Colorado Palestine Solidarity News & Views

500 Artists Against Israeli Apartheid

2010-02-28T08:52:00.001-07:00

Today, a broad spectrum of Montreal artists are standing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and supporting the growing international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli state. Last winter, the Israeli state launched a violent military assault on the Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip, leaving over 1400 Palestinians dead, including over

America’s First Suicide Bomber

2010-02-23T22:55:00.000-07:00

The government and its propaganda ministry do not want to call Stack a terrorist. “Terrorist” is a term the government reserves for Muslims who do not like what Israel does to Palestinians and the U.S. government does to Muslim countries. But Stack experienced the same frustrations and emotions as Muslims who can’t take it any longer and strap on a suicide vest.Click here to

Israel rebuffs France over possible Palestine recognition

2010-02-21T15:16:00.000-07:00

Israel has rejected the idea of foreign countries recognizing a Palestinian state, after France suggested the recognition could soon take place. "Imposing this kind of semblance of a partial solution from outside goes against the very idea of peace," AFP quoted a senior Israeli official as saying on condition of anonymity. The remarks came after French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on

Credit cards implicate Mossad in Dubai killing

2010-02-20T14:06:00.000-07:00

“Dubai police have information confirming that the suspects purchased travel tickets from companies in other countries with credit cards carrying the same names we have publicized (in the passports),” Al Bayan daily on Saturday quoted Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim as saying. It did not give further details.click here to read more

Swedish FM cancels Israel trip amid 'organ' row

2009-12-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt abruptly cancelled a trip to Israel this week, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Sunday amid raised tensions over a controversial newspaper article.Bildt postponed his Thursday visit after reports that Israeli hardline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had considered refusing to meet with him, according to a statement from the ministry that was reported in

Israel admits to organ thefts

2009-12-21T15:34:00.000-07:00

Israel has admitted that it harvested organs from the dead bodies of Palestinians and Israelis in the 1990s, without permission from their families. The admission follows the release of an interview with Jehuda Hiss, the former head of Israel's forensic institute, in which he said that workers at the institute had harvested skin, corneas, heart valves and

Finkelstein: Livni 'proud' of Gaza 'war crimes'

2009-12-21T15:32:00.001-07:00

LONDON - Prominent Jewish-American Professor Norman Finkelstein accused Israel of perpetrating "war crimes" in Gaza through its ongoing siege of the Strip and its war at the turn of the year. His accusation came within an international conference titled, "UNRWA and Future of Palestinian Refugees", organized in London Wednesday. Finkelstein said the causes and effects of the war on Gaza are now

Human Currency

2009-12-06T15:03:00.002-07:00

"We do not negotiate with terrorists" -- a long-cherished mantra of Western democracies. In reality all the major powers have at some stage been forced to discuss with militants, from Northern Ireland to Iraq. Now Israel seems on the verge of granting their fiercest enemies Hamas a major coup with the mooted release of up to 1,000 prisoners. What message does this send?Of course Israel would

Australia hosts war criminal Ehud Olmert

2009-12-06T14:47:00.002-07:00

The news that former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was in Australia and was welcomed by the honorable members of our parliament came as somewhat of a shock. It is one thing to have allowed a man charged with corruption and suspected of war crimes into Australia at all; it is another thing that he was listed as a distinguished guest in Hansard -- the official record of parliamentary

Armed settlers shoot Palestinian, beat his 89-year-old mother

2009-10-30T11:04:00.001-06:00

30/10/2009Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - Aggressive orthodox Israeli settlers attacked the Salah family on their way to Friday prayers in a bid to take over their home in the East Jerusalem community of Beit Safafa.The settlers, twelve according to Palestinian sources, six according to Israeli media, and three according to the Jerusalem police chief, pulled up in a car with an eviction order for

The Slippery Slope

2009-10-30T10:46:00.001-06:00

Oct 23, 2009 - Uri AvneryIT IS, of course, all the fault of Judge Richard Goldstone. He is to blame for it, as he is to blame for all the other ills that are befalling us now.He is to blame for the trouble we are having at the UN, both in New York and in Geneva. For the conspiracy to bring our political and military leaders to trial in The Hague. For the ongoing crisis between us and Turkey. For

Israel’s European Lobby

2009-10-30T10:40:00.001-06:00

October 28th, 2009 - By Maidhc Ó CathailIn their 2006 article “The Israel Lobby,” John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt famously assert, “Other special-interest groups have managed to skew foreign policy, but no lobby has managed to divert it as far from what the national interest would suggest, while simultaneously convincing Americans that US interests and those of the other country – in this case,

