By Reuters - (click here to read more)
Last update - 22:59 20/09/2006
Arab states on Wednesday relaunched a campaign to have the United Nations nuclear watchdog condemn Israel's reputed atomic arsenal.Israel again rebuffed two resolutions in what has become an annual Arab effort to get the International Atomic Energy Agency to press it to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty arms-control pact and help set up a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East.
Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign News
September 24, 2006
Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A Glimpse Into Israeli Collective Psychosis (click here to read more)
By Gilad Atzmon
......For those who still fail to see it, we are dealing here with a severe mad case of a State that is reaching the very peak of its collective psychotic phase. For those who tend to forget, this mentally disordered national entity possesses a vast nuclear arsenal, and it has its belly full of deadly intentions. We are horrified and so we should be. We can see them bullying the entire Middle East. We are encircled by their merciless hedonism and self-righteousness and there is very little for us to do except pray for divine intervention.
By Gilad Atzmon
......For those who still fail to see it, we are dealing here with a severe mad case of a State that is reaching the very peak of its collective psychotic phase. For those who tend to forget, this mentally disordered national entity possesses a vast nuclear arsenal, and it has its belly full of deadly intentions. We are horrified and so we should be. We can see them bullying the entire Middle East. We are encircled by their merciless hedonism and self-righteousness and there is very little for us to do except pray for divine intervention.
Israelis 'trains Kurdish forces'
By Magdi Abdelhadi (click here to read more)
Arab affairs analyst, BBC News
The BBC has obtained evidence that Israelis have been giving military training to Kurds in northern Iraq. A report on the BBC TV programme Newsnight showed Israeli experts in northern Iraq, drilling Kurdish militias in shooting techniques.
Arab affairs analyst, BBC News
The BBC has obtained evidence that Israelis have been giving military training to Kurds in northern Iraq. A report on the BBC TV programme Newsnight showed Israeli experts in northern Iraq, drilling Kurdish militias in shooting techniques.
September 17, 2006
The Moral Bankruptcy of Israel's Founding Idea
The Coming Collapse of Zionism - (click here to read more)
By KATHLEEN CHRISTISONFormer CIA Analyst
Is it only observers outside the conventional mainstream who have noticed that by its murderous assault on Lebanon and simultaneously on Gaza, Israel finally exposed, for even the most deluded to see, the total bankruptcy of its very founding idea?
Can it be that the deluded are still deluded? Can it truly still be that Israel's bankruptcy is evident only to those who already knew it, those who already recognized Zionism as illegitimate for the racist principle that underlies it?
Can it be therefore that only the already converted can see coming the ultimate collapse of Zionism and, with it, of Israel itself as the exclusivist state of Jews?
By KATHLEEN CHRISTISONFormer CIA Analyst
Is it only observers outside the conventional mainstream who have noticed that by its murderous assault on Lebanon and simultaneously on Gaza, Israel finally exposed, for even the most deluded to see, the total bankruptcy of its very founding idea?
Can it be that the deluded are still deluded? Can it truly still be that Israel's bankruptcy is evident only to those who already knew it, those who already recognized Zionism as illegitimate for the racist principle that underlies it?
Can it be therefore that only the already converted can see coming the ultimate collapse of Zionism and, with it, of Israel itself as the exclusivist state of Jews?
Italian FM urges Israel to end blockade of Gaza
Thu Sep 7, 11:49 AM ET (click here to read more)
by Hala Boncompagni
AMMAN (AFP) - Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema has urged to follow up on its decision to lift a punishing air and sea blockade of Lebanon by easing its embargo of the Gaza Strip. Speaking in Jordan before heading to the West Bank town of Ramallah, D'Alema also reiterated calls for the deployment of international observers in Gaza.
by Hala Boncompagni
AMMAN (AFP) - Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema has urged to follow up on its decision to lift a punishing air and sea blockade of Lebanon by easing its embargo of the Gaza Strip. Speaking in Jordan before heading to the West Bank town of Ramallah, D'Alema also reiterated calls for the deployment of international observers in Gaza.
Russian FM slams Israel arrest of Palestinian ministers, MPs
Fri Sep 8, 10:24 AM ET (click here to read more)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed
Israel's arrest of Palestinian ministers and MPs from the governing Hamas, after talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. "It is unacceptable for deputies and Palestinian ministers to be arrested," he told a joint news conference Friday with Abbas in the West Bank' city of Ramallah.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed
Israel's arrest of Palestinian ministers and MPs from the governing Hamas, after talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. "It is unacceptable for deputies and Palestinian ministers to be arrested," he told a joint news conference Friday with Abbas in the West Bank' city of Ramallah.
Catholic relief agency decries Israeli settlements
Sep. 08 (CWNews.com) - (click here to read more)
In Jerusalem, representatives of the Catholic relief agency Caritas have issued a statement condemning Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, saying that all Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories are "illegal under international law."
In a statement that quoted Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, Caritas Jerusalem said that the latest moves to build new Jewish settlements in Gaza were "perverse assaults on human dignity." The relief organization criticized Israeli policies that allow Israeli citizens to move onto Palestinian land, while restricting the movement of Palestinians.
In Jerusalem, representatives of the Catholic relief agency Caritas have issued a statement condemning Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, saying that all Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories are "illegal under international law."
