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From One Bereaved Palestinian Father to Another An open letter by Bassam Aramin,  co-founder of Combatants for Peace “But our children are still murdered in cold blood in front of our homes, in the heart of our villages and in our schools. For on another black Tuesday a year and a half ago, soldiers of…

Palestine Information Centre, Jerusalem Joint forces of the Israeli army, police and special units blasted their way into the home of a Palestinian Jerusalemite on Thursday in Enata village east of occupied Jerusalem, took away his son and stole his wife’s golden ornaments. Mother of the abducted youth said that the pre-dawn raid took place…

On Board Bulletin, from the FreeGaza Lauren Booth, Friday 15th August Threats are being made to family members of the crew who live in the occupied territories. Imagine for a moment hearing a relative report being told ‘you will see your uncle soon if xxx continues this action’ named uncle having been shot dead by…

After only very short notice, over 200 people took to the Edinburgh streets with their demand to End the Siege of Gaza. A very lively demonstration was interspersed with intelligent and articulate speeches from a range of voices. One was Linda Willis who has recently had to return from the Rafah border ((between Egypt and…

Hedy Epstein’s devotion to Palestinians has often put her in danger, writes Michael Jansen in Nicosia. HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR Hedy Epstein is set to sail this weekend into the troubled waters off Gaza in a bid by peace activists to break Israel’s siege of the strip. Bemused and embarrassed by all the attention she is receiving…

David Grossman: The Anatomy of a Beautiful Soul – by Raymond Deane   “Undoubtedly Lieberman is a villainous demagogue, but at least he fearlessly spells out the racist and supremacist implications of Zionist ideology. With him you know where you stand, and self-styled democrats and peaceniks can polish their humanistic credentials by flinging mud at…