Jews flourished in Palestine, while in Europe and other parts of the world they were being persecuted.
Palestinians let them live in Palestine.
Zionist Jews with the help of the British Mandate managed to get a small piece of land and from that time 1948 they have been taking more ever since. (by any means)
60 years later the genocide and the breaking of international law continues. (mostly with financial aide and weapons from the United States.)
By Uri AvneryUri Avnery argues that Barack Obama’s betrayal of his promise to seek a just resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has shown that he is absolutely no different from George W. Bush, and that is why Palestinian National Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has decided not to stand in the next Palestinian elections. “...the Obama administration has shown by its actions and omissions that it is not really different from the administration of George W. Bush. ... Read Full Story
As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives voted, on Tuesday 3 November, by 344 votes to 36, to urge the Obama administration to oppose endorsement of the Goldstone Report. But for those who are interested in truth and justice, not to mention democracy, the highlight of what passed for debate was the two-minute contribution of Dennis Kucinich, the Democratic Party's representative for Ohio's 10th district (and a starter candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2004 an... Read Full Story
Rami Almeghari writing from the occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine, Workers in Gaza remove rubble from last winter's attacks. With no construction materials being allowed into the besieged territory, much of Gaza remains devasted. Azzam Salim used to be one of the leading construction contractors in the central Gaza Strip. Today, however, he spends most of his days idly chatting with other unemployed friends near a bank that he helped build several years ago."As a human fi... Read Full Story
Jimmy CarterJudge Richard Goldstone and the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict have issued a report about Gaza that is strongly critical of both Israel and Hamas for their violations of human rights. On Wednesday, a special meeting of the U.N. General Assembly began a debate on whether to refer the report to the Security Council.In January 2009 rudimentary rockets had been launched from Gaza toward nearby Jewish communities, and Israel had wreaked havoc with bombs, missi... Read Full Story
The US is still playing fast and loose with its commitments on Israeli-Palestinian peace, reports Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah Speaking during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in West Jerusalem Saturday, 31 October, visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remarked that Israel was making "unprecedented concessions" on the issue of settlements. "What the prime minister has offered in specifics on restraints on a policy on settlements is unprecedented ... Read Full Story