Israel levels Palestinian homes

2009-10-30T10:38:00.001-06:00

Wednesday, October 28, 2009Israeli authorities have torn down several Palestinian houses in occupied east Jerusalem, defying international calls to halt the demolitions in the disputed city.Gidi Schmerling, a Jerusalem municipality spokesman, said the houses in the Shuafat, Zur Baher, Silwan and Jabel Mukabar neighbourhoods were pulled down on Tuesday because they had been built illegally. (what

UN to debate Goldstone Gaza report next week

2009-10-30T10:23:00.000-06:00

29/10/2009 The United Nations General Assembly announced late Wednesday it will meet next week to consider a report that accused both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during the offensive in Gaza last winter.The Geneva-based Human Rights Council endorsed the report by an expert panel chaired by South African Judge

Irish civil society calls for boycott of Israel

2009-02-04T15:52:00.000-07:00

Israel has never declared its borders. Instead, it has continuously expanded at the expense of the Palestinians. In 1948, it took over 78 percent of Palestine, an area much larger than that suggested for a Jewish state by the UN General Assembly in 1947. Contrary to international law, Israel expelled over 750,000 Palestinians from their homes. These refugees and their descendants, who now number

‘Hamas would recognise Israel within 1967 borders’

2009-02-02T19:15:00.000-07:00

France summons Israeli ambassador over warning shots; US envoy calls to bolster Gaza truce PARIS/OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS: Hamas would recognise Israel if it withdraws to its pre-1967 borders, a French Jewish writer said this week after meeting the exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement, Khaled Meshaal.“He told me that Hamas was prepared to recognise Israel on the lines of June 4, 1967. He

Turkish PM to Israeli President "Thou shalt NOT kill"

2009-02-02T19:14:00.001-07:00

Vive La Chavez! Venezuela expels Israeli envoy

2009-01-07T11:44:00.000-07:00

Venezuela has expelled the Israeli ambassador to the Latin American country in protest at the ongoing onslaught in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said that Caracas had expelled the Israeli envoy to protest the Israeli invasion of Gaza which had killed at least 500 Palestinians.www.presstv.com

The History and "Morals" of Ethnic Cleansing

2009-01-07T11:42:00.000-07:00

By VICTORIA BUCHI arrived in Israel 40 years ago. It took me many years to understand that the very existence of my country, as it is today, is based on an ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. The project started many years ago. Its seed can be traced to the basic fallacy of the Zionist movement, which set out to establish a Jewish-national state in a location already inhabited by another

The Truth about Palestine and Israel

2009-01-06T14:18:00.002-07:00

The Lies:Lie #1Israel is only targeting legitimate military sites and is seeking to protect innocent lives. Israel never targets civilians. The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated pieces of property in the world. The presence of militants within a civilian population does not, under international law, deprive that population of their protected status, and hence any assault upon that

The Truth About Those Hamas Rockets

2009-01-06T14:09:00.002-07:00

by Dennis Rahkonen / December 31st, 2008Five years ago, the Bush administration lied about weapons of mass destruction to dupe us into supporting an illegal, immoral invasion of Iraq. A few days ago, Israel trotted out only an infinitesimally more credible excuse — the Hamas rockets case — as justification for its own murderous shock and awe in Gaza, a long-planned campaign perniciously aimed at

Gaza: plight of civilians traumatic in 'full-blown humanitarian crisis'

2009-01-06T11:19:00.002-07:00

Increasing numbers of civilians are dying or injured in the escalating crisis in Gaza. At a press conference in Geneva on 6 January, the ICRC's director of operations, Pierre Krähenbühl, described the situation of civilians in Gaza as intolerable, and called on the parties to the conflict to make it possible for the ICRC and the Palestine Red Crescent Society to reach people in need. In a post on her personal blog, which appears at her Web site,

Israeli troops 'move into Gaza'

2009-01-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

Israel has carried out more than 800 strikes on the Gaza Strip since launching the offensive eight days ago, including 40 on Saturday. The UN has warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis, and believes 25% of more than 400 Palestinians killed by Israel so far were civilians. Israel says about 80% of those killed were Hamas militants. Four Israelis have been killed by rocket fire from Gaza.BBC News

Protests against Gaza attack sweep across the world

2009-01-03T13:46:00.000-07:00

From Jakarta to London, a wave of protest erupted across the world today against Israel’s assault on Gaza. More than 10,000 marched through the Indonesian capital and Israeli flags were burnt and trampled upon in Asia as the Palestinian death toll in the offensive rose above 430, including three young brothers killed this morning. Thirty new Israeli raids struck the Gaza Strip today as

Gaza and the rise of the Fourth Reich

2009-01-01T22:48:00.001-07:00

One would think that a people who have historically been on the receiving end of heartless treatment would have chosen to shun such techniques rather than to embrace them. Ironically, Israel has become the Fourth Reich, dealing with basic human rights and dignity in a brutal and arrogant manner, much as their unexpected mentors taught.The Nazis would be proud and yet horrified that the evil torch

