Tag Archives: Occupation

Palestinians And People Of Conscience Mark Nakba (Catastrophe) Day

Gaza's Ark

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 »

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Confronting The “Moral Bankruptcy” Of Iraq War’s Liberal Supporters

Chris Hedges

Prior to the start of the Iraq War on March 19, 2003, New York Times journalist Chris Hedges (right) occupied a lonely perch among major media journalists. He opposed the war. Today, Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize winner and now a columnist for the website Truthdig, continues to write with the passion of a man set…more »

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Iraq, Ten Years Later, The U.S. Occupation’s Impact On Children

Result of Depleted Uranium on newborns in Iraq

Ten Years Later, U.S. Has Left Iraq with Mass Displacement & Epidemic of Birth Defects, Cancers In part two of our interview, Al Jazeera reporter Dahr Jamail discusses how the U.S. invasion of Iraq has left behind a legacy of cancer and birth defects suspected of being caused by the U.S. military’s extensive use of…more »

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AIPAC Or US: Tell Congress Aid To Israel Should Take The First Cut

AIPAC or US

$85 billion in cuts; Republicans blame Democrats, Democrats blame Republicans, but neither blame AIPAC. The Sequester On March 1, President Obama signed an order imposing across-the-board cuts to defense and non-defense spending, known as the “sequester,” after Congress failed in its final efforts to avoid such cuts. The cuts total about $85 billion for the…more »

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Truth And Trauma In Gaza

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Christmas Preparations To Lift Children’s Spirits Dr. T., a medical doctor, is a Palestinian living in Gaza City. He is still reeling from days of aerial bombardment. When I asked about the children in his community he told me his church would soon be making Christmas preparations to lift the children’s spirits. Looking at his…more »

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Anthropologists Condemn Israeli Military Assault

American Anthropological Association (AAA)

The Middle East Section of the AAA endorsed the following statement on November 26, 2012: The membership of the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association condemns the Israeli military assault on the Palestinian population of Gaza that escalated on Nov 11, 2012. As anthropologists working in the region, we call the attention of…more »

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War And Peace Report: Noam Chomsky’s Experience In Gaza

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AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report, as we wrap up today with Noam Chomsky. Nermeen? NERMEEN SHAIKH: Israel and Palestinian leaders in Gaza have agreed to a tacit truce following days of violence in the Gaza Strip. At least seven Palestinians, including four civilians, have been killed in Israeli…more »

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Solidarity Action Across The Globe: March For Gaza

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MARCH FOR GAZA IN DC THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 AT 6 PM FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE Israeli Occupation Forces have begun an airstrike, killing innocent people in Gaza and completely obliterating infrastructure. In response, rather than condemn the attacks, the United States is showing its support of the mass murder of Palestinians…more »

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Urgent Statements Of Support Needed For UC Irvine Student Government

Dear Fellow Human Beings, On Tuesday night, the student government of the University of California, Irvine passed historic legislation demanding divestment from companies that profit from Israel’s occupation and apartheid practices in Palestine. Those practices include the development and maintenance of Israeli settlements, checkpoints, home demolitions, and the apartheid wall (links to legislation and press…more »

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Complicit In Attempted Sociocide In Palestine

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Written by Carol Murry Al Ain Under Curfew The book, Tale from Under Curfew, was written during a writing workshop for the children of Al Ain refugee camp in the city of Nablus in occupied Palestine. They were born in Al Ain after their families were thrown off their ancestral lands that the children have…more »

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