israel -- it looks like there not to be a
revival of democracy or improvements in civic equality, but further and
even accelerated deterioration towards a pseudo-democracy. The result
will be a pseudo-state there and a pseudo-democracy here.
In the territories, even if 150 or more nations vote in September
at the UN for the declaration of a Palestinian State, this by itself
will end neither the occupation nor the human rights violations to which
the occupation, by its nature, necessarily gives rise....more. .
<http://972mag. com/two-pseudo- states-is- not-a-solution- for-israeli- democracy/>e-mail
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*Eyewitness interview: Israel's "blood harvest" in occupied Golan*
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/electronicI ntifada/% 7E3/wjX1LW8JVSg/ 10048>
Electronic Intifada: 6 Jun 2011 - Jillian Kestler-D'Amours The
Electronic Intifada Hundreds of Palestinian and Syrian refugees marched
yesterday from Syrian-controlled territory to the occupied Golan Heights
to mark Naksa Day. Jillian Kestler-D'Amours interviews Salman
Fakhreddin, a rights activist in the Golan Heights, on the significance
of yesterday's march.more
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/electronicI ntifada/% 7E3/wjX1LW8JVSg/ 10048>
*On Naksa Day, Palestinians carry on popular struggle*
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/electronicI ntifada/% 7E3/ng5iQG7C7Nc/ 10050>
Electronic Intifada: 6 Jun 2011 - Eva Bartlett The Electronic Intifada
Beit Hanoun While Lebanon's Naksa Day demonstrations were prevented by
Lebanese security, demonstrations went on throughout the occupied West
Bank as well as by Palestine supporters worldwide.more
<http://feedproxy. google.com/ %7Er/electronicI ntifada/% 7E3/ng5iQG7C7Nc/ 10050>
*Long Before the "Arab Spring", Palestinians Protest Non-Violently*
<http://ingaza. wordpress. com/2011/ 06/06/long- before-the- arab-spring- palestinians- protest-non- violently/>
In Gaza: 6 Jun 2011 - BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip, Jun 6, 2011 (IPS) -- It
is a scene replayed weekly in Palestine. In Gaza, groups of chanting
demonstrators walk towards the border with Israel, singing, chanting,
dancing. Ayat el Masari, 20, walks with the masses. An English major at
Gaza's Aqsa University, the young woman is among many women who
regularly attend Palestinian protests. "I joined this demonstration and
the one on Nakba Day because I am Palestinian and we have been refugees
for over 60 years," she says referring to the 1948 forced expulsion of
over 750,000 Palestinians from their land to make way for the Jewish
state of Israel. Smiling but firm, the young woman voices what
Palestinians have been saying for decades. "We suffer from the
occupation, it is time for it to end." While the protests throughout
many Arab nations are being called a Facebook revolution and are
analysed as movements... more
<http://ingaza. wordpress. com/2011/ 06/06/long- before-the- arab-spring- palestinians- protest-non- violently/>
*How the Empire Destroys Its Own People*
<http://palestinechr onicle.com/ view_article_ details.php? id=16904>
Palestine Chronicle: 6 Jun 2011 - By James Petras On May 29, 2011,
President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri , the site of a devastating
tornado that killed 140 and pronounced it a terrible 'tragedy'. But were
the deaths the inevitable result of 'natural events' beyond the human
intervention? Coincidentally the same week Afghan President Karzai
condemned the killing of a family of 14 by a NATO fighter bomber,
running the total to several hundred civilians killed so far this year
and thousands over the decade. The relation between the civilian deaths
in Joplin and Afghanistan raises fundamental questions about the
priorities, character and direction of the US Empire and the future of
the American republic. Geography of Tornados Every year at least 20
major violent tornadoes -- with winds exceeding 200 mph -- hit "tornado
alley" and beyond, including central Texas, northern Iowa, central
Kansas, Nebraska, western Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Alabama. Each and every...more
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*Arab Revolution, Western Intervention - Interview*
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Palestine Chronicle: 6 Jun 2011 - Interview by Kourosh Ziabari (Deepak
Tripathi is a British historian, journalist and researcher who
specializes in South and West Asia affairs, terrorism and the United
States foreign policy. Deepak Tripathi worked with BBC for almost 23
years. During these years, he served as a South Asia specialist and
correspondent, Afghanistan correspondent and Syria, Nepal, Pakistan,
India and Sri Lanka reporter. Tripathi is a Member of the Political
Studies Association and the Commonwealth Journalists Association. His
articles and commentaries on the international issues have appeared on
Counterpunch, Foreign Policy Journal, Al-Ahram Weekly, Z Magazine and
History News Network. Deepak has authored several books including
"Breeding Ground: Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism",
"Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan" and "Dialectics of
the Afghanistan Conflict: How the country became a terrorist haven.")
This is my in-depth interview with Deepak Tripathi on the recent
revolutions in the Middle East and...more
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*Palestine's 'Amandla!' Moment: Music and Palestine*
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Palestine Chronicle: 6 Jun 2011 - By Doc Jazz I don't have a dream. It
would perhaps be great if I did, but I don't. Dreams, to me, are a
distortion of reality, a way for your emotions to deal with realities
that your conscious mind finds too hard to digest. They are, by default,
irrational responses that serve to maintain an emotional balance, but
have no problem-solving capabilities. As a Palestinian, I don't like
today's realities, and I find them utterly indigestible. I therefore
firmly believe that they should be changed. I view things from my own
background, like everyone else, and the reality of Palestine is a grim
one, an ugly one, a desperate one, and a violent one. The reason for
this is a racist ideology that defines certain people as inherently
'superior', and others as naturally 'inferior'. Its proponents take
enormous pride in this deluded view of the world, commonly known
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*How about an Arab Lobby?*
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Palestine Chronicle: 6 Jun 2011 - By Aijaz Zaka Syed Pundits aren't
still done debating Netanyahu's little circus in the Congress last week.
Which isn't surprising. Even though we have all been familiar with the
long tradition of US politicians forever dancing to Israel's tunes and
eating out of its lobby's hand, Bibi's endless adulation in the Congress
was nonetheless hard to digest. And it's not just us, distant observers
in the Middle East and sympathizers of the oppressed lot of Palestinians
who are outraged by the US lawmakers repeatedly throwing themselves at
Israeli premier's feet. Many a US commentator who still retains some
semblance of conscience has been troubled by the craven sycophancy of
their politicians. The lawmakers cheered even when the 'guest' standing
there in the highest representative body in the land continually derided
their president and rubbed his nose in. Just as Obama was being mobbed
like a rock star and welcomed like...more
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 8, 2011 3:51:23 GMT 4
 jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Subscribe to our blog Muzzlewatch — www.muzzlewatch.com/....... Before CAT's shareholder meeting, ask the company:
How many more Palestinians
need to become homeless before you react?
On Wednesday, June 9, at 1.30 pm Central Time, the Caterpillar Board of Directors will hold the company's annual shareholder meeting, and they've asked to receive questions in advance of that meeting. Please ask them why are they selling bulldozers to Israel, despite the fact that it is common knowledge that these are used to demolish Palestinian homes.
Subject: How many more Palestinians
need to become homeless before you react?
Your Letter:
Amnesty International asked you to take measures to guarantee that your bulldozers are not used by Israel to commit human rights violations.(1) Human Rights Watch recommended that you suspend the sales of D9 bulldozers, parts, or maintenance services to the Israeli army.(2) The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights sent you a letter warning you that the sale of your bulldozers to Israel “might involve complicity or acceptance on the part of your company to actual and potential violations of human rights, including the right to food.”(3)
All of this happened as early as 2004, and yet you refuse to change course. Why?
Palestinian homes keep on being demolished at a rapid pace. How many more homes need to be demolished before you take responsibility for the actions of your bulldozers?