UNSC fails to pass anti-Israel resolution, again

2009-01-01T11:23:00.000-07:00

The UN Security Council has declined to issue a resolution censuring the Israeli blitz on Gaza despite global calls for an end to the assault. The draft resolution put forth by Libya, representing the 22 nations in the Arab League, was swiftly rejected in the course of an emergency session held on Wednesday, AP reported.The US, a permanent UNSC member holding veto power, has been quick to remove

McKinney to Obama: “Say Something” About Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

2009-01-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

Asks Congress to Stop Sending "Weapons of Mass Destruction" "As we are about to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, let us remember what he said. He said that the United States is the greatest purveyor of violence on the planet. And guess what: we experienced a little bit of that violence, because the weapons that are being used by Israel are

The truth about those Hamas rockets

2009-01-01T11:20:00.000-07:00

By Dennis RahkonenFive years ago, the Bush administration lied about weapons of mass destruction to dupe us into supporting an illegal, immoral invasion of Iraq. A few days ago, Israel trotted out only an infinitesimally more credible excuse -- the Hamas rockets case -- as justification for its own murderous shock and awe in Gaza, a long-planned campaign perniciously aimed at ousting a “regime”

US military aid underpins Gaza offensive - 31 Dec 08

2009-01-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

Palestinian mourners on Monday (December 29)

2008-12-31T10:27:00.000-07:00

McKinney relief boat hit by Israeli ship

2008-12-31T10:19:00.002-07:00

Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, standing beside a damaged yacht, Tuesday accused the Israeli navy of ramming the vessel to halt the delivery of medical supplies to the embattled Gaza Strip. “Our mission was a peaceful mission,” McKinney told CNN after she and 15 others aboard the boat made it safely to the harbor in the Lebanese seaport of Tyre.McKinney, the recent Green Party

Americans Should Act to End Violence Against Gaza

2008-12-31T10:17:00.001-07:00

Israel's crimes against the Palestinians simply could not take place on such a massive scale were it not for US support. The American people, therefore, have a responsibility to act and pressure their government to end its financial, military, and diplomatic support for Israeli violations of international law -- a necessary first step towards any viable and sustainable peace.By Jeremy R. Hammond

Israel's onslaught on Gaza is a crime that cannot succeed

2008-12-31T10:14:00.002-07:00

The US-backed attempt to bring Hamas to heel by overwhelming force is in fact more likely to boost the movement's appealAs Israeli journalist Amos Harel wrote in Ha'aretz at the weekend, "little or no weight was apparently devoted to the question of harming innocent civilians", as in US operations in Iraq. Among those killed in the first wave of strikes were eight teenage students waiting for a

Israel’s warped self-justification for murder

2008-12-31T10:11:00.002-07:00

Paul J. Balles exposes Israel’s warped definition of self-defence, which it uses as a cover for its murder of innocent Palestinians, including women and children, and its destruction of universities, mosques and other civilian infrastructure in the occupied Gaza Strip.Israel brazenly lies, saying that Hamas broke the cease-fire when it was Israel that broke the cease-fire in November.In Haaretz,

Can there be any doubt who the real terrorists are?

2008-12-30T10:38:00.002-07:00

US definition fits perfectlyStuart Littlewood calls on Western leaders to pull the plug on Israel until it conforms to international law and the will of the United Nations, pulls back behind the 1967 border and strictly observes the principles of universal human rights. Otherwise, they “risk a mighty moral backlash from ordinary people, who are beginning to learn the awful truth”.The patience of

Kucinich Calls for UN Investigation into Israeli Attacks on Gaza

2008-12-30T10:04:00.001-07:00

Cleveland congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is now calling for a United Nations investigation to attacks on Gaza by Israel. Kucinich also criticized Israel for what he deems a disproportionate response to Hamas rocket attacks, standing in stark contrast to other House Democrats that have offered nearly unanimous support for Israel. Leading Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

The National Lawyers Guild Condemns Illegal Israeli Massacre

2008-12-30T09:55:00.002-07:00

The National Lawyers Guild Condemns Illegal Israeli Massacre of over 300 Gazans, Calls for Ceasefire and Urges Participation in ProtestsNew York. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns Israel's massive bombardment of the Gaza Strip which has left over 300 dead and 1,400 wounded, with the tolls mounting. The Israeli Air Force dropped more than 100 bombs in dozens of locations throughout the

