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Gilad Atzmon`s Appearance on RTV Over Israeli Collective Madness

“They are convinced that the more people they kill, the more people will be deterred to jeopardise what they regard as their security” - Gilad Atzmon

(LONDON) - The spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister, Mark Regev, and former Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Autonomy Nabil Shaath debated on the fallout from the Gaza flotilla attack live on RT.

Evergreen College Students Vote to Divest

The divestment vote won by a landslide 79.5%!

(OLYMPIA, Wash.) - The students at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, the alma mater of Rachel Corrie, announced that the whole student body voted overwhelmingly in favor of divestment from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation and in favor of making their campus Caterpillar-free.

Help Locate Missing Second Grader in Portland, Oregon

The young boy did not come home from school today.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Deputies are looking for a 2nd-grade boy who failed to return home Friday afternoon from Skyline Elementary School, in NW Portland.

Turks Curtail Nationalism, Decide they are Palestinian

The funeral ceremony for Cevdet Kılıçlar this afternoon, attended by thousands despite the heat, included ubiquitous green and black headbands reading “HEPİMİZ FİLİSTİNLİYİZ”—“We are all Palestinians.”

(ISTANBUL) - This afternoon at Istanbul’s Beyazıt Mosque, the funeral ceremony was held for Turkish humanitarian aid activist Cevdet Kılıçlar.

`The IDF is Jack the Ripper` - Israel`s Weak Shot at a Propaganda Video....Stupid!

Israel's weak attempt at a propaganda video.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I was a little concerned when this propaganda video minimizing Israel's murder on the high seas was sent over to Salem-News.com, after all propaganda is dangerous stuff.

Slavery and Argentina

Official figures indicate that half of the Argentina's 165,000 textile workers labor in conditions of "slavery."

(BUENOS AIRES) - Police in Argentina have arrested 14 illegal Bolivian and Peruvian workers, after storming eight unregistered factories in Buenos Aires Province.

`Great Salad Bowl`?

The fact that we were a "great melting pot" gave us the strength to endure because, first and foremost, we were all Americans ... each adding their own flavor to the blend in the pot.

(Harrisville, N.H.) - America has been known as "the great melting pot" for as long as I can remember. People from every corner of the globe combined as Americans to make our country great. They took advantage of opportunities that existed here that did not exist in their native lands.

Opportunities to reap the benefits of their own hard work, opportunities to worship God in their own way, opportunities to speak their minds freely, and opportunities to raise their families in peace and safety.

One Killed, Three Injured in Head-On Crash Near Monmouth

SR 99W was closed for approximately three hours while troopers from the OSP Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the crash.

(MONMOUTH, Ore.) - One person was killed and three others were injured in a two car collision on SR 99W south of Monmouth on Thursday evening.

Around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 3rd, State Police troopers from the Salem and McMinnville Areas responded to a reported head on collision on SR 99W and Parker Rd. in Polk county.

Rachel Corrie on Her Way

Many officials are aboard the ship making her way to the people of Gaza.

(CYPRUS) - The Rachel Corrie is 150 miles away from Gaza in international waters and on her way. They will arrive on Saturday morning.

The 1200 ton cargo ship is the last ship from the Freedom Flotilla and is loaded with construction materials, 20 tons of paper and many other supplies that Israel refuses to allow into the imprisoned people of Gaza.

Questions Over MV Corrie and Sabotage

The Times reports a top Irish official warning the Israeli military of "the most serious consequences" if any of the five Irish citizens on board are injured.

(BETHLEHEM - Ma'an/Agencies) - As the world outcry continues over the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla Monday that resulted in the deaths of an unknown number of activists, with reports from one organizer that at least four were shot in the head.

Little appears certain over the plans of the remaining ships delayed from the initial flotilla.