(1) Israel and the Occupied Territories: Under the rubble: House demolition and destruction of land and property (http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE15/033/2004)
(2) Razing Rafah (http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2004/10/17/razing-rafah)
(3) The UN versus Caterpillar (http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/the-un-vs-caterpillar-1.125315)
Sign the letter as it is or modify it to
speak your mind — salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/301/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6995
Testimony from Gaza —Mohammed Omer's testimony includes a description of the use of CATERPILLAR® D9 bulldozers when his home was demolished by Israeli soldiers. (@ 2 minutes 25 seconds)www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWuRQJeIRyQ |
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 8, 2011 7:10:39 GMT 4
USS Liberty CommemorationsWashington Report on Middle East Affairs <info@wrmea.com>
Washington Report
1902 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
(800) 368-5788 • Fax: (202) 265-4574 ACTION ALERTJune 7, 2011
Contact: news_editor@wrmea.com USS Liberty CommemorationsSurvivors and friends of the USS Liberty will gather in Arlington Cemetery on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 to remember the heroes who were killed 44 years ago, those who have died in the intervening years, and their surviving crewmates who still wait for justice from the government they all served. The annual memorial service is sponsored by the White House Commission on Remembrance, which provides programs to remember Americans killed in service or by acts of terrorism. What: Memorial Service in memory of the 34 officers and civilians* of the 294-man crew who were killed and the 174 injured by Israeli forces in the attack on the USS Liberty on June 8, 1967. When: June 8, 2011; 12 noon Where: Mass Grave #1817, Section 34, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia ........ ProtestWhat: Hollywood, CA Demonstration When: June 8, 2011; 11 am- 2 pm Where: CNN 6430 W. Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA We have heard there will also be a sidewalk demonstration commemorating the victims of the attack on the USS Liberty as well as the victims of 9/11, in front of the CNN in Hollywood, CA from 11 am until 2 pm on Wednesday, June 8. CNN is at 6430 W. Sunset Blvd, a few blocks West of Vine Street 90028-7906. The closest subway is Hollywood/Vine. For more information contact Zan Overall, zn365@aol.com. *USS Liberty fatalities—Lt.Cmdr Philip Armstrong Lt James Pierce Lt Stephen Toth |CPO Raymond Linn CPO Melvin Smith PO William Allenbaugh PO Francis Brown PO Ronnie Campbell PO Jerry Converse PO Robert Eisenberg PO Jerry Goss PO Curtis Graves PO Warren Hersey PO Alan Higgins PO Richard Keene PO James Lupton PO Duane Marggraf PO Anthony Mendle PO John Smith PO John Spicher PO Alexander Thompson PO Homas Thornton PO Phillipe Tiedtke PO Frederick Walton SGT Jack Raper CPL Edward Rehmeyer CIV Allen Blue SN Gary Blanchard SN Lawrence Hayden SN Carl Hoar SN James Lenau SN David Marlborough SN Carl Nygren SN David Skolak  Happy Memorial Day.... In addition to my own Grandfather and other family members who have sacrificed their lives for the United States of America, I offer tribute to those Americans who were killed when the USS Liberty was attacked by Israel on June 8, 1967:  1. William B. Allenbaugh — Baltimore, Md. 2. Philip McC. Armstrong, Jr.* — Detroit, Mich. 3. Gary R. Blanchard — Wichita, Kan. 4. Allen M. Blue* — Yakima, Wash. 5. Francis Brown — Albany, N.Y. 6. Ronnie J. Campbell* — Sevierville, Tenn. 7. Jerry L. Converse — Puyallup, Wash. 8. Robert B. Eisenberg — St. Paul, Minn. 9. Jerry L. Goss* — North Vernon, Ind. 10. Curtis A. Graves* — Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. 11. Lawrence P. Hayden* — Houston, Texas 12. Warren E. Hersey — Philadelphia, Pa. 13. Alan Higgins* — Weymouth, Mass. 14. Carl L. Hoar — Mount Vernon, Ohio 15. Richard W. Keene, Jr. — Batavia, N.Y. 16. James L. Lenau — Washington, Mo. 17. Raymond E. Linn* — Adamsville, Ohio 18. James M. Lupton* — Shreveport, La. 19. Duane R. Marggraf — Fond du Lac, Wis. 20. David W. Marlborough* — Waterville, Maine 21. Anthony P. Mendle — Waterbury, Conn. 22. Carl C. Nygren* — Williamsport, Pa. 23. James C. Pierce* — Clinton, N.C. 24. Jack L. Raper* — Cedartown, Ga. 25. Edward E. Rehmeyer, III — York, Pa. 26. David Skolak — Gary, Ind. 27. John C. Smith, Jr. — Ithaca, N.Y. 28. Melvin D. Smith — Alamance, N.C. 29. John C. Spicher* — Terentum, Pa. 30. Alexander N. Thompson, Jr. — Philadelphia, Pa. 31. Thomas R. Thornton — Sprinfield, Ohio 32. Philippe C. Tiedtke — Santa Cruz, Calif. 33. Stephen S. Toth — San Diego, Calif. 34. Frederick J. Walton — Niagara Falls, N.Y. *Buried in Arlington National Cemetery www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/historical_information/casualties_uss_liberty.html....... WHO SAYS THE LIBERTY ATTACK WAS DELIBERATE?
LINK to list of quotations regarding Israel's deliberate attack on the USS Liberty:
www.ussliberty.org/supporters.htm.......         www.viewzone.com/liberty.html.......  www.usslibertyveterans.org/....... Dead in the Water —
The Attack on the USS Libertypart 1 — www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujoc1DYjuPEpart 2 — www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MXQOBiWkBApart 3 — www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh5IRo1jReUpart 4 — www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuVjF3vDcZcpart 5 — www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-wIIoSe8FMpart 6 — www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jjncUl7_Lkpart 7 — www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq4AOGnfAJ4....... More information about Israel's deadly attack on the USS LIBERTY —www.google.com/search?q=uss+liberty....... 
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 8, 2011 16:30:53 GMT 4
Anthony Weiner Falsely Claims There’s
‘No Israeli Occupation’ In The West Bank And No IDF Troops ThereBy Zaid Jilani on Mar 4, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Think ProgressLast night, The Nation Institute hosted a debate between former congressman Brian Baird and Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and moderated by The New York Times’s Roger Cohen about the UN-commissioned Goldstone Report, which documented alleged war crimes committed by both the Israeli military and Hamas forces during the 22-day long “Operation Cast Lead” conflict in Gaza in 2008. At one point during the debate, Weiner began to say that the West Bank was more relatively prosperous than Gaza in part because there is no Israeli occupation there (although there is an enormous blockade). Cohen pointedly asked Weiner if he was really serious in claiming that Israel is not currently occupying the West Bank, which is the position of the international community and the United States. Weiner repeatedly insisted that there was no occupation there, even going as far as telling Cohen he agreed that there was “no IDF [Israeli Defense Forces] presence there”: WEINER: You can see a difference in the development in the West Bank with 11 percent year over year growth, with no Israeli occupation there either, with increasing access to checkpoints — COHEN: What about area C, D, WEINER: Hold on, maybe this would be helpful COHEN: No occupation in the West Bank, did I hear you right? WEINER: Yes. COHEN: Have you been to the West Bank lately? WEINER: Yes. COHEN: You didn’t see the IDF there? WEINER: In Ramallah? No. In Nablus? No. Now can I tell ya there might be some people in this room who think Jerusalem is occupied. COHEN: Well hold on a second there, let’s stick to the West Bank. You’re saying there is no IDF presence there? WEINER: Yes. Watch it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0OGBbrHA3MIt is simply false to say that the West Bank is not occupied and that there is no Israeli troop presence in the area. Both Nablus and Ramallah are the frequent subjects of Israeli military raids, and access to and from the cities is subject to Israeli control. Americans for Peace Now (APN) is a leading Middle East NGO that advocates for a peaceful two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On its website, it has an interactive map of the Palestinian territories. The map lays out the presence of thousands of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, each of which is connected to eachother by Israeli-only roads guarded by numerous Israeli military battalions and many more checkpoints. In the following map, each blue house represents an Israeli settlement: It would be surprising to the Palestinian population in the West Bank, which has been under a state of occupation for 44 years, to hear that it lives free of Israeli military presence. This certainly is what the people who live in the territory want. Recent polling has found that 74 percent of the Palestinian population endorses a two-state solution where both the Israelis and Palestinians can live free in two independent states safe from occupation and terrorism. Yet such a solution will never happen as long as American politicians like Weiner advocate for a foreign policy that endorses every move Israel takes and fails to condemn its abuses against the Palestinian population. (HT: Mondoweiss) thinkprogress.org/security/2011/03/04/148818/weiner-occupation-west-bank/(many thanks to Amira E via Kimberly A).......... .......... Anthony Weiner's Twitter Rant
[ABC: 5-31-2011] www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc7mh7-zBu0Nightline from ABC News: Rep. Anthony Weiner on
Twitter Photo Scandal: 'I Was Pranked' www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0z5k0mc5ykUploaded by ABCNews on Jun 2, 2011
Weiner denied tweeting a lewd photo but won't comment on whether it's him.Rep. Anthony Weiner:
House Ethics Investigation [ABC: 6-08-2011] www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJCg719D5I...... Rep. Weiner Standing His Ground Amidst
Calls to ResignBy JON KARL and KEVIN DOLAK
June 8, 2011
ABC.com (American, not Australian) John Minchillo/AP Photo — U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., leaves a news conference in
New York, June 6, 2011, where he confessed that he tweeted a bulging-underpants photo of
himself to a young woman and admitted to "inappropriate" exchanges with six women
