Last night the Israeli navy attacked humanitarian ships in international waters in the middle of the night. Reports indicate that 10-16 humanitarian activists were killed and 50-60 were injured. The ships were seized by the Israeli navy and taken to Haifa to avoid press at Ashdod. UFPJ condemns the Israeli Government for their brutal attack on unarmed civilians. Protests have taken place across the world and a number of Governments are taking action.
The U.S. arms Israel to the tune of (...)
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Protest Israeli Attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla
31 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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Communist Party of Israel leading member "congratulates" pirate army’s victory
31 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
Demos in Israel – today and in the next weekend
A Communist Party of Israel leading member, MK Mohammad Barakeh, chairman of Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) « congratulated » the Israeli prime minister and defense minister for « the shining victory of their pirate army on the freedom civilian sail ».
« The crimes of the pirate government in killing some of the sail’s participants put the government beyond international and human law. Tyrants like Bibi and Barak will (...) -
19 dead: world condemns deadly israeli ship attack
31 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
Israeli commandos have stormed an international aid convoy bound for Gaza leaving up to 19 dead and sparking mass protests across the world.
Britain joined other countries in denouncing the attack as "deplorable" and Palestine described the bloodshed as a "massacre".
The deadly dawn raid on a Turkish ship sparked a mass protest in Istanbul with 10,000 people marching through the street, burning Israeli flags.
Commandos, dressed in black and armed with rifles, dropped down ropes from (...) -
Israeli troops attack ship carrying aid to Gaza killing 16
31 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
Israeli commandos have stormed a flotilla of ships carrying activists and aid supplies to the blockaded Palestinian enclave of Gaza, killing as many as 16 of those on board.
By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent and Matthew Kalman in Jerusalem
Fighting broke out between the activists and the masked Israeli troops, who rappelled on to deck from helicopters before dawn.
A spokeswoman for the flotilla, Greta Berlin, said she had been told ten people had been killed and dozens (...) -
Israelis Kill at least 3, Injure Dozens in Assault on Gaza Ship Convoy Carrying Humanitarian Aid
31 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
10 PM CST: Solidarity activists aboard one of six relief vessels traveling to Gaza with humanitarian report that they have been attacked by Israeli forces, with three of their human rights volunteers killed and roughly 30 injured. The assault comes in the wake of the flotilla being surrounded earlier today by three Israeli warships in international waters, roughly 70 miles away from the Israeli coast. The Flotilla moved further west, deeper into international waters to avoid any conflict (...)
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U.S. Lifts Sanctions Linked to Iran
23 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
23 May 2010 AP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s administration has removed sanctions against three Russian organizations that the United States had previously accused of assisting Iran’s effort to develop nuclear weapons. Penalties against a fourth Russian entity previously accused of illicit arms sales to Syria were also lifted.
The timing of the decisions, published in Friday’s Federal Register but not otherwise announced by the State Department, suggested the possibility of a (...) -
Trotsky, “The Lacuna” & Murdochracy Q&A: Australia ignores Israeli, US state terrorism & holocaust denial
16 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
Trotsky, “The Lacuna” & Murdochracy Q&A: pro-Zionist Australia ignores Israeli and US state terrorism, Western holocaust denial and the ongoing Palestinian Genocide, Iraqi Genocide, Afghan Genocide and Climate Crisis (10 billion people are predicted to die in the worsening Climate Genocide but none of these Genocide terms are part of Australian public discourse).
The Australian taxpayer-funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (Australia’s equivalent of the British BBC) (...) -
Questions Q&A won’t ask re Israeli terrorism, huge child sexual abuse & Internet Censorship in Australia
11 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
Australia has a taxpayer-funded electronic media corporation called the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that is essentially the Australian equivalent of the UK BBC and is regarded as the most liberal and progressive medium in the country.
Unfortunately the ABC has to maintain a position of “balance” and that means in practice maintaining a position between the extreme right wing , pro-war, pro-coal, pro-logging, pro-Zionist, human rights-abusing, conservative Liberal (...) -
On 65th VE Day Anniversary US Alliance responsible for 9-11 million excess deaths in Iraq & Afghan Wars
9 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
As of the 65th Anniversary of VE Day (8 May 1945), the US Alliance (and German) War on Arab, Muslim, and Asian Women and Children is now responsible for 9-11 million excess deaths in Iraq (1990-2010) and Afghanistan (2003-2010).
The World has just celebrated the 65th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), the day on which Nazi Germany was finally defeated after about 35 million deaths in the European part of World War 2.
However the US took over when genocidal and racist (...) -
Elitism and Empathy in American Presidents: Who Cares for the Suffering Children?
3 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentWho cares that millions of children are suffering and dying around the world, in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Gaza, Sudan, the Congo, Colombia, and Mexico, and in the United States?
Why are American voters only given the choice of voting for members of the political, social and economic elite to be their president, rather than for leaders who care for and identify with the needs of ordinary people?
Do presidential candidates supplant their empathy with loyalty to (...)