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The Atrocity

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Written by Uri Avnery Uri Avnery
Published: 11 July 2014 11 July 2014

BOMBS ARE raining on Gaza and rockets on Southern Israel, people are dying and homes are being destroyed.

Again.

Again without any purpose. Again with the certainty that after it’s all over, everything will essentially be the same as it was before.

But I can hardly hear the sirens which warn of rockets coming towards Tel Aviv. I cannot take my mind off the awful thing that happened in Jerusalem.


IF A gang of neo-Nazis had kidnapped a 16-year old boy in a London Jewish neighborhood in the dark of the night, driven him to Hyde Park, beaten him up, poured gasoline into his mouth, doused him all over and set him on fire – what would have happened?

Wouldn't the UK have exploded in a storm of anger and disgust?

Wouldn't the Queen have expressed her outrage?

Wouldn't the Prime Minister have rushed to the home of the bereaved family to apologize on behalf of the entire nation?

Wouldn't the leadership of the neo-Nazis, their active supporters and brain-washers be indicted and condemned?

Perhaps in the UK. Perhaps in Germany.

Not here.


THIS ABOMINABLE atrocity took place in Jerusalem. A Palestinian boy was abducted and burned alive. No racist crime in Israel ever came close to it.

Burning people alive is an abomination everywhere. In a state that claims to be “Jewish”, it is even worse.

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Emergency Rally/Protest at Pioneer Square this Saturday 11am

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Written by SUPER, AUPHR, JVP and others SUPER, AUPHR, JVP and others
Published: 09 July 2014 09 July 2014

Emergency Rally/Protest at Pioneer Square this Saturday 11am

Israel has used this latest round of violence as an excuse to escalate offensives around Palestine, the worst of which is being rained upon the people of Gaza. We have several members with family members who have been injured and had to evacuate their homes-in Gaza this means there is no where to go as it is the world's largest open air prison. 

Please, we need your voices and bodies to be there in support. We will be gathering signatures to present to Senator Wyden. 

*If anyone has a battery/generator powered system for sound this would be great.
Please, this is not the time for political rallying for one group or another. We are rallying in solidarity with all peoples tragically affected by this violence and to call for the freedom of the people of Palestine.

*Water/snacks/first aid supplies/sunscreen

*Bring signs (please no explicit images of dead people)

*Sidewalk chalk/markers/empty poster boards

*Pal Flags

Sincerely,
SUPER
Our FB invite is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1442858732642715/

A Selfie of the Potential Murderer as a Young Man

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Written by Udi Aloni Udi Aloni
Published: 05 July 2014 05 July 2014

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Photo: “To hate Arabs isn’t racism, it’s having values. #IsraelDemandsRevenge.” Posted to an Israeli Facebook page in the last 24 hours.

Since the beginning of colonialism, it has been a cruel, cynical practice to push the native into a desperate position in which he creates brutal acts of despair. Israel didn’t invent this pattern; it only upgraded it. This practice historically enabled the Christian sovereign to portray the native as a barbarian beast that needed to be either domesticated or slaughtered.

At the same time, the sovereign painted a self-portrait of himself as a martyr on the cross. The sovereign always performed an ethical-cultural “superiority” in a white-Western framework. He always admitted to some ethical glitches as exceptions about which he made sensitive art (or films) to perform repentance and soul-cleansing. Yesterday, in Israel, the sham revealed itself.

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Israel must be held accountable for its collective punishment of Palestinians

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Written by BDS National Committee BDS National Committee
Published: 04 July 2014 04 July 2014

Israel must be held accountable for its collective punishment of Palestinians

http://www.bdsmovement.net/2014/israel-must-be-held-accountable-for-its-collective-punishment-of-palestinians-12181

Palestinian boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activists are urging governments and international civil society to take action to hold Israel to account for its continued collective punishment of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza following the disappearance and death of three Israeli settlers.

Zaid Shuaibi, a spokesperson for the Palestinian BDS National Committee, the civil society coalition that leads and supports the BDS movement, said:

“Israel’s on-going actions are designed to terrorise Palestinians and constitute collective punishment. Military violence, collective punishment and the deliberate targeting of civilians are endemic to Israel’s of decades old system of occupation, colonisation and apartheid.”

“Israel is able to act with utter impunity because of the military, economic and political support it receives from governments around the world. We call on international governments to impose a two-way arms embargo immediately and to suspend bilateral agreements until Israel fully complies with international law”.

“At a time when mainstream bodies such as the Bill Gates Foundation, the Presbyterian Church USA and the US​ United Methodist Church are divesting from companies profiting from Israel’s occupation, including G4S and Hewlett Packard, we call on people of conscience to intensify BDS pressure.”

Shuabi also called on people of conscience and supporters of BDS to consider joining the Month Against the Apartheid Wall that is marking the 10th anniversary of the International Court of Justice ruling that Israel’s apartheid Wall is illegal.

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ACTION ALERT: Tent of Nations attacked by Israeli soldiers

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Written by Friends of Tent of Nations North America Friends of Tent of Nations North America
Published: 22 May 2014 22 May 2014

Tent of Nations is a farm near Bethlehem, owned by the Nassar family, members of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. Surrounded by Israeli settlements, their road blocked by Israeli soldiers, they operate the farm as a peace center, under their motto: "We refuse to be enemies." Please read details of Monday's attack and destruction of their orchards by Israeli soldiers and take action. Details below.

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