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Good for Gunter!

Everyone and his dog now knows Israel is the problem

(LONDON) - Can’t say I’m crazy about the German Nobel laureate’s poetry. Much is lost in translation, of course. But the sentiment expressed in 'What Must Be Said' is spot-on.

Press Release from the Welcome to Palestine Campaign

Countries that once supported Apartheid in South Africa had people who mobilized against it. Now people of conscience mobilize to challenge this apartheid that is now so explicitly expressed.

(BETHLEHEM) - We did not have to show our 1500 visitors Israeli racism, arrogance, and human rights violations; the Israeli government showed them and also showed the whole world.

Calling itself a democracy, this outlaw state denied the right of people from around the world to come visit us and see for themselves the reality of life under occupation.

Oregon Prison Employee Arrested After Shooting; Holding Police at Bay for Hours

The area was blocked off and neighbors were asked to vacate their homes until the suspect was taken into custody.

(TURNER, OR) - 39-year old Turner resident Michael, an employee with the Oregon Dept of Corrections, was arrested early Sunday morning following a three and one half hour standoff with law enforcement officers.

Urgent news from Welcome to Palestine Campaign

Imagine in South Africa or the USA demanding visitors sign statements that they will not be in contact or work with "members of any pro black organizations" and "I will not participate in pro black activities".

(BETHLEHEM) - People gathered at Charles De Gaule Airport at 5 AM and At 7 AM in Zaventem, Brussels airport. Other airports had similar gatherings.

+972Mag Exclusive: `Political Contract` Required to Enter Israel?

Swedish citizen was required to sign “contract” upon entering Israel via the Eilat land crossing.

(TEL AVIV +972Mag) - A Swedish tourist trying to enter Israel was made to sign a “contract” promising she won’t get in touch with “pro-Palestinian” organisations, and acknowledging she’ll get deported if she “gets caught doing even one of these things.”

A Year After the Murder of Vittorio Arrigoni

The grandson of Italian Resistance Fighters in WWII, it was natural for 'Vik' to rally for the downtrodden people of Gaza, who are forced to live like animals behind fences and walls...

(SALEM) - "I have seen my brother Vik's body and his death certificate, but Vik is not dead".

CNN Interviews Author Frank Romano During Global March to Jerusalem

"Let's not make this violent, let's work together, we promise you." - Dr. Frank Romano

(SALEM) - Upon being sent this video clip by a dear friend of Salem-News.com, Dr. Frank Romano in Palestine, I had to write back and say to Frank: "I always hate watching my friends get shot at over there".

What if Somebody Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Israel has bombed and attacked Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Gaza and the Sinai. In the same period Iran has attacked no one!

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Achtung! Under no circumstances is a German legally permitted to criticize Israel! But Nobel Prize winning poet Günter Grass says: WHAT MUST BE SAID.

The poem is more political than poetic, and that bothers its critics. Bibi Netanyahu called it "shameful".

North Korea`s Recent Rocket Launch: Was It Really A Failure?

“I shot an Arrow into the air It fell to earth I know not where.” - Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - Isn’t it possible that North Korea's latest rocket-launch-gone-bad, and for that matter all of the previous ones, are actually successes disguised cleverly as failures?

Not an embarrassment but a victory for its newest leader Kim Jong Un?

U.S. Postal Service: Privatize or Reform?

Congress should consider privatizing USPS. Congress can learn from other countries where the private sector has taken large ownership stakes in their postal services.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is a branch of the federal government headed by a Postmaster General and a Board of Governors with further oversight provided by the Postal Regulatory Commission.