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Arab Spring Conference: A Year that Changed the World
Saturday February 25th 09:00AM - 10:00PM

 

Arab Spring Conference: A Year that Changed the World

Written by SUPER   
Sunday, 29 January 2012 14:25


When: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Time: All day from 9:00am until 10:00pm
Where:
Portland State University SMSU Rooms 296, 294, 238
Speakers include As'ad Abu Khalil, Nora Barrow Freidman, Deepa Kumar, Joel Beinin, Shima’a Helmy, William Parry, Jesse Hagopean

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Atlanta Jewish Times owner says sorry for Obama 'hit' column

Written by Chris McGreal   
Saturday, 21 January 2012 08:12

"Three, give the go-ahead for US-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice-president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States' policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies"

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Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, Israeli court rules

Written by Harriet Sherwood in Kochav HaShachar   
Friday, 06 January 2012 09:23

Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, Israeli court rules

[NOTE: Israel as an occupying power must follow the Fourth Geneva Conventions, and international laws condemning apartheid and colonialism.  The Israeli court''s ruling defies international law and Israel's responsibilities.  This ruling will be marked as another major milestone in Israel's destruction of the chance of creating a Palestinian state.]

Supreme court says international law does not fit the 'reality on the ground' of long-term Israeli occupation

The potential value of mining and quarrying in the West Bank is thought to be around $900m (£580m) a year. Photograph: Jonathan Blair/Corbis

Israeli companies are entitled to exploit the West Bank's natural resources for economic gain, according to a supreme court ruling that says international law must be adapted to the "reality on the ground" of long-term occupation.
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Bethlehem shepherds giving up watching flocks

Written by Jon Donnison   
Saturday, 24 December 2011 10:46

As thousands of Christians attend services in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, the shepherds in the town have a very different life from that featured in the Nativity.

Israeli security restrictions have made getting sheep to their pastures is increasingly difficult, and the shepherds are thought to be in the way of expanding Jewish settlements.

 
   

No miracle yesterday in Nabi Saleh: Mustafa Tamimi murdered

Written by Linah Alsaafin   
Tuesday, 13 December 2011 08:36

They killed you, Mustafa. My insides crumple. You, in front of me. My tears are drawn from the depth of my wounded soul. You were engaged to be married. You were wanted by the army because of who you are: a Palestinian who resists the occupation he directly suffers from. I think of your father being denied a permit to be with you, of your mother who had to be granted permission by them to see you in the hospital. I think of your quiet, sardonic expression.

Your screaming sister. Your blood. Your murderers’ smiles.

 

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