Turkey and Israel: Turkey does the right thing ~ by Lawrence Davidson

By Lawrence Davidson | Redress | 4 September 2011 Lawrence Davidson lauds Turkey’s decision to downgrade its diplomatic relations with Israel and suspend military ties with the Zionist state and says that Tel Aviv’s refusal to do the decent thing and apologize for murdering unarmed civilians on the high seas has probably put an end […]

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Zahhar: UN flotilla report biased, justifies siege on Palestinians

[ 03/09/2011 – 05:15 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahhar accused Saturday the UN-commissioned Palmer report into Israel’s 2010 flotilla attack of not being neutral, as it deemed the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip legal. He also called on Turkey to take further sanctions against Israel. “When the report says the […]

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Report: Israel arrested 15, deported 30 pro-Palestinian activists in August

[ 03/09/2011 – 05:07 PM ] PARIS, (PIC)– Some 15 activists were arrested and 30 were deported last month in a wave of incitement against pro-Palestinian activists, a French rights group said in a report marking the end of August. The report says extremist Israeli groups are behind what it called an “incitement campaign” led […]

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Haneyya honors activists of two aid convoys in Gaza

[ 03/09/2011 – 11:20 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya honored in a ceremony held on Friday the participants in the aid convoys Miles of Smiles 5 and the South-African relief mission for their efforts to help Gaza people. In his speech, premier Haneyya expressed his pride in the humanitarian efforts that were […]

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Settlement construction up 660% in the first half of 2011

by Kate on September 3, 2011 | Mondoweiss Construction in Judea and Samaria up a whopping 660% Arutz Sheva [settler news site – apologies for using it] 1 Sept — About 75,000 new homes are under construction in all of Israel right now, a government agency said Wednesday. With the end of the building freeze, […]

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IOF soldiers arrest 3 Palestinians in Al-Khalil village, settlers beat up child

[ 03/09/2011 – 12:01 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up three Palestinians in the village of Doura, southwest of Al-Khalil city, at dawn Saturday, local sources said. The sources told the PIC that all three were in their early twenties, adding that the soldiers broke into their homes and searched them. […]

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Gaza press protests Israel’s arrest of Al-Jazeera journalist Samer Allawi

Maan News Agency | Sept 3, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Dozens of journalists protested Saturday in front of UN offices in Gaza City demanding that Israel immediately released Al-Jazeera correspondent Samer Allawi. Israeli authorities detained Allawi, Afghanistan bureau chief of the Qatar-based network, at the Allenby Bridge on the Jordan-West Bank border on August […]

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Egyptian reactions to Turkey’s suspension of diplomatic relations with Israel

Overwhelming support has met Turkey’s move to expel the Israeli ambassador from Ankara, while some wonder why Egypt isn’t doing the same Nada Hussein Rashwan, Saturday 3 Sep 2011 | Al Ahram Online Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara (Reuters) A UN report issued this week on the Freedom […]

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Turkey to challenge Gaza blockade at International Court of Justice

Turkish announcement appears to rebuff attempts by UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon to end its row with Israel David Batty and agencies| guardian.co.uk, Saturday 3 Sept 2011 Turkey’s foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Ankara would challenge the Gaza blockade at the International Court of Justice. Photograph: AP Turkey is to challenge Israel‘s blockade on Gaza […]

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The blood of the Mavi Marmara martyrs claim JUSTICE ~ Cartoon by @CarlosLatuff

Click on the cartoon for full size high res image Cartoon of Carlos Latuff is free to use without previous written permission. Courtesy of Carlos. May God bless you. Ameen Source Full Report Download: The Palmer Committee Final Report | UN The Palmer Report: Another Attempt by Israel to Whitewash Murder? | PRESS RELEASE Why […]

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Racism rampant among Israeli youth – video

02-09-2011,07:00 Agencies – Over the past three years, my wife Pennie and I have been working on a documentary film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During our second production trip to the region, one of the many remarkable people we encountered was Uri Davis. He is one of a handful of Israelis who has built a […]

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Amnesty: UN flotilla report recommendations ‘insufficient’

Related: The Mavi Marmara Massacre Maan News Agency | Sept 3, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The recommendations of the UN-sponsored Palmer report into Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla do not go far enough, Amnesty International said Friday. The international rights group also said the report, written by a panel headed by former […]

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Addressing grievances in Gaza ~ by @imPalestine

Economic inequality within Gaza is concern, but major grievance remains the crippling Israeli siege, activist argues. Mohammed Suliman | 02 Sep 2011 10:50 | Opinion – Al Jazeera English Hundreds of pro-Palestinian youth supporters show banners and shout slogans against Israel [EPA] In 2006, the Israeli authorities imposed an overall siege on the Gaza Strip forcing 1.6 […]

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Masri: Arrest of MP Yousef demonstrates failure to break Palestinians’ will

[ 02/09/2011 – 08:56 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Mushir al-Masri, spokesman of the Hamas bloc on the Palestinian Legislative Council, has condemned Israel’s continued persecution of Palestinian MPs as an act of piracy after Israel’s arrest of MP Hassan Yousef on Wednesday. In a statement, Masri said Israel’s targeting of Palestinian politicians is an expression […]

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Turkey vows legal action against Israel

Related: The Mavi Marmara Massacre PressTV –  Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:22AM GMT Israeli commandos during attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla (file photo) Turkey says it will seek legal action against the Israeli regime for its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound relief aid Flotilla last year after Ankara further downgraded its ties with Tel […]

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