Israel eases Gaza embargo . . . to allow snack food
Written by Reuters
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
[You can blow Cheetos into attics, they make an excellent insulator. Israel once again proves itself amazingly tone-deaf to world opinion and blind to Palestinian suffering]
GAZA
(Reuters) - Israel is easing its Gaza embargo to allow snack food and
drinks into the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian officials said
Wednesday, following an international outcry over Israel's raid on an
aid flotilla.
How Israeli propaganda shaped U.S. media coverage of the flotilla attack
Written by Glenn Greenwald
Friday, 04 June 2010
Israel has confiscated some of the most important material for the
investigation, namely the films, audio and photos taken by the
passengers [and] journalists on board and the Mavi Marmara’s security
cameras. Since yesterday, Israel has been editing these films and using
them for its own PR campaign. In other words, Israel has already
confiscated most of the evidence, held it from the world and tampered
with it. No court in the world would [trust] it to be the one examining
it. - Israeli Blogger
Portland Friday Rally & March Spotlight United States Shielding Israeli Crimes
Written by PPRC
Friday, 04 June 2010
Media Advisory
For Immediate Release - Friday, June 04, 2010
Friday Rally & March Spotlight United States Shielding Israeli Crimes
EVENT: Rally & March Protesting Israeli Attacks on FREE GAZA Ships DATE: Friday, June 04, 2010 TIME: 5:00 PM LOCATION: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill & Broadway, downtown Portland
Today, Friday, June 04, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, along with Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights and other local peace and social justice groups, will focus its weekly rally and march on the unfolding tragedy of the Israeli assault on the humanitarian ships earlier this week.
"The US continues to be complicit in supporting the most aggressive and egregious behavior exhibited by Israel," explained Peter Miller, an organizers with Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights. "The lack of accountability for each outrageous act only encourages the Israeli leadership to use ever more force for problems that can only be solved through honest diplomacy and true respect for the human rights and human dignity for Palestinians and Israeli Jews alike." The local activists are calling for phone calls, faxes, e-mail and letters to Oregon and Southwest Washington representatives in Congress and to the White House calling for condemnation of the Israeli assault which killed nine people and injured scores of others.
Jon Stewart takes down Charles Krauthammer over Gaza on the Daily Show
Written by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show
Friday, 04 June 2010
Jon: "This next statement by Charles Krauthammer may be the stupidest #@#$ thing anyone has ever said about the Middle East ever . . ." Krauthammer, looking like a ghoul: "What exactly is the humanitarian crisis that the flotilla was addressing? There is none! There's no one starving in Gaza." Jon, mimicking Krauthammer with his classic incredulous look: "In fact I think there's a Sandals resort there." Jon: "You know, whatever you may think of the respect leaderships, Israel or Hamas, whoever you pray to or whatever direction you may pray to, if you can't even look to Gaza [cut to the destruction of Gaza] and agree that there is suffering there that needs to be alleviated no matter who is to blame for it then your heart is so dead that tourists flock to float their backs in it."
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