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28 Feb 09

Are Palestinians Allowed to Resist? (Part II/II)

"Relying solely on non-violence subordinates the fundamental moral and ethical goal of independence to all sorts of conditionalities in order to achieve it in the “right” way."

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26 Feb 09

Why 88 Arab homes may get eviction notices

This is why Biblical and other archaeologists should not DIG in Israel!

"Israel plans to demolish 88 homes in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, to make way for a new archaeological park, adding new fuel the slow-burning dispute over J

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25 Feb 09

ei: The perils of blogging in Egypt

"According to Gamal Eid, Executive Director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, the recent arrests of bloggers is an attempt by Mubarak's regime "To silence the voices that criticize the [Egyptian] government's performance and send a messa

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24 Feb 09

Mabuhay ang Palestina! « The Mustard Seed

"In cooperation with the General Union of Palestine Students and Bayan USA, League of Filipono Students-SFSU presents a discussion on the current situation of the US-Israeli occupation of Palestine and its connections to the so called "War on Terror" in t

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22 Feb 09

LRB · Henry Siegman: Israel’s Lies

"I am not aware of a single major American newspaper, radio station or TV channel whose coverage of the assault on Gaza questions this version of events. Criticism of Israel’s actions, if any (and there has been none from the Bush administration), has foc

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21 Feb 09

Lieberman nod to Netanyahu tips Israel right

"Long disparaged as the bad boy of Israeli politics, Avigdor Lieberman has leveraged a racially divisive campaign assailing the loyalty of Israel's Arab minority to become the kingmaker of the next government.

On Thursday, Mr. Lieberman, who is leader of

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19 Feb 09

In Defence of Marxism - Austrian Marxists organise solidarity event with Iranian workers

"On the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution Marxists in Austria organised a public meeting to discuss what really happened in 1979, explaining how what was a genuine workers' revolution was hijacked by the Islamic fundamentalists due to the lack of

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17 Feb 09

Informed Comment: You Have Moved on, But the Injured and Burned Children of Gaza Have Not; Call for Cyberspace Aid Convoy

"Please consider donating to UNICEF UK's Gaza children's fund (US UNICEF for Palestinian Children here). In fact, I challenge other bloggers to carry the same appeal for UNICEF, among the best aid groups for this purpose, so that we can see if we can cre

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Live blogging: The Center for Socialist Studies Lecture - The Nature of Conflict with Israel at 3arabawy

"The Center for Socialist Studies is holding now (as I’m typing) a lecture on the nature of the conflict with Israel.."

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15 Feb 09

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: What are they afraid of?

""The top UN Official in Gaza criticized Israel on Monday for blocking the shipment of paper to print textbooks for a new human rights curriculum that will be taught to children in all grades in the Palestinian territory.""

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Women of the revolution - Red Pepper

"The irony is that the experience of two imperialist invasions in the region has shattered any illusions among women and other social movements about the so-called ‘liberation’ on offer from US-led intervention. The barbaric consequences for the women of

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14 Feb 09

ei: Israel lurches into fascism

"In 1993, Labor prime minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Oslo accords. Ambiguities in the agreement -- which included no mention of "self-determination" or "independence" for Palestinians, or even "occupation" -- made it easier to clinch a short-term deal.

electronicintifada.net/...article10302.shtml - Preview

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13 Feb 09

B'Tselem - Press Releases - 8 Feb. '09: B'Tselem Publishes Guidelines for Israel's Investigation into Operation Cast Lead

"B'Tselem issued a position paper detailing the guidelines of the necessary Israeli investigation of its conduct during the operation in Gaza. B'Tselem's initial survey of the military operation calls into question Israeli statements that the military act

www.btselem.org/...20090208.asp - Preview

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12 Feb 09

ZNet - Lieberman's Racism

"In other parts of the world a man like Lieberman - "a very dangerous and sophisticated politician who has won his support through race hatred" - would be shunned, he fulminated. In Israel he was given a top job."

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09 Feb 09

FT.com / World / Liberal voice amongst Iran's clerics

Grand Ayatollah Yusef Sanei studied under Ayatollah Khomeini in the decades before-and misses his former mentor. He tells the Finnancial Times he thinks the ground is being laid for talks with America."

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The Daily Star - Politics - Gaza truce could be agreed in 'next few days' - Cairo

Fuck Mubarak.

"Egypt is hopeful that a Gaza truce accord between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas can be reached in the next few days, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki said Sunday. "There are positive signs that in the next few

www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp - Preview

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07 Feb 09

חד”ש מתחזקת ל-5 מנדטים בסקרים | חד"ש 2009 - בונים שמאל חדש

"הסקר המסכם של "ישראל היום" למערכת הבחירות (שנערך ע"י מכון "הגל החדש") מורה על התחזקות נוספת של חד"ש בסקרים

Final survey of the "Israel Today" system of elections (held by the Institute "new wave") indicates a further strengthening of the Hadash polls"

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LENIN'S TOMB: Those Iraqi elections

"The SIIC, for a long time America's closest allies in Iraq, has easily been the most dangerous and sectarian force in Iraq, and their defeat has long been overdue. Their hopes of running a 9-governate mini-state called the 'South of Baghdad Region' have

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Elections 2009 / Netanyahu: Lieberman campaign against Israeli Arabs is 'legitimate' - Haaretz - Israel News

"Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday branded as "legitimate" rival prime ministerial candidate Avigdor Lieberman's electoral campaign against Israeli Arabs."

via: http://leninology.blogspot.com/

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06 Feb 09

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب

AbuKhalil responds to Barenboim's call for "non-violence."

"his statement is a proof that Barenboim and every person who signed this lousy statement has declared himself/herself an enemy of the Palestinian people and their historical resistance movement

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