Qwaider Planet : ethnic cleansing

Children are just Israel’s latest victims

Intifada Palestine — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:38:24 GMT

Mya Guarnieri Israel's plan to deport the children of foreign workers is yet another reminder of the state's ongoing inhumanity Read More......(read more)

Quote of the day

Filasteen — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:44:33 GMT

The sad conclusion is that, to the extent that it depends on Israel the chances for peace are very small. It only remains to add that in the long run the continuation of the status quo is of great danger...(read more)

62 Years, 62 Messages: We have A Home and it’s Called Palestine

Intifada Palestine — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:47:50 GMT

by Reham Alhelsi Palestine belongs to our People: Some are dead, Some are living, But most are not yet born. This Land is Not for Sale let me tell you about Palestine Read More......(read more)

Oyoun Qarra Massacre, 20 May 1990

My Palestine — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:59:26 GMT

- - In the early hours of Sunday, May 20th, 1990, a group of 100 Palestinian labourers from the Gaza Strip were waiting at the Oyoun Qarra (Rishon Lezion) bus stop to be transported to their working place...(read more)

Israel Art of Temporizing, Palestine Catastrophe Sixty Two Years Later

Intifada Palestine — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:46:34 GMT

Jamal Kanj Every time a new Israeli government comes to power, it refuses to recognize previously reached understandings insisting on starting negotiation all over again. Since the signing of the Oslo...(read more)

Our Paradise on Earth

My Palestine — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:25:14 GMT

- “Yamma, wake up, its morning and we have work to do”. It was the olive harvest season and for over a month the whole family together with the entire village had been spending the day in the olive fields...(read more)

62 Years, 62 Messages: We have A Home and it’s Called Palestine

My Palestine — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:22:58 GMT

- - Message 1: While playing one day, I found a beautiful wooden box stacked back in the cupboard. It was well-hidden and surrounded by several sheets as if to protect it from theft or damage. I quietly...(read more)

“Novelistic Scabs”

Filasteen — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:48:43 GMT

What an interesting headline! Atwood & Ghosh continue to make waves. Related material Read More......(read more)

Al Walaja, Palestine

Filasteen — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:07:46 GMT

“[F]ootage from earlier today in al-Walaja, a hillside village miles south of the Holy Basin in Jerusalem, and across from a Jewish settlement called Gilo. The settlement wants to expand, and Israel...(read more)

“Protecting Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing”

Filasteen — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:56:20 GMT

Deceptively Called “Protecting Israel’s Security” by Edward S. Herman in Z Magazine, May 2010 With Israel, the West is actively engaged in supporting a state that violates the Fourth Geneva Convention...(read more)

A Nation Behind Bars: Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Detention

My Palestine — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:53:38 GMT

- While the whole world demands the release of the Zionist soldier Shalit, who was captured by Palestinians while he was on a mission to kill and destroy, the so-called “free world” continues to ignore...(read more)

Palestinian Women and Children Behind Zionist Bars

My Palestine — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:21:50 GMT

- On a beautiful March day, I was on the way to school in Jerusalem when the bus I was in was stopped at Ras Il-Amoud. The soldiers got into the bus, told everyone to get out and told the bus driver to...(read more)

Waiting To Return Home: Palestinian Martyrs in Israeli “Cemeteries of Numbers” and Morgues

My Palestine — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:31 GMT

- - The Zionist entity is not only built on the remains of the ethnically cleansed Palestinian villages, it not only thrives on Palestinian blood, the Zionist entity excels in punishing the Palestinians...(read more)

“Talking Palestine to Power”

Filasteen — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:10:31 GMT

by Sonja Karkar Today, there is no excuse for not knowing the truth about Palestine, especially what is happening in Gaza. Even taking into account the disinformation spread in mainstream media, there...(read more)

Quote of the day

Filasteen — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:12:24 GMT

“I think that we are all beginning to grasp — even those who maybe don’t really want to — how 43 years ago, by turning a blind eye, by actively or passively cooperating, we actually cultivated a...(read more)

Understanding Israel’s increasing grip on Jerusalem

Filasteen — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:12:04 GMT

A video briefing explaining Israel’s continued and expanding grip on Jerusalem since the occupation began in 1967. [h/t MRW] Read More......(read more)

IAW 2010: articles, blogposts, columns, … [updated]

Filasteen — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:30:09 GMT

“As long as in this territory west of the Jordan river there is only one political entity called Israel it is going to be either non-Jewish, or non-democratic,… If this bloc of millions of...(read more)

Michael Ratner describes Israeli apartheid

Filasteen — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:05:39 GMT

[via Antony Loewenstein] Part 2 Read More......(read more)

Quote of the day: “It takes a network to fight a network”

Filasteen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:23:14 GMT

From The Reut Institute: “In order to contend with the Delegitimization Network, Israel must operate according to a network-driven logic: On the one hand, Israel must identify and focus its efforts...(read more)

Reut Institute’s strategy for going against Israel’s critics

Filasteen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:23:14 GMT

On the current delegitimization canard

Filasteen — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:04:22 GMT

Critics of Israel’s policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are now being labeled “delegitimizers” – “a worldwide network of private individuals and organizations...(read more)

Israeli Apartheid Week March 1-7

Filasteen — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:00:54 GMT

Source Toronto – Ottawa – Vancouver Expected trouble ——————– Easy Guide to International Humanitarian Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory The...(read more)

A report from Addameer & Stop the Wall

Filasteen — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:56:03 GMT

Addameer and Stop the Wall’s joint report on Israeli arrest and detention of Palestinian Wall human rights activists. [via Jews for Justice for Palestinians] Read More......(read more)

Time for an American Intifada?

