Clip describing Norman Finklestein's latest book: This Time We Went Too Far
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
More war crimes and treachery
More war crimes and treachery over the last few weeks and months:
State Robbery: Over the past four decades Israel has defrauded Palestinians working inside Israel of more than $2 billion by deducting from their salaries contributions for welfare benefits to which they were never entitled. (Source: The National, Jonathon Cook, 2/10/2010)
B'tselem says live bullets may have killed Palestinians: The Israeli army said only rubber bullets were used during the West Bank clashes on Saturday in which Mohammed and Osayed Qadus were fatally injured. (Source: BBC News, 3/22/2010)
Fears military order may allow West Bank deportations: "The orders are worded so broadly such as theoretically allowing the military to empty the West Bank of almost all its Palestinian inhabitants," a letter written by human rights organisation HaMoked and signed by 10 other groups to Defence Minister Ehud Barak said. (Source: BBC News, 4/12/2010)
Ex-PM Ehud Olmert named in Israel bribe case: Mr Olmert is accused of taking bribes when he was the mayor of Jerusalem to speed up a controversial residential development in the heart of the city. (Source: BBC News, 4/15/2010)
Britain expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai passport row: The UK is to expel an Israeli diplomat over 12 forged British passports used in the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January. (Source: BBC News, 3/23/2010)
Israel OKs 1,600 Homes in East Jerusalem: (CBS/AP) Israel approved the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a move that immediately clouded a visit by Vice President Joe Biden aimed at repairing strained ties and kickstarting Mideast peace talks. (Source: CBS News, 3/9/2010)
State Robbery: Over the past four decades Israel has defrauded Palestinians working inside Israel of more than $2 billion by deducting from their salaries contributions for welfare benefits to which they were never entitled. (Source: The National, Jonathon Cook, 2/10/2010)
B'tselem says live bullets may have killed Palestinians: The Israeli army said only rubber bullets were used during the West Bank clashes on Saturday in which Mohammed and Osayed Qadus were fatally injured. (Source: BBC News, 3/22/2010)
Fears military order may allow West Bank deportations: "The orders are worded so broadly such as theoretically allowing the military to empty the West Bank of almost all its Palestinian inhabitants," a letter written by human rights organisation HaMoked and signed by 10 other groups to Defence Minister Ehud Barak said. (Source: BBC News, 4/12/2010)
Ex-PM Ehud Olmert named in Israel bribe case: Mr Olmert is accused of taking bribes when he was the mayor of Jerusalem to speed up a controversial residential development in the heart of the city. (Source: BBC News, 4/15/2010)
Britain expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai passport row: The UK is to expel an Israeli diplomat over 12 forged British passports used in the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January. (Source: BBC News, 3/23/2010)
Israel OKs 1,600 Homes in East Jerusalem: (CBS/AP) Israel approved the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a move that immediately clouded a visit by Vice President Joe Biden aimed at repairing strained ties and kickstarting Mideast peace talks. (Source: CBS News, 3/9/2010)
The Shepherd’s Granddaughter
The Israeli Lobby tried unsuccessfully to have this book by Anne Laurel Carter banned from libraries in Canada.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Stamp out Apartheid!
from: End Israeli Apartheid
to: endapartheid@lists.riseup.net
date: Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:16 AM
subject: [endapartheid] Stamp Out Apartheid Action Alert
* Please circulate widely*
STAMP OUT APARTHEID!
On April 14th, Canada will be issuing a "Canada-Israel Diplomatic Relations" commemorative stamp to celebrate 60 years of relations. In light of on-going occupation, policies of racial segregation and war-crimes against the Palestinian people, we ask what is there to celebrate?
Please take a minute to send the following message to John Baird (baird.j@parl.gc.ca), the Minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation and Rob Merrifield (Merrifield.R@parl.gc.ca), the Minister of State (Transport) to express your anger at Canada Post's joint issue stamp with Israel Post.
Please CC endapartheid@riseup.net.