before and after getting married.Pressure is mounting on Rep. Anthony Weiner to step down after his confession that he had been sending lewd photos of himself to women via Facebook and Twitter -- and that he has lied about it. The New York Democrat is finding few who are willing to publicly come to his defense, even in his own party. "Lying is unforgivable. Lying publicly about something like this is unforgivable and he should resign," former DNC Shairman Tim Kaine, D-Va., told CBS on Tuesday. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's call for an ethics committee investigation is not satisfying some Republicans who are calling for an immediate resignation. Weiner, however, maintains that he will hang onto his job as U.S. Representative for New York's 9th congressional district. "I am not resigning," Weiner said told reporters in Queens, N.Y., Tuesday evening. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus became the first official to call on Weiner to resign after Weiner's mea culpa press conference on Monday. "Congressman Weiner's actions and deception are unacceptable and he should resign. We do not need an investigation to know he lied and acted inappropriately, we need a resignation," Priebus said in a written statement. "Either Leader Pelosi and DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz believe members of Congress are held to a different set of standards or they believe these actions demand his resignation," he added. And on top of Pelosi's quick call for an ethics committee investigation, few of Weiner's fellow Democrats are rushing to his defense. "I know Congressman Weiner. And I wish there was some way I could defend him -- but I can't," Senator Harry Reid, D – Nev., said. Reid added that if Weiner called him for advice, he'd tell him to "call someone else." Although Weiner's actions would be considered by many to be lewd and inappropriate, the major question for the ethics committee is whether he broke the rules of the House of Representatives. Blake Chisam, former staff director of the ethics committee, says that if Weiner used his government computer to send the messages, he could be in trouble, even though some incidental personal use is permitted. "You know the rules in the house can often be a labyrinth," Chisam told ABC News, adding that the questions of whether sending pornography or lewd photographs will be difficult to argue as "incidental." Adding to the carnival-like atmosphere surrounding the story, Donald Trump posted a scathing Youtube video with his reaction to the scandal. "The fact is, Anthony Weiner is a bad guy. He's a psycho. And when this came out, I was not surprised at all," Trump said in the clip. video — via link abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-weiner-standing-ground-amidst-calls-resign/story?id=13789038....... Anthony Weiner Says There's 'No Occupation' In West Bank www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0OGBbrHA3MUploaded by ThinkProgress2 on Mar 4, 2011
Anthony Weiner Says There's 'No Occupation' In West Bank(many thanks to Amira E via Kimberly A) source: timothyministries.org/theologicaldictionary/references.aspx?theword=west%20bank www.thewe.cc/weplanet/news/middle_east/palestine/because_we_are_jews.htm Anti-Zionist Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold banners during a demonstration against
the Israeli excavations near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem
February 27, 2007. The Arabic banner on the left reads "Jerusalem belongs to
the Palestinians." The one on the right reads "Jews are forbidden to insult
Islamic religious sites." Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awadwww.thewe.cc/weplanet/news/middle_east/palestine/because_we_are_jews.htm......... Woman Who Forced Rep. Weiner Confession www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l5dLj1qWQ0Uploaded by joshpnw2 on Jun 7, 2011
Source: abcnews.go.com/Politics
A 26-year-old single mother who claimed to have a month-long electronic relationship with disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner today revealed details of their explicit online exchanges.
Megan Broussard told how Weiner started pursuing her online after she 'liked' a YouTube video of one of his speeches.
She claims that they exchanged hundreds of messages and he even called her from his New York congressional office.THANK YOU. 
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 8, 2011 19:48:37 GMT 4
Ongoing trial —
The murder of American Rachel Corrie by
Israeli CATERPILLAR D9 bulldozer driver
Unit Commander Says Ordered to
Continue Bulldozer Work Despite Danger to Civilians[/size] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2011Corrie Trial Spotlights Israeli Accountability For
Unlawful Killing of Nonviolent Protester
(Haifa, Israel – April 4, 2011) – The commander of the unit that killed Rachel Corrie told a Haifa court on Sunday that he was ordered to continue bulldozer work even though it presented danger to civilians, including foreign activists, who were present in the area and could not be dispersed. Known to the court as Captain S.R., the Bedouin officer said that he actually requested to halt bulldozer operations on the day Rachel was killed, because he thought civilians might be hurt, but was ordered to continue.“Today’s testimonies provide further strong evidence regarding the Israeli military failure to take necessary and reasonable measures to protect Rachel’s life and prevent her avoidable tragic death. They also underscore the systemic inadequacy of the military investigation system which in this case, was nothing but a whitewash,” said Attorney Hussein Abu Hussein, who represents the Corrie family. “More than eight years after Rachel’s death, we are uncovering new pieces of the truth despite a wall of secrecy and lack of transparency.”Rachel, an American student activist and human rights defender, was crushed to death by an Israeli military Caterpillar D9R bulldozer on March 16, 2003 while nonviolently protesting the demolition of Palestinian homes in Rafah, Gaza. On the day she was killed, Captain S.R. radioed to Israeli army command and said that something from the bulldozer fell on Rachel. However, in court, he admitted he did not see the exact moment of the incident and that this was only a fleeting hypothesis. He said he reached Rachel’s body less than one minute after the incident and it was immediately clear by marks in the ground that Rachel had been hit by the bulldozer. Captain S.R.’s testimony about the location of Rachel’s body after she was hit corroborated that of international eyewitnesses and the bulldozer driver, all of whom said that after the bulldozer backed up, Rachel’s body was located between the bulldozer and the mound of earth that it had pushed. This calls into question the testimony of the bulldozer commander, and the position of the State, that Rachel’s body was in a different location: on the far side of the mound of earth created by the bulldozer. Captain S.R. confirmed that evidence photos taken by the protesters that day accurately reflect the scene of the incident after Ms. Corrie was hit.    Additional testimony included:* He testified the unit’s standard practice on the ground was to stop if someone was within five meters of the bulldozer. International eyewitnesses previously testified that Rachel was well beyond this distance when the bulldozer began its approach. * He confirmed he did not think the presence of protesters in the area was forbidden and stated he was not sure if it was a closed military zone, but in any event, he did not think he had the authority to declare it one. He added that it was forbidden for people to be that close to the bulldozer, and that demonstration dispersal measures were carried out on one occasion several hours earlier that day, but were abandoned as they failed to impact the protesters. * He confirmed that a female soldier viewed the site through a remote camera that day, and instructions could be given to his unit based on what was seen. * The Captain’s review of an interview he gave to Israeli Channel 2 TV’s “Uvda” program confirmed the existence of IDF video footage that has not been submitted into evidence by the State or provided to the Corrie family’s attorneys through discovery. The interview, aired on April 5, 2003, included a segment of March 16th, 2003 Israeli military video of the operations. His testimony confirms additional IDF video exists, even though the lead Military Police investigator responsible for obtaining evidence in the case stated firmly that there is no additional video. * He confirmed that a written document does exist that outlines regulations, specific to civilians, for a “removal procedure” – a set of instructions outlining how to remove civilians in situations such as these. Attorneys for the State continued to claim the regulation does not exist – in direct contradiction to the sworn testimony of their own witness moments before. Example of removing civilians —
Activists block Israeli bulldozer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq47IogJbBo
Uploaded by ISMPalestine on Apr 28, 2010
Protesters in Al Walaja attempt to stop an Israeli bulldozer from destroying Palestinian property to make way for the continued construction of the illegal seperation wall. Once complete, the wall would encircle the entire village of Al Walaja, preventing villagers from reahing their land, limiting their freedom to travel and stopping their family and friends from visiting them. The second witness to testify on Sunday was S.L., who in 2003 was head of the Mechanized Engineering Equipment Department. In an affidavit submitted to the court, referring to regulations, S.L. said, “in no way is the directive applicable to the operational conditions in which the bulldozer operated in this case.” However, in court on Sunday, he contradicted that assertion and admitted that regulations requiring that D9 bulldozers not operate within 20 meters (sic. should be 20 feet? above is stated 5 meters) of people did, in fact, apply. When asked if there were “lessons learned” in response to this incident, he said he was unaware of any changes made in training and affirmed that to date, cameras to improve visibility have not been added to the bulldozers. He said the Israeli army experimented with cameras but found they were not a good solution because they were too easily damaged and because neither the bulldozer operator nor his commander had ability to pay attention to the cameras under operational circumstances. However, he confirmed that unmanned “drone” bulldozers with cameras attached were used by the Israeli army during the Lebanon invasion of 2006.Sunday’s proceedings were attended by the American Embassy and representatives from the legal and human rights organizations; Avocats Sans Frontières, Al Haq, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, National Lawyers Guild, and Yesh Din. The next hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, April 6th from 9:00-16:00 before Judge Oded Gershon, 6th floor, Haifa, District Court, 12 Palyam St., Haifa, Israel. The Deputy Battalion Commander and Platoon Commander are scheduled to testify. An additional hearing is anticipated. Please visit the Trial Update page of the Rachel Corrie Foundation website for updates, changes to the court schedule, and related information. For press related inquiries, please contact: press [at] rachelcorriefoundation.org Posted on April 4 2011 by Dave.rachelcorriefoundation.org/blog/2011/04/04/unit-commander-says-ordered-to-continue-bulldozer-work-despite-danger-to-civilians....... Stopping Bulldozer Work Not an Option
