Qwaider Planet : Gaza

“Are we hiding something?”

Filasteen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:15:52 GMT

Hmmm … Read More......(read more)

Hamas, Hezbollah: A Change of Tone

Anas Qtiesh — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:38:03 GMT

Thanks to a Syrian tweet bot, I keep on top of everything that’s said about the country in the Twittersphere. And Today I came across a rather interesting AP article: Netanyahu: Israel open to peace...(read more)

OPEN LETTER TO ELTON JOHN

INTIFADA — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:55:32 GMT

Dear Elton John: Like much of the world, we think you’re a good bloke. You came out when it was difficult; you admitted your addictions were stronger than you were; you’ve poured money into AIDS research...(read more)

Palestinian Night(mares)

Caledoniyya — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:58:00 GMT

This weekend I am a slave to my netbook as I prepare what will be a stonkingly informative lecture, albeit delivered with all the charisma of the Tin Man. It is late in the day, a subject I am not familiar...(read more)

Hypocrisy in Haiti

INTIFADA — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:11:50 GMT

Aijaz Zaka Syed 4 February 2010 Israeli hypocrisy would be comical, if its consequences weren’t so tragic. These days, Israeli media and Israel’s powerful friends in the US media have been tomtomming about...(read more)

“This time we went too far”

Filasteen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:42:53 GMT

Source Goldstone charged that civilians were targeted deliberately. Read More......(read more)

Gaza is different from other humanitarian crisis

Filasteen — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:49:59 GMT

From Fair Policy, Fair Discussion: “In all of Oxfam’s history, we’ve never seen, to my knowledge, a humanitarian crisis quite like this one in Gaza,” John Prideaux-Brune told me recently. He emphasized...(read more)

Florida Student Stuns Obama about Israel’s Human Rights Violations

INTIFADA — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:00:41 GMT

Laila Abdelaziz, a University of South Florida student who worked on the Obama campaign, makes the US President grope for words and mumble Bush-style incoherencies, with a simple question: why he keeps...(read more)

The Goldstone Report FAQ

Filasteen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:54:33 GMT

… published by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East Read More......(read more)

Changing landscape

Filasteen — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:54:03 GMT

Here’s a couple of links on some recent developments down south pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with particular emphasis on ending the Gaza blockade: The “No False Choice in...(read more)

Palestine: trouble hits nearer home

Filasteen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:33:24 GMT

So-called ‘left-wing’ American evangelical pastor Brian D. McLaren has been publishing his critical views of Israeli policies online. As expected, those are being roundly condemned –...(read more)

The Anti-Egypt Movement

Ulysses — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:51:01 GMT

Well, I'm not a passionate observer of football. In fact I rarely watch any, but I couldn't stop being involved in all the fuss that was going on in the past few days before the big match between...(read more)

Palestinians at yet another turning point [updated]

Filasteen — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:31:14 GMT

Helena Cobban of Fair Policy, Fair Discussion writes: Tomorrow [i.e. today, Jan 25th] will be the fourth anniversary of those historic PA parliamentary elections of 2006 in which Hamas won 74 or 75 of...(read more)

Goldstone found that Israel’s Collective Punishment Policy in Lebanon Served as a Model for Gaza

INTIFADA — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:48:38 GMT

by Adam Horowitz As Israel prepares its response to the Goldstone Report, several articles indicate that its primary objective is to discredit the contention that it carried out, in the words of Ethan...(read more)

January 30: Libby Davies on her fact-finding mission in the Mideast

Filasteen — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:45:38 GMT

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Some historical events in the BDS campaign

Filasteen — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:21:10 GMT

BRICUP reports: Rachel Giora, one of the founders of BOYCOTT! – the Israeli campaign for boycott from within – has written a history of the struggle to build Iraeli support for the Academic...(read more)

The Annual Traditions of Police Day

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:05:00 GMT

1// Mubarak speaks to Police Magazine , the ministry of interior’s official magazine 2// Habib El-Adly annual interview with Mofid Fawzy on Ch.1 3// Mubarak’s annual speech in the Police academy "Mubarak...(read more)

Palestinians at yet another turning point

Filasteen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:51:14 GMT

double posting : few Gazan kids, Tamam el ak7al and Ismael Shammout

Smokes Blow — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:03:00 GMT

This week has been great, I've had the chance to have two very interesting meetings, 1st one was with Tamam Al Akhal (artist and widow of the late Isamel Shammout), and the 2nd was with a few Gazan...(read more)

Open Letter to Carlos Santana Concerning his Concert in Zionist Israel

INTIFADA — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:29:52 GMT

By 1948 Lest We Forget Dear Carlos We understand that you are scheduled to perform in Israel this coming summer. This is news that will make definite political and entertainment headlines. We are interested...(read more)