If Americans Knew

2008-12-30T09:52:00.001-07:00

Arabs rally against Israeli raids

2008-12-29T00:32:00.001-07:00

Thousands of people in the Arab world have attended rallies to express anger at Israel's air raids on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Protesters burned Israeli and American flags in a string of Arab cities and demanded a stronger response from their leaders to Israel's "aggression".BBC

Violent protests at Israeli Embassy in London

2008-12-29T00:27:00.003-07:00

Violent confrontations broke out at the Israeli Embassy in London today as up to 1,500 protesters against Israel's Gaza campaign gathered in a vociferous demonstration. Campaign supporters, Palestinians and British Muslims stood on the pavement of High Street Kensington, west London, and chanted in unison: “Five, six, seven, eight - Israel is a terror state.”Timesonline UK

Gaza's hospitals struggle with casualties - 28 Dec 08

2008-12-28T12:08:00.002-07:00

Hamas press conference after Israeli Gaza strikes - 27 Dec 08

2008-12-28T12:04:00.002-07:00

Palestinians agree to 24-hour lull

2008-12-22T23:19:00.002-07:00

Hamas and other factions have agreed to halt the firing of rockets into Israel for 24 hours to allow aid to be delivered to Gaza, a Hamas official has said. An Egyptian convoy carrying food and medical supplies worth $1m is expected to be let into the Gaza Strip, after Hamas agreed to the unilateral temporary Egypt-mediated truce on Monday.by Aljazeera

In Memory of Riad Hamad, 1952-2008, Palestine Activist

2008-04-19T18:08:00.003-06:00

In Memory of Riad Hamad, 1952-2008 Father, teacher, and activist and friend Through the Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign, I have worked with Riad Hamad and the Palestine Children’s Welfare Fund since 2003. Despite talking via the phone and email, the first time we met face-to-face was at the

Black Ribbon for Gaza

2008-03-02T12:03:00.003-07:00

When the Virginia Tech shooting happened in the united states about a year ago, many people posted black-ribbon-vt pictures on their facebook/myspace profiles which spread the word and caused more awareness of it. Similar black ribbons were used in other tragic incidents. Thus, i made this simple gaza black ribbon for use on facebook, so that people with Western contacts could help raise

STATEMENT BY THE PLO MISSION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

2008-02-02T09:47:00.000-07:00

STATEMENT BY THE PLO MISSION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.On January 28, 2008, the PLO Mission in Washington, D.C. issued a public statement announcing the passing of Dr. George Habash, a prominent Arab and Palestinian leader, who died in Amman, Jordan at the age of 82. In accordance with diplomatic and cultural norms, the PLO Mission offered the diplomatic corps and the Palestinian-American community the

Support a refugee family in Gaza!

2008-01-24T18:39:00.000-07:00

Support a refugee family in Gaza through TAKAFUL: The Palestinian Refugee Support Network today! TAKAFUL: The Palestinian Refugee Support Network Every day, the news from Gaza continues to pour in - news that highlights the urgent humanitarian crisis for the people of Gaza. Following a week in which more than 30 Palestinians were killed by invading Israeli military forces and many times that

US Campaign Action Alert on Gaza

2008-01-24T18:24:00.000-07:00

US Campaign Update: End the Siege of the People of Gaza Actions; Come out to support Israeli Apartheid Week 2008 in your cities; While Supplies Last, Get Your Palestinian Fair Trade Olive Oil; Apply for a Spring Internship with the US Campaign; US Campaign's NEW Book ClubUS Campaign Action Alert: End the Siege of the People of Gaza January 26th, 2008For more background information, analysis, and

CPSC Official Endorsement for President in 2008: Cynthia McKinney

2008-01-06T10:14:00.000-07:00

The Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign would like to officially endorse Green candidate Cynthia McKinney for President in 2008. To learn more about Ms. McKinney, please visit her campaign website at: Run Cynthia Run!

US Campaign Against the Israeli Occupation Launches Report Card, 110th Congress

2007-10-31T19:52:00.000-06:00

US Campaign Against the Israeli Occupation Launches Report Card, 110th Congress The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation is excited to announce the launch of its report card for the 110th Congress, 1st Session (2007).A PDF version of the report card can be viewed by clicking here The report card grades Senators on four resolutions (two positive, two negative) and Representatives on seven

Peace Path through the Middle East

2007-10-21T11:41:00.000-06:00

Peace Path through the Middle East:William Ury Speech on the Abraham Path Initiative For the first time in history all cultures are in contact with each other due to the technology revolution, said conflict mediator William Ury, who calls this phenomenon the "human family reunion." "Like many family reunions it is not all peaceful," Ury said, as some in the audience laughed. He is the