Despite Risk to ProtestersFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2011
Updated April 12Deputy Battalion Commander Says Avoiding Precedent Influenced
Decision Not to Stop(Haifa, Israel – April 11, 2011) – Two Israeli military officers who commanded troops near Rafah, Gaza on the day Rachel Corrie was killed, took the stand behind a screen in a Haifa court Wednesday, April 6, as government witnesses in the ongoing civil lawsuit Corrie vs. the State of Israel. Their testimony further underscored the failure of the Israeli military to recognize the rights, and protect the lives and property of civilians in the Rafah, Gaza region in 2003; including that of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) protesters. Deputy Battalion Commander Sh.R, a Major responsible for overseeing 450-500 soldiers in Gaza, said he was located about 1 ½ kilometers from the scene at the army’s Liaison Unit with Foreign Forces (Yaklaz), and that although the bulldozer work was under the direct ground supervision of Captain S.R., he was in a position to influence the work and was ultimately responsible for the decisions made that day. This was significant because in the preceding hearing, Captain S.R., a Bedouin officer who testified earlier in the week, told the court he requested to halt his work because of the presence of the protesters, and potential danger to them, but received orders to continue.Sh.R. defined the “Philidelphi Route” not just as the narrow, Israeli controlled, military road running parallel to the Gaza/Egypt border, but rather as the entire width of land between the Egypt border and the first row of Palestinian houses inside Gazan territory. He also insisted that Palestinians in these houses were those digging tunnels, snipers attacking the military, or smuggling weapons, and that clearing and destroying homes was done only after it was “beyond a reasonable doubt” that homes were empty. Please refer to Mohammed Omer's testimony about the demolition of his home and
the injury to his mother, who managed to escape the house by jumping out the window as
the bulldozer approached the house from the front door.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWuRQJeIRyQ His description, although emblematic of the Israeli military’s position regarding the area in 2003, completely ignores the fact, and credible documentation by U.N. humanitarian agencies and human rights groups, that the land was once filled with densely populated civilian homes, the first row of which receded rapidly as the Israeli military bulldozed row upon row of houses, widening the border’s buffer zone and claiming the newly razed Palestinian territory for its own. Comparative satellite photos from a 2004 Human Rights Watch publication titled Razing Rafah: Mass Home Demolitions in the Gaza Strip document this “wholesale destruction” of Palestinian homes along Gaza’s southern border. www.hrw.org/en/reports/2004/10/17/razing-rafah-0
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www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/rafah1004full.pdf In e-mails to her mother,* Rachel described her experience living with the Nasrallah family, whose home she was protesting in front of when she was killed: “the two front rooms of their house are unusable because gunshots have been fired through the walls, so the whole family—three kids and two parents—sleep in the parents’ bedroom. I sleep on the floor next to the youngest daughter, Iman, and we all share blankets. … Friday is the holiday, and when I woke up they were watching Gummy Bears dubbed into Arabic. So, I ate breakfast with them and sat there for a while and just enjoyed being in this big puddle of blankets with this family watching what for me seemed like Saturday morning cartoons.”  Iman Nasrallah — One of the family members who
lived in the home that Rachel was protecting with her life.Although the house was not demolished that day, the family was forced to flee seven months later when the Israeli military cut sewer and power lines and badly damaged a structural wall. The home was fully demolished in spring 2004. It was home to five young children, four of whom were present behind their garden wall as the bulldozer unit approached and Rachel was killed. Additional testimony of the Deputy Battalion Commander Included:* He stated that there was a weekly work plan as well as a written “mission file” for the unit that identified the unit’s mission directive, participating forces, and instructions given to the force; including any safety instructions. However, this material was never released to Corrie family attorneys as part of discovery of the Military Police investigative file – a startling omission that calls into question the thoroughness of the government’s investigation into Rachel’s killing. * Sh.R. identified that there was a female “scout” who recorded both video and audio files from the event, but claimed that not all the audio was recorded. Sh.R. also confirmed that cell phones, were also used, but unrecorded, to communicate orders back and forth between Captain S.R. and the Deputy Battalion Commander. * Sh.R. stated he knew unarmed protestors were in the area, but in his opinion, stopping the work was not an option. He said the protesters were not a threat to the force, but added that if every foreigner came to raise banners, terrorists would also come and he would lose his ability to control the region. He admitted that avoiding a precedent was a consideration in the decision to continue working. He stated that in his opinion, the protesters should have been barred from entering Gaza. * Although, he described in testimony that regulations state you don’t shoot unless there is intent and means to hurt you, a written summary of events recorded in the daily operations log on March 16, 2003, stated, “those foreigners should be handled and their entrance into the Gaza Strip should be forbidden. Additionally, the work must continue in the area in question. The firing orders state that every adult person should be shot to kill.” Within seven weeks of Rachel’s killing, award winning journalist James Miller and activist Tom Hurndall, both British citizens, were shot and killed along the same two mile stretch of the Rafah, Gaza border. * When asked if he recalled being involved in an incident of “interference” with the military police investigation, Sh.R responded, “yes” and described how his Division Commander phoned him and ordered the investigation stopped due to a dispute over authorization. Sh.R. testified that he approached the lead investigator, interrupting the questioning of the bulldozer driver already in progress, and that personal words were exchanged. He acknowledged that he instructed the investigator to stop, based on orders of the High Command. When questioned about the ethics of interfering in a military police investigation, Sh.R. stated emphatically that he was given an order and he carried it out. Following Sh.R’s testimony, Platoon Commander, A.D. took the stand. Unlike Sh.R, who was away from the scene, witness A.D. was present and second in command within the Acensored . He struggled to remember specific details about the events and said that he did not see the events before, during, or after they occurred. He also did not recall any lessons learned from the incident. Highlights of Platoon Commander A.D.’s testimony included:* He confirmed the unit would have been given a written “task file” before setting out on the work, although he could not remember anything about the specific file that day.* The Acensored had a periscope from which they could see a longer distance from the vehicle. * Commander R.S. spoke frequently on the cell phone and, in order to use it, he had to remove his helmet. This contradicts earlier military testimonies that claimed helmets worn would never be removed and, thus, soldiers would not have heard the protesters shouting through the megaphone nearby.* He could not recall the specific safety instructions for the D9 bulldozer, but said the unit would continue working as carefully as possible. He believed work was allowed if protesters were within 15 meters of the vehicle, but not if they were within 5 meters. * He knew that the protesters were civilians and “Americans.” * He said there was a first aid kit within the Acensored , and he believed it was likely that the radio communications person in the vehicle was also a trained medic. However, he confirmed that the medical kit was not thrown to the protesters after Rachel was hit. Testimony made clear that no serious attempt was made by the military to provide medical assistance to Rachel at the scene prior to Palestinian medics evacuating her.Wednesday’s proceedings were attended by a representative from the American Embassy and representatives from the legal and human rights organizations; Adalah, Advocates Sans Frontièrs, Al Haq, Al Mezan, Amnesty International, Arab Association for Human Rights, the Ecumenical Accompaniment Team, and Yesh Din. The next, and likely last, hearing is scheduled for Sunday, May 22nd from 9:00-16:00. Scheduled to testify are Colonel Pinhas (Pinky) Zuaretz and former IDF spokesperson, Brigadier General Ruth Yaron. Hearings are held before Judge Oded Gershon, 6th floor, Haifa District Court, 12 Palyam St., Haifa, Israel. (note that this witness has not, to this date, taken the stand)Please visit rachelcorriefoundation.org/trial for updates, changes to the court schedule, and related information. For press related inquiries, please contact: Email: press@rachelcorriefoundation.org Posted on April 11 2011 by Dave.[/i] rachelcorriefoundation.org/blog/2011/04/11/stopping-bulldozer-work-not-an-option-despite-risk-to-protesters.......... www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3JI-axaRF4www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8Z3i3aTq4  *Rachel's words:rachelcorriefoundation.org/rachel/emails
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 8, 2011 19:59:28 GMT 4
War Crimes Litigation in U.S. Courts:
The Caterpillar Case —
view online (click, this is a link)download pdf —www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/2954 Example —
Israeli bulldozers spread despair in
the Occupied Territories
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQqOv0oqyLo
Uploaded by ISMPalestine on Nov 26, 2010
The village of al-Rifayaia, east of Yatta in South Hebron,
where at 8:15 AM Israeli forces had demolished a house
that had been home to two families of twenty people
(16 of them minors). - Music by Circles
map source: BBC jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Subscribe to our blog Muzzlewatch — www.muzzlewatch.com/....... Before CAT's shareholder meeting, ask the company:
How many more Palestinians
need to become homeless before you react?
