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The History of Palestine
History of Palestine Zionism arrived in Palestine in the late 19th as a colonialist movement motivated by national impulses. The colonisation of Palestine fitted well the interests and policies of the British Empire on the eve of the First World War. With the backing of Britain, the colonisation project expanded, and became a solid presence on the land after the war and with the establishment of the British mandate in Palestine (which lasted between 1918 and 1948). While this consolidation took place, the indigenous society underwent, like other societies in the rest of the Arab world, a steady process of establishing a national identity. But with one difference. While the rest of the Arab world was shaping its political identity through the struggle against European colonialism, in Palestine nationalism meant asserting your collective identity against both an exploitative British colonialism and expansionist Zionism. Thus, the conflict with Zionism was an additional burden. The pro-Zionist policy of the British mandate there naturally strained the relationship between Britain and the local Palestinian society. This climaxed in a revolt in 1936 against both London and the expanding Zionist colonisation project. The revolt, which lasted for three years, failed to sway the British mandate from a policy it had already decided upon in 1917. The British foreign secretary, Lord Balfour, had promised the Zionist leaders that Britain would help the movement to build a homeland ...
Debunking the Palestine Lie
Learn more here: tinyurl.com Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has launched an international campaign to achieve recognition by the United Nations for an independent Palestinian state. Abbas and his international supporters claim that only Israel (with the United States) stands in the way of this act of historical justice, which would finally bring about peace in the Middle East. This video debunks the Palestinians' claim and shows that Abbas has been lying about the origins and history of the conflict. Palestinian leaders have rejected partition plans that would have given them much more land for their independent state than the Jews were offered for theirs. Rather than being the innocent victims of a "dispossession" at the hands of the Israelis, the Palestinians rejected reasonable compromises and instead pursued their aim of getting rid of the only Jewish state in the world. Learn more here: www.encounterbooks.com Follow us on Twitter! twitter.com Like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com
Palestinian does not have any rights to go through freely in Palestine 10.Jan.2012
Israeli Occupation forces arrested Khaled Atallah Al-Tamimi (Nabi Saleh), Azmi Shyoukhi (Hebron), the young Omar Saleh Al-Tamimi (Nabi Saleh) and a Palestinian girl by the name of Anwar. Further the Israeli intelligence services demanded confiscated the id and car of Mahmoud Zwahre. When he managed to evade arrest, Israeli army called him telling him he would be put on wanted list if he does not turn himself in for arrest within 30mins. Mahmoud is now also arrested, 10mins ago, he was at the DCO in Jericho, to be taken to Ma'ale Adumim. In addition, the IOF apparently held the identity card of Naim Marar intending to force him to turn himself in to the occupation authorities. In addition, since last night, ITF imposed a tight security cordon on the village of Nabi Saleh... Many people joined to show their rights to pass the road freely at Jericho checkpoint today, israeli soldiers were not accept to go trough the road .
Young Blood: Palestine youth suffers from Israel brutality
Over 15-hundred Palestinian prisoners are stepping up their month-long hunger strike in protest against detention without charge in Israeli jails. Mass rallies are pitting their supporters against Israeli soldiers every day. And young children often end up bearing the brunt of their crackdowns, as Paula Slier reports. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
The Story of Palestine
When the United Nations, in 1977, proclaimed 29 November of each year as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, it was a clear admission of guilt towards this people. It was recognition that the Palestinian people deserve international solidarity and support, in the name of justice and rights. This was merely one small event in a long story. The story of Palestine and its people is one that will go down in history. In fact it has already started to do just that. One might say that the victor is the one that writes history. The victor in this case will inevitably be justice, and justice is at the core of the Palestinian struggle against apartheid, colonialism and oppression. And as in every episode in history, everyone will be mentioned according to their positions, and more importantly their deeds with respect to each story. In the day of solidarity, let us remember that.
