Declaring an Independent Bantustan Al-Shabaka Commentary 25 April 2011 Haidar Eid The “induced euphoria” that characterizes discussions within the mainstream media around the upcoming declaration of an independent Palestinian state in September, ignores the stark realities on the ground and the warnings of critical commentators. Depicting such a declaration as a “breakthrough,” and a “challenge”…
Sofiah MacLeod, Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ayr (Scotland) April 20th, 2011) There were blistering attacks on the Israeli Histadrut from the floor of the STUC annual conference. The FBU Scotland has been a consistent supporter of Palestinian calls for boycott. FBU Scotland Organiser, Jim Malone, expressed delegates’ disgust of Histadrut’s complicity with Israel’s crimes. “The…
In the last few years, Palestinians and the solidarity movements in support of Palestinian rights have been successful in drawing attention to Israel as an apartheid state deserving of the same treatment as apartheid South Africa. Prominent individuals such as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, UN Special Rapporteur on Human…
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Goldstone report: Statement issued by members of UN mission on Gaza war Statement issued by members of the UN fact-finding mission to Gaza, May-September 2009 Hina Jilani, Christine Chinkin and Desmond Travers guardian.co.uk, Thursday 14 April 2011 08.17 In recent days some articles and comments appearing in the press with respect to the report of…
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Israeli Forces Escalate Attacks on the Gaza Strip11 April 2011 (PCHR) Ten Civilians, Including a Woman and Her Daughter, Killed Within 48 Hours In the last 48 hours, Israeli forces have escalated attacks on the Gaza Strip; intensified artillery shelling and aerial bombardment in populated areas has resulted in the apparent targeting of Palestinian civilians. Ten…
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A New Israeli Massacre in Gaza Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine, The latest round of Israeli massacres committed against the people of Gaza has resulted in the brutal killings since Thursday afternoon to sixteen, including a mother and daughter, 4 children and an elderly man. Over the last 5 days, Gaza City has been bombed by…