“Stability and Justice and Right of Al-Quds and Palestine” – Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed

INTIFADA — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:49:42 GMT

Speech by Yabhg Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad At The General Conference For The Support of Al Quds THE STATE OF THE WORLD 1. I would like to welcome participants at this General Conference for the Support...(read more)

UN Warns Israeli Blockade puts Gazans’ Health at Risk

INTIFADA — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:01:05 GMT

The blockade of the Gaza Strip is putting residents’ health at risk, the UN and aid groups have warned. BBC News – Medical facilities and equipment are in disrepair, many damaged in Israel’s...(read more)

“We are all complicit.”

Filasteen — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:05:19 GMT

“[T]he international community facilitates and pays for Israel’s occupation, and pathologizes and de-develops Palestine in the process. Ordinary citizens have a responsibility not to fund or...(read more)

Canadian MPs report back from the West Bank and Gaza

Filasteen — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:13:09 GMT

[Public Meeting: January 21, 2010 - Click on image for additional details] Parliamentary Delegation to Palestine: August 7-14, 2009 – Report published November 25, 2009 Read More......(read more)

Gazans raise money for Haiti

Filasteen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:58:48 GMT

“Palestinians in Gaza set off for the Red Cross headquarters on Monday to offer donations and financial support for the victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake on Tuesday.” – Link Read...(read more)

Will European Action Follow Rhetoric?

INTIFADA — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:48:19 GMT

by Rami G. Khouri Released: 18 Jan 2010 BEIRUT — Just as the United States apparently is gearing up for phase two of its foray into Arab-Israeli peace-making diplomacy, some Europeans seem to be...(read more)

Don’t be Complicit in Israel’s Apartheid: Boycott the 2010 Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival

INTIFADA — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:01:15 GMT

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Students‘ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) call on students, lecturers and film...(read more)

“US Foreign Policy and the Inter-Palestinian Divide”

Filasteen — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:39:17 GMT

Go here for a better video. Source Read More......(read more)

Abunimah and Blankfort on BDS and Chomsky [Podcast]

INTIFADA — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:02:21 GMT

Algerian-Berkeleyan cartoonist Khalil Bendib from Voices of the Middle East and North Africa, interviews Ali Abunimah co-Founder of Electronic Intifada and Middle East analyst and activist Jeff Blankfort...(read more)

Israel’s Growing Insanity

INTIFADA — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:55:09 GMT

By Avigail Abarbanel I wrote this on 9th February 2009, the day before Israel’s election, after seeing an interview with Benjamin Netanyahu’s father on Israeli TV. Benjamin Netanyahu’s...(read more)

Gaza Lives On

INTIFADA — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:25:06 GMT

Two and a half years of Siege …….. One year after the Zionist onslaught ………… 42 years years of occupation …………. 1.5 million Palestinians ……………and...(read more)

The “honest broker”

Filasteen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:08:06 GMT

One for the archives … and this one, too. Read More......(read more)

Erdoğan Slams Israel Over Violation of Lebanese Airspace

INTIFADA — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:41:40 GMT

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lashed out at Israel on Monday for violating Lebanon’s airspace and using disproportionate force against Palestinians in Gaza, the latest in a series of criticisms...(read more)

Fearing for Gaza … and more

Filasteen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:38:17 GMT

Something I found tonight during my trip among those concerned by the ongoing conflict in the region: I’m an American [Jewish-American] voter, from [your town and state] and I just wanted to express my...(read more)

“To shoot an elephant”

Filasteen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:35:06 GMT

“To shoot an elephant” is an eye witness account from The Gaza Strip. December 27th, 2008, Operation Cast Lead. 21 days shooting elephants. Downloadable for free here - [via Norman G. Finkelstein's...(read more)

50 European MPs to Visit Gaza

INTIFADA — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:08:43 GMT

The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza January 12, 2010. The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) will hold a press conference tomorrow Wednesday, in which it will announce the launch...(read more)

Insouciant Americans

INTIFADA — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:47:22 GMT

By Paul Craig Roberts The Underwear Bomber case indicates that whoever is behind these bomb scares is laughing at our gullibility. How realistic is it that al-Qaida, an organization that allegedly pulled...(read more)

A Year After the Gaza War – Nurit Peled Elhanan`s Speech at the Protest Rally in Tel-Aviv

INTIFADA — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:36:02 GMT

By Nurit Peled Elhanan Speech at the protest rally: Tel Aviv, January 2, 2010 [translated by Adam Keller] Good evening to all who came to mark the first anniversary of the Gaza carnage, and to protest...(read more)