*** STEP ONE ***
CUT AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES INTO YOUR EMAIL:
baird.j@parl.gc.ca, Merrifield.R@parl.gc.ca
MAKE SURE TO CC THE LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION:
IgnatM@parl.gc.ca, laytoj@parl.gc.ca, DucepG@parl.gc.ca
*** STEP TWO ***
Dear Mr. Baird and Mr. Merrifield:
I am writing to express condemnation of your decision to launch a $1.70 "Canada-Israel Diplomatic Relations" joint issue stamp on April 14th. The stamp comes a little more than a year after Israel launched a brutal assault on the Gaza Strip that left 1400 Palestinians, including 320 children, dead. According to the Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, Israel was found responsible for grave violations of international humanitarian law and war-crimes.
Canada Post should be taking the lead from its employees - represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) - in endorsing the call by over 170 Palestinian civil society organization for a comprehensive campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) targeting Israeli institutions complicit with violations of international law. This is a non-violent and effective means of pursuing peace and justice in Israel/Palestine.
Along these lines, it should be noted that Israel Post continues its complicity with the Israeli occupation by servicing Israeli settlements in direct contravention of the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and actively promoting Israeli militarism through a series of stamp issues to that end. Furthermore, Israel continues to impede and disrupt mail delivery throughout Palestine , including through its nearly 3 year long siege on the Gaza Strip and its system of nearly 500 checkpoints throughout the West Bank .
I see little reason to 'celebrate' such policies at the expense of tax-payers residing in Canada .
Sincerely,
to: endapartheid@lists.riseup.net
date: Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:16 AM
subject: [endapartheid] Stamp Out Apartheid Action Alert
* Please circulate widely*
STAMP OUT APARTHEID!
On April 14th, Canada will be issuing a "Canada-Israel Diplomatic Relations" commemorative stamp to celebrate 60 years of relations. In light of on-going occupation, policies of racial segregation and war-crimes against the Palestinian people, we ask what is there to celebrate?
Please take a minute to send the following message to John Baird (baird.j@parl.gc.ca), the Minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation and Rob Merrifield (Merrifield.R@parl.gc.ca), the Minister of State (Transport) to express your anger at Canada Post's joint issue stamp with Israel Post.
Please CC endapartheid@riseup.net.
*** STEP ONE ***
CUT AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES INTO YOUR EMAIL:
baird.j@parl.gc.ca, Merrifield.R@parl.gc.ca
MAKE SURE TO CC THE LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION:
IgnatM@parl.gc.ca, laytoj@parl.gc.ca, DucepG@parl.gc.ca
*** STEP TWO ***
Dear Mr. Baird and Mr. Merrifield:
I am writing to express condemnation of your decision to launch a $1.70 "Canada-Israel Diplomatic Relations" joint issue stamp on April 14th. The stamp comes a little more than a year after Israel launched a brutal assault on the Gaza Strip that left 1400 Palestinians, including 320 children, dead. According to the Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, Israel was found responsible for grave violations of international humanitarian law and war-crimes.
Canada Post should be taking the lead from its employees - represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) - in endorsing the call by over 170 Palestinian civil society organization for a comprehensive campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) targeting Israeli institutions complicit with violations of international law. This is a non-violent and effective means of pursuing peace and justice in Israel/Palestine.
Along these lines, it should be noted that Israel Post continues its complicity with the Israeli occupation by servicing Israeli settlements in direct contravention of the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and actively promoting Israeli militarism through a series of stamp issues to that end. Furthermore, Israel continues to impede and disrupt mail delivery throughout Palestine , including through its nearly 3 year long siege on the Gaza Strip and its system of nearly 500 checkpoints throughout the West Bank .
I see little reason to 'celebrate' such policies at the expense of tax-payers residing in Canada .
Sincerely,
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Might does not make right
Might does not make right...nor does it afford rights. He can call it theirs, international law has something different to say on that. 10 reasons why Israel has no place in calling East Jerusalem theirs.
If the term is apt, use it.
a-part-heid: any system or practice that separates people according to race, caste, etc.
The term apartheid seems descriptive of Israeli actions in the Occupied Territories against the Palestinians. Don't chastise use of the term, chastise the apartheid. A nice piece on the topic by Thomas Walkom and another nice piece by Haroon Siddiqui.
The term apartheid seems descriptive of Israeli actions in the Occupied Territories against the Palestinians. Don't chastise use of the term, chastise the apartheid. A nice piece on the topic by Thomas Walkom and another nice piece by Haroon Siddiqui.
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