Hate Islam Week thankfully not coming to Colorado

2007-10-21T11:29:00.000-06:00

Hate Islam Week - or "Islamo-Facism Awareness Week" - is luckily not coming to Colorado. Spearheaded by right-wing Islamaphobe David Horowitz, this series of events being held on a number of campuses is a deliberate effort to defame Muslims and Islam and equate the world's 1.6 billion Muslims with terrorism and the "anti-Western Jihad." Luckily this event is NOT coming to Colorado, but we thought

WESTWORD: "My Name Is Rachel Corrie"

2007-10-09T19:52:00.000-06:00

WESTWORD: "My Name Is Rachel Corrie"Rachel Corrie has been a lightning rod for controversy since her death in Gaza at the age of 23, when she was run over by an Israeli soldier while attempting to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. But Rachel Corrie was more than just a symbol; she was a genuinely unique young spirit. My Name Is Rachel Corrie, put together by English actor Alan Rickman

US Campaign Adopts Proposals on Apartheid, Boycott, and Nakba

2007-09-25T19:19:00.000-06:00

US Campaign to End the Israeli OccupationUS Campaign Adopts Proposals on Apartheid, Boycott, and Nakba More than 100 delegates from more than 50 member organizations of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation met this weekend at the Arlington Campus of George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia for the US Campaign's 6th Annual National Organizers Conference.Delegates to the conference

Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni and Rob Prince: Iran

2007-09-25T19:08:00.000-06:00

Boulder Daily Camera, Letters to the Editor Blog, 20 September 2007 - Online HereWill the US Attack Iran?by Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni and Rob PrinceExcerpt:Calls for deepening sanctions, funding of subversion against Iran, and cutting economic ties (as Gordon and Fitzpatrick suggest we do) - an economic and political full court press - are steps towards unleasing the military option, which appears

Charging Anti-Semitism To Silence Dissent

2007-08-25T09:54:00.000-06:00

Charging Anti-Semitism To Silence Dissent By Ida Audeh 07 August, 2007Countercurrents.orgThe charge of anti-Semitism is used by supporters of Israel to silence and discredit voices that conflict with Zionist orthodoxy. Two recent examples illustrate this point: The publication of Jimmy Carter's book Palestine Peace not Apartheid triggered a well-orchestrated campaign of vilification and

Lakewood family builds bridges for peace

2007-08-13T16:59:00.000-06:00

Lakewood family builds bridges for peaceThe road to achieving Middle East peace is being paved - right here in Lakewood. Zenat Shariff Belkin and Mark Belkin and their two daughters, Nadia, 16, and Arriana, 14, have opened their hearts and home to two 16-year-old girls, Tamara, a Palestinian from Jerusalem, and Etti, an Israeli from Ber Sheva.Tamara and Etti have traveled a long way from the

News from Research Journalism Initiative - Palestine

2007-08-02T20:04:00.000-06:00

Research Journalism InitiativeCLICK HERE FOR RJI HOMEPAGEPO Box 24464, Denver, CO., 80224RJI News, July 2007---------------------------------------Hello from Palestine,Since the beginning of the year, we have been working to establish a direct link between American classrooms and the West Bank of Palestine. By producing documentary films and facilitating live video conferences between

Colorado Jews Speak Out Against 40 Years of Occupation

2007-06-06T20:03:00.000-06:00

FORTY YEARS OF OCCUPATIONJune, 2007 will mark forty years of occupation of Palestinian land by Israel. We, Colorado Jews, are asking our fellow Jews to consider compassionately, and in the spirit of traditional Jewish values, the implications of that occupation for Israel.Almost three thousand years ago, the two Jewish states of Israel and Judah flourished in an area which is approximately the

On this day - April 27 - in Palestinian history

2007-04-27T00:01:00.000-06:00

April 27, 1948: Zionist forces attacked the villages Yaffa, occupying Salameh, Yazur and others, expelling about 5,000 Palestinians as part of Al Nakba April 27, 1948: Zionist forces invaded and captured the suburbs of Al Quds (Jerusalem) taking the quarters of Katamon, the German Colony, and the upper Bakaa; expelling about 30,000 Palestinians as part of Al Nakba April 27, 1996: The

Emigration from Israel exceeds immigration, report

2007-04-23T21:05:00.000-06:00

Emigration from Israel exceeds immigration, reportDeutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), 04/20/2007Tel Aviv (dpa) - In Israel, the number of emigrants exceeded the number of immigrants for the first time in 20 years, the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot reported Friday. Many emigrants were recent arrivals who wanted to leave Israel again, the report said. In 2007, 14,400 immigrants are expected in Israel

40 Years of Occupation: A Global Action Call

2007-04-23T20:59:00.000-06:00

June 2007 marks the 40-year anniversary of Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Syrian Golan Heights.The ICNP (International Coordination Network on Palestine) has launched during last year's annual UN civil society conference on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people a global Call for Action Days on June 9-10, 2007, under the banner, "The World Says

June 10 Protest Is Coming—We Need Your Help Today!