INTIFADA — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:51:00 GMT

By: Jeff Gates ISRAEL PLANS THROUGH DECEPTION During the 1960 Christmas season, Americans flocked to the theaters to see Exodus, a 3-1/2 hour epic film featuring handsome freedom fighters and a riveting...(read more)

“Israel” to Raze 200 Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem

INTIFADA — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:03:27 GMT

Thu, 04 Feb 2010, Press TV Israeli authorities plan to seal 200 Palestinians homes in East Jerusalem Al-Quds to counter what they call “discriminatory enforcement” against Israeli settlers. The East Jerusalem...(read more)

Zionism Laid Bare

INTIFADA — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:03:20 GMT

By KATHLEEN CHRISTISON A Review of Shahid Alam’s “Israeli Exceptionalism” The essential point of M. Shahid Alam’s book, Israeli Exceptionalism: The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism, comes clear upon opening...(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)

“Jerusalem is burning”

Filasteen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:46:41 GMT

“The struggle for justice in Sheikh Jarrah” Read More......(read more)

Photo/Quote of the day

Filasteen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:33:08 GMT

[Click on image for details] “You can’t build a museum on the bones of our grandfathers and call it the Museum of Tolerance.“ Read More......(read more)

“Chomsky, BDS, and the Elephant in the Room”

Filasteen — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:05:04 GMT

Worth a read! Read More......(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)

Quote of the day

Filasteen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:29 GMT

Sooner or later the White House, Congress and the American public — not to speak of a Jewish establishment that is largely out of touch with the younger Jewish generation’s changing perceptions...(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)

“It is midnight in Jerusalem.”

Filasteen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:06:37 GMT

Walid Khalidi at the UN on Jerusalem More at Australians for Palestine Read More......(read more)

Stop filming!

Filasteen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:28:39 GMT

[Via Desert Peace] Read More......(read more)

Ali Abunimah – BDS Conference @ Hampshire College

Filasteen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:43:36 GMT

[via Mondoweiss] Read More......(read more)

“Palestine and The Demise Of Conscience”

INTIFADA — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:18:10 GMT

By Terrell E. Arnold 9-21-09. For nearly a century the Palestinian people have felt the pressures of outsiders scheming to take over their homeland. For the past sixty years the invaders have systematically...(read more)

Alarums – Flourish – Oboe

Filasteen — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:34:38 GMT

Enter Qaddafi! Who would have thought? The plot thickens! [Click on image for details] An appeal … Read More......(read more)

Engineers for Justice

Filasteen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:38:52 GMT

Via Norman G. Finkelstein’s website: Welcome to Engineers For Justice. We are a growing group of professional engineers in Canada who are deeply concerned with the current humanitarian crisis which...(read more)

An Appeal to the American People

INTIFADA — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:07:40 GMT

By: Alan Hart Author Alan Hart opens Volume One of the American edition with an Appeal to the American People. The following is the text of it. Dear America, If all of our children, wherever they live...(read more)

The Goldstone Report: “Fierce but toothless”

Filasteen — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:51:27 GMT

A rather dire assessment and depressing for all parties involved. Read More......(read more)

Recent developments in the Boycott Israel Campaign

Filasteen — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:05:00 GMT

From Palestine Center: One possible fallout from Israel’s invasion and bombardment of Gaza during ‘Operation Cast Lead’ less than 10 months ago is that international activists are finding...(read more)

Free Speech and the pro-Israeli Lobby

INTIFADA — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:05:29 GMT

By: Robert Birch Robert Birch (NSW) writes to SBS Ombudsman re directive to journalists not to use the term “Palestinian land” when describing the Occupied Palestinian territories 14 Sept. 09 Right of...(read more)

Israeli peace groups target US fundraising

Filasteen — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:44:12 GMT

From Jonathan Cook: NAZARETH // Israeli peace activists are planning to ratchet up their campaign against groups in the United States that raise money for settlers by highlighting how tax exemptions are...(read more)

Memory of the Cactus

Filasteen — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:35:34 GMT

“A documentary film revealing the true story behind Israel’s Canada Park* – a story of dispossession, destruction and continuing displacement.” – LINK * Jonathan Cook on “Canada...(read more)

Settler Violence Report: July – August 2009

Filasteen — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:41:59 GMT

[Click on image for details] Read More......(read more)

Naomi Klein on BDS

Filasteen — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:39:53 GMT

“An interview with Klein and Israeli publisher Yael Lerer on why boycotting Israel will pressure the country to live up to international law.” Read More......(read more)

PCHR Weekly Report: 13 – 19 August 2009

Filasteen — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:08:19 GMT

[Israeli troops arresting Palestinians in the West Bank] Israeli Forces Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to...(read more)

Slavoj Zizek: On Israel's Theft of Palestinian Land, Ethnic Cleansing, and Violence

Improvisations: Arab Woman Progressive Voice — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:21:00 GMT

" while paying lip-service to the two-state solution, Israel is busy creating a situation on the ground that will render such a solution impossible. The dream underlying Israel's plans is encapsulated...(read more)

“Breaking the Silence” or Silencing the Critics?