On Wednesday, June 9, at 1.30 pm Central Time, the Caterpillar Board of Directors will hold the company's annual shareholder meeting, and they've asked to receive questions in advance of that meeting. Please ask them why are they selling bulldozers to Israel, despite the fact that it is common knowledge that these are used to demolish Palestinian homes.
Subject: How many more Palestinians
need to become homeless before you react?
Your Letter:
Amnesty International asked you to take measures to guarantee that your bulldozers are not used by Israel to commit human rights violations.(1) Human Rights Watch recommended that you suspend the sales of D9 bulldozers, parts, or maintenance services to the Israeli army.(2) The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights sent you a letter warning you that the sale of your bulldozers to Israel “might involve complicity or acceptance on the part of your company to actual and potential violations of human rights, including the right to food.”(3)
All of this happened as early as 2004, and yet you refuse to change course. Why?
Palestinian homes keep on being demolished at a rapid pace. How many more homes need to be demolished before you take responsibility for the actions of your bulldozers?
(1) Israel and the Occupied Territories: Under the rubble: House demolition and destruction of land and property (http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE15/033/2004)
(2) Razing Rafah (http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2004/10/17/razing-rafah)
(3) The UN versus Caterpillar (http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/the-un-vs-caterpillar-1.125315)
Sign the letter as it is or modify it to
speak your mind — salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/301/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6995
Testimony from Gaza —Mohammed Omer's testimony includes a description of the use of CATERPILLAR® D9 bulldozers when his home was demolished by Israeli soldiers. (@ 2 minutes 25 seconds)www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWuRQJeIRyQ
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 8, 2011 20:08:04 GMT 4
As an aside, it's interesting to note that malware appears to be associated with
the following images and this website: formacioncontinua08.com 
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 8, 2011 21:10:53 GMT 4
Trapped in Gaza: Rafah Crossing Closed to Palestinians
Soon After Egyptian Pledge to Reopen It (DN!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nnfxt7uvkEUploaded by democracynow on Jun 7, 2011
DemocracyNow.org — In the Gaza Strip, the Hamas government has asked Egypt to drop restrictions on the Rafah border crossing, just days after the checkpoint opened last week. In a major policy shift, Egypt's transition government had unsealed the Rafah border after years of closure under ousted Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak. But less than a week later, Egypt imposed a cap of 400 people per day, turning back busloads of people that had been cleared for passage. On Saturday, the border was sealed completely, causing angry Palestinians to storm the gates in protests. Democracy Now!'s Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar were one of the few teams of foreign journalists to witness the scene at the Rafah border and they file this report from the Gaza Strip.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Trapped in Gaza: Rafah Crossing Closed to Palestinians
Soon After Egyptian Pledge to Reopen It (DN!)
AMY GOODMAN: In the Gaza Strip, the Hamas government has asked Egypt to drop restrictions on the Rafah border crossing, just days after the checkpoint opened last week. In a major policy shift, Egypt’s transition government had unsealed the Rafah border after years of closure under ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. But less than a week later, Egypt imposed a cap of 400 people per day, turning back busloads of people who had been cleared for passage. On Saturday, the border was sealed completely, causing angry Palestinians to storm the gates in protest.
Well, Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar are in the Gaza Strip and were one of the few teams of foreign journalists to witness the scene at the Rafah border. They filed this report.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Outrage in Gaza. Palestinians trying to leave through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt find that they are still trapped inside the Strip. Last week, the Egyptian government announced it had permanently reopened the Rafah crossing, Gaza’s only border not controlled by Israel. The announcement was welcomed by Gazans who have been living under a severe blockade imposed by Israel for the last five years. The Mubarak government cooperated with the siege by tightly restricting movement through Rafah. Three months after Mubarak’s ouster, the post-revolutionary government in Egypt said it had permanently reopened the crossing. But the reality on the ground tells a very different story.
BADREYA: [translated] The Egyptians told us the crossing is open and that they’re letting in elderly people and women. They haven’t let in anything. I’m going to have surgery that I myself am paying for. For three days I’ve been coming to this crossing for no reason.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: For the past few days, hundreds of Palestinians have traveled from across Gaza to the Rafah border crossing hoping to enter Egypt, only to be turned away.
PALESTINIAN MAN ON BUS: [translated] As you can see, we come and we try. This one is closed, this one is open. The one gate we have is the Egyptian gate. We appeal to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces under the leadership of Field Marshal Tantawi to open the crossing and ease the Palestinian situation.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Would-be travelers had many reasons for wanting to leave Gaza: the sick seeking medical treatment, students studying overseas, family members trying to reunite with loved ones. To many of them, the border opening was an empty promise, and their anger is palpable.
ASMAA ABU MEZIED: Every day we came, and they just—they say the borders are closed. And we are asking why they are closed. You know, we heard on the news that the Egyptian borders are open. So where is the question? What’s the problem? I want someone to answer me. What’s the problem?
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Gazans are left to wonder why the Egyptian government pledged to ease restrictions on travel and then not follow through.
MOHAMMED OMER: The Rafah crossing has been the only place for many Palestinians getting in and out of the Gaza Strip
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Mohammed Omer is an award-winning Palestinian journalist based in Rafah.
MOHAMMED OMER: I think Egypt is under international pressure from the United States and Israel to shut the border once again and to make restrictions on the Palestinians.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: There are more than 1.5 million Palestinians living in Gaza, a 25-mile-long strip of land and one of the most densely populated areas on earth. Israel tightened its blockade on the territory in 2007 after Hamas was elected to power and subsequently seized control of the territory. Ghazi Hamad is the deputy minister of foreign affairs for Hamas.
GHAZI HAMAD: You know, the only passage for Gaza is Rafah crossings, and we still have restrictions and limits on these crossings. But the other borders in the east and west and the north, it is controlled by the Israeli occupation. So it’s not easy for the Palestinians to move freely, because there is some political interests, either from United States, from Israel, from other countries, trying to put more hard conditions in Gaza and to continue the policy of blockade and siege and collective sanction against people. So, they feel that they are still living in a big prison. And despite that there’s some movement in and out, but we feel that we have the taste of a prison still in Gaza.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: The Israeli-imposed blockade and tight restrictions on freedom of travel in and out of Gaza mean that many Palestinians have never left the territory.
MOHAMMED OMER: There is a psychological impact that you feel—everybody feels trapped, in a way, inside the Gaza prison, which is true. In a way, you have here—we are on the beach of Rafah. You have the Israeli navy. You can see it, the Israeli navy, warships over there. And in the north, you see that the Israeli border is sealed. There is no one who can get out. The east, there is Israeli border. And the south, there is the Egyptian border. So everybody feels trapped inside the Gaza Strip, particularly those young men between the age of 18 to 40 who are not allowed to get outside without security coordination. Egypt called it visa, but I don’t call it a visa. In fact, it’s called security coordination, and it takes a long time for you, as a young man, to get outside of the Gaza Strip.