Shattered Hopes - Israel/Palestine
Despite widespread upheaval across the Arab world and the ongoing statehood bid to the UN by the Palestinian National Authority, little has changed for those living under occupation in the West Bank. To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com For Suad Amiry, a former member of the Palestine peace delegation, the lack of progress at the UN is frustrating. "Neither the Americans nor the Europeans have been fair in telling Israel enough. We find Obama telling us we are taking short cuts." Meanwhile, life in the West Bank is still precarious, with many living in fear of attacks from Israeli settlers. "They have always come at night, in darkness to attack us. We could not even sleep because of fear", says one woman. Zakaria Zubeidi, a former militant in the Palestinian al-Aqsa Brigades wants a single state, without occupation and with equal rights, but believes this will probably never happen. "The Israeli army has come with tanks and killed our people and in doing so have taken our faith and hope". For many Palestinians it's clear that the Arab Spring is still a long way from the West Bank. January 2012
Palestinian hunger strike deal 'within reach'
Protesters have been demonstrating for weeks in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. But the protests could soon be over. The Palestinian minister for prison affairs Issa Karaka has told Al Jazeera that an agreement has been reached in Cairo on a proposal to end the hunger strike. Now it's up to the prisoners to agree to the deal. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.
Spy Vs Spy - Israel/Palestine - August 2010
Arab-Israeli tensions are running high as stories of state-sanctioned assassinations continue to come to light. In this report we delve deep into the deadly art of spy vs. spy in the Middle East. The murder in Dubai of a Hamas operative last January thrust the murky world of Israeli espionage into the headlines. Despite international outcry, Israel has not confirmed responsibility, "the government will continue to do what it needs to", is the Foreign Ministry's line. In the small Hezbollah stronghold of Nabatieh in Southern Lebanon, a local owner of a car dealership has been arrested. "He would swear at Jews, and he is an agent, bringing them here!" Says his stunned neighbour. "It really has been an enormous unravelling" says Alistair Crooke, ex MI6, of the Lebanese government's uncovering countless Israeli intelligence operations, "it is much more damaging than Dubai, because there may soon easily be some form of conflict here in Lebanon". And over the border in Syria a spate of extra-judicial killings are crippling Israel's credibility. "This is a criminal act", says Syrian deputy Foreign Minister Dr Mekdad of the bombing of a Hezbollah military leader's car. "This is simply a program of political killings", Crooke warns, adding that they will radicalise enemies, despite Israeli government justification of hits as "self-protection". SBS
Nakba Commemoration - Palestinian Monologues - Hunger For Freedom - Wellington 20 May 2012
The Wellington Palestine Group and Scoop today held a joint fundraiser for Julie Webb-Pullman - "Our Woman In Gaza". The event held at 19 Tory Street in Wellington was attended by around 60 people and featured readings of Palestinian Monologues about the Nakba and the "Battle of the Empty Stomachs" Hunger Strike which ended no Nakba - May 15th. This video is one of five videos of the monologues.
Operation Free Palestine - #OpFreePalestine
Dear Citizens of the world, We live in the most troubled times! Ravaged by debt, enslaved by greed, and trapped by media lies! Our lives have become such a burden, that we forgo the very basic instincts of our being - to care for our fellow brothers and sisters, We must dare to speak out in support of the Palestinian people who resist and endorse the horrific existence brought upon them through our blood thirsty imperial crusade. The people of Palestine wake up in fear everyday knowing it may be their last; they walk the streets with military tanks aiming at them, they have to go through military checkpoints every day just to get to school or work, they are denied their basic human rights, they are shot at from point blank range for peacefully protesting, innocent Palestinian children are used as human shields by the Zionist IDF soldiers. We at Anonymous and TeaMp0isoN would like you to take a few minutes out from your busy lives and just imagine the following existence for you, your family or those you hold dear: Imagine you wake up with no hope every day, imagine your very existence, the future of your children, even the future of your nation was decided by the bullets of an occupying force! Imagine your children growing up accepting death as an inevitable consequence of being who they are! Imagine accepting the indignity of being searched, denied the freedom of movement in your own country; imagine having to queue up at a check point with a terminally or fatally ...
Palestinian Christians Respond to Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren
On the CBS program 60 Minutes on April 22, 2012, the Israeli Ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, claimed Palestinian Christians were leaving the Israeli-occupied West Bank due to Muslim extremism and not Israel's occupation. We showed Palestinian Christians in the West Bank Oren's comments and asked for their response
Pro-Palestinian activists detained in Israel
Pro-Palestinian activists who organised a "flytilla" to Israel in order to travel to the West Bank and demonstrate against Israeli policies have been arrested after arriving at Ben Gurion international airport. Many members of the Welcome to Palestine campaign had already been prevented by authorities across Europe from boarding flights bound for Israel. Al Jazeera's Cal Perry reports from Tel Aviv.
