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The Middle East Crisis Response is a group of Hudson Valley residents joined in protest against policies of Israel and the United States ... (read more) Our Blogs Articles Events Links Merchandise Resources Other Blogs Witness Iran Raising Yousuf: A Doctor in Galilee Don't Play Israel! - Join the Cultural Boycott. Joan Nestle: Mondoweiss Palestine blog: Podcasts Palcast: podcasting the occupation. ClassWars podcast. Background
Joel Kovel's book Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel Palestine was censored by the Israeli Lobby. Listen to his interview on "Democracy Now!"
Read about Rachel Corrie, the 23 year old American peace activist, who was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer as she knelt in front of a Palestinian home. A memorial as well as a tribute to Rachel Corrie were put in the Poughkeepsie Journal. Read more in Common Dreams. Watch a video of Jim Page singing "I'd Rather Be Dancing." Listen to Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian, talk about apartheid and the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Listen to: "They're Building a Wall" by David Rovics.
Watch a short clip from "A Palestinian Woman," a new release from Red Hill Films. Watch the "Shame of Ertas" on YouTube.
Listen to Yonatan Shapira, an Israeli air force pilot who refused to serve in Palestine. He spoke at Bard and on Activist Radio. Read the "Two-States or One State" public debate between Uri Avnery and Ilan Pappe. What YOU can do for justice in Palestine. |
"We’re the first ones in 41 years to enter Gaza freely - but we won't be the last. We welcome the world to join us and see what we’re seeing."
Dr. Terri Ginsberg is the latest college faculty member being targeted for making pro-Palestinian statements. The American Association of University Professors has condemned these attacks on Dr. Ginsberg's academic speech which culminated in her not being reappointed to her position at North Carolina State University.
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation has just learned that the House and Senate committees which have jurisdiction over foreign aid will be voting soon on military aid to Israel for FY2009. The House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will "mark-up" the foreign aid bill on July 16 and 17, respectively, which includes the President's request for $2.55 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Israel.
Barack Obama's speech to AIPAC was a low point in American politics. Obama's unqualified support for occupation and the oppression of the Palestinian people left no "hope" for a peaceful settlement. He even promised all of Jerusalem to Israel, giving his blessing to ethnic cleansing, collective punishment, and the settlement of occupied territory, all war crimes under the Geneva Conventions.
UPDATE: A phone number has been found for calling Obama's campaign about his speech to AIPAC (thanks, Jim). Call: 1-866-675-2008 and then press "6" to get the Policy Dept. There will be a person there to listen to your comments. In addition, you can write the Obama Campaign at: PO Box 8102
Dunkin’ Donuts has capitulated and withdrawn an advertisement for its products following the allegation by a right-wing hack, Michelle Malkin, that the spokeswoman in the ad was pictured wearing a kaffiyeh, a scarf which is a staple of clothing traditionally worn by Palestinian men. The scarf pictured in the ad is not actually a kaffiyeh. But the anti-Arab racism of the right-wing, pro-Bush ideologues like Malkin is so extreme that they launched their campaign because they “thought” the scarf was this traditional Arab garment. Dunkin’ Donuts pulled their ad apologizing that the scarf might even resemble a kaffiyeh. -ANSWER Coalition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pressed Israel on Friday to let seven Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip travel to the United States to study on coveted Fulbright fellowships and Israel said it was working on the issue... The State Department this week told the seven that their Fulbright grants had been withdrawn. UPDATE: Seven Palestinians will be traveling to the US to study on Fulbright fellowships! Thanks to all who participated in this action.
"Last Monday, they came in the night, confiscated most of the inventory, destroyed the commercial oven, smashed ventilation pipes and walls and went on their way. Where next? A couple days later, they reappeared at the girls' orphanage. No sledgehammers this time. Just an order demanding the closure of the sewing workshop in the orphanage by the 28th of April...We've slept at the boys' orphanage a number of nights now." Paul is a Hudson Valley resident who has joined other other human rights workers in protecting two orphanages in Hebron run by the The Islamic Charitable Society. The Israeli Army wants to shut them down, despite the fact that the 240 young Palestinians have nowhere else to go. This is the face of apartheid in occupied Palestine.
UPDATE: Paul has returned to the US and will be giving talks in the Hudson Valley. If you or your group is interested in having Paul speak at an event, please contact:
I've just sent a letter to Representative Dennis Kucinich thanking him for making an important statement in Congress recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, the dispossession and forced exile of Palestinians from their lands and properties in 1948 upon the creation of Israel. Please take a moment to thank him too.
Condoleezza Rice was sent a letter this week by eleven members of Congress. It began: "We are writing to urge you to exert your influence to urge Israel to end its blockade of Gaza..." It is exceedingly rare for Members of Congress to come out so unequivocally and forcefully in support of Palestinian human rights and for holding Israel accountable to the standards of international law. That is why it is extremely important for you to take a minute right now to send a letter of thanks to these Members of Congress (from End the Occupation).
United for Peace & Justice calls for an end to the siege on Gaza. Israel is continuing to escalate its attacks on Gaza, killing more than 40 Palestinians just this past week and wounding scores more, and has placed the already besieged territory under complete lockdown. That is eliminating what little access the population had to food, fuel, clean water and ever-more-urgent medical services.
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