Troops, settlers raid Palestinian village and force residents to recite ‘I love Israel’

Maan News Agency | May 30, 2012   JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces and settlers raided a village northwest of Jerusalem earlier this week, and humiliated and abused its residents, a local official said. Residents of al-Nabi Samwil were working on their land on Monday when Israeli forces, accompanied by settlers, arrived and demanded to […]

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Letter to my Occupier ~ by @48Refugee

48Refugee weblog | May 18, 2012 To my occupier:I know you will read this because you read everything I write. You watch me closely hoping to decipher at least some of my words in any way that can hurt me.  Maybe you can figure out where my loyalties lie, where my sympathies are, what political […]

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A love story, a Palestinian story ~ by @livefromgaza

ألف مبروك على الزواج ونتمنى لكما حياة مليئة بالحب والسعادة والمرح Lina al-Sharif, The Electronic Intifada , Nov 24, 2011 Updated Dec 26, 2012 because of the birth of their Baby: Yasmeen! (more below this post) This article was originally published by The Electronic Intifada Courtesy Lina al-Sharif The idea of writing about something very […]

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For the Love of Israel: Congresswoman’s Misguided War on the UN ~ by Ramzy Baroud

by Ramzy Baroud / September 8th, 2011 From an Israeli point of view, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the ideal American politician. Although many in the US government aspire to her level of commitment to Israel, few can measure up to a dedication that extends beyond the very interests of her own country. “Lawless extremists infest […]

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#Flotilla2 – US BOAT TO GAZA – The Audacity To Love‬‏ -video

In 2010, the Freedom Flotilla took sail, sparking an unprecedented international human rights mission, dedicated to ending Israel’s blockade on Gaza. Joining Freedom Flotilla II is the first-ever U.S. Boat to Gaza, “The Audacity of Hope.” The individuals on this boat will be simply delivering LETTERS OF LOVE to the people of Gaza. Thirteen of […]

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Armed with Love and Missive from Dr. King: Setting Sail for Gaza

Medea Benjamin: All this bullying only strengthens our resolve. (CNN) By Medea Benjamin | Palestine Chronicle | June 23, 2011 ‘I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him,’ said Dr. Martin Luther King as he accepted […]

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TO GAZA WITH LOVE – THE AUDACITY OF HOPE – video

The Audacity of Hope will sail as a human rights mission to help end the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. ustogaza1 | May 18, 2011 U.S. BOAT TO GAZA The U.S. Boat to Gaza Campaign is collecting thousands of personal letters to the people of Gaza from people like you in the U.S., in […]

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Love 4 Palestine | What does it mean to be Palestinian in our time?

April 27, 2011 by Yasir M. Tineh What does it mean to be Palestinian in our time? A question with many differing answers some pleasant and some monstrous. The essence of being a Palestinian is embodied in the spirit of struggle you come to learn and understand from your first step into life and your last one […]

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The Love Letter of a True Man, a Mujahid.

The Prophet (PBUH), once said to a group of Companions : “The best of you is the best to his wives and I am the best amongst you with my wives.” “And among His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may live in tranquility with them, and He […]

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For the Love of Egypt: When Besieged Palestinians Danced

      Gaza was Cairo, Egypt was Palestine. (Aljazeera)   By Ramzy Baroud A dear friend of mine from Gaza told me that he hadn’t slept for days. “I am so worried about Egypt, I have only been feeding on cigarettes and coffee.” My friend and I talked for hours that day in early […]

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ei: Bad romance: Poland and Israel’s “love story”

Ewa Jasiewicz, The Electronic Intifada, 17 March 2011 A Palestinian kuffiyeh scarf hanging from Warsaw’s iconic palm tree sculpture on Warsaw’s Jerusalem Avenue. (Kampania Palestyna) “There is no more reliable and loyal adherent of your stance and aspiration for a better and a fairer world order in the European Union than Poland.” – Polish Prime […]

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Israelis Discover a New Love for Mubarak by Pierre Klochendler

    by Pierre Klochendler, February 05, 2011– Antiwar.com JERUSALEM – Around the world, peoples revel in anticipation of the fall of a regime that has denied its citizens their basic rights. But most Israelis are haunted by nightmare scenarios of ‘the day after’, as if their country’s stability was anchored in the continuity of […]

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Closing time at Kassit: To love Tel Aviv and fear for it

Friday, January 21 2011|Yuval Ben-Ami Closing time at cafe Kassit, with Marcel the waiter. (Photo: Yael Rozen, 1974) A friend asked me to help him sort his books. He’s not a young chap anymore, and has accumulated quite a number of books over his 80 years. Many of them were simply piled on the floor […]

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PALESTINIANS: LIVING UNDER THE OCCUPATION AND LOVING IT

Posted by desertpeace on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 10:57 am. And what’s not to love? They are separated from their families and loved ones by a concrete wall making visits difficult, or impossible. Access to mosques is forbidden during Holy Days. Their children are accosted daily by Israeli soldiers on their way to and […]

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