BBC defends decision to censor the word "Palestine"
What rapper Mic Righteous was actually trying to say was 'Free Palestine'. But Palestine, it seems, is now a dirty word on the BBC. Press TV's Hassan Ghani reports from London.
Palestine Land Day ...Qalandia 30.03.2012 By haithmkatib@gmail.com
Demonstration at Qalandia checkpoint today for Palestinian Land Day. The Israeli army is ruthless against the peaceful demonstrators as usual. Seeing familiar faces, thank you all for being there and carrying on the fight for justice
Israeli repression of Palestinian Christians - Remember Palestine -04-07-2012
During the Holy Week, Jerusalem has a special spiritual connection for Christians all around the world as it is the time of the year when pilgrims visit the Old city. However, that period also represents a time of new restrictions for Palestinians, especially for Christian Palestinians who experience a number of obstacles to visit the holiest places that violate their freedom of religion and worshiping. During Easter, Palestinian Christians living outside of Jerusalem in the West Bank and Gaza are required to apply for permits to access their holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem. It is estimated that of those, only 2000 - 3000 Palestinian Christians receive permits. In 2011 Israel restrictions prevented Palestinian Christians from attending Holy Fire Saturday in Jerusalem. Israel allows only 8000 pilgrims and just a few hundred Palestinians. On this edition of the show we will be looking at the obstacles that Christian Palestinians face and how these restrictions affect them. Watch this video on our Website: www.presstv.com Follow our Facebook on: www.facebook.com Follow our Twitter on: twitter.com
On Back Burner: Arab revolts overshadow Palestinian struggles?
The Arab World has had plenty of attention in the past year, but the plight of some has slipped through the net. Palestinian farmers, whose families have worked the land for centuries, are having to fend off Israeli soldiers and settlers, as Paula Slier reports. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
'Not a country': ICC blocks Palestine war crimes probe
The International Criminal Court has turned down Palestinian requests to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes on their lands. The official reason for the rejection is that Palestine is not a UN-recognized state. RT talks to Jeff Halper, who's a co-founder and executive director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
Palestine septuagenarian shows her class
Al Jazeera's "Still Going Strong" series focuses on an elderly woman in the occupied West Bank who is determined to get an education, and who is going about it in a rather unusual way. Now aged somewhere in her 70s, nobody knows her exact age, Arifeh Malaysheh's arrival in the schoolyard was at first the source of much amusement. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports from Jaba.
Travel Palestine - Rediscover Your Senses
This video shares the treasures of Palestine, its remarkable cultural and natural heritage and the spirit of the people. The video is property of the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities and was made possible in support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Production: DAR FILM Producer: Saed Andoni Director: Shadi Srour DOP: Hanna Abu Saada Music: Said Murad Disclaimer: "The views expressed in this presentation of materials are those of the author and do not represent those of the United Nations or UNDP."
Gingrich: Palestine an 'invention'
Newt Gingrich explains what he meant when he referred to the Palestinians as an "invented people."
Welcome to Palestine. The protest at Manchester airport against those banned from flying to Tel Aviv
Video compilation of the protest held at manchester airport on morning of 15th April, when activists were banned from taking their flights to join the Airflotilla2 to Palestine Comments have been disabled now on this video because the foul and abusive messages left by the usual suspects, apologies to all those who left messages in support filmed by Kay Phillips & Richard Searle
Palestinian mechanic creates vintage-style cars
A Palestinian car enthusiast and self-taught mechanic, can be found in the West Bank city of Hebron building vintage-style cars made from used car parts. Farid Junidi said his passion lies in designing and constructing vintage cars. The 50-year old creates unique vehicles that have got the town talking and heads turning when the car drives by. "My idea was to create something unusual in the city, something that we do not have," Farid said standing in his garage. "The idea was also to show that we can create many things like cars, especially cars that you don't normally see on the streets. I like my job and because I wanted people to know more about my job, I started to create these cars," he said. The 'Junidi 1' is the car enthusiast's first invention, designed as well as built by the man himself, using very basic equipment like body repair tools and a welding machine from his garage. This automotive masterpiece took eight months to build and holds a modern Nissan engine inside the body of the car but its exterior dates back to 1937. Junidi says the car is part of many families' happy memories as it was used during their wedding ceremonies. "Young grooms use this car on their wedding day. We use the car to collect the bride on the wedding day," he said. The car is expected to attract people from the city of Hebron for special events such as weddings. The 'Junidi 1' underwent an official test drive in February and can reach speeds of around 120 kilometers per hour. Junidi ...