Gaza: “A Girl Called Jewel”

Filasteen — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:46:42 GMT

Part 2 It seems there are some ominous signs out there about yet another assault on the Strip. Read More......(read more)

The Transformation of Hamas

INTIFADA — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:32:57 GMT

By Fawas A Gerges - The Nation Something is stirring within the Hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli peace process...(read more)

INTIFADA Today Celebrates it’s 1st Birthday

INTIFADA — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:18:05 GMT

Elias Farhud INTIFADA Today Celebrates it’s 1st BirthdayJanuary 11, 2010 Intifada was begun as a pro-Palestine Blog on 11th January, 2009 and managed by a single person trying to satiate a need for...(read more)

Eyad Health Condition - Update

Under My Olive Tree — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:50:00 GMT

This is an update on Eyad’s health condition. A few weeks ago, a large spot of cancer behind his heart has been discovered by CT scan. The cancer is currently putting pressure on the Artery and it requires...(read more)

Netanyahu Plays Games with Peace

INTIFADA — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:47:26 GMT

By Patrick Seale In Cairo last week, Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is reported to have proposed that Egypt host a summit meeting between himself and Mahmud Abbas, president of the Palestinian...(read more)

British MP George Galloway Arrested then Deported from Egypt after Leaving Gaza

INTIFADA — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:15:01 GMT

By Ernesto Cienfuegos - La Voz de Aztlan Seven other Viva Palestina volunteers threatened with arrest! Los Angeles, Alta California – January 8, 2010 – (ACN) President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt...(read more)

Children Suffer The Most As A Result Of The Siege On Gaza

INTIFADA — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:45:45 GMT

Ayman T. Quader Gaza, January 8, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)This is the story of Mahi abu Zer, 14 years old, living in a very marginalized area called the Qarah district, Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza...(read more)

Spotlight on Gaza – Jan 15 to Feb 28

Filasteen — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:35:16 GMT

“Human Drama in Gaza is a gripping photo exhibition about the realities of life in the Gaza Strip under war and siege. Produced by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), the...(read more)

EGYPT DEPORTS BRITISH LAWMAKER GEORGE GALLOWAY

INTIFADA — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:13:25 GMT

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:00:14 GMT George Galloway Deported from Egypt: “A Badge of honour from a Tin Pot Dictatorship” Cairo has deported British lawmaker George Galloway, following clashes between...(read more)

Galloway Is A Persona Non Grata

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:56:03 GMT

George Galloway is officially a persona non grata in Egypt. He has been deported from the country and he is not welcomed anymore in Egypt. It was obvious that the Egyptian regime was going to take this...(read more)

Turks Protest Egypt’s Attack on Viva Palestina

INTIFADA — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:27:17 GMT

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 Thousands of angry protesters in Turkey have staged a demonstration in the city of Istanbul to condemn the Egyptian police crackdown on a Gaza-bound aid convoy. At least 55 people were...(read more)

Breaking News: Viva Palestina Break the Siege of Gaza!

INTIFADA — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:52:21 GMT

Press Release 6th January Viva Palestina Break the siege of Gaza! After days of pressure imposed by the Egyptian authorities the Viva Palestina Convoy have ’triumphantly’ entered Gaza this...(read more)

Long Day ; Bloody Day On The Borders

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:06:01 GMT

I can’t comprehend or understand the kind of idiots planning our regional political strategy in Gaza , I really can’t understand at all , even if we consider all our regional political is not planned for...(read more)

When Does It Become Genocide?

INTIFADA — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:58:01 GMT

By Nadia Hijab During a visit to Ramallah a year ago while the Israeli bombardment of Gaza was underway, I shared my fears with a close Palestinian friend. “It may sound insane, but I think the Israelis’...(read more)

55 Hurt as Egyptian Police, Activists Clash over Gaza Relief Convoy

INTIFADA — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:34:47 GMT

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AFP) – About 55 people were injured late Tuesday in clashes between Egyptian police and pro-Palestinian activists trying to get a relief convoy into the Gaza Strip, militants and medics...(read more)

Viva Palestina: URGENT call for help!

INTIFADA — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:48:34 GMT

We have just received the following URGENT message from Viva Palestina Number 3 Aid Convoy to Gaza: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 20:04:54 -0000 ———————————...(read more)

In Memory of all those who Died in Gaza Palestine During the December 20, 2008

INTIFADA — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:04:35 GMT

One year after Gaza massacre Monday, January 4, 2010 By: Chris Garaffa Let Gaza live! Dec. 27 marked one year since the beginning of Israel’s 2008-2009 brutal siege and invasion of Gaza. The three-week...(read more)

VIVA PALESTINA WIN AIRPORT BATTLE!

