US soldier refuses to serve in ‘illegal Iraq war’Karin Zeitvogel Fri May 16 WASHINGTON (AFP)In the hours following his announcement, Chiroux received some 300 emails of support, he told AFP. “I’ve been offered places to stay in all 50 states if I want to lie low…but…I want to stand up to the powers that be…
Janine Roberts on the UK Israel Lobby May 25, 2008 Palestine Chronicle The celebration at Windsor Castle of Israel’s 60th year Excerpts: ]John McCain’s] Pastor Hagee declared “Turning part or all of Jerusalem over to the Palestinians would be tantamount to turning it over to the Taliban.” Hagee’s 2007 annual conference in Washington attracted more…
UK charity warned about anti-Israel campaign Jonny Paul | The Jerusalem Post | May 1, 2008 The British NGO War on Want has been warned by the Charity Commission for deviating from its mission in a pro-Palestinian campaign. In the last few years, War on Want, a London-based charity focused on “fighting global poverty,” has…
It’s Time for a Declaration of Independence From Israel Chris Hedges, Truthdig, July 6, 2007. The former New York Times Mideast bureau chief warns that America’s foreign policy, particularly under the Bush administration, has been subverted by an aggressive and dangerous Israeli agenda that could launch a nightmarish regional war. Israel, without the United States,…
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No time to celebrate Israel – time to boycott Israel San Francisco—In response to Israel’s 60th anniversary celebrations, 20 Jewish activists were arrested, demonstrating Jewish opposition to Israel’s 60-year-old policy of dispossession, and highlighting the often-silenced struggle of Palestinian refugees. For over two hours, 30 Jewish activists and supporters disrupted San Francisco’s anniversary event, bunkering against…
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Palestinian citizens of Israel meet with violence while attempting to exercise a right to (non-violent) self-expression in the “only democracy in the Middle East”. Racheli Gai. Nakba March Jonathan Cook, May 17, 2008 Nazareth: …the Palestinians’ dispossession is continuing in both the occupied territories and inside Israel itself. Far from being a historical event, Israel’s…