The great Palestinian lie
It's not about Israel. It's about Jews. What really happened in the Middle East www.youtube.com The Middle East Problem www.youtube.com Is Israel An Apartheid State? www.youtube.com The truth about the peace process www.youtube.com The truth about the West Bank www.youtube.com Hamas terrorist tactics in Gaza - using innocent people as human shields www.youtube.com Israel's critical security needs for a viable peace www.youtube.com Zaki admits wiping out Israel is the main goal www.youtube.com Abbas calls for an Arab invasion of Israel www.israeltoday.co.il The Oslo Accords are dead, and the Palestinians killed them www.thecommentator.com Reassessing "root causes" and "red herrings" www.jpost.com Arab children brainwashed to hate Jews www.youtube.com Muslim cleric teaches children to hate Jews www.youtube.com Syrian official: "Jews are apes and pigs" www.youtube.com Hamas MP: Jews were brought to Palestine for the "Great Massacre" www.youtube.com UAE professor says Jews in one place for easy killing www.youtube.com Hitler and the Mufti of Jerusalem www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org Major Anti-Semitic Motifs in Arab Cartoons www.jcpa.org You can download an audio version of this video at patcondell.libsyn.com Subscribe via iTunes at itunes.apple.com BOOK OF VIDEO TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE www.lulu.com ALSO AVAILABLE ON AMAZON KINDLE www.amazon.co.uk AND IN iBOOKS itunes.apple.com Website www.patcondell.net
Palestinian hunger strikers 'in immiment danger'
At least six of the 2000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are in imminent danger of dying, according to their lawyers. Al Jazeera's Cal Perry reports from Ramallah, West Bank.
Anonymous: Operation Palestine
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ICC rejects Palestinian request to investigate crimes within its territories
The International Criminal Court's General Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Monday said the court will not accept a Palestinian demand to investigate alleged war crimes by Israel since July 2002 until Palestine is recognize as a state by the UN General Assembly. "In order to proceed we need the General Assembly of the UN accepting Palestine as an observer state. As soon as this is done we can proceed," Ocampo told Al Arabiya's New York Bureau Chief Talal al-Haj in an inclusive interview. "There is a problem because In order to proceed I need Palestine recognized as a state because I am not the prosecutor of the world, I am the prosecutor of the countries who accept my jurisdiction. I need a country accepting me and then I investigate the crimes," the prosecutor said. In Jan. 22, 2009, the Palestinian Authority (PA) submitted declaration to the International Criminal Court (ICC) under Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute which allows States not party to the Statute to accept the Court's jurisdiction. The PA's declaration stated: 'The Government of Palestine hereby recognizes the jurisdiction of the Court for the purpose of identifying, prosecuting and judging the authors and accomplices of crimes committed on the territory of Palestine since 1 July 2002. As a consequence, the Government of Palestine will cooperate with the Court without delay or exceptions in conformity with Chapter 9.' The debate since then has focused largely on whether ICC Prosecutor Ocampo first holds the ...
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan ends hunger strike
A Palestinian prisoner will be freed from an Israeli jail after agreeing to end his hunger strike. Khader Adnan had not eaten for 66 days in protest against his detention. He has been held without charge since December. Israel accuses Adnan of being a member of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad. Al Jazeera's Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Adnan's hometown of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian plight no longer on world agenda
At the American Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAX conference this week, it was Iran, not Palestine that dominated proceedings. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports from the Occupied West Bank.
Moses was a Muslim who led Palestinian Muslims out of Egypt and liberated Palestine
Interview with Dr. Omar Ja'ara, lecturer at Al-Najah University in Nablus, and specialist in Israeli affairs on PA TV: "We must make clear to the world that David in the Hebrew Bible is not connected to David in the Quran, Solomon in the Hebrew Bible is not connected to Solomon in the Quran, and neither is Saul or Joshua son of Nun [of the Bible]. We have a great leader, Saul, [in the Quran] who defeated the nation of giants and killed Goliath. This is a great Muslim victory. The Muslims of the Children of Israel went out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses, and unfortunately, many researchers deny the Exodus of those oppressed people who were liberated by a great leader, like Moses the Muslim, the believing leader, the great Muslim, who was succeeded by Saul, the leader of these Muslims in liberating Palestine. This was the first Palestinian liberation through armed struggle to liberate Palestine from the nation of giants led by Goliath. This is our logic and this is our culture." [PA TV (Fatah), Feb. 15, 2012]
The Truth About the Refugees: Israel Palestinian Conflict
Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon explains the historical facts relating to the issue of refugees in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The video explains the reason there are still refugees after more than six decades is because of Arab leaders' recalcitrance to accept their brethren and the United Nations which created a separate agency with unique principles and criteria. The video also highlights the issue of the Jewish refugees who were forced out of their homes in the Arab world, and were subsequently absorbed by the State of Israel.
