Tag Archives: Why

#VIDEO | Israel and Palestine, an animated introduction ~ by @jvplive

Nov 28, 2012 Video by JVP18 Hey friends-it’s time to stop saying, “It’s too complicated!” You can’t stay on the sidelines anymore. Watch this Jewish Voice for Peace 6 minute mini-primer about why Israelis and Palestinians are fighting, why the US-backed peace process has been an impediment to peace, and what you can do to […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Why former Canadian MP Jim Manly is on the Ship to Gaza

The Canadian Boat to Gaza blog The Canadian Boat to Gaza blog will keep you up to date on fundraising and organizing efforts in support of the ‘Tahrir’, a Canadian boat which is currently part of the ‘Freedom Waves to Gaza’. Bloggers will report from on board the Tahrir and on support activities in Halifax, […]

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#VIDEO | Yonatan Shapira: Why I am on the #Estelle Ship to #Gaza

Oct 19, 2012 by OmniaWebTV Yonatan Shapira, an activist from Israel, speaks about his involvement on Freedom Flotilla as a crew member of Estelle. Sign Petition → Support the Estelle Ship to Gaza Press Release | Estelle Flotilla to Gaza – Press Release (incl pressinfo) Follow Estelle | Check current position of the Estelle | […]

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Why did the Palestinians decide to start the hunger strike?اضراب الاسرى – Video by @PalHunger

LIVE BLOG ▶ 3500 PALESTINIANS ON HUNGER STRIKE | #PalHunger Palestinian Prisoners Palestine’s Prisoners – Pictures Palestinian Prisoners Special Topic Palestinian Prisoners –Category The History of Israeli Torture – Topic Child Arrests – Topic All posts about Torture – Category Hana Shalabi Hana’ Yayha Ash-Shalabi – Action Alert All Related posts about Hana Shalabi Palestinian […]

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Why the Washington Post won’t fire Jennifer Rubin

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Salon – November 11, 2011 – Glenn Greenwald Several weeks ago, I wrote about a truly twisted, deranged rant by neocon royal family member Rachel Abrams. Abrams — wife of Iran-contra convict and Bush 43 official Eliot Abrams, step-daughter of Norm Podhoretz, half-sister of John […]

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DFLP: Why does the international community stay silent?

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Nov 12, 2011 | DFLP The bombardment of the blockaded Gaza Strip continues leaving more victims, destruction and horror while the occupation continues the violations of international law; colonialism, isolationism and the “Judaizing” of Jerusalem accompanied by daily attacks against civilians in the towns and […]

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Palestinian leader: Why our occupation must end now

Related: ▣ FAQ ▣ Palestine Statehood Bid | Category Statehood By Mustafa Barghouthi, Special to CNN | Sept 21, 2011 Leader of the Palestinian National Initiative and former Palestinian presidential candidate, Mustafa Barghouthi STORY HIGHLIGHTS Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi says Palestinians want freedom and the right to self-determination The U.S. is wrong to block statehood bid, […]

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If Israel acts unilaterally since 63 years, why shouldn’t we ~ by Khalid Amayreh

by Khalid Amayreh | September 20, 2011 | Sabbah Report Statehood Must Mean Liquidation of the Israeli Occupation Palestinian Authority (PA) President, Mahmoud Abbas, has assured the Palestinian masses that a possible recognition of statehood by the UN won’t be at the expense of other fundamental Palestinian rights, including the paramount right of return for […]

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A thousand-and-one reasons why Palestine must get independence

Related to: ▣ FAQ ▣ Palestine Statehood Bid and here’s perhaps the most important By Stuart Littlewood * | Sabbah Report | http://www.sabbah.biz | Sept 8, 2011 The following report from Bethlehem University that academic staff had been attacked yet again, this time by Israeli squatters, reminds me of how the Israelis apparently resent the […]

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Why Palestinians can’t recognize a ‘Jewish state’

Hassan Jabareen| Monday, 05 September 2011 11:40 | MEMO For Palestinians to recognize the Jewish state is to declare their surrender; to waive their group dignity. In his speech before the U.S. Congress last May, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posed a serious challenge to the Palestinian Authority: If the PA would just say, “We recognize […]

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Why boycott Israel?

A founding member of the campaign for the academic and cultural boycott outlines the motivation behind the movement. Lisa Taraki and Mark LeVine | Al Jazeera Opinion |13 Aug 2011 15:45 French activists demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians, showing support for an international boycott of Israel [EPA] Author and history professor Mark LeVine speaks with […]

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Why Aren’t There More Muslim Terrorists? ~ by Mother Jones

After the rush to blame Islamist extremism for the terror attacks in Norway, a new book examines why so few Muslims are terrorists. By Aaron Ross on Mon. August 1, 2011 11:14 AM PDT Louie Palu/ZUMA Immediately after last month’s terror attacks in Norway, Islamic extremism shot to the top of almost every list of […]

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Top 10 reasons why the opening of Rafah Crossing just doesn’t cut it

June 16, 2011 | Gaza Gateway In no particular order of importance, we thought we’d list some of the reasons why the opening of Rafah, while significant and helpful, doesn’t meet all of Gaza’s needs for access and why, as some voices in Israel have recently suggested, it can’t serve as Gaza’s only access point. […]

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Why Google Earth Can’t Show You Israel

Hector Milla/Flickr — By Hamed Aleaziz |  Mother Jones Fri Jun. 10, 2011 10:16 AM PDT Since Google launched its Google Earth feature in 2005, the company has become a worldwide leader in providing high-resolution satellite imagery. In 2010, Google Earth allowed the world to see the extent of the destruction in post-earthquake Haiti. This […]

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Why Ban Ki-Moon Trying to Scupper Flotilla Plans?

  By Stuart Littlewood ‘Intercepting the Mavi Marmara on the high seas…  was clearly unlawful.’ The United Nations said so. It’s in the report of the UN fact-finding mission set up by the Human Rights Council to investigate violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting from the Israeli attacks a […]

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