Night of Israeli violence: Al Aqsa Mosque barricade, house demolition, gang beating, arrests

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures 22 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Just after midnight on Monday, August 22  the IDF took the opportunity to trap 1500 Palestinian youth inside al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, blow up a house in Hebron (injuring 30 people in the ensuing riots), and arrested a member […]

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Arab League Council discusses Israeli accountability for ‘crimes’ in Gaza

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures Monday, 22 August 2011 13:30| MEMO The Arab League’s General Secretariat held an emergency meeting on Sunday, 21 August, to discuss the consequences of Israel’s on-going attacks on the Gaza Strip. The meeting, headed by Oman and attended by Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Arabi, was held […]

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IOF soldiers detain 4 Palestinians

[ 22/08/2011 – 01:21 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up four Palestinians in Jenin refugee camp at dawn Monday including a father and his teen son. Eyewitnesses said the IOF soldiers mounting ten armored vehicles forced their way into ten homes and ransacked them before taking way the four civilians. They […]

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#Palestine’s Right of Self-Defense ~ by Stephen Lendman

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures By Stephen Lendman* | Sabbah Report | http://www.sabbah.biz | Aug 22, 2011 The Rat Patrol – Edna Spennato Repeatedly, Israel preemptively bombs, shells, and inflicts other forms of lawless violence on Gazans, bogusly claiming self-defense.When they respond, Israel calls it terrorism, claiming justification for greater attacks in “self-defense,” […]

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The EU must give Gazan hope a hand

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures Without pressure on Israel, aid from the EU will only succeed in sustaining dark days for Palestinians in Gaza Sami Abdel-Shafi | guardian.co.uk |  Monday 22 August 2011 Smoke rises following a retaliatory Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Sunday 21 August 2011. Photograph: Majed Hamdan/AP It […]

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Doctor: Israel using new weapons against Gaza

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures Maan News Agency | Aug 22, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The head of an emergency ward in a Gaza City hospital said Monday that Israeli forces were using new, more brutal weapons against residents of the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, Israeli forces began a four-day bombarded the […]

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Avnery Reveals: The Return of the Generals

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures By James M. Wall * | Sabbah Report | http://www.sabbah.biz | Aug 22, 2011 Uri Avnery, intrepid columnist, ageless Israeli peace activist, and retired IDF soldier, has seen, up close, the actions of every government Israeli voters have put in office since the nation was created. He is […]

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Israeli forces storm Aqsa, close main OJ gate

  Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures [ 22/08/2011 – 10:47 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israeli police forces closed Bab Al-Amud gate, one of the most famous of occupied Jerusalem’s Old City, to coincide with closing the Aqsa Mosque on those inside after midnight Sunday. The occupation police said the measure was taken […]

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Al-Khalil: 55 Palestinians injured in clashes with IOF

[ 22/08/2011 – 10:31 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Some 55 Palestinians were left injured Monday morning after violent clashes with Israeli occupation forces across Al-Khalil governorate in the West Bank. More than 55 Palestinians were hit by rubber bullets or suffered from the effects of breathing tear gas or were battered after IOF troops raided […]

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Indicted war criminal on payroll of UK Israel lobby

David Cronin  on Mon, 08/22/2011 | Electronic Intifada On Friday, I wrote about how Michael Herzog, a retired Israeli brigadier general, is working for one of the most influential Zionist lobby outfits in London. After doing some more research, I realized that as well as being a “senior visiting fellow” with the Britain Israel Communications […]

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Following A Night Protest In Jerusalem, Soldiers Invade Al Aqsa Mosque Yard

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures Monday August 22, 2011 09:44 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli Policemen and members of the so-called Border Guard Units, closed on Sunday night after midnight the Bas Al Amoud area, one of the main gates of Jerusalem, while more than 1500 Palestinian youths continue their […]

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Kadima Opposition Party Demands Massive Military Attack On Gaza

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures Monday August 22, 2011 10:09 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Officials of the Israeli Kadima opposition party, headed by Tzipi Livni, are currently demanding the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a large-scale military offensive against the Gaza Strip, including a ground invasion. Kadima Party […]

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IDF condemns phosphorus shells after ‘Gaza-launched’ attack, possibly tampered with evidence ~ by @Samikishawi

By Sami Kishawi « Sixteen Minutes to Palestine | Aug 22, 2011 After targeting over a million Palestinian civilians in Gaza with barrages of white phosphorus shells during Operation Cast Lead in 2008-2009, the Israeli military is making it clear that phosphorus weapons are illegal under international law. According to the website for the Israel […]

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Israel & U.S. tighten military, political repression

By Deirdre Griswold  | Workers World |  Aug 21, 2011 9:17 PM Almost daily for many years, Israeli soldiers have clashed with Palestinian protesters somewhere in the land claimed by the Israeli state. Now the tempo of struggle is rising once again. The revolutionary upsurge of the masses in Egypt had loosened the Mubarak regime’s […]

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Bloody Tears of the Gazans ~ a poem

  Voiceless from the continuous screams, I’ve been voiceless for the past 63 years. The pain is more unbearable than ever before, I can’t remember the last time my tears were clear, Now they are a crimson red, descending rapidly. Why won’t anyone help us, help our people?? Unanswered these questions will remain Until my […]

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