Gaza Crime and Punishment - Israel/Palestine
Will April 17 talks go ahead? To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com A rare view of the Gaza strip today. Life under the authoritarian rule of Hamas remains dominated by the organisations friction with Fatah and Hamas' strict policies on how the sexes interact. Life under Hamas is a strange mix of overt security and no security. The streets are safe and prisons bursting at the seams but a man and a women cannot go to a restaurant together unless they are related or married. "You can be sitting in a restaurant when Hamas comes and starts asking boys and girls about their relationships". Since coming to power in 2006 Hamas has clamped down on sexual politics & crime. Drug dealers can be hung and women sent to prison for having a child out of wedlock. A drug epidemic is an unforeseen result of the tunnels under the border between Gaza and Egypt. And there is little political freedom. Hamas is accused of unfairly targeting Fatah supporters, who are kept strictly in line. "I will keep fighting them until the last seconds of my life", says one female activist. April 2012
Useful idiots for Palestine
Wall of Truth - A few inconvenient facts www.wall-of-truth.org What really happened in the Middle East www.youtube.com The Middle East Problem www.youtube.com Is Israel An Apartheid State? www.youtube.com The truth about the peace process www.youtube.com The truth about the West Bank www.youtube.com Hamas terrorist tactics in Gaza - using innocent people as human shields www.youtube.com The real racism: Expecting Jews to die meekly www.jpost.com Teaching children to hate Jews www.youtube.com Ignorant Islamic cleric teaches children to hate Jews www.youtube.com Teaching children to die for Allah www.youtube.com Teaching children to admire a suicide bomber www.youtube.com Hamas: "Kill all Jews" www.examiner.com "Jews are apes and pigs" www.youtube.com Overrated: Mahmoud Abbas standpointmag.co.uk Laughable bigotry from the anti-Semitic Guardian "newspaper" www.guardian.co.uk The Durban Perversion canadafreepress.com Norway's ambassador defends Islamic terror www.jta.org Anti-Semitism in Norway wikileaks.org Jews abandon Swedish city amid growing anti-Semitism www.haaretz.com Jews being driven out of Malmo www.youtube.com Sharia law for the new Libya www.dailymail.co.uk Amnesty urges Libya to tackle the "stain" of detainee abuse www.bbc.co.uk No room for Jews in the "new" Libya www.jpost.com Banned speech: Hillel Neuer takes on the UN Human Rights Council www.youtube.com Israel's critical security needs for a viable peace www.youtube.com You can download an audio version of ...