NADER ELKHUZUNDAR: I tried many times to leave. Like, I got admission from different universities, like in Canada and the U.S. I just can’t leave, because I was denied entry, like on both sides, the Egyptian and the Israeli.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Nader Elkhuzundar is a 23-year-old university graduate. Like many Palestinian men his age, he has been unable to leave Gaza his entire life.
NADER ELKHUZUNDAR: They just deny entry, and they don’t give any clear reason. Like they’re just, "Sorry, but we can’t let you in. Go back to your home." I’ve tried for the past six years. I’m still trying, like I’m waiting admission from a university in the U.K. And I hope that I will be granted entry, so I can at least, like for once maybe, see the other world, see the other side of the border, and see the outer world.
MOHAMMED OMER: In many ways, you see some of the youth really having hard times. And what is the option for them? They feel isolated. Some of them, they doubt if there is a world even outside the Rafah crossing. When you talk to them, they say, "Is there really world outside the Rafah crossing? Maybe it’s all fake, what we see on television." But, you know, when you tell them that there is indeed world, and there are people who are supporting Palestine, and there are people who are supporting peace and justice in the region, they doubt it, because they don’t see it.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: The Egyptian government’s decision to reopen the border crossing on a permanent basis was hailed by many as the first concrete step in reversing years of Mubarak-era policies towards the Palestinians and Egypt’s complicity in the siege. Nagham Mohanna is a journalist and filmmaker.
NAGHAM MOHANNA: We were with the Egyptians in their revolution. Everybody—you can see that the TV channels only on Al Jazeera or Al Arabiya following what is happening in Egypt. For weeks we didn’t turn the channels. We were so happy when we heard that they succeeded in their revolution, because we said that we will have some effects on our society, on our place in Gaza.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Salama Baraka is the director of the borders and crossings police in Gaza. He said that just a few days after Egyptian authorities reopened the border, they began severely restricting travel for Palestinians.
SALAMA BARAKA: [translated] For instance, they said that the technical staff at the Egyptian crossing was not prepared to receive this number of travelers, who were no more than 400. This is obviously an unreasonable answer. Rafah is an international crossing point that has facilitated the movement of thousands of travelers for years without any problems.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Day after day, hundreds of Palestinians traveled to the border in the anticipation that they might be able to get out. But as the week progressed, the situation only got worse. Fewer Palestinians were being let through, the approval process was vague, and there was little communication. This culminated on Saturday when Egyptian authorities suddenly closed the border without warning. Ayoub Abu Shaar, the director of the Rafah crossing from the Palestinian side, made repeated phone calls to his Egyptian counterparts to find out what was happening, but he received no response.
AYOUB ABU SHAAR: [translated] We tried to reach the Egyptian side, but until now they have not responded to us at all. We haven’t been informed of any decision from the Egyptians about today or tomorrow, or about specific hours. Nothing. The closing is a complete surprise. The circumstances of the closing are a complete surprise. We weren’t expecting it at all. I don’t know why this step was taken by the Egyptian side, even more so because we were not informed of this decision.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: With the border closed and no word on why or when it would open, tensions quickly escalated. Dozens of men, women and children gathered at a large metal gate in the no man’s land between Egypt and Gaza. A dramatic scene unfolded as they banged on the gate, shouting to be let across. The crowd swelled, and people began to push heavily on the large metal doors until they finally broke open. Egyptian soldiers armed with assault rifles, electric batons and shields lined up to guard the border. A large wooden scaffolding had been constructed over the main gate. Egyptian authorities claimed they needed to renovate the crossing. Palestinian protesters shouted and chanted at the soldiers to let them through. Journalist Mohammed Omer describes the scene.
MOHAMMED OMER: He’s screaming that in this ambulance is his child who’s 12 years old. "Open the crossing. I can’t watch my son die in front of my eyes," he just said. He is trying to convince the Egyptian officers, but unfortunately, the Egyptian officer seems to be having a high command officials who said that the crossing should be closed immediately.
We are in no man’s land, basically. This is the Egyptian gate. This is the Palestinian gate. Palestinians are traveling that side. They are not allowed to travel today. They say, "We prefer to die, not to be humiliated by our brothers and sisters in Egypt." People are chanting. Everybody here wanted to leave to Egypt since Egypt announced the opening of the crossing. Going through those people, we find many of those people who are really desperate to leave for the first time, when they heard that Egypt has opened the border since the siege was established in 2006. Everybody is saying that, "Hey, there is an agreement on the ground. We have legitimacy from the youth of the Tahrir Square. We are all one hand. We coordinate with each other and break the siege on Gaza." Unfortunately, the officers are telling them that we have instructions to keep this crossing closed for the time being.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: The protesters were eventually escorted back by Palestinian security, and the border remained sealed. There was no word on when it would open again, and people were left not knowing when they could leave. The next day, hundreds of Palestinians again made their way to the Rafah crossing. The border gates were closed, but this time from the Palestinian side. Frustration and anger mounted.
ASMAA ABU MEZIED: I want someone to tell me why it is closed. Why the media—if the media is telling lies. Where’s the truth? I want to know, where is the truth? And if it is closed or open, I want to know. We are, as a citizen, Palestinian citizen, we need to speak with someone. But nobody is answering. Everyone is blaming the other side.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: The Egyptians had opened their side of the border, but Hamas announced it would keep the Palestinian side closed until the Egyptian government relaxed entry restrictions and allowed more Palestinians in per day. Torn between the two sides, the people of Gaza are left trapped, with no way out.
AHMED ABU ERGAILA: It’s our right to live in dignity. It’s not a problem of business or national interest or commerce. It’s an issue of dignity. And for that, we fight every day, against the Egyptians, against the siege, and against our people, here on the gate.
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: For Democracy Now!, I’m Sharif Abdel Kouddous with Nicole Salazar in the Gaza Strip.
AMY GOODMAN: And this is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report.
(many thanks to Mohammed O)
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 9, 2011 6:13:13 GMT 4
Caterpillar Board confronted in Little Rock over
sale of bulldozers to IsraelPosted on June 8, 2011
WeDivest.orgCaterpillar Board confronted in Little Rock over sale of bulldozers to Israel
21% of shareholders ask for review of company’s human rights practicesFor immediate release
Contact Sydney Levy (Jewish Voice for Peace) 415-994-4854(June 8, 2011) At its annual shareholder meeting, the Caterpillar Board of Directors was confronted once again with shareholders and activists upset about the use of Caterpillar bulldozers to demolish Palestinian homes.Since 2004, Jewish Voice for Peace, together with grassroots activists and an interfaith coalition of shareholders, has been attending the Caterpillar shareholder meetings in the Chicago area to hold the company accountable for their bulldozers being used to demolish Palestinian homes. This year, Caterpillar moved its shareholder meeting to Little Rock, AK, in an apparent attempt to make the meeting less accessible to company shareholders and to dampen criticism of the company’s human rights practices. Despite Caterpillar’s efforts, criticism of the company’s policies is on the rise. Over 2,500 people have contacted the Caterpillar Board of Directors within the last 24 hours, asking how many more Palestinians need to be made homeless before Caterpillar reacts. The United Nations is reporting a two-fold increase in the rate of Palestinian home demolitions by the Israeli authorities this year. These demolitions have razed entire villages again and again. The Bedouin village of Al-Arakib in the Negev has already been destroyed by Caterpillar bulldozers 21 times. Russ Greenleaf, representing Jewish Voice for Peace and a coalition of interfaith shareholders, presented a shareholder proposal asking Caterpillar to review its human policies. The proposal got 21% of the shareholder votes (provisional results).“Caterpillar’s sale of D9 bulldozers to Israel is not good for Israel, nor is it good for Caterpillar’s reputation,” said Mr. Greenleaf. “[Caterpillar] management buries its head in the sand when dealing with human rights,” he added. [Read Mr. Greenleaf's speech and the shareholder proposal here.] Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman confirmed this assertion when he responded to the overwhelming evidence of Caterpillar bulldozers used to commit human right violations against Palestinians by saying, “How our customers use [the bulldozers] is their business. We can’t stop them.”Yet Caterpillar has the power to stop the sale of these bulldozers today, if they so choose. According to news reports, the deliveries of Caterpillar bulldozers to Israel have been suspended during the length of the Corrie trial in Israel. Cindy and Craig Corrie, are bringing a civil suit against the government of Israel in a court in Tel Aviv. Their daughter, Rachel, was a 23-year-old American peace activist killed under under a CAT bulldozer when she tried to protect the home of the Nasrallah family in Gaza from an Israeli army demolition. At the shareholder meeting, Caterpillar’s CEO would “neither confirm nor deny” that any shift in policy or practice has taken place. ABOUT JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACEJewish Voice for Peace is America’s largest Jewish grassroots peace group dedicated to reaching a just peace between Israelis and Palestinians based on the principles of equality and international human rights law.