INTIFADA — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:40:00 GMT

By: Louis Frankenthaler “Breaking the Silence” is a member of the Israeli human rights, peace and social justice community. The group’s only crime, so it seems, lies in its effort to...(read more)

Hundreds Protest Sheikh Jarrah Evictions

INTIFADA — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:24:23 GMT

Several hundred international, Palestinian, and Israeli activists gathered at 8 pm on 10 August to peacefully protest the eviction of the Hanoun and Ghawi families from their homes in the contested East...(read more)

“Free Palestine – Free Yourself”

Filasteen — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:59:28 GMT

A story about becoming a dissident … Read More......(read more)

Jana Hannoun

Filasteen — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:55:19 GMT

[Click on photograph for details] Related post More dread here. Read More......(read more)

“Israeli occupation and western taxpayers”

Filasteen — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:21:02 GMT

“There are many very significant ways in which tax monies or tax breaks from western governments do things that support not only the continuation of Israel’s occupation of the OPTs but also...(read more)

Americans for Peace Now

Filasteen — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:25:14 GMT

New website Read More......(read more)

Freezing Settlements or Freezing Peace?

Filasteen — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:04:46 GMT

From Palestine Monitor: Though freezing settlements is certainly a step forward, the real issue – evacuating existing settlements altogether – is not even being discussed. Though settlements are a final...(read more)

The Disappearing Palestinian

INTIFADA — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:09:56 GMT

By Philip Giraldi Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir once said that there were no Palestinians. All she had to do was look out the window to see an Arab or two, but her point was less factual than political...(read more)

Israel and Nazi Germany, Tweedldee and Tweedldum

INTIFADA — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:07:34 GMT

By Khalid Amayreh Avigdor Lieberman, the brashly-racist foreign minister of the Apartheid Israeli state, reportedly recently ordered Zionist embassies around the world to circulate a 1941 photo showing...(read more)

Settler assaults Peace Now volunteers

Filasteen — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:07:27 GMT

[Via Reporting from the Wild West (Bank)] Read More......(read more)

Defining anti-semitism

Filasteen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:13:58 GMT

Very interesting read! Read More......(read more)

Facebook is taking sides in the I/P conflict

Filasteen — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:13:28 GMT

If you find this outrageous, HERE is a petition that you can sign asking Facebook to revert to its original neutral position. Please share! Read More......(read more)

Yes, You Can!

INTIFADA — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:56:04 GMT

By Uri Avnery FIRST, AN honest disclosure: I loved the Shepherd hotel very much. In the first years after the Six-Day War, I was a frequent guest there. My work in the Knesset demanded that I stay in Jerusalem...(read more)

“The Escalating Settlements Feud”

Filasteen — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:56:15 GMT

From the ‘Editor’s blog’: I’ve left the escalating feud over Israeli settlements uncommented upon so far, but the US has now warned Israel that any attempt to expand settlement...(read more)

Remembering is not enough!

Filasteen — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:39:44 GMT

[Via The Free Gaza Movement] Read More......(read more)

Moskowitz Dividing Jerusalem With His Millions

INTIFADA — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:50:47 GMT

By Joharah Baker Irving Moskowitz may just be one of the biggest threats to the Palestinians in history. He is not an Israeli Prime Minister or leader of an Israeli party; he [...] Read More......(read more)

Netanyahu still courting Christian Zionists

Filasteen — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:46:26 GMT

LINK. More here!!! Here is an interesting video on who those people are and a good site that tries to keep abreast of developments in that sector. Read More......(read more)

Dark times ahead

Filasteen — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:57:32 GMT

See here and also here [via Jews sans frontières] It may indeed be already too late! Read More......(read more)

Settler Violence Report May/June 2009

Filasteen — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:37:51 GMT

From the Alternative Information Center Read More......(read more)

PCHR Weekly Report: 02 – 08 July 2009

Filasteen — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:35:37 GMT

Summary Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law continued in the OPt during the reporting period (02 – 08 July 2009): Shooting: On Thursday, 02 July 2009, Israeli troops positioned...(read more)

Israel’s Housing Minister Called for Strict Segregation Between the Country’s Jewish and Arab Populations

INTIFADA — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:54:13 GMT

By Jonathan Cook The National NAZARETH, ISRAEL // Israel’s housing minister called for strict segregation between the country’s Jewish and Arab populations last week as he unveiled plans to move large...(read more)