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By Lia Tarachansky of The RealNews Network. Aug. 11, 2011 Saturday saw the largest demonstration in Israel’s history in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other cities. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis poured onto the streets to demonstrate against the high housing prices and rising costs of commodities. Meanwhile Israel’s Palestinian citizens who make up 20% of [...]  A Moment of truth: A word of faith, hope and love from the heart of Palestinian suffering Introduction Independent Jewish Voices-Canada (IJV) is a national organization of Jews committed to a resolution of the conflict in Israel/Palestine based on the application of international law and respect for the human rights of all people. Independent Jewish [...] Alternate Information Center (Israel) 13 July 2011 “We’re going to arrest you, but it’s difficult with you because all you do is talk.” – Israeli soldier to Palestinian organizer Mohammad Othman, 2009 [1] [...] Uri Avnery zope.gush-shalom.org June 25, 2011 THE PALESTINIANS are planning something thoroughly obnoxious: they intend to apply to the UN for statehood. Why obnoxious? Any Israeli spokesman (not to mention spokeswoman) will tell you readily: because it is a “unilateral” move. How dare they proclaim a state unilaterally? [...] MRzine by the Communist Party of Israel About 25,000 people took part in a march in central Tel Aviv on Saturday evening supporting the establishment of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders. The march ended with a rally at the Tel Aviv Museum. MKs Dov Khenin (Hadash), Daniel Ben-Simon [...] presented by the Coalition of Women for Peace By Joel Greenberg Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, January 19, 2011; 11:19 PM JERUSALEM – An initiative in the Israeli parliament this month to investigate the funding of local human rights organizations has intensified debate here about the role of the groups, which rightist critics have accused of harming Israel. Human rights advocates [...] Marking the tenth anniversary since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, Breaking the Silence has released a new publication entitled : “Occupation of the Territories – Israeli Soldier Testimonies 2000-2010″ “…The 431-page volume is made up of testimonies from 101 male and female soldiers who served in the Territories over the [...] Released 8 December 2010 Coalition of Women for Peace (CWP) published a new report today, titled “All-Out War: Israel Against Democracy.” 1. A Comprehensive Report on Intensifying Political Persecution in Israel This comprehensive report documents the increasing political persecution of peace and human rights organizations and activists, and describes the connections between the assaults [...] The Caterpillar bulldozers used to destroy Palestinian homes and farms are illegal weapons of destruction. |
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