JVP recently led a campaign to support Israeli artists’ boycott of the Ariel settlement. The campaign secured the signatures of over 200 artists dozens of Broadway and Hollywood’s leading figures including Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Theodore Bikel, Eve Ensler, Julianne Moore, Mandy Patinkin, Miriam Margolyes, Cynthia Nixon, Roseanne Barr, Ethan Hawke, Ed Asner, the architect Frank Gehry and more.
JVP works with activists in Palestine and Israel, and in broad coalition with other Jewish, Arab-American, faith-based, and peace and social justice organizations to support the aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians for justice, security and self-determination.
Jewish Voice for Peace calls for:
* A U.S. foreign policy based on promoting peace, democracy, human rights, and respect for international law
* An end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem
* A resolution of the Palestinian refugee problem consistent with international law and equity
* An end to all violence against civilians– end – wedivest.org/2011/06/caterpillar-board-confronted-in-little-rock-over-sale-of-bulldozers-to-israel/(Many thanks to We Divest from the Israeli Occupation and Jewish Voice for Peace)War Crimes Litigation in U.S. Courts:
The Caterpillar Case —
view online (click, this is a link)download pdf —www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/2954Example —
Israeli bulldozers spread despair in
the Occupied Territories
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQqOv0oqyLo
Uploaded by ISMPalestine on Nov 26, 2010
The village of al-Rifayaia, east of Yatta in South Hebron,
where at 8:15 AM Israeli forces had demolished a house
that had been home to two families of twenty people
(16 of them minors). - Music by Circles
map source: BBC jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Subscribe to our blog Muzzlewatch — www.muzzlewatch.com/....... Before CAT's shareholder meeting, ask the company:
How many more Palestinians
need to become homeless before you react?
On Wednesday, June 9, at 1.30 pm Central Time, the Caterpillar Board of Directors will hold the company's annual shareholder meeting, and they've asked to receive questions in advance of that meeting. Please ask them why are they selling bulldozers to Israel, despite the fact that it is common knowledge that these are used to demolish Palestinian homes.
Subject: How many more Palestinians
need to become homeless before you react?
Your Letter:
Amnesty International asked you to take measures to guarantee that your bulldozers are not used by Israel to commit human rights violations.(1) Human Rights Watch recommended that you suspend the sales of D9 bulldozers, parts, or maintenance services to the Israeli army.(2) The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights sent you a letter warning you that the sale of your bulldozers to Israel “might involve complicity or acceptance on the part of your company to actual and potential violations of human rights, including the right to food.”(3)
All of this happened as early as 2004, and yet you refuse to change course. Why?
Palestinian homes keep on being demolished at a rapid pace. How many more homes need to be demolished before you take responsibility for the actions of your bulldozers?
(1) Israel and the Occupied Territories: Under the rubble: House demolition and destruction of land and property (http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE15/033/2004)
(2) Razing Rafah (http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2004/10/17/razing-rafah)
(3) The UN versus Caterpillar (http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/the-un-vs-caterpillar-1.125315)
Sign the letter as it is or modify it to
speak your mind — salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/301/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6995
Testimony from Gaza —Mohammed Omer's testimony includes a description of the use of CATERPILLAR® D9 bulldozers when his home was demolished by Israeli soldiers. (@ 2 minutes 25 seconds)www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWuRQJeIRyQ
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 9, 2011 16:34:16 GMT 4
Obama, Merkel:
September statehood bid to be avoidedPublished yesterday (updated) 08/06/2011 20:43
Ma'an News AgencyBETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agree that Palestinians should not seek recognition of a state at the UN in September, Obama said in a news conference Tuesday.  US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela MerkelAccording to Israeli daily Haaretz, Merkel stressed that "unilateral measures are not helping at all" to bring about a two-state solution, following talks between the two premiers on a wide range of issues. Palestinian leaders have vowed to go to the United Nations to establish their independent state in September should talks with Israel remain at an impasse. Obama is critical of the proposed move, insisting that direct talks should be prioritized. COMMENTS
1 ) Outsider / EU
08/06/2011 13:20
Are not the settlements a blatant "unilateral" act? Or is it only unilateral when Palestinians do it? How about the blockade? If Frau Merkel thinks direct negotiations are so important, I'd be curious to hear what she proposes to get Mr Netanyahu's camp to agree to meet in Paris next July. Concretely, Frau Merkel, if one party (who is also the occupier) refuses to negotiate, what do you propose?www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=394778.......... PLO leader slams U.S.,
German stance as 'counterproductive'Published yesterday (updated) 09/06/2011 11:52
Ma'an News AgencyRAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- "People do not negotiate their right to statehood. Rather, this is an inherent right," a PLO official lashed out Wednesday in the wake of US and German statements demanding Palestinian officials abort plans to seek UN recognition of statehood.  Hanan Ashrawi"Far from acting unilaterally, Palestinians are bringing their case for statehood before the United Nations, the world’s preeminent multilateral body. Self-determination and respect for the sovereignty of nations are principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, making the UN a natural forum to resolve this issue," Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee said in a statement. The day before, US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out at a news conference, saying they agreed that Palestinians should not seek recognition of a state at the UN in September, calling the move "unilateral." Ashrawi's sharp statement appealed to the leaders, urging them to reflect on their position and "send a very different message" if they wanted to reinforce prospects for peace. "For the last two years, we have built our state from the ground up. Our efforts have been internationally recognized and widely praised. We fulfill all the requirements of statehood as stipulated under Article 4 of the UN Charter and the Montevideo Convention. The sole obstacle that remains is Israel’s refusal to end its occupation," she said in a statement. For peace to be realized, she continued, "You do not leave an occupied people at the mercy of those who occupy them and who act unilaterally in violation of international law by continuing to demolish homes, annex land, build settlements, erect apartheid walls and revoke IDs."On the contrary, come September, we expect President Obama and Chancellor Merkel to support the involvement of the United Nations as a positive step forward in efforts to secure regional peace and safeguard stability, and to recognize that the greatest threat to regional peace and security is Israel’s refusal to respect Palestinian rights and international law," Dr Ashrawi concluded. COMMENTS
1 ) Fred / UK
08/06/2011 19:09
Obama has been lectured well by his masters in Israel,that is why he is trying very hard to put pressure on his friends around the world to stop the Palestinian from taking their case to the UN.Dr Ashrawi is right the Palestinian must go ahead and take their case to the UN,you do not negotiate statehood with the occupied forces[Israel].Once Palestine is recognized as a state then proper negotiation can start between the two states under the supervision of the UN ,not the USA as they are biased.
2 ) Hussam / Palestine
08/06/2011 19:29
Very well said Dr. Ashrawi, thank you.
3 ) jabe7 / Canada
08/06/2011 19:57
So happy to hear Dr. Ashrawi affirm the fundamental rights of the Palestinians. Hopefully, the Palestinian leadership will remain resolute in their determination to go to the UN. Rightly, she points out Israel as the major obstacle obstructing resolution of the conflict. Aided by the unconscionable support of the US administration, Israel wishes to continue to prolong negotiations so that more settlements can be built and "facts on the ground" established. Palestinians need to stay strong!
4 ) Karen Nakamura / California
08/06/2011 20:20
I agree absolutely. After reporting on Palestinian/Israeli conflict for 20 years, I've always seen Palestinians trying and ISrael never doing a thing. Gaza pull back? World was pressuring Israel to treat the occupied humanely so it pulled out then locked Gaza in an open air prison and started shooting.
5 ) Amin / Netherlands
08/06/2011 21:05
Mrs. Ashrawi , your absolutly right. I hope this message shall reached president Obama and Chancellor Merkel. And that they realize that ending Isr. occupation the only way for peace and stablity is in the Mid.East.
