[Palestinian MK Hanin] Zoabi: “We Did Not Invade Anybody’s Land”

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Mk Hanin Zoabi - Arabs48

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Israeli Ynet News quoted Zoabi stated that “Israel is resuming what it did not finish in the Nabka of 1948, by continuing the systematic expulsion and transfer of the Arab population”.

“Israel is still conducting its illegal 63-year-old policy”, Zoabi said, “We see that as a declaration of war against us”.

“We did not invade anybody’s land, or country, we did not steal the land of any Jewish person”, she stated, “We did not raid homes, I am not a settler, am indigenous, I want to live in my home, in my homeland”.

Palestinian Land Day in Seattle -- March to Bed Bath/Beyond & Nordstrom to Demand Boycott of Sodastream & Ahava!

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Afghan My Lai — Robert Bales was not alone -- Yalda Hakim for Australia’s SBS Dateline

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Deal reached to free hunger striker Hana Shalabi - Israel to deport her to Gaza

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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A deal to release Palestinian hunger-striker Hana Shalabi to the Gaza Strip temporarily was reached late Thursday, officials with knowledge of the negotiations told Ma'an.

The officials say Shalabi will be sent to Gaza for three years in exchange for giving up a 43-day strike against Israel's policy of holding detainees without charge.

The Palestinian prisoners society confirmed the deal in a statement praising Shalabi's resolve. It expressed its appreciation for her efforts to bring attention to Israel's policies toward prisoners.

Qadoura Fares of the prisoners society said Shalabi agreed to the deal "in return for ending her strike and being freed. ... We reject deportation, but this is her decision and her own life," Fares said.

Shalabi's lawyer, Jawwad Boulous, also confirmed the agreement.

According to a high-ranking Palestinian source, the deal was reached after Palestinian officials and Red Cross intervened to confirm that Shalabi approved.

The Palestinian Authority minister of civil affairs, Hussein al-Sheikh, said the leadership in Ramallah was not involved in the negotiations as it rejects Israel's deportation policy.

The deal apparently followed talks between Shalabi and the Israeli government, he said.

Al-Sheikh added that Israel is responsible for the hunger-striker's well-being and should instead release Shalabi unconditionally to her home and family in the West Bank, not to Gaza.

An Israeli official said: "I am aware there were negotiations of that sort." The official did not immediately elaborate, Reuters reported.

Israel had previously held Shalabi for 25 months but released her in October under a prisoner swap with Hamas, which controls Gaza.

Israeli authorities say Shalabi remains an active member of Islamic Jihad, but her father, Yehia, said that since the exchange his daughter had not been active in the group.

An Islamic Jihad spokesman, Daoud Shihab, denied knowledge of the deal. If it exists, he said, the agreement would have been made without his group's involvement as it rejects deportation.

Israel struck a deal last month with Khader Adnan, an Islamic Jihad member, persuading him to end his 66-day strike after assuring him that he would be released in April from his detention without trial.

Human rights groups have condemned Israel's detention without trial of some 300 Palestinians.

Reuters contributed to this report.

Dancing Dabke in Palestine on Land Day! Join Us Tomorrow for Land Day in Seattle

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SEATTLE LAND DAY EVENT:

On March 30, 2012, Seattle-area citizens will take to the streets to commemorate Palestinian Land Day.  This event is coordinated by members of the NW Regional BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) Coalition, including members from Voices of Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle, and The Rachel Corrie Foundation.

Our event marks the day in 1976 when Israel’s government announced plans to take land from Palestinian villages thus cleansing the Galilee of its Palestinian majority and Judaizing the territory. In response, Palestinians all over Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and the Diaspora protested peacefully via general strikes and marches. The Israeli government and police responded violently. Unarmed demonstrators were wounded and killed and many people were arrested.

The NW Regional BDS Coalition’s aim is to call attention to the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Israeli apartheid system. We will march through downtown Seattle with music, dancing, and street theater, visiting selected stores where Israeli products are sold.  We call on Seattle shopkeepers and consumers to stop purchasing products that benefit the Israeli occupation and apartheid system.

Please join us to march at 5pm at Westlake Mall, on March 30, 2012.