2007-04-22T13:12:00.000-06:00

US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation June 10 Protest Is Coming—We Need Your Help Today!Imagine thousands of people massing at our nation's Capitol demanding an end to US support for Israel's illegal military occupation of Palestinian lands.Imagine thousands of people marching to the White House calling for a just peace between Palestinians and Israelis.Imagine hundreds of people converging

CNI Foundation Ads in the New York Times

2007-04-22T13:06:00.000-06:00

The sixth of six full-page New York Times advertisements published by the Council for the National Interest Foundation in the last year will run opposite the editorial page in this Sunday's, April 22nd, "Week in Review" section of the Times.You can also view the ad as a PDF or JPG file on our new CNI Foundation website by clicking either of the following links: * Speaker Pelosi: After Damascus

Progressive Democrats launch new website about Palestine

2007-03-28T21:05:00.000-06:00

PDA Launches Website to Foster Debate on U.S. Israel/Palestine PolicyInspired by journalist Nicholas Kristof’s March 18, 2007 column in the New York Times regarding the need to discuss and debate US policy towards Israel, PDA has launched a new web site demanding that Senators Obama, Edwards, and Clinton, Vice President Gore, and all other Democratic Party candidates stand up for peace and

Colorado Jews say NO! to war on Iran

2007-03-28T20:19:00.000-06:00

Don't do it. Don't Attack IranRocky Mountain News - Click Here for LinkThursday, March 1 at 12:01 AMStatement of a Group of Colorado Jews We, the undersigned, all Colorado Jews, are worried about a U.S. and/or Israeli attack on Iran. The military components for such an attack have been put in place over the past six months. We, who only a few generations ago, witnessed our families in Europe

Lots of new video from Palestine for distribution

2007-03-28T19:48:00.000-06:00

West Bank Update - Please Distribute Widely - March 24, 2007 Hello from Palestine,Since the beginning of the year, we have been working to establish a direct link between American classrooms and the West Bank of Palestine. By producing documentary films and facilitating live video conferences between Palestinian and American students, we hope to shed light on the realities of life under

Video from Ongoing Israeli attack on Nablus

2007-02-28T07:31:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,As you are likely aware, on February 25 2007, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) invaded the West Bank city of Nablus in an operation dubbed, "Hot Winter." The military operation has so far concentrated on the Yasmine and Qariyon neighborhoods in the Nablus Old City. Tensof thousands of people were confined to their homes while the Israeli army raided dozens of houses and

Israeli Policy Makes a Two-State Solution Less Likely

2007-02-17T13:03:00.000-07:00

Israeli Policy Makes a Two-State Solution Less LikelySummary of CNI Foundation "Public Hearing" with Jeff Halper and Naim AteekBy Carlton CobbFebruary 16, 2007Two Israeli peace activists told an audience in Washington, DC, this week that, as long as current Israeli policies continue, a real two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is increasingly unlikely and perhaps impossible.

Don't let them fool you - the struggle against Israeli Hafrada (Apartheid) is winning!

2006-12-28T09:47:00.000-07:00

Israel Survey Results Shock By TJ Reporter - Thursday 28th of December 2006Nearly 70 percent of respondents to a survey conducted by a leading Christian publication believe in disinvestment from companies whose products are used by the Israeli government in the territories.The poll of more than 2,800 people, conducted on The Tablet website, pointed to the widespread existence of anti-Israel

UNICEF: 2006 One of The Worst Years for Palestine Children

2006-12-14T20:24:00.001-07:00

UNICEF: 2006 One of The Worst Years for Palestine Children - Click Here for Full StoryExcerpts:"United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that 123 Palestinian children have been killed since outbreak of hostilities, more than double the 2005 figure., adding that some 340 children remain in detention facilities. ..."At this point in time, more than twice as many children died due to the

Israeli soldiers tell of indiscriminate killings...

2006-12-14T20:24:00.000-07:00

Israeli soldiers tell of indiscriminate killings by army and a culture of impunity - Click Here for Full StoryExcerpt:"In recent months dozens of soldiers, including the son of an an Israeli general, all recently discharged, have come forward to share their stories of how they were ordered in briefings to shoot to kill unarmed people without fear of reprimand."The soldiers were brought into

Government overrules war-crimes arrest order

2006-12-01T12:08:00.000-07:00

Friday December 1, 2006 - (click here for full story)By David Eames and Ruth BerryAttorney-General Michael Cullen has over-ruled a District Court judge's decision to issue an arrest warrant against a visiting former Israeli general the judge believed was answerable for Middle East war crimes.Auckland District Court Judge Avinash Deobhakta on Monday issued warrants ordering the arrest of Moshe

