German army chief resigns over Afghan civilian deaths

Thu, 26 Nov 2009, Press TV The German army’s chief of staff has stepped down after reports of Afghan civilian deaths in a September air strike involving German troops. Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg told parliament on Thursday Wolfgang Schneiderhan had submitted his resignation. Schneiderhan “has released himself from his duties at his own request,” [...]

A Right of Return primer

by Ali Hattar, Palestinian think tank A referential drafting extracted from the Human Rights Covenants and human principles and the laws related to it based on the basis that Palestinian Arabs should have the same human rights as the rest of the peoples of the world. Also included in English are excerpts from relevant Covenants. [...]

Eid al-Adha highlights a Gaza family’s struggle to survive

by Rami Almeghari writing from the occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine, 25 November 2009, EI Muslims around the world are about to celebrate Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), one of the most important dates in the calendar, marking the end of the annual pilgrimage season to Mecca. Traditionally, Muslims slaughter a lamb (or [...]

“Israel” Won’t Accept Hezbollah’s Membership in the Lebanese Gov’t!

Here we go again with the threats. Sometimes the Israelis seem so unintelligent, what does it mean to destroy thousands of homes, and major bridges and roads the resistance didn’t use? Holding all Lebanon accountable right? You have always held all Lebanon accountable so shut it and find better ways to fill your time like [...]

American Diplomats Touring Israeli Settlements

Why do you need a tour?! Are they illegal or not?! The US admin. won’t and can’t do anything for the Palestinians, please stop clinging to them and find an alternative that is already present. Dear Palestinians you are already sacrificing so much put it in the right direction the PA will not get you [...]

“69 Cases of Palestinian Olive Trees Destroyed, but No Prosecutions”

Al Manar 25/11/2009 The human rights organization Yesh Din says not one of the 69 complaints filed during the past four years on damage to Palestinians’ trees in the occupied West Bank has resulted in an indictment. The organization released a report on the matter Tuesday and makes specific reference to damage caused to olive [...]

US Will Not Join Treaty Banning Landmines

Only the hypocrites and killers view the death of civilians as meeting defense needs. Yes we need to supply the Israelis with them and with cluster bombs to “protect” them from children and defenseless people! Al Manar 25/11/2009 The US administration has rejected a global treaty, supported by more than 150 countries, banning the use [...]

US and EU finance “Israel” Apartheid Wall

by Kawther Salam, November 23, 2009, source On Nov 10 2009, two days after the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the war criminal in Iraq, the envoy of the “Middle East Quartet”, the filthy Tony Blair, opened the occupational apartheid checkpoint “Jalama”, similar to and far greater than the Berlin Wall, [...]

What’s New? It’s Always Been Like This – Settlements Sans Regret

By BOUTHAINA SHAABAN, counter punch No one has believed that the United Nations will respond positively to a Palestinian request for a resolution providing for the creation of a Palestinian state within the borders of 1967, with Jerusalem as its capital and the right of return for Palestinian refugees according to all international terms of [...]

Hebron’s architecture of occupation

by Sarah Lazare and Clare Bayard writing from Hebron, occupied West Bank, Live from Palestine, 23 November 2009, EI The word “revenge” is scrawled in Hebrew on a Palestinian school in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The windows are covered with screens and the play yard obstructed with more screens tipped with barbed wire, [...]

Palestinian Children Face Daily Settler Attacks Getting to School

By Mel Frykberg AT TUWANI, Nov 23 (IPS) – Being able to travel to school in relative safety is something children all over the world take for granted. But, for Palestinian children living in the shadow of the ubiquitous and illegal Israeli settlements dotting the West Bank, simply walking to school can be a terrifying [...]

Abbas: We Won’t Launch a Third intifada – We’ve Suffered Enough

For a moment there reading part of the title one would think he meant that for the hellish, brutal, and criminal Israeli occupation! But no he is telling the Palestinians yeah intifadas bring death so do not fight for your rights but what have negotiations really brought? Oh yeah death also and more land theft. [...]

“Israel” holds over 370 Palestinian children captive

Tue, 24 Nov 2009, Press TV The media liaison at the Palestinian ministry in charge of prisoners’ affairs says that Israel is currently holding captive more than 370 child detainees; all under the age of 18. “Child detainees are sent to courts that prosecute cases of adult detainees. This is a flagrant violation of International [...]

The Israeli military hands out 25 evection orders to Palestinian families near Jerusalem

by Ghassan Bannoura, IMEMC News , November 23, 2009 25 Palestinians families living near Jerusalem city received on Monday at dawn evection orders from the Israeli military. Local sources said that the eviction orders targeted homes located at Siramis, Palestinian neighborhood east of Jerusalem old city. The area was disconnected from Jerusalem by the Israeli [...]

Threat Rises From Within

Even though I disagree with how some terms and concepts are presented for example colonization and occupation just after 1967 and not before, this article shows an insight into Israeli society and how they are slowly weakening themselves from within. Analysis by Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler JERUSALEM, Nov 23 (IPS) – Israelis were perturbed [...]