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Rachel Corrie’s family claim Israel hid evidence of Rachel’s death
The Guardian has a piece of the latest information coming from the civil suit that the Corrie family are pursuing in Israel. The family claim that evidence has been withheld and misleading information was provided to the US officials at the time of her death. … Read the rest
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ISM calling for experienced activists to come to Gaza
**please circulate widely** The International Solidarity Movement is appealing for activists to join our team in the besieged Gaza Strip. In recent months numerous people have managed to cross into Gaza through Egypt, so at present, there is a small window of opportunity to enter.… Read the rest
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Remember Gaza… End the Siege now! – Free Palestine! National Demo May 16 2009
Remember Gaza… End the Siege now! – Free Palestine! National Demonstration 16 May London With a growing number of supporting organisations, listed in the e-flyer below, we want to ask all members and supporters to help mobilise for the national demonstration on May 16.… Read the rest
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[ISM Updates] Digest March 22, 2009
Digest March 22, 2009 1) The Nation: Palestinian Revolution? 2) Speaking Truth to Power 3) IPS: Israelis Using ‘Excessive’ Force Against Protesters 4) Human rights workers to accompany farmers in Gaza 5) Six years without Rachel We still demand justice 6) Boycott Israel Action 7) Streets remain closed as army continues demolition attempts in Beit Safafa 8 ) Israeli soldiers reoccupy ‘House of Contention’ in Hebron 9) Israeli army attack non-violent demonstration and steal cameras in Burin, Nablus region 1.… Read the rest
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23 January 2009 ISM Update
BODY {font-family=”Arial”} TT {font-family=”Courier New”} BLOCKQUOTE.CITE {padding-left:0.5em; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; border-left:”solid 2″;} SPAN.TABOOHEADER {display=none} Ground Zero Tuesday 20th January, 2009 Earlier this week, following the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, residents returned to some of the areas which had become no-go zones during the attacks, such as Jabalia just outside Gaza City.… Read the rest
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23 January 09 BBC Blocks Aid to Gaza Appeal Update. The Government complains to the BBC and you should too
URGENT REQUEST TO ALL STOP THE WAR’S SUPPORTERS GOVERNMENT COMPLAINS TO BBC FOR BLOCKING GAZA APPEAL JOIN THE GOVERNMENT’S PROTEST: COMPLAIN NOW TO THE BBC Stop the War understands that the government has contacted the BBC to complain about its decision to refuse the broadcasting of a humanitarian appeal for Gaza.… Read the rest
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23 January 2009 BBC Blocks Aid to Gaza Appeal
BBC BLOCKS AID TO GAZA: PROTEST 24 JANUARY ********************************************** BBC BLOCKS AID TO GAZA: PROTEST 24 JANUARY BRING DOLLS TO LAY OUTSIDE THE BBC BRING SHOES WITH A MESSAGE FOR GORDON BROWN If the BBC was not tarnished enough by its coverage of Israel’s attack on Gaza — in the words of Tony Benn, “often looking like a propaganda wing of the Zionist lobby” — its decision yesterday to block an appeal for emergency aid to Gaza would be reason enough for making the BBC a focus of our demonstration on Saturday 24 January.… Read the rest
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National Demonstration SATURDAY 24 JANUARY (note the change of start venue) and other things
DEMONSTRATE FOR GAZA END THE BLOCKADE: STOP ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL: FREE PALESTINE BRING THE WAR CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE SATURDAY 24 JANUARY ASSEMBLE 2.00PM There will be a rally with speakers in Portland Place from 2pm before the demonstration sets off.… Read the rest
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Israel Claims It Has Met It’s War Aims And The Result Is…
Israel called a ceasefire on Saturday, saying it had met its war aims Anonymous Israeli officials, quoted by AP news agency, said the withdrawal would be completed before US President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday. UN official John Ging said half a million people had been without water since the conflict began, and huge numbers of people were without power.… Read the rest
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19 Jan 09. PSC Update: Day 22 + 23 Gaza weekend Update and Write to your MP
Reading the front pages and watching the news you’d think that the conflict in Gaza is over. Well Israel may have stopped their onslaught against the Gazan people but their war against them is still ongoing. Israel’s so called ceasefire simply means that they will have presently agreed to stop bombing United Nations buildings where thousands of innocent people are have been sheltering from the daily bombardment.… Read the rest
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Unbridled grief
baby child gaza israel father man Originally uploaded by shd.online This comes from a repost flickr site and the image haunts me.
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16 Jan 09 Free Gaza: The Spirit of Humanity
As you may know, The Spirit of Humanity was surrounded by Israeli warships in international waters. The Israeli navy threated to shoot these unarmed civillians unless they returned to port. This of course is against international law, but that never stops Israel.… Read the rest
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PCHR Condemns IOF Use of Unidentified Incinerating Bombs Against Civilians, Causing Horrific Burns
14th January 2009 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) utterly condemns the mass killing of civilians by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) during its ongoing military operation in the Gaza Strip. The current death toll stands at 983, including at least 673 civilians, of whom approximately 225 are children.… Read the rest
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ISM Digest January 15, 2009
1) Israeli snipers using new ammunition in Ni’lin 2) Free Gaza Movement stopped in international waters by Israeli navy 3) Israeli snipers shooting at families seeking refuge in Al-Quds hospital 4) Voices from Tel al Huwa, Gaza City 5) Boycott, Divestment, Ssanctions: A Call from Gaza ———- Israeli snipers using new ammunition in Ni’lin On Friday the 9th of January at 11.30am the weekly prayer demonstration was carried out in Ni’lin.… Read the rest
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15 Jan 09: ISM Gaza Report
“It was the hardest day of our lives” Wednesday 14th January, 2009 In an escalation of the ground offensive in the south of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces terrorised the population of Khoza’a, a small rural community east of Khan Younis.… Read the rest
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Gaza: Let’s Get Some Context Here
Israel has admitted it broke the ceasefire and has been planning this for months. They were afraid the change of government in the US may constrain their actions so timed the attack to occur in the final days of Bush’s tenure.… Read the rest
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The Demolition of Rafah
1) The Demolition of Rafah (Gaza, 7th January 2009) Jenny Linnel a British ISM volunteer in Rafah said following escalated Israeli attacks in Rafah, “Shortly before midnight on the 6th of January, missiles began raining down on Rafah in one of the heaviest Israeli air strikes since the current atrocities began.… Read the rest
