Norway suspect laid out detailed plans for violence against “traitors,” Muslims | The Electronic Intifada

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 07/23/2011 – 16:54 Anders Behring Breivik saw himself as a holy warrior and crusader engaged in a war against a “Marxist-Islamist alliance” that he feared would take over Europe if not stopped. He hoped by his actions to inspire “thousands” to follow in his path. He descripted himself as […]

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Blaming Muslims – Yet Again

Looking to place blame for the attacks that took place in Norway, many looked no further than the Muslim community. D. Parvaz | 23 Jul 2011 21:07 | Al Jazeera English Several survivors of the Utoya island shooting said the shooter was dressed as a police officer [AFP] With at least 92 people dead and […]

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Are you stupid enough to be a blogger for the Washington Post? Take the Norway test

by Philip Weiss on July 23, 2011 | Mondoweiss Amazing. Neoconservative Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin blames the Norwegian horror on jihadists, and Jim Fallows nails her. Rubin: We don’t know if al Qaeda was directly responsible for today’s events, but in all likelihood the attack was launched by part of the jihadist hydra. She […]

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Norway attacks draw condemnation from pro-Palestinian organizations

[ 23/07/2011 – 05:11 PM ]   BRUSSELS, (PIC)– The twin attacks in Oslo that left some 90 dead have drawn strong condemnation by pro-Palestinian organizations on Saturday. The Labor party youth retreat was a supporter of Palestinian rights and an end to the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip. In a statement following Friday’s […]

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Palestine’s UN Membership and International Law

Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN. (UN Photo) By Martin Waehlisch ‘Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace-loving states,’ notes the UN Charter. The admission depends on ‘a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council,’ the Charter continues. The process for gaining membership […]

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OCHA: 2011 sees more West Bank demolitions than last two years combined

[ 23/07/2011 – 03:45 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– A report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released Friday revealed an alarming increase in the number of home demolitions this year in Area C of the occupied West Bank. It documents that the total number of Palestinian structures destroyed by […]

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Turkish PM Erdogan Calls for Unity in Palestine

23 July, 2011 | 14:48 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that as long as the Palestinians did not have unity within themselves and remained divided, calls made by Turkey and other countries would not receive international response in favor of the Palestinian cause. Speaking at the inauguration of the Palestinian Ambassadors’ Conference in […]

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Escalation of attacks by the Israeli navy on the CPS Gaza boat

23 July 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza | International Solidarity Movement Footage of the second water-cannon attack by the Israeli navy against the Civil Peace Service Gaza boat “Oliva” on Thursday, July 14, 2011. The camera used was lost in the sea when the crew evacuated the “Oliva,” recovered in a fishing net, and […]

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The Norway massacre and the nexus of Islamophobia and right-wing Zionism

by Alex Kane on July 23, 2011 Details on the culprit behind yesterday’s massacre in Norway, which saw car bombings in Oslo and a mass shooting attack on the island of Utoya that caused the deaths of at least 91 people, have begun to emerge.  While it is still too early for a complete portrait […]

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The UN Must Again Choose between Capitulation and Credibility

 by Greg Felton / July 23rd, 2011 | Dissident Voice The upcoming United Nations vote to recognize Palestinian statehood should be a foregone conclusion, especially given the overwhelming support and sympathy for Palestine among the developing world. By the end of May, 112 nations had agreed to recognize statehood, and Palestinians expect to have 135 […]

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Community Leader: Israel is Hunting down International Supporters

PNN – Palestine News Network –  23.07.11 – 16:25 Bethlehem – PNN Exclusive – Sami Awad, director of Holy Land Trust, a local NGO that works in developing nonviolent resistance in Palestine, warned on Saturday that Israel is targeting international supporters of Palestinians and is attempting to illegalize their work. Sami Awad – PNN Archive […]

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The anniversary of asssassinating Sheikh Salah Shehada

الله يرحم كل الشهداء Al Qassam Website | July 22, 2011 Few are those who are remembered and fewer are those who leave a mark on their nations after their passing. Still, there are people who are more unique than that. They are a type of people whose passing away awakens their nations and whose […]

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How a clueless “terrorism expert” set media suspicion on Muslims after Oslo horror | The Electronic Intifada

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Sat, 07/23/2011 – 00:27 Immediately after news of the bombing of government buildings in Norway’s capital Oslo, the Internet buzzed with speculation about who might have done it and why. Most speculation focused on so-called Islamist militancy and Muslims. The urge to speculate after grave events is understandable, but the […]

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Breivik, Rightist Mass Murderer, ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Contributor ~ by Richard Silverstein

July 22, 2011 | Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place   Anders Behring Beivik, far-right terrorist accused of killing 80 A far-right Norwegian nationalist with ardent anti-Muslim views levelled savage blows at the mainstream political culture of his country with massive attacks on the government building housing the prime minister’s office and […]

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South Africa will judge Apartheid in Palestine

PNN – Palestine News Network –  22.07.11 – 12:06 Cape Town – PNN – Mr. Pierre Galand, the international coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, confirmed at a Cape Town press conference on Thursday that the Tribunal´s third session will be held November 5-6 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Russell Tribunal on Palestine […]

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