Palestinian youth activist Fadi Quran assaulted/arrested for speaking / Journalists assaulted
The video above is an excerpt of the full video at on.fb.me in which Palestinian youth activist Fadi Quran, a graduate of Stanford University, is pepper sprayed in the face, assaulted, and arrested by Israeli forces while attending a protest calling for the reopening of a major thoroughfare for Palestinians in the city of Hebron. The full video is available at on.fb.me and was filmed by Amer Abdeen Subtitles were translated and created by the Institute for Middle East Understanding
Homes of War: Israel settlements set Palestine on fire
Israel is planning to build over a thousand new settlement homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. It's speeding up construction after Palestine won membership to the UN's heritage body in October. Palestinian leaders say peace negotiations are impossible without a settlement freeze. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
Palestine's Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal
The leaders of the rival Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah have agreed to a new unity government. All previous attempts at unity have failed - but both sides say they are now committed to making this government work. After years of being based i
Pink Floyd - Song for Palestine
Unfortunate truths become worthless in worthless hands! THE FIRST PALESTINE SYMPHONY EVER: www.youtube.com ROGER WATER'S (PINK FLOYD) SONG FOR GAZA: Over the new year 2009-2010, an international group of 1500 men and women from 42 nations went to Egypt to join a Freedom March to Gaza. They did this to protest the current blockade of Gaza. To protest the fact that the people of Gaza live in a virtual prison. To protest the fact that a year after the terror attack by Israeli armed forces destroyed most of their homes, hospitals, schools, and other public buildings, they have no possibility to rebuild because their borders are closed. The would be Freedom Marchers wanted to peacefully draw attention to the predicament of the Palestinian population of Gaza. The Egyptian government, (funded to the tune of $2.1 billion a year, by us, the US tax payers), would not allow the marchers to approach Gaza. How lame is that? And how predictable! I live in the USA and during this time Dec 25th 2009-Jan3rd 2010 I saw no reference to Gaza or the Freedom March or the multi national protesters gathered there. Anyway I was moved, in the circumstances, to record a new version of "We shall overcome". It seems appropriate. (Roger Waters) PALESTINE SYMPHONY FACEBOOK PAGE: www.facebook.com
Palestine Celebrating Hope
Palestine celebrates Hope, while celebrating the birth of the Prince of Hope, because this positive sentiment has long been our way of life; Hope and sheer will explains how despite the illegal Israeli acts of colonialism, aggression, and unilateralism, Palestinians continue to march forward believing that independence is eventual and inevitable.
Rick Santorum Owned on Palestine
What incredible ignorance. If I ever run in politics I am not going to hide from Israel. I will call a spade a spade. Racism and murder are indefensible. Should they give it back what a nutty question. If you didn't come from the collectivist position of racism the solution is quite easy. There is no reason in the world everyone can't just live in the same place as they do in any other secular country. It's doesn't have to be exclusively Jewish or Muslim or whatever. But that would be the adult thing to do and we are dealing with religion so the next best thing is a two state solution which can not even begin until Israel removes every single settlement (racial colony). If you see him in public ask him to autograph a copy on Mein Kampf you don't really need the book just make the cover and put blank paper inside. That would be too funny.
Empire - Palestine state ... of mind
After more than 60 years of dispossession and 40 years of occupation, Palestinians have turned to the UN for justice. Was it a tactical or strategic move?
Canada and the Question of Palestine
Yves Engler - Lester Pearson's Peacekeeping: The Truth May Hurt. "In every country the powerful attempt to define history. Yves Engler's books - The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy, Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid, and Lester Pearson's Peacekeeping: The Truth May Hurt - provide an important counterweight to the dominant understanding of Canada's role in the world, posing a challenge to citizens willing to take their fundamental responsibilities seriously" - Noam Chomsky. This is a part of Yves Engler's presentation of his latest book, and it was given in the university of Victoria on the 30th of March, 2012. The full presentation is available on Vimeo: vimeo.com Yves Engler's website: yvesengler.com
Israel and Palestine - Years of Blood Part 1 of 2
Years of Blood Examines the bloody terrain of the Middle East over the past six years. Politicians and decision makers offer their views on the issues, and a new understanding of the labyrinth of conflict in the region is brought to light. Part 1 of 2 - No Partner In May 2000 Israel withdrew from Lebanon. In October 2000 the second intifada broke out, following the complete failure of peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. This film follows and analyses the events from that time up until today. Speaking with politicians, decision makers and leading players in the making of this phase of history, this film goes behind doors into the arena of the making of policies. It follows the radicalisation in the West Bank and Gaza, and the death of the Israeli Peace Camp; the Disengagement of the Gaza strip and the rise of Hamas to government. It chronicles the process, and explains it. This episode starts with the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000 and takes us through several phases up to the besieging of the Palestinian National Authority compound in Ramallah in 2002.
