Reality of Occupation For about a year-and-a-half I lived the reality of Occupation. Like other male and female soldiers serving in the Occupied Territories, I learned soon enough the kind of conduct acceptable and expected of me as a combatant in this reality. I learned to do the job assigned to me – controlling Palestinians….more »
Tag Archives: Human Rights
Breaking The Silence: In The Reality Of Occupation, There Are No Palestinian Civilians – Only Potential Terrorists
Posted in Militarization Also tagged Colonialism, Gil Hilel, IDF, Indigenous Peoples, Israel, Middle East, Occupation, Occupied Territories, U.S. Tax Dollars, Violence Leave a comment
Demand Justice For Flotilla Attack And Murder Of Furkan Doğan
Dear Concerned Global Citizens, Three years ago today, the Israeli navy intercepted a flotilla of ships in international waters that were attempting to break Israel’s illegal blockade and deliver humanitarian goods to the Gaza Strip. Israeli commandos stormed the ships and killed eight Turkish citizens and 18-year-old U.S. citizen Furkan Doğan aboard the Mavi Marmara….more »
Posted in Actions Also tagged Center for Constitutional Rights, Freedom Flotilla, Furkan Doğan, Gaza, IDF, International Law, Israel, Middle East, Obama, Violence Leave a comment
Palestinians And People Of Conscience Mark Nakba (Catastrophe) Day
Translation: Français – Español – Italiano – Português – Deutsch – Dansk – Svenska – Norsk – ελληνικά – العربية – עברית On the 65th commemoration of the Nakba, the struggle continues: We have purchased Gaza’s Ark with your help, we will sail towards justice. When Palestinians and other people of conscience mark Nakba (Catastrophe)…more »
Posted in Justice Also tagged Apartheid, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Gaza's Ark, International Law, Middle East, Occupation Leave a comment
Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel
Physicist pulls out of conference hosted by president Shimon Peres in protest at treatment of Palestinians Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Hawking, 71, the world-renowned theoretical physicist and…more »
Posted in Middle East Also tagged Apartheid, BDS, Harriet Sherwood, International Law, Matthew Kalman, Palestine, Stephen Hawking Leave a comment
Micro-drones will “hide in plain sight”
“Lethal” and “unobtrusive” micro-drones are being developed by the Air force to mimic the behavior of bugs. U.S. Air Force Micro-Drones The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf Tuesday highlighted a “terrifying” prospect on the military technology horizon. The U.S. Air Force are building micro-drones that are “unobtrusive, pervasive, and lethal” weapons. According to a feature in the…more »
Posted in Militarization Also tagged 9/11, civil rights, Drones, Militarized Capitalization, Surveillance Leave a comment
Thank You Stéphane Hessel: You Are Correct, It Is Time For Outrage!
In A World Shy On Heroes, Meet One Of Mine This is a brief tribute and thank you to a dear friend whom I never met but who was with me, none the less, in spirit, in struggle, and in actions. Stéphane Hessel, died today at age 95. I have two copies of his book,…more »
Posted in Actions Also tagged Capitalism, Corporatization, Debra Ellis, Occupy, Palestine, Sartre, Stéphane Hessel Leave a comment
Our Biggest Mistake Is Believing We Are Free: President Obama And NDAA
Your Life Under NSA Control On December 17, 2007 Senator Christopher Dodd spoke on the Senate floor against George W. Bush’s warrant-less eavesdropping and telecom company amnesty compromise, “Clear, first-hand whistle-blower documentary evidence [states] that for year on end every e-mail, every text message, and every phone call … hundreds of millions of private, domestic…more »
Posted in Government Also tagged Bob Alexander, civil rights, Defence Authorization Act, Guantanamo, Militarization, Military Detention, Obama, Rendition, Surveillance, Violence Leave a comment
‘Idle No More’: Indigenous Peoples Urgent Environmental And Human Rights Message
It is being called the largest indigenous mass mobilization in recent history. ‘Idle No More’ is an Indigenous Peoples Movement Spreading across N.America and the world with an urgent environmental and Human Rights message You may not have heard yet of the ‘Idle No More’ movement, but you will; it’s momentum has been steadily growing…more »
Posted in Indigenous Peoples Also tagged Corporatization, Environment, First Nations, Idle No More, Justice, Land Rights, Michael Ricciardi, Native Americans, Tar Sands Leave a comment
Palestine Solidarity Legal Support: Report Incidents Of Repression
The Center for Constitutional Rights is tracking incidents of repression, big and small. The Center for Constitutional Rights has launched a Palestine Solidarity Legal Support Intake System and Website. To All Palestinian Rights Activists: To All Muslim and Arab Student Activists: To All Human Rights Activists: The Center for Constitutional Rights, in collaboration with the…more »
Posted in Actions Also tagged ACLU, American Muslims, bullying, Debra Ellis, Educational Institutions, Free Speech, Islamophobia, Palestine, repression, Restorative Justice, Solidarity Activists Leave a comment
Why I Care About Israel’s Occupation Of Palestine
From my writing and activism over the past few weeks, some students have asked why I am so interested in the illegal American-Israeli occupation of Palestine. It seems as though it is weird for me to be concerned about the international human rights conflict in which I am most heavily implicated — both as an…more »