Exposing the "Humanitarian" War Lie - Pepe Escobar

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Brandeis University Students for Justice in Palestine Disrupt Town-Hall Meeting with Israeli Knesset Members

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Newton, MA – On Monday, March 26th 2012, members of Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine (BSJP), together with Waltham and Boston area Palestine solidarity activists, disrupted a Town Hall Meeting with 5 members of the Israeli Knesset (MKs) at Temple Emanuel in Newton, Massachusetts. The event, whose sponsors included Brandeis University, the Ruderman Foundation, and a number of Boston-area Zionist organizations, was aimed at strengthening relations between Israeli political leaders and the American Jewish community. The activists mic-checked the panel, protesting the undemocratic nature of the Israeli apartheid state and notified the offending officials that until their government ceased its discriminatory policies they were not welcome by students at Brandeis University community events. The activists were pushed outside the hall by police officers and private security guards.  One Brandeis student was arrested and another was injured while being thrown to the floor by a police officer.

March 30 Palestine Land Day Action in Seattle

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On March 30, 2012, Seattle-area citizens will take to the streets to commemorate Palestinian Land Day. This event is coordinated by members of the NW Regional BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) Coalition, including members from Voices of Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle, and The Rachel Corrie Foundation.

Our event marks the day in 1976 when Israel’s government announced plans to take land from Palestinian villages thus cleansing the Galilee of it’s Palestinian majority and Judaizing the territory. In response, Palestinians all over Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and the Diaspora protested peacefully via general strikes and marches. The Israeli government and police responded violently. Unarmed demonstrators were wounded and killed and many people were arrested.

The NW Regional BDS Coalition’s aim is to call attention to the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Israeli apartheid system. We will march through downtown Seattle with music, dancing, and street theater, visiting selected stores where Israeli products are sold. We call on Seattle shopkeepers and consumers to stop purchasing products that benefit the Israeli occupation and apartheid system.

Please join us at 5pm at Westlake Mall. We will begin marching at 5:15pm.

Make the Call for Leonard Peltier! Friday, March 30

Tweet Please Share Widely! Friday, March 30 2012: Starting at 9 AM EST, call the White House comment line at...

Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414 (ask for comment line)
TTY/TTD: 202-456-6213
 
Tell them you are calling regarding Federal Prisoner Leonard Peltier #89637-132. Tell them you want Leonard released immediately by Presidential Clemency or any means.
Call as many times as you can. The line may be busy, but please be patient and keep trying to get through.
 
It has been some time since a specific Mass Call In for Leonard has been requested. We know many of you call consistently, which is both vital and appreciated by Leonard. Please do all you can to make Friday March 30, 2012 a big day for Leonard at the White House comment line.

http://www.solidarity-us.org/site/node/3562 

Howard University Trayvon Martin "Am I Suspicious?" Campaign Video

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Geraldo Rivera in a Hoodie

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Rivera argued that avoiding certain types of attire was a necessary deterrent against racial profiling. "It’s those crime scene surveillance tapes. Every time you see someone sticking up a 7-11, the kid is wearing a hoodie," Rivera said. "You have to recognize that this whole stylizing yourself as a gangster, you're gonna be a gangster wannabe? Well, people are gonna perceive you as a menace."

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IDF Soldiers Invite You to "Like" us on Facebook [FIXED]

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Hana al Shalabi, Palestinian on Hunger Strike "in Mortal Danger"

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Mazin Qumsiyeh Speaks from Palestine to United Antiwar Coalition March 22, 2012

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Chicago [& We All] Stands with Hana Shalabi #freehananow #hanashalabi

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Fault Lines: History of an Occupation, Pt. 1

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The Checkpoint

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Youtube description: A Short film by Porter Speakman, Jr. (@porterspeakman) for the "Christ at the Checkpoint Conference 2012". "The Checkpoint" looks at the system of Israeli checkpoints in the West Banks and the daily routine Palestinians must face going through the Bethlehem Checkpoint.

Greeks Are Good Sports!

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During a recent Maccabi Tel Aviv visit to Greece, Greek fans delivered a special message: http://pic.twitter.com/MVmSmH1R

 

from Max Blumenthal's twitter feed:  @MaxBlumenthal.  I recommend a follow.

Place Hana Shalabi à Paris, ساحة هناء شلبي في باريس

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“To all the free and loyal Palestinian people, I direct my words to you—while I and all my brothers and sisters in the occupier’s prisons are on hunger strike, we call on you to continue your solidarity and for the issue of prisoners to be on the highest priority list […] I call on  foreign states to continue action in applying pressure [on Israel] towards the release of all our courageous prisoners.”

-Hana Shalabi, 16 March 2012

 

Hana Shalabi on Her 34th Day of Hunger Strike: Israeli Prison Service Refusing to Transfer Her to Hospital Despite Immediate Risk of Death:

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KONY 2012 Study Guide: A Political Analysis by Pepe Escobar

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