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13/10/2011
| | Democratic governments don`t deal with terrorists – until they do Robert Fisk - The Independent - Once upon a time, we lived in a world where democratic governments did no deals with "terrorists". No country promoted this nonsense more than Israel. And no Israeli leader repeated the mantra so often as one B Netanyahu Esq. After all, America never "gave way" to "terrorists". No deals would ever be done by Britain.
| | | Netanyahu Creates Task Force To Legalise Settler Outposts In The West Bank William Gibson - IMEMC & Agencies - Former member of the Israeli Knesset, Zehava Galon, said that Attorney-General Yehuda Weistein “must make it clear to Netanyahu that the robbery and theft of private lands cannot be legalised, since it constitutes a criminal offense.” She also claimed that “Netanyahu’s entire move is meant to further establish Israeli authority over the [Palestinian] territories, and deepen the occupation. “
| | | Children of Qalandiya: Sharif`s Future Foretold Tamar Fleishman - The Palestine Chronicle - Qalandiya checkpoint is a magnet attracting all the wretched residents of the West Bank. Over there, at that site to where thousands of people a day are obligated flock towards, these paupers hope to find some sort of a living, a few shekels a day or as they put it: "To bring home bread". Many among them do not live in Qalandiya, but in cities and remote villages, places so far away that they cannot return there when evening falls. | | | Empty Stomachs, Emboldened Hearts Joharah Baker - MIFTAH - As mentioned, this is not the first time the prisoners go on strike but today, the atmosphere is palpably different. Perhaps it is because the Palestinians feel emboldened by the determined stance of their leadership to lead them to a state.
| | | Hunger strikes will continue until prisoners’ demands respected Jillian Kestler-D`Amours - The Electronic Intifada - Sitting in the shade of a small lemon tree in the German Colony area of Haifa, eight Palestinian activists have been on hunger strike since last weekend in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners who have been going without food for nearly two weeks in protest against poor prison conditions and a lack of basic rights. | | | Israelis and Palestinians refusing to be enemies Haggai Matar - Common Ground News Service - Despite the fact that the J14 leaders are dubbing this movement "apolitical" – meaning that it takes no stand on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict – I argue that its spirit reflects a growing understanding that social justice cannot be achieved so long as the Occupation persists. | | | Civil Administration plans to expel tens of thousands of Bedouins from Area C B`Tselem - The Civil Administration (CA) is planning to expel the Bedouin communities living in Area C in the West Bank, transferring some 27,000 persons from their homes. In the first phase, planned as early as January 2012, some 20 communities, comprising 2,300 persons, will be forcibly transferred to a site near the Abu Dis refuse dump, east of Jerusalem. These communities currently live in the area of the Ma`ale Adummim settlement and nearby settlements | | | Gaza represents the ultimate failure of politics David Miliband - The Guardian - The situation in Gaza represents the ultimate failure of politics. Nearly three years ago, after the Gaza war, the international community was preoccupied with opening up Gaza. Three years on, there is a stalemate – to match the wider stalemate in the wider search for a Palestinian state that can live alongside Israel | | | Political Prisoners Mazin Qumsiyeh - Popular Resistence - I read Nelson Mandel`s inspiring autobiography many years ago. His book was titled "Long Walk to Freedom" because it was done after the end of apartheid. Marwan Barghouthi`s book is not an autobiography in that sense because our people`s walk to freedom is still ongoing. It is thus titled "One thousand days in prison isolation cell" and refers to a part of the struggle
| | | The Price of Torching Mosques JONATHAN COOK - Counterpunch - None of the recent attacks against Palestinians has led to prosecutions. The so-called “Jewish division” of the Shin Bet secret police, which is charged with solving such crimes, is known to be more than half-hearted about pursuing investigations. Like many state institutions, including the army, its ranks are filled with settlers
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