Livni claims: Israel can save itself from global isolation By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz June 7, 2010 “Israel is facing a difficult time right now, perhaps the most difficult in our history,” Livni said. “This is not just a temporary event that will pass. This is a continuous process under which Israel is becoming isolated from…
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Israel forced to apologise for YouTube spoof of Gaza flotilla + admits to editing footage of earlier broadcasts. The Israeli government has been forced to apologise for circulating a spoof video mocking activists aboard the Gaza flotilla, nine of who were shot dead by Israeli forces last week. Last week, the Israel Defence Force had to…
Hague calls for ‘international’ inquiry Such is the prssure on Israel, that even UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has called for an “international inquiry”, rather than the “internal” whitewash that Israel and the US propose. Telegraph article
Theresa McDermott from Edinburgh survived the latest Israeli massacre; at least nine of her comrades did not. Theresa was kidnapped by Israeli troops a year ago as well, after her Free Gaza boat, the “Spirit of Humanity”, was taken over at gunpoint in June 2009. She managed to conceal this video, now posted on the Free…
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‘We, the defenders of the Mavi Marmara, are the modern example of Gandhi’s essence’ “While in Israeli custody I, along with everyone else, was subjected to endless abuse and flagrant acts of disrespect. Women and elderly were physically and mentally assaulted. Access to food and water and toilets was denied. Dogs were used against us,…
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Video: 43 Years After Surviving Israeli Attack on USS Liberty, Joe Meadors attacked by Israel on GFF
Democracy Now news coverage: 43 Years After Surviving Israeli Attack on USS Liberty, US Veteran Joe Meadors Seized by Israeli Forces on Gaza Aid Flotilla Joe Meadors was on one of the Free Gaza boats seized early Monday morning. For Meadors, this marks the second time he has been aboard a ship attacked by Israeli…