Israelis adopt what South Africa dropped

2006-12-01T11:56:00.000-07:00

By JOHN DUGARDPublished on: 11/29/06 - (click here for full story)Former President Jimmy Carter's new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," is igniting controversy for its allegation that Israel practices a form of apartheid.Restrictions on freedom of movement imposed by a rigid permit system enforced by some 520 checkpoints and roadblocks resemble, but in severity go well beyond, apartheid's "

ADL slams UN body for making Tutu head of Beit Hanun mission

2006-12-01T11:52:00.000-07:00

Last update - 12:01 30/11/2006By Haaretz Service - (click here for full story)The Anti-Defamation League on Thursday blasted the United Nations Human Rights Council for appointing Desmond Tutu as head of its fact-finding mission to the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanun.The mission is charged with investigating a botched Israel Defense Forces shelling in Beit Hanun which killed 19 Palestinian

UN: Israel breaks border agreement

2006-12-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

By Laila El-Haddad at the Rafah crossing - (click here for full story)A UN report has accused Israel of breaking all provisions in a year-old US-brokered agreement on Gaza's border crossings, as Condoleezza Rice visits the region.The Agreement on Movement and Access, signed last November after the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, was meant to facilitate the movement of Palestinians and goods in

France okays firing at IAF over Lebanon

2006-11-25T15:48:00.000-07:00

Nov. 23, 2006 1:30 Updated Nov. 23, 2006 11:32By YAAKOV KATZ AND HERB KEINON - (click here for full story)French soldiers in Lebanon who feel threatened by aggressive Israeli overflights are permitted to shoot at IAF fighter jets, a high-ranking French military officer told The Jerusalem Post.Wednesday, several days after meeting with an IDF general in Paris to discuss what he said was a "

Palestinian Solidarity Discourse and Zionist Hegemony

2006-11-25T15:45:00.000-07:00

A talk given at 11/22/06 in Edinburgh hosted by the Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign By Gilad Atzmon Information Clearing House - (click here for full script)Let’s face it; while the Palestinian and Arab resistance evolves into an absolute example of the ultimate heroism and collective patriotism, the Palestinian solidarity movement in the UK and around the world is not exactly what could

Dead in the Water

2006-11-25T13:33:00.000-07:00

During the Six-Day War, Israel attacked and nearly sank the USS Liberty belonging to its closest ally, the USA. Thirty-four American servicemen were killed in the two-hour assault by Israeli warplanes and torpedo boats.BBC Four Investigative Report: Broadcast Saturday 17 May 2003 Video Runtime 69 Minutes(click here to watch the video)

IDF admits targeting civilian areas in Lebanon with cluster bombs

2006-11-25T13:31:00.000-07:00

By Nir Hasson and Meron Rapoport, Haaretz Correspondents - (click here for full story)The Israel Defense Forces discovered that there had been "irregularities" in the use of cluster munitions, even before the end of the recent Lebanon war, sources in the defense minister's office said Monday. As a result of this information, Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered an "extensive inquiry" into the use

Massacre at Beit Hanoun

2006-11-25T13:28:00.000-07:00

Tehran Times Opinion Column, Nov. 20, By Yuram Weiler - (click here for full story)TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) -- During the week of November 2-8, while people in the United States were preoccupied with the mid-term elections, a massacre took place in Gaza, with 86 human beings killed by Israeli forces. This massacre, as well as the continuing Israeli assault on Gaza seems to go largely unnoticed by

Swedish human rights worker viciously attacked by Jewish extremists in Hebron

2006-11-25T13:11:00.000-07:00

by ISM Hebron, November 18 (click here full story)UPDATE, November 22nd: Tove has been released from hospital and will return home soon. The Jerusalem Post has reported Swedish government dissatisfaction with the Israeli investigation into the attack on Tove

The Twilight Zone / After the rain of death

2006-11-23T14:32:00.000-07:00

By Gideon LevyHaaretz.com - (click here for full story)This is Islam al-Atamna. A girl of 14. She is sitting in her black mourning clothes. Eight close relatives - including her mother, grandparents, uncles and aunts - were all killed before her eyes, one after the other. They were killed in the street after they awoke at home in horror at the sound of the first shell that exploded and then fled

Israel ups the stakes in the propaganda war

2006-11-23T14:17:00.000-07:00

Following its invasion of Lebanon this summer, Israel was said to have largely lost the PR battle to Hizbullah, but armed with a major web offensive, it's fighting backStewart Purvis - Monday November 20, 2006 - (click here for full story)GuardianAmir Gissin runs what he calls '"Israel's Explanation Department". Which is why it is surprising to hear him admit that many Israelis think "the whole