In a statement that quoted Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, Caritas Jerusalem said that the latest moves to build new Jewish settlements in Gaza were "perverse assaults on human dignity." The relief organization criticized Israeli policies that allow Israeli citizens to move onto Palestinian land, while restricting the movement of Palestinians.
September 16, 2006
Non-Aligned Movement demands Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza
Thu Sep 14, 2:22 AM ET (click here to read more)
HAVANA (AFP) - The Non-Aligned Movement demanded at a summit in Havana that
Israel withdraw its troops from Gaza, release jailed Palestinian officials and repair damage caused by its military operations.
A draft declaration to be adopted by leaders of the NAM countries also expresses "grave concern about the deterioration of the situation ... in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, as a result of the unlawful policies and practices being carried out by Israel."
US: Palestinian unity deal falls short
Wednesday 13 September 2006, 1:07 Makka Time, 22:07 GMT (click here to read more)
The United States has greeted the idea of a Palestinian unity government with scepticism, but the European Union has welcomed it.
Palestinian leaders on Tuesday urged the world to accept a planned unity government they hope will lead to the lifting of an aid embargo on the Hamas administration.
The United States has greeted the idea of a Palestinian unity government with scepticism, but the European Union has welcomed it.
Palestinian leaders on Tuesday urged the world to accept a planned unity government they hope will lead to the lifting of an aid embargo on the Hamas administration.
Europe nixes landing rights for El Al planes with IDF cargo
By Zohar Blumenkrantz, Haaretz Correspondent (click here to read more)
Last update - 22:20 04/09/2006
A number of European states are refusing to allow El Al cargo planes carrying Israel Defense Forces equipment from stopover landings in their airports.The refusal came from states considered friendly with Israel, including Britain, Germany and Italy, according to Captain Etai Regev, the chairman of El Al's pilots' union.
Last update - 22:20 04/09/2006
A number of European states are refusing to allow El Al cargo planes carrying Israel Defense Forces equipment from stopover landings in their airports.The refusal came from states considered friendly with Israel, including Britain, Germany and Italy, according to Captain Etai Regev, the chairman of El Al's pilots' union.
Chavez of Arabia?
Winning Arab hearts and minds - (click here to read more)
By Dima Khatib, Latin America Correspondent
Friday 18 August 2006, 14:15 Makka Time, 11:15 GMT
Billions of dollars spent, tens of thousands of lives lost, hundreds of hours of televised speeches and press conferences, extensive diplomatic efforts, political and military plans, years in Iraq, and much more.
None of this helped the US to achieve its president's announced goal of "winning the hearts and minds of the Arab people". Instead, George Bush seems to have lost the hearts and minds of many who had been supportive of US plans for the Middle East.
By Dima Khatib, Latin America Correspondent
Friday 18 August 2006, 14:15 Makka Time, 11:15 GMT
Billions of dollars spent, tens of thousands of lives lost, hundreds of hours of televised speeches and press conferences, extensive diplomatic efforts, political and military plans, years in Iraq, and much more.
None of this helped the US to achieve its president's announced goal of "winning the hearts and minds of the Arab people". Instead, George Bush seems to have lost the hearts and minds of many who had been supportive of US plans for the Middle East.
September 5, 2006
Yuram Weiler in Tehran Times
A very good article written by our local activist and published in theIranian online news media...
Root Causes
All right, Mr. Bush… let's look at root causes, for we live in a world of cause and effect. Yes, there's quantum physics where events are governed by probability distributions, but at our level of life experience, there is cause and effect. So, if you can Mr. Bush, follow the causal chain back from July 12, 2006 and let's see where it leads. We can start with the capture of the two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah and ask: ...
Root Causes
All right, Mr. Bush… let's look at root causes, for we live in a world of cause and effect. Yes, there's quantum physics where events are governed by probability distributions, but at our level of life experience, there is cause and effect. So, if you can Mr. Bush, follow the causal chain back from July 12, 2006 and let's see where it leads. We can start with the capture of the two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah and ask: ...
YNet: Settlers assaulting American citizens
Selected excerpts from: US: Settlers assaulting American citizens
State Department warns of security problems for Americans, others in Gaza; says, 'citizens of Western nations, including Americans, involved in pro-Palestinian volunteer efforts were assaulted and injured in Occupied Territories by Israeli settlers and harassed by Israeli army'
Continuing or possible violence in Israel, it said, also makes it necessary for Americans to avoid locations associated with US interests or official US buildings, the State Department said Tuesday in an updated travel warning.
"In recent months, citizens of Western nations, including Americans, involved in pro-Palestinian volunteer efforts were assaulted and injured in the Occupied Territories by Israeli settlers and harassed by the (Israeli army). Those taking part in demonstrations, nonviolent resistance, and direct action are advised to cease such activity for their own safety," it said.
State Department warns of security problems for Americans, others in Gaza; says, 'citizens of Western nations, including Americans, involved in pro-Palestinian volunteer efforts were assaulted and injured in Occupied Territories by Israeli settlers and harassed by Israeli army'
Continuing or possible violence in Israel, it said, also makes it necessary for Americans to avoid locations associated with US interests or official US buildings, the State Department said Tuesday in an updated travel warning.
"In recent months, citizens of Western nations, including Americans, involved in pro-Palestinian volunteer efforts were assaulted and injured in the Occupied Territories by Israeli settlers and harassed by the (Israeli army). Those taking part in demonstrations, nonviolent resistance, and direct action are advised to cease such activity for their own safety," it said.
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