Category Palestine
Gazans Were “Grass to Be Mowed” Again, But Their Roots Remain Strong
In tragedy, Palestinians’ will to live is not defeated: Instead, the roots of Palestinian identity grow stronger.
The Defiance That Launched Gaza’s Flaming Kites Cannot Be Extinguished, by Jonathan Cook
Palestinians encaged in Gaza, denied entry and exit by Israel via land, sea and air for more than a decade, know that life there is rapidly becoming unsustainable.
Chris Hedges and Norman Finkelstein on the Future of Gaza (Video)
Conversation about Gaza and Israeli Policy Toward the Palestinians
Scapegoating Iran, by Chris Hedges
The warmongers have no more of a plan for “regime change” in Iran than they had in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya or Syria.
How the Corporate Media Enslave Us to a World of Illusions by Jonathan Cook
The Great Western Narrative is there to perpetuate power by legitimizing it, by making its unbalanced and unjust distribution seem natural and immutable.
Chris Hedges: Max Blumenthal, Dan Cohen on ‘Killing Gaza’
A documentary of Israeli war crimes.
Al Nakba: Say Yes to Palestinians’ Right of Return
Colonial movements tend to exploit colonized people. Israel’s intention has always been dispersion and dispossession of the Palestinians.
Bare Facts About Gaza Demonstrators are Correct, But Rest of Story is Missing
Palestinians are not merely a ragtag collection of refugees; they are a people purposefully kept from their homes by an army of occupation.
Polly Mann | How Do U.S. Military Gifts to Israel Affect Children and Youth?
Israel’s military and court detention is unique in the world in its systematic incarceration of children––specifically, Palestinian children.
Ahed Tamimi and a Slap That Was Heard Around the World
the slap she gave the IDF soldier has resounded around the world.
In a Major Free Speech Victory, a Federal Court Strikes Down a Law that Punishes Supporters of Israel Boycott by Glenn Greenwald
It’s hard to imagine a law that more directly violates the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech than one that seeks to deny people benefits for which everyone else is eligible due solely to the state’s disapproval of their political views and activism.
Focus: Gaza | Keeping Hope Alive for All Gaza’s Children: Dr. Mona Qasim El-Farra } WAMM Newsletter
On a Sunday afternoon in November, Dr. Mona El-Farra spoke with an audience in Minneapolis via Skype from Manchester, England,
Facebook Says It Is Deleting Accounts at the Direction of the U.S. and Israeli Governments
Would Facebook ever dare censor American politicians or journalists who use social media to call for violence against America’s enemies? To ask the question is to answer it.
Polly Mann | Of Cabbages and Kings
There is no question that the United States has the biggest, strongest, costliest armaments in the world and it devises the rules by which other nations use or display their ships, troops, and arms.
Juan Cole | Why Is Acknowledging Israeli Apartheid a Shock?
What Sanders is doing here is demolishing typical Israeli propaganda points (hasbara) wherein Israel is simply a victim of the Palestinians and in which Palestinians are demonized as Khamas and terrorists and violent and irrationally angry.
Two States
Two States [a cartoon from Jordan] Truthdig February 16, 2017 To learn more about Rise Up Times and support Media for the People! with a donation click here. No Peace! No Justice! Please share this post.
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Action in Politics, Israel/Palestine
Senate Passed Anti-Free Speech Bill. It targets
human rights activists, not hatred.
Ann Wright | Women Call for Israel-Palestine Peace
“We cannot count on men to create peace. We will have to do it by ourselves.”
Rise Up Times | Articles about the Middle East
Articles about the Middle East. Click the title of each article to read the full article. Found on the link on the RiseUpTimes.org page. Regularly updated. Also visit the WAMM Middle East Committee website here for information and articles. +++ +++ A few of the newer posts. US Won’t Release Text Of Secret Deal With Russia To […]
Allison Deger | Israel has demolished more Palestinian homes in first half of 2016 than all of 2015
From 2006 to June 30th of this year B’Tselem found Israel demolished more than 1,113 Palestinian homes in the West Bank, making homeless 5,199, of whom 2,602 are children.
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