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Crowd Vandalizes UNRWA Clinic After Death of Woman Allegedly Denied Care

According to the UNRWA statement, the cause of death is being investigated by Rasul Azam hospital.

(SIDON, Lebanon Daily Star) - A crowd of Lebanese and Palestinians, furious over the death of a woman allegedly denied adequate treatment, vandalized an United Nations Relief and Works Agency clinic and pharmacy near the southern city of Tyre Tuesday.

The crowd broke into the clinic, which is located in the Shabriha Palestinian refugee camp in the Tyre district, destroying computers and scattering documents.

SRI LANKA: Calls Mount for Government Action on War Inquiry

Thousands of prisoners who went missing during the war remain unaccounted for.

(COLOMBO IRIN) - As Sri Lanka comes under increasing international pressure to implement war commission recommendations, IRIN asked analysts which recommendations were most easily achievable.

Human rights groups and governments have widely criticized the lack of accountability in the report by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.

Khader Adnan Is A Requested Palestinian Gandhi; Yet They Saw Him Not

Three of mainstream media’s major pundits have yet to address the Khader Adnan story.

(CHICAGO) - Khader Adnan has reached an agreement with the Israeli military authorities. He promises to end his hunger strike, but only if Israel guarantees to give him back his freedom April 17.

Israel blinked, saying, in effect, “Yes, you may go free April 17, four months after we put you in prison without charges. Your administrative detention will end and you may return to your wife and two daughters.”

Merkley Denounces Senate Amendment that Attacks Women`s Health Care

This amendment is being offered to the Senate transportation bill and is expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate next week.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley gathered with women’s health advocates today to denounce a Senate amendment that would deny health insurance coverage to women.

It applies to birth control and any essential, preventive health care service if a woman's employer has a religious or moral objection.

The Stupidity of American Exceptionalism

Perhaps with an open mind, which no longer exists in this country, we could learn much from others.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - One of the worst features of American Exceptionalism, the belief that the US is the best in everything, is that it leads to the inevitable conclusion that since we are the best in everything we can learn nothing from anyone else in the world.

Along with this attitude comes a bunker mentality that no one has anything worthwhile to offer the US, since we are the best in everything; so wave the flag, call yourself a patriot, and the rest of the world be damned.

Romney`s Comeuppance

Santorum’s rhetoric is reminiscent of that of priests of his church who are against everything women are for.

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - Rick Santorum is a Catholic of the first order whose recent remarks is aimed less at President Obama, it seems to me, than at Mitt Romney who is of the Mormon persuasion with a capital M.

It seemed obvious to me from the beginning that Mitt Romney was, in the eyes of the Republican Holy See, not its choice as nominee of the GOP.

Judi Rudoren, Another Member of the Family: Meet the New York Times` New Israel - Palestine News Chief

Let us hope Rudoren understands that good reporting does not equate a false narrative with a factual one...

(SACRAMENTO) - Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun Magazine, is known for his frequent condemnations of Israeli violence against Palestinians.

He is labeled “pro-Palestinian” for such statements and is regularly attacked by pro-Israel zealots who charge that he is disloyal to the Jewish state.

Israel-Palestine Talks in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Throughout Oregon

Rich Forer's talks will focus on the psycho-spiritual dimensions of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

(SALEM) - Throughout the month of March I will be speaking at venues in Canada, only minutes away from the Detroit, MI area, and Oregon.

If you're in the area I hope you can attend. If you know people in those areas please make this information available to them.

Israel Better Forget About Attacking Iran

For some reason, the Ynet article failed to list the grave inevitable consequences of any aggression against Iran, including the destruction of Israeli cities following barrages of Iranian missiles.

(LONDON) - Israeli Ynet admitted today that an Israeli air force attack on Iran is unrealistic.

The Israeli paper quoted a New York Times article that described such an attack as ‘highly complex operation’.

Iran Crisis: 10 Questions Hague Won`t Answer

Why does he say "Iran is threatening to spark a nuclear arms race" when Israel has already destabilized the region with its nuclear arsenal?

(LONDON) - In an interview with The Daily Telegraph Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, claims that Iran is threatening to spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East which could be more dangerous than the original East-West Cold War.

"It is a crisis coming down the tracks,” he says.