6 ) Philly / Sweden
08/06/2011 22:02
God i love dr ashrawi. Truly a strong oalestinian leader. Our beloved Palestine needs more leaders like her!
7 ) Colin Wright / USA
08/06/2011 22:12
That is one of the few compensations of being an advocate for the Palestinians. You don't have to be very creative. All you have to do is speak the obvious truth -- and the phrases will ring. Now, being an advocate for Israel -- there's a toughie.
8 ) Josh / USA
08/06/2011 23:29
Ashrawi for PA President!
9 ) Mark of Lewiston / USA
09/06/2011 06:32
Time to Change Strategies - Israel's current government is bent on killing the two-state option for settling the conflict. They will no change . They think Palestinians will magically disappear or move, something that is very unlikely to happen. They cannot conceive that Israeli-citizen Palestinians will consider voting in mass for a single party. If this were done, 20% of the Knesset would be Arabs and have real political power. In Jerusalem, the city would be virtually controlled too.
10 ) Mark of Lewiston / USA
09/06/2011 06:38
The only thing that will move the stalemate off dead center is if the current powers that be see a real but nonviolent threat to their rule. That can only be accomplished through the ballot. And the first move in that new Knesset should be incorporation of the disenfranchised. Suddenly then, even Likud will move to establish two-states-for-two-peoples. And then Israeli and Palestinian Arabs can decide which option is preferable, one state will equal rights or two-states-for-two-peoples.
11 ) Outsider / EU
09/06/2011 11:27
Dr Ashrawi hit both nails on the head. And besides, Mr Netanyahu has been offered the chance to meet with Abbas in July. He can't say that the opportunities have not been given to Israel to resolve this issue bi-laterally.
12 ) Julie / USA
09/06/2011 11:56
BRILLIANT! good job, very well said Dr. Ashrawi!!!! her "sharp statement" is what everyone else is NOT saying enough of, they are watering down their words, minimizing their potency. Ashrawi is tough enough to nail the truth to the wall, point blank!!! 
13 ) geeza / uk
09/06/2011 13:25
its like all things people stand back and do nothing hitler came to power in the same way now usa backs israel the world watches and dont lift a finger weak very very weakwww.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=394991
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 10, 2011 0:45:29 GMT 4
East Jerusalem: Sharing our house with settlerswww.youtube.com/watch?v=ksnLom8OD9EUploaded by TheGuardian on Jun 8, 2011
Muna and Muhammed are 12-year-old twins living in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. Settlers have taken over the front of their home, but the family continue to live in the rest of the houseLiving in East Jerusalem – a video interactive
Four Palestinians and two Israelis used cameras provided by the Guardian and B'Tselem human rights organisation to record video diaries about their lives and experiences in East Jerusalem
Watch more: www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/jun/08/east-jerusalem-israel-palestine-interactive
(Many thanks to Tom V via Semaan B)
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Post by ninathedog on Jun 10, 2011 19:37:13 GMT 4
A young American Jew describes being arrested for standing in
opposition to the Jerusalem Day paradeby Adam Horowitz on June 10, 2011
mondoweiss.netwww.youtube.com/watch?v=zDjbTR8Br_wThe young man being arrested in the video above is Lucas Koerner, and he was a member of the delegation that I recently co-led to Israel/Palestine. Below is Lucas's account of what took place in Jerusalem, which he originally posted on his blog. mondoweiss.net/2011/06/a-young-american-jew-describes-being-arrested-for-standing-in-opposition-to-the-jerusalem-day-parade.html........ The ArrestReturning from Hebron Wednesday afternoon, I glanced outside my window, only to see miles and miles of blue and white. Today was Jerusalem Day, and a parade of thousands marched through the streets celebrating, as if in an orgy of nationalistic fervor, the 44th anniversary of the Israeli conquest of East Jerusalem. What shocked me initially was how eerily monolithic the procession was: it seemed as though the ocean of Israeli flags was meant to blur all distinctions between old and young, boss and worker, women and men, settler and 48er. In light of the events of recent days, I sensed a strong political undertone beneath the cheers and yells of the ecstatic crowds. Coming on the heels of Netanyahu’s defiant speech before Congress, it appeared to me that the marchers streaming down Sultan Suleiman St. that evening sought to echo their PM’s bold remarks, that all of Jerusalem was “theirs” forever. Indeed, it seemed that this display of triumphal nostalgia concealed a deeper, far weaker emotion, a lurking fear of a future in which nothing between the river and the sea would be exclusively “theirs” but would have to be shared with the other. After witnessing first hand, over the past week and a half, the many horrors the occupation has inflicted on the Palestinian people, my fellow delegates and I trembled with indignation at the chutzpah of these Israeli marchers as they boisterously paraded through East Jerusalem, brandishing their flags of conquest. Prompted by the traffic to walk the rest of the way to our hotel, we were inspired to launch an impromptu parade of our own. Donning our keffiyehs we had purchased at the Hebron Keffiyeh factory and our small Palestinian flags, we we’re met by spit, aluminum cans, and pure, unadulterated hatred. Police instantly set upon us, accosting me, demanding that I put away my 3 by 5 inch Palestinian flag. It was remarkable how so much as giving voice to the other, the “Arab”, the Palestinian, in 3 by 5 form in E. Jerusalem no less could ignite such visceral fear and hatred. Upon returning to the Holy Land Hotel, my comrades (Haneen, Amanda, Peter, Lydia, Tammy & Tiffany) and I decided that we would go back to the parade merely to hang out and observe, this time without our small Palestinian flags. In order to avoid any provocations, we simply posted up on the side walk, and, still wearing our keffiyehs, we proceeded to wave and make peace sign gestures to the paraders, who marched on the other side of the street, separated from us by a high gate. The initial reaction of the marchers was a combination of shock and disbelief. I myself had elected to wear, along with my keffiyeh, a kippah adorned with a small Palestinian flag. This last article of clothing on my head contributed, I believe, more than anything else to the climate of collective bewilderment, especially among the youth. For them, Judaism and its physical symbol, the kippah, were inseparably bound up with the particular strain of ethno-religious nationalism associated with the state of Israel. It simply never occurred to them that a Jewish person would, in the name of Jewish ethics, stand in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom. I feel that it was precisely this cognitive dissonance on a societal level that formed the motivation for my arrest. As we walked up and down the sidewalk, waving our peace signs, many Palestinians of all ages approached to join us. With twenty or thirty people now gathered on the sidewalk facing the parade, we turned over leadership of what had become a demonstration to Palestinian activists, and we happily clapped and danced to their songs and chants. Standing on two feet high pylons, we tried to maintain our visibility as internationals in order to confer as much protection as possible to the Palestinians. The demonstration remained totally peaceful - just singing, whistling, and clapping. In fact, much to the chagrin of the paraders, we often danced to their music. Many Palestinians, fascinated with my kippah, approached me and exclaimed, “I love you”. For a moment, a space was opened for Palestinians to freely gather in their own streets and protest, peacefully demanding their basic rights. We were soon to learn just how brief that moment would be. Suddenly, the police moved in without warning of any kind. Officers on horseback came so close to the sidewalk, nearly hitting some of the demonstrators. I stepped down from the pylon. In that instant, my impulse to flee was counteracted by the firm realization that, standing on a sidewalk waving a peace sign, I had every right to be there, and if I fled, who would stand with the Palestinians? I stepped back up on the pylon. Moments later, an Israeli police officer ran up, seized me, and dragged me to the other side of the street. He then punched me in the face, put me in a choke hold, and with four other officers, slammed me to the ground. I was eventually handcuffed and carried to the car; I allowed my body to go limp and refused to walk on my own in a gesture of nonviolent defiance. Throughout the whole affair, the only thing audible coming from the policemen was a constant stream of curses words, “motherfucker”, “piece of shit”, etc., which was to me a ringing confirmation of how infuriated and threatened they were by a 19-year old wearing a kippah and a keffiyeh standing with the Palestinians. To be continued in the next post: “In Israeli Jail” strongerthanslavery.tumblr.com/(many thanks to We are all Vittorio Arrigoni, Rachel R and Tom V for link to Mondoweiss -- mondoweiss.net/2011/06/a-young-american-jew-describes-being-arrested-for-standing-in-opposition-to-the-jerusalem-day-parade.html) Apartheid (“Separation”) Wall built by the Israeli army, surrounding the Palestinian city of Bethlehem
photo by Lucas Koerner
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