U.K. hits Israel with partial arms embargo over Gaza war by Barak Ravid in Haaretz 13 July 2009 [Israel’s embassy] …said the decision stemmed from heavy pressure by both members of Parliament and human rights organizations. The British embargo…has great political significance, and could encourage other countries to halt defense exports to Israel. The country…
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British Government covering up for the crimes of its Israeli ally by Mick Napier 10 July 2009 British Government: The Israeli Navy ‘took control’ of the boat. Tr(anslation); No ‘hijacking’ or ‘piracy’ took place because we and Israel are bound by no laws. We will join the US in ignoring Israel’s violation of the 1988…
International Journalists Union Expels Israel After Fight Over Politics and Money by Alex Weisler and Nathan Jeffay in The Forward 8 July 2009 After the recent conflict in Gaza, for instance, the international union published a report criticizing the Israeli government for endangering journalists and keeping them out of Gaza. The report pointed to the…
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by Mick Napier Looking through some old files I saw a piece entitled For a Jewish, United Jerusalem written by one Esti Sheinberg in the June 2001 issue of the Edinburgh Star, ‘Journal of the Edinburgh Jewish Community’. Sheinberg writes that, ’The Jewish passion for Jerusalem is to rebuild and live in it. The Palestinian passion is…
Dear WMA Council Chair Dr Edward Hill and the Council, We the undersigned physicians from 43 countries wish to publicly protest and appeal against the recent appointment of Dr Yoram Blachar, longstanding President of the Israeli Medical Association, as President of the World Medical Association. We believe that his Presidency makes a mockery of the…
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Lawsuit Reveals West Bank Land Fraud by Amy Teibel, Associated Press 20 June 2009 …the World Zionist Organization, acting as an agent of the Israeli government, took private Palestinian land in the West Bank and gave it to Jewish settlers, even though the state itself had declared the property off-limits to settlement… The contract authorized…