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Did Hezbollah Thwart a Bush/Olmert Attack on Beirut? |
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Franklin Lamb Counterpunch Fri, 16 May 2008 21:34 EDT |
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This week Israel's Military Intelligence Chief, Major General Amos Yadlin complained to the Israeli daily Haaretz that "Hezbollah proved that it was the strongest power in Lebanon... stronger than the Lebanese and it had wanted to take the government it could have done it," He said Hezbollah, continued to pose a "significant" threat to Israel as its rockets could reach a large part of Israeli territory." Yadlin was putting it mildly. But what Intelligence Chief Yadlin did not reveal to the Israeli public was just how "significant" but also "immediate" the Hezbollah threat was on May 11. Nor was he willing to divulge the fact that he received information via US and French channels that if the planned attack on Lebanon's capitol went forward that Tel Aviv was subject, in the view of the US intelligence community to "approximately 600 Hezbollah rockets in the first 24 hours in retaliation and at least that number on the following day". |
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Israeli Paramilitary Police Attack Al-Nakba March |
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Jonathan Cook CounterPunch Fri, 16 May 2008 20:52 EDT |
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It has been a week of adulation from world leaders, ostentatious displays of military prowess, and street parties. Heads of state have rubbed shoulders with celebrities to pay homage to the Jewish state on its 60th birthday, while a million Israelis reportedly headed off to the country's forests to enjoy the national pastime: a barbecue. But this year's Independence Day festivities have concealed as much as they have revealed. The images of joy and celebration seen by the world have failed to acknowledge the reality of a deeply divided Israel, shared by two peoples with conflicting memories and claims to the land. |
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Arna's Children |
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SOTT Editor Sott.net Thu, 15 May 2008 14:43 EDT |
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Last night I sat through the screening of a documentary called "Arna's Children". Arna was a Jewish woman, who moved to Jenin refugee camp in Palestine and there created a center for children. The screening was organized by the 'Palestine Solidarity Campaign' to mark the 60th Anniversary of Al-Nakba - the Palestinians "day of Catastrophe" when the state of Israel was illegally established on their land. The film is the work of Juliano Mer-Khamis, Arna's son and an actor. Through the creative arts and games, Arna tried to help the Palestinian children of the camp express their feelings of anger, frustration and helplessness as they see their houses demolished by Israeli tanks, their people murdered by Israeli soldiers. Juliano created a theatre group as part of Arna's center for children which helped give a voice and meaning to the lives of Palestine's children. It also allowed them to dream of a better future. But living in Jenin camp, under the occupation and brutal oppression by the IDF, we follow their lives to see that they did not become actors, painters, teachers, doctors, whatever it was they dreamed of. Many grew up to become resistance fighters, two of them killed by the Israeli army during fights, one during a "suicide attack". |
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IOF troops shoot at Palestinian protesters at Biet Hanon |
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The Palestinian Information Center Fri, 16 May 2008 05:32 EDT |
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At least nine Palestinian children and a woman were wounded on Thursday after IOF troops stationed at the Beit Hanon (Erez) crossing point north of Gaza Strip opened their fire at thousands of Palestinian citizens demonstrating near the crossing to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba and protest against the Israeli economic siege on the Strip. |
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Hamas to Bush: Hamas will not be defeated and occupation will not last long |
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The Palestinian Information Center Fri, 16 May 2008 05:26 EDT |
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The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Thursday that Hamas will not be defeated as all attempts to break or weaken the movement have failed. These comments were made in a press release in response to US president George Bush's speech on Thursday at the Knesset. Hamas added that the Israeli occupation will certainly not last another 60 years as Bush predicted. Hamas also said in the statement that Bush tried to beautify the image of the Israeli occupation by describing it as one of the best democracies in the world ignoring all the atrocities committed by the occupation against the Palestinian people. |
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Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory |
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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Thu, 15 May 2008 05:03 EDT |
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Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
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Palestine: Public Statement of the National Committee to Commemorate the Nakba at 60 |
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Ma'an News Agency Thu, 15 May 2008 03:30 EDT |
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There is no Alternative to the Return to Our Homes and Properties To the People of Palestine, Whether you live within the 'Green Line', in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, or in exile; you shall return, there is no doubt that you shall return. |
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Killing by the numbers -- Snipers In Iraq |
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Mark Benjamin and Christopher Weaver Salon Fri, 09 May 2008 02:31 EDT |
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In 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq? |
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Bogus Claim -- Al-Maliki Stalls U.S. Plan on Iran Arms |
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Gareth Porter Inter Press Service Wed, 14 May 2008 02:15 EDT |
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Early this month, the George W. Bush administration's plan to create a new crescendo of accusations against Iran for allegedly smuggling arms to Shiite militias in Iraq encountered not just one but two setbacks. The government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki refused to endorse U.S. charges of Iranian involvement in arms smuggling to the Mahdi Army, and a plan to show off a huge collection of Iranian arms captured in and around Karbala had to be called off after it was discovered that none of the arms were of Iranian origin. |
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Sickening: Israel blames Hamas for school teacher decapitated by IDF |
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Alastair Macdonald Reuters Mon, 12 May 2008 18:36 EDT |
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The Israeli army said on Monday it regretted the death of a Palestinian teacher killed during an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip last week and blamed militants for operating in built-up areas. Responding to a call by her U.N. employers for an inquiry into the death of Wafa al-Daghma on May 7, the Israeli Defence Forces said: "Following an initial inquiry into the matter, the incident took place in an area in which ongoing fighting and fire exchanges occurred between IDF forces and armed gunmen." The statement added: "The IDF wishes to express sorrow for any injury of uninvolved individuals. "The IDF places complete and utter responsibility on the Hamas terrorist organisation for the injury and killing of uninvolved civilians." |
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Comment: It comes as no surprise but is sicking none the less. That Israel should impound millions of Palestinians within the walled confines of Gaza, to then blame the victims of their attacks for living in 'built-up areas', shows its utter contempt for Palestinian lives. Note the complete lack of commentary on the poor children of the decapitated teacher who were left trapped for hours with IDF soldiers still in their house while their mother lay dead. This is the regime that the U.S. intents to give a further $3 billion dollars a year to over the next ten years in military aid. Your tax dollars at work. |
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