'Palestinian statehood to kill Israel's immunity'
Key international financial institutions have confirmed Palestine is now economically strong enough to stand alone as an independent state. That's as President Abbas prepares to bid for full UN membership at the General Assembly later this week. With full member status at the UN, Palestine may finally be able to hold Israel to account for its crimes against the Palestinian people and the occupation of their land, believes Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
PALESTINE: Membership approved by Unesco
Palestine has been approved membership of the UN cultural agency Unesco, defying calls from US and Israel not to allow it. . Report by Lindsay Brown. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com
Occupy Birthright Israel, Un-Occupy Palestine
www.youngjewishproud.org We call for young Jews and allies nationwide to join in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and with our Palestinian siblings living under their own form of occupation. Let us stand up to the 1% in our own community -- the powerful institutions that support Israel's corporate-backed military control of the Palestinian people and act as the gatekeepers for our community." The Young Jewish Declaration A vision of collective identity, purpose and values written by and for young Jews committed to justice in Israel and Palestine. It is an invitation and call to action for both our peers and our elders, launched as a counter-protest at the 2010 Jewish Federation General Assembly in New Orleans. I. we exist. We exist. We are everywhere. We speak and love and dream in every language. We pray three times a day or only during the high holidays or when we feel like we really need to or not at all. We are punks and students and parents and janitors and Rabbis and freedom fighters. We are your children, your nieces and nephews, your grandchildren. We embrace diaspora, even when it causes us a great deal of pain. We are the rubble of tangled fear, the deliverance of values. We are human. We are born perfect. We assimilate, or we do not. We are not apathetic. We know and name persecution when we see it. Occupation has constricted our throats and fattened our tongues. We are feeding each other new words. We have family, we build family, we are family. We re ...
Palestinian woman frustrated with confinement
Hana Abu Haikal has hardly any visitors to her home; not because she doesn't enjoy playing host, but because her house is in a rather problematic location. Abu Haikal, a 53 year old hairdresser from the West Bank, lives in a house at the centre of the Jewish settlement of Tel Rumeida, which is in the middle of the old,predominantly Palestinian, city of Hebron. The windows of her house are grilled and a high fence surrounds her small garden. Surrounded by Jewish houses, the main route to access Abu Haikal's home is through an olive grove belonging to the settlement. Guests require permission to enter the house before making their way through the Israeli-guarded olive grove, making spur-of-the-moment visits impossible. It also means Abu Haikel has to go miles out of her way whenever she leaves her home. "This is not merely debilitating, it is hampering our daily life. I am just 250 metres from the centre of Hebron and I need to walk 10 kilometers to reach it, traipsing through farmland. I think you know the consequences...the Israelis patrol past my garden gate. To get to the centre of Hebron from my house, I need to pass through four checkpoints." Abu Haikal says she is sometimes searched up to four times as she makes her way home, and her car which she parks over 3 kms away from her house has been torched by settlers five times. Living in the presence of soldiers and settlers, who came to her area in 1984, is unbearable, she says. Residents are subjected to harassment and ...
Admission of Palestine to UNESCO
Announcement of the approval of the request for admission of Palestine to UNESCO.
Palestinian get prepared for Nakba Day anniv..
Palestinian refugees gathered in Gaza to prepare for the Nakba Day anniversary. The day of catastrophe or Nekbah marks the expulsions of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their towns and villages in the face of Jewish and later Israeli troop advances. The day marks their displacement from Palestine and the loss of their land and property. The tiny coastal enclave is home to over 1,2 million refugees, the largest Palestinian refugee population in the Middle East. The event was a mixture of color and sound in a traditional setting of a pre-1948 Palestinian village with people, old and young, taking part in traditional dances and other activities. Israel has prevented the return of Palestinian refugees, who were either displaced or dispossessed in 1948.After 64 years of displacement, Palestinians say they want the world to know that they will never give up the right of return to their homeland. Palestinians were forced out of their native land, but their customs and traditions have transcended boundaries and lived on decades after occupation passing down from generation to generation, increasing in strength and diversity along the way. For Palestinian refugees traditional events like this one help create collective historical memory for people who have suffered for over six decades.
Palestine in Israeli School Books: Nurit Peled-Elhanan
Alternate Focus interviews Nurit Peled-Elhanan, author of the forthcoming book Palestine in Israeli School Books: Ideology and Propaganda in Education. Nurit Peled-Elhanan argues that the textbooks used in the school system are laced with a pro-Israel ideology, and that they play a part in priming Israeli children for military service. She analyzes the presentation of images, maps, layouts and use of language in History, Geography and Civic Studies textbooks, and reveals how the books might be seen to marginalize Palestinians, legitimize Israeli military action and reinforce Jewish-Israeli territorial identity.
Thin Red Line: Israel allows shooting at Palestine protesters
Israel allows security forces to shoot at Palestinian protesters who are preparing to march in support of their bid for statehood at the UN later this month. Tel Aviv claims its trying to prevent bloodshed by arming settlers in the West Bank for self-defence. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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