UN slams Israel over Beit Hanun shelling, approves inquiry panel

2006-11-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

Last update - 16:01 18/11/2006By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service - (click here for full story)The UN General Assembly on Friday night overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning the errant shelling of a Beit Hanun house which killed some 20 Palestinians. Representatives of 156 countries voted in favor of the resolution, seven objected and six abstained.Voting "no" were

OIC emergency meeting to discuss terrorism, aggression against Palestine by Israel

2006-11-18T13:46:00.000-07:00

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17 (APP) Associated Press of PakistanMinister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani Friday said that Israeli terrorism and aggression against Palestine would come under discussion during emergency OIC executive meeting called at Jeddah. Talking to PTV before leaving for Jeddah to attend the meeting, he said Israeli aggression against Palestine was matter of concern

Rights group says Israel engaged in "wilful killings"

2006-11-18T13:44:00.000-07:00

Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:19 PM GMTBy Luke BakerJERUSALEM (Reuters) - (click here for full story)An Israeli human rights group has called for an immediate military investigation into the deaths of two wounded and unarmed Palestinians shot during an army raid in the occupied West Bank this month.B'Tselem, an independent group that monitors Israel's actions in the Palestinian territories, said

Spanish FM: Peace plan withheld for fear of Israeli rejection

2006-11-18T13:41:00.000-07:00

By Akiva Eldar and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents, and The Associated Press - (click here for full story)Spanish Foreign Minsiter Miguel Angel Moratinos said Friday that the new Mideast peace initiative drafted by Spain, France and Italy was not coordinated with Israel for fear that Jerusalem would reject it.In a telephone interview with Haaretz, Moratinos said the plan does not

Hollow visions of Palestine’s future

2006-11-18T13:37:00.000-07:00

Peace will need more than David Grossman -- or Uri AvneryBy Jonathan Cook in Nazareth11/17/06 "Information Clearing House" - (click here for full story)...Small groups of Israelis, smaller than Gush Shalom, are abandoning Zionism and coalescing around new ideas about how Israeli Jews and Palestinians might live peacefully together, including inside a single state. They include Taayush, Anarchists

US vetoes Beit Hanoun resolution

2006-11-11T14:27:00.000-07:00

Saturday 11 November 2006, 22:13 Makka Time, 19:13 GMT - (click here for full story)The US has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution condemning an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip that killed 19 Palestinian civilians.John Bolton, the US ambassador to the UN, described the text as "unbalanced" and "biased against Israel and politically motivated".He added that it did not provide an "

Kahane supporters praise Gaza killings as 'holy'

2006-11-11T14:22:00.000-07:00

Efrat Weiss Published: 11.09.06, 23:00 - (click here for full story)ynetnews.comSupporters of assassinated rabbi Meir Kahane hold ceremony to commemorate killed rabbi, say 'holy canon' fired shells at family in Beit Hanoun in which 18 Palestinians died on WednesdayKahane supporters take credit for compromise on gay pride parade: Some 200 right-wing activists gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday

Israel accused of 'state terrorism'

2006-11-11T14:06:00.000-07:00

The Arab league has called for an immediate ceasefireFriday 10 November 2006, 16:52 Makka Time, 13:52 GMT - (click here for full story)A Palestinian official has accused Israel of state terrorism after an attack in Gaza that killed 18 civilians, and said Israeli apologies for such incidents were insincere and no longer acceptable.Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN observer, told an emergency UN

Hundreds of Ethiopians protest in Jerusalem / Blood demo becomes anti-racism rally

2006-11-10T12:21:00.000-07:00

Last update - 02:27 07/11/2006 - (click here for full story)By Ayanawo Farada Sanbetu, Haaretz Correspondent and APHundreds of Israelis of Ethiopian descent demonstrated yesterday in Jerusalem against what they said was blatant discrimination against their community by the state. The protesters clashed with police briefly when they blocked a main road near the Foreign Ministry. Eleven protesters

Something's rotten in Israel

2006-11-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

Latest drop in global corruption index yet another warning sign Published: 11.07.06, 12:24 - ynetnews.com (click here for full story)The annual Global Corruption Report published by Transparency International Monday ranked the level of public corruption in more than 100 countries - from the cleanest to the most corrupt. The Corruption Index doesn't rely on quantifiable data such as the number of

Israel: Divorce America, Marry Russia

2006-11-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

By Joel Bainerman November 5, 2006 - (click here for full story)There used to be a time when Israel had no other "superpower partner" to align herself with other than the US. Today, that is not the case. Although few Israelis realize it, Israel has strategic options that it didn't have 15 years ago. In many respects, Russia is a much more suitable partner for Israel than the US. If Israel