From triumph to torture: Israel’s treatment of an award-winning young Palestinian journalist is part of a terrible pattern John Pilger The Guardian, Wednesday July 2, 2008 The eldest of eight, Mohammed has seen most of his siblings killed or wounded or maimed. An Israeli bulldozer crushed his home while the family were inside, seriously…
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‘Dutch Jimmy Carter’ accuses Israel of terrorism in new book 27/06/2008 Van Agt says he is still “ashamed” that he made effort to sooth matters for Israel after the 1982 massacre of hundreds of Palestinian refugees by Lebanese Christian militiamen in an IDF-controlled area of Lebanon. “That was my inclination, that was how I…
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Israeli doctors complicit in torture: rights group Thu Jun 26, 2008 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) group accused Israeli doctors on Thursday of ignoring what it described as the torture of Palestinian detainees during interrogations. The PHR said its findings were based on testimony from two Palestinians who developed trauma-related symptoms,…
Israeli doctors complicit in torture: rights group Thu Jun 26, 2008 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) group accused Israeli doctors on Thursday of ignoring what it described as the torture of Palestinian detainees during interrogations. The PHR said its findings were based on testimony from two Palestinians who developed…
Congress Report Calls for Israeli Boycott Campaign 18 Jun 2008 Congress today (June 18) formally launched the report of a senior union delegation visit to Israel and Palestine which recommends support and promotion for a “boycott campaign of Israeli goods and services and a policy of disinvestment from Israeli companies.” The Congress delegation report recommends…
Continue Reading From the home of boycott – Irish TUC calls for campaign of boycott of Israel
Israel Prodding U.S. To Attack Iran June 24, 2008 White House Weighs Striking Iran’s Nuclear Complex, Which Could Trigger 3rd War In Region. Israel has made it clear it intends to end Iran’s nuclear program with or without U.S. support and before President Bush leaves office. David Martin reports on mounting tensions in Mideast. Joint…