A quick look through satire at key issues re Palestine/Israel. [youtube=http://youtu.be/U3by9FoEFB8] Published on Apr 24, 2014 RAP NEWS 24: ISRAEL & PALESTINE [S02:E04]. Decades of failed peace talks have led nowhere; but do not lose hope just yet. Join Robert Foster as he attempts to host the first ever Middle East Peace Raps, using rhyme and reason More
As Israel commits genocide in Gaza, Palestine opens up wounds of colonial trauma connecting Third World people in their struggles with racial injustice, colonial occupation and imperial domination across borders. In song and protest, Third World solidarity with Palestine is imagining a de-colonial liberation that makes other worlds possible. By Bryan Van Hulst Truthout.org | Op-Ed More
“One of the cardinal lessons of international conflict resolution is that two warring parties will not be interested in a peaceful settlement if they believe continuing to fight is worth more than negotiating.” By Mel Gurtov PeaceVoice August 5, 2014 John Kerry faced this truth as he struggled to broker something more meaningful in Gaza More
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. By David Swanson warisacrime.org 05 August 2014 There's a wide and mysterious chasm between the stated intentions of the Israeli government as depicted by the U.S. More
The new Snowden documents illustrate a crucial fact: Israeli aggression would be impossible without the constant, lavish support and protection of the U.S. government, which is anything but a neutral, peace-brokering party in these attacks. And the relationship between the NSA and its partners on the one hand, and the Israeli spying agency on the More
I saw small boys baited and killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza refugee camp of Khan Younis. The soldiers swore at the boys in Arabic over the loudspeakers of their armored jeep. The boys, about 10 years old, then threw stones at an Israeli vehicle and the soldiers opened fire, killing some, wounding others. More
BY ED FELIEN Southside Pride August 4, 2014 Gaza has been Arab since the dawn of civilization. The city of Gaza was the home of the Philistines at the time of Moses. It was an Egyptian city with an Egyptian religion and social customs. According to the Torah the Arabs wouldn’t let the Jews pass More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/ioLeTyukD-Q] Al Arabiya 1 August 2014 Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian surgeon volunteering at a Gaza hospital, called the conflict a “major defeat for the development of humanity,” in an interview with Al Arabiya News Channel. Gilbert practices in Gaza’s al-Shifa’a Hospital, where he and Palestinian medical personnel have worked to save the lives of hundreds More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/-v5WlY8Uf5U] Published on Aug 1, 2014 Russell Brand The Trews (E114). You may have seen Sean Hannity offering to educate me on his Fox News show. This is my response to his 'education'. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and More
Apologists for Israel's barbarism allege that pro-Palestinian marches opposing the attack on Gaza are rife with anti-Semitism. [youtube=http://youtu.be/Rh3R1nLwFFk] Barnaby Raine, one of the organisers of the Jewish Bloc that marched on the London demonstration for Gaza on 26/07/14, interviewed about allegations of anti-Semitism on pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Lindsey German StoptheWarCoalition.org Posted in News 29 July 2014 NOT More
Apologists for Israel's barbarism allege that pro-Palestinian marches opposing the attack on Gaza are rife with anti-Semitism. [youtube=http://youtu.be/Rh3R1nLwFFk] Barnaby Raine, one of the organisers of the Jewish Bloc that marched on the London demonstration for Gaza on 26/07/14, interviewed about allegations of anti-Semitism on pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Lindsey German StoptheWarCoalition.org Posted in News 29 July 2014 NOT More
We all know the stigma, but we cannot remain silent. Whenever I address Israeli violence publicly I prepare for the loss of Jewish friends and for messages such as 'You will never work in Hollywood again' and 'Now I know that you hate our people, I will not employ you.' (Yes, these are actual quotes.) More
