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Abolishing the Palestinian Authority an Urgent Prerequisite to Liberation

The abolition of the PA is nothing but a smokescreen to enable Israel to ethnically cleanse itself while the world and Palestinian quislings are preoccupied with the pursuit of the mirage of a two-state solution.

(TEL AVIV) - Even as I write this, the bulldozers have been busy throughout that one indivisible country known by the bifurcated term Israel/Palestine.

Palestinian homes, community centres, livestock pens and other “structures” (as the Israel authorities dispassionately call them) have been demolished in the Old City, Silwan and various parts of “Area C” in the West Bank...

Sri Lanka`s Missing

Where are they?

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - What happened to dozens of LTTE members who surrendered to the army together with Rev. Francis Joseph, a Catholic priest, south of the Vadduvaakal bridge on May 18 2009?

“Aananthi” (not her real name), the wife of one of the disappeared, told Human Rights Watch that she saw the army load the priest and the LTTE members on to a bus and drive them away.

CHINA: Public Frustration Over Denial of Basic Rights and Freedoms, Magnified by a Lack of Rule of Law

Salem-News.com Eye on the World Report.

(SAYDABAD, Bangladesh) - Public frustration in China over the government’s denial of basic rights and freedoms, magnified by a lack of rule of law....

Khader Adnan: 60... 61 Days of Legendary Steadfastness

Thoughts for a prisoner in the Holy Land whose suffering crosses two months...

(FREIBURG, Germany ) - Dear brother, dear comrade: As you continue to defy oppression and as you continue to struggle for freedom, in your name and in the name of every Palestinian and in the name of every conscientious human, listen to the voices around you.

Listen to the voices of the walls of the dungeon that hold you captive, listen to their silent whisper...

The Destructive Madness of Extremism: First McCarthyism, Then Radical Zionism

Time to choose up sides, folks: Are you with us or against us?

(CHICAGO) - The right-wing government leaders of the state of Israel, bolstered by their powerful US allies, are trembling with excitement at the prospect of a military attack against Iran.

Everything is in place for Iraq Redux. This time the Extremists are determined to get it right. No ground troops, just highly sophisticated bombing runs that will target nuclear targets in Iran.

Compassion and Loss in Palestine

A terrible crash in Palestine claims the lives of nine kids, and Khader Adnan crosses day 60 in his Hunger Strike.

(BETHLEHEM) - We had a really bad day today. Nine Palestinian very young children were killed and 40 other kindergarden children injured (some severely) in one horrific fiery traffic accident today and another child was killed in a separate traffic accident.

The day started with me breaking a glass and then having to talk to a lawyer about a notice I just received to go to military court on 1 April .

New Report: Federal Bank Regulators Don`t Look Like America

Executives at Some Key Agencies 100% White, Study Finds.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - Federal agencies that regulate America’s financial industry don’t come close to matching the nation’s diversity, a new study released today shows.

The report comes as the recently-created Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion are gearing up their operations and its authors argue that failure to include regulators from diverse backgrounds may cause these agencies to miss emerging trends.

Khader Adnan`s Life in Grave Danger as He Continues His Struggle Against Israel`s Human Rights Violations

Israel’s Military Appeals Court Confirms Four Month Administrative Detention Today.

(RAMALLAH) - The Israeli Military Appeals Court dismissed the appeal against Khader Adnan’s administrative detention order, 13 February 2012.

The court decision orders Khader to remain detained for the full duration of his four month administrative detention order, to be expired on 8 May.

U.S./NATO Bombers Massacre Children in Eastern Afghanistan - Once Again!

Press statement by the ANSWER Coalition.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The terror campaign by against the people of Afghanistan has led to another massacre of children.

If Iran or Syria or Russia massacred children, it would be top news in the U.S. mass media.

Tribalism, Racism and Projection - Part 1

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ― Anaïs Nin 

(LONDON) - 1st part of two – In this paper and the one to follow, I expose the misleading aspect that is, unfortunately, inherent to some 'anti' racist ideologies.

I will elaborate on the role of anti racism in maintaing both Zionism and the Left discourse.