INTIFADA — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:21:06 GMT

Viva Palestina Update The Road to Gaza My last message to all of you was that the Viva Palestina convoy members have arrived into Al-Arish and were just hours away from breaking the siege of Gaza. Now...(read more)

Noam Chomsky Says Media is Blacking Out Effort to Aid Gaza

INTIFADA — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:31:41 GMT

Tim King - Salem-News.com Money from Israel is closely tied to all of the major networks and newspapers that ignore the plight of Gaza. (SALEM/CAIRO) – U.S. and British media sources have been laying...(read more)

Déjà Vu : Same Time Last Year

Egyptian Chronicles — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:27:05 GMT

I remember that last year at the same time the whole world was protesting in front of embassies and our flags were burned not to mention the photos of Mubarak were torn and burned because of the war in...(read more)

صور: اعتصام في عمان احتجاجا على الجدار المصري

7iber Dot Com — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:44:46 GMT

اعتصم عشرات الأردنيين يوم أمس بالقرب من السفارة المصرية في عمان احتجاجا على الجدار الذي تقوم مصر ببنائه على الحدود مع قطاع غزة. قوات الأمن الأردنية أغلقت منافذ الشوارع المؤدية للسفارة مما اضطر المتظاهرين...(read more)

JOIN THE GAZA FREEDOM MARCHERS AS THEY RETURN FROM CAIRO

INTIFADA — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:36:31 GMT

JOIN THE GAZA FREEDOM MARCHERS as they return from Cairo Most of the NY based Gaza Freedom Marchers will be arriving back in NY tomorrow (Monday) morning. They will be going directly to the Israeli Mission...(read more)

Researchers: US Arms Used for War Crimes in Gaza

INTIFADA — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:25:18 GMT

Israel’s repeated firing of US-made white phosphorus shells over densely populated areas of Gaza during its recent military campaign was indiscriminate and is evidence of war crimes, Human Rights...(read more)

Gaza Freedom Marchers Issue ‘Cairo Declaration’: End Israeli Apartheid

INTIFADA — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:41:02 GMT

The Gaza Freedom March has come to an end, but before the protesters dispersed they agreed on the following statement: End Israeli Apartheid Cairo Declaration January 1, 2010 We, international delegates...(read more)

10 PM’s Emad El-Din Adib Special

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:43:04 GMT

Emad El-Din Adib is the indirect secret media weapon of the presidency and the regime , a man in his experience and popularity is considered a treasure compared to all the regime’s media clowns who do...(read more)

Maysaloon - ميسلون — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:45:00 GMT

The Azhar has announced that is permissable for Egypt to protect it's "sovereignty" by building a steel wall on its border with Gaza . You motherf*ckers. Be men once, just once, in your lives...(read more)

SAN FRANCISCO’S FREE GAZA MARCH

INTIFADA — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:44:38 GMT

By Greta Berlin Over five hundred supporters of Gaza marched across San Francisco’s famous Golden Gate Bridge today, New Year’s Eve. We filled the walkway from San Francisco to Marin County...(read more)

The most significant citizens’ initiatives since Gaza have come from the Gaza Freedom March (GFM) and the Viva Palestina convoy to Gaza.

INTIFADA — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:46:40 GMT

By Chandra Muzaffar Korean Times reports on Aid Convoy (www.koreatimes.co.kr) The most significant citizens’ initiatives since Gaza have come from the Gaza Freedom March (GFM) and the Viva Palestina...(read more)

Riz Khan – Holding Israel to Account

INTIFADA — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:51:44 GMT

In the year since the Gaza war, activists have stepped up their calls for sanctions on Israel. These include appeals to withdraw investments in Israel (divestment); to boycott Israeli goods and services...(read more)

Protesters Gather in Cairo for March to Gaza

INTIFADA — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:36:34 GMT

By MONA EL-NAGGAR Published: December 29, 2009 CAIRO — More than 1,000 people from around the world were gathered here on Tuesday for a solidarity march into Gaza despite Egypt’s insistence that the Gaza...(read more)

Egypt Prevents 1,000 Protesters from Travelling to Gaza

INTIFADA — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:35:02 GMT

More than 1,000 people from 42 countries who have vowed to travel from Cairo to the Gaza Strip on 31 December in a bid to highlight and break the Israeli economic blockade, will be prevented from carrying...(read more)

‘Israel looks like a Failed State’

INTIFADA — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:19:48 GMT

Written by Moin Ansari One year has passed since the savage Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, but for the people there time might as well have stood still. Since Palestinians in Gaza buried their loved...(read more)