List of violent incidents and abuse of Palestinians by settlers around the settlement in the a-Ras neighborhood, March-September 2007

The following list is partial and does not reflect the actual scope of the violence and abuse suffered by residents of a-Ras and surrounding areas. Yet, the list gives a picture of the ongoing violence by settlers that is carried out under the protection of the security forces posted permanently in the area.
21 March: Settlers [...]

Jena: Take Your Nooses down

John Mellencamp, always one to keep up on the news, was inspired to write this tune in August after he heard about the travesty of justice involving six African-American teenagers in a small Louisiana town. Read more in Peter Rothberg’s Take Action blog.
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The Real Al Gore

Line up some of the more notorious Nobel Peace Prize recipients, such as Kissinger, and if you had to identify the biggest killer of all it was probably Norman Borlaug, one of the architects of the Green Revolution, which unleashed displacement, malnutrition and death across the Third World. If the Kyoto Accords were ever implemented, [...]

Corporations Versus Democracy

The most important issue to young people in the 2008 campaign is one that no presidential candidate will discuss. In fact, even touching on this subject is taboo for anyone with aspirations to Congress or the White House. Anyone who has the temerity to mention this political third rail will almost certainly lose the campaign.
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A Different Sort of War on Terror

On March 20, 2003, despite the protests of the world, the United States invaded Iraq as part of the “war on terror.” The US government declared that it was necessary to start a pre-emptive war because Saddam Hussein was hoarding weapons of mass destruction, which could eventually be used against our country. So, four years [...]

The Cinema of Terror

About halfway through Gavin Hood’s new film Rendition, something occurs that vaguely resembles a laugh line. When the sociopathic CIA director (Meryl Streep) calls up the agent (Jake Gyllenhaal) assigned to observe his first secret interrogation in North Africa, she interrupts him smoking a hookah in a belly-dancing club. Perhaps feeling bolder than he would [...]

Never Never Land

AFTER HAMAS was elected, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) attempted to cooperate with it. This led Israel to claim there was no one to talk to. After Hamas took over Gaza, however, Abbas officially dismissed its government and set up a Fatah version in the West Bank. Israel’s excuse had evaporated. Instead, PM Ehud [...]

Baby Girl Dies of Wounds in Tulkarem

TULKAREM, October 22, 2007, (WAFA)- A baby girl died Monday of wounds she sustained earlier by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in Tulkarem city of the West Bank, Palestinian medics said.
They added that Zaina Mar’ei 8, was dangerously wounded in the head when Israeli soldiers opened their random fire shooting against the citizens in the city

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