Israeli occupation forces fire at protesting Palestinians near Nabi Yusuf

Settler Violence Topic | Category | Pictures | New: Interactive Map [ 24/01/2012 – 07:44 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Hundreds of Jewish settlers escorted by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the Nabi Yusuf shrine to the east of Nablus city at midnight Monday. Eyewitnesses said that ten coaches carrying hundreds of Jewish settlers arrived to […]

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The Puzzling Matter of the Israeli Liberals ~ by Ramzy Baroud

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Media speak of right, left, center .. (Creative Commons) By Ramzy Baroud | Palestine Chronicle | Jan 24, 2012 Regardless of who may rule Israel, little change ever occurs in the country’s foreign policy. Winning parties remain obsessed with demographics and retaining absolute military dominance. […]

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Stop the Pro-Israel Lobby ~ by Stuart Littlewood

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. By Stuart Littlewood | Palestine Chronicle | Jan 24, 2012 The Queen needs a new royal yacht. But the British government says it can’t afford to buy her one. The £80 million for the project must come from private sources. “Leading British companies will… be […]

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Anti-Zionism in the 21st Century: the struggle continues ~ by @docjazzmusic

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Tuesday, 24 January 2012 | By Dr. Tariq Shadid | Docjazz.com The essence of the Palestinian struggle is the battle against Zionism. It is a battle against its racism, against its murderous war crimes, against its insatiable territorial hunger, against its disdain for non-Jewish human […]

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Israel to demolish school, homes near Hebron

Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category – Pictures Maan News Agency | Jan 24, 2012 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Tuesday issued demolition orders to a school and homes near Hebron in the southern West Bank, local officials said. Bani Naim spokesman Imad Amer said forces handed notices to Shuhada al-Haram […]

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Dweik’s abduction is state terror, pure and simple ~ by Khalid Amayreh

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. [ 23/01/2012 – 12:00 AM ] By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine It is really hard to think of a single convincing or legitimate reason for the flagrant abduction of Professor Aziz Dweik by Gestapo-like Israeli troops earlier this week. The 63-year-old Palestinian leader was […]

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Tale of Sodomy and Torture in Occupation Prison ~ by @richards1052

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. strong>Jan 23, 2012 | By Richard Silverstein | Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place Haaretz this week noted that the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel has brought suit before the Israeli Supreme Court on behalf of a Palestinian torture victim.  Two police […]

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Live ammunition fired at peaceful demonstrators in Gaza Buffer Zone

Related: All Attacks on Palestinians – Timeline – Category 24 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement Image from Poica.org In a peaceful demonstration into the Gaza buffer zone that began around 10:30am today, January 24 2012, demonstrators report that at least 50 rounds of live ammunition were fired directly at Palestinian and international solidarity activists. […]

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Israel confiscates 350 acres in occupied Jerusalem in just three weeks

Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category – Pictures Tuesday, 24 January 2012 12:08| MEMO The Israeli occupation authorities have confiscated 350 acres of land in the occupied city of Jerusalem and the surrounding area in the past three weeks. Details of the land grab have been given in a report prepared by […]

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In Palestine, to exist is to resist

A Million Stories about the Zionist Rape of This World – in pictures by Melinda Tuhus | 24 January 2012 | In These Times | ISM Behind the headlines, Palestinians are using nonviolent direct action to protest the status quo. WEST BANK, PALESTINE – On November 15, Mazin Qumsiyeh and other Palestinian activists boarded public […]

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Israel orders 6 months jail without charge for PLC speaker

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Maan News Agency | Jan 24, 2012   RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — An Israeli military court on Tuesday ordered the detention of Palestinian parliamentary speaker Aziz Dweik for six months without charge. Dweik, who was seized by Israeli forces at a Ramallah checkpoint on Thursday, heads […]

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Israel demolishes 10 buildings near Jericho

Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category – Pictures Maan News Agency | Jan 24, 2012   JERICHO (Ma’an) — Israeli forces demolished ten buildings in the Jordan Valley village al-Auja on Monday, residents told Ma’an. The soldiers leveled new shops being constructed at the village’s northern entrance, belonging to residents Diab Abdul […]

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Ynet manufactures new threat to promote Ben White (@benabyad) book

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Phan Nguyen on January 24, 2012 | Mondoweiss Israel’s self-delegitimization campaign intensifies as Ynet, the website of Israel’s second largest daily, publishes a news article headlined, “Zoabi Endorses Anti-Semitic Author.” The article, which also appears in print in Hebrew, is a shocking exposé that reveals […]

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IOF troops arrest two Palestinian children, 15 & 17 years old, forced sick outside homes

Related: CHILD ARRESTS BY ISRAEL ▶ OVERVIEW [ 24/01/2012 – 11:41 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained two Palestinian minors on Monday in the Yatta village of Al-Khalil, local sources said. Ratib Al-Jabour, the coordinator of the popular anti wall and anti settlement committees east of Yatta, said that the soldiers stormed […]

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Hamas slams kidnapping of two Jerusalemite officials from Red Cross

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. [ 24/01/2012 – 11:48 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement strongly denounced the kidnapping of Palestinian officials Khaled Abu Arafa and Mohamed Totah after a violent Israeli raid yesterday on their sit-in tent at the Red Cross headquarters in the occupied city of […]

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