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The Morphing of Obama

"They have healed the brokenness of my people superficially, saying, ‘Peace, peace.' But there is no peace." - Jeremiah 8:11

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - When the prophet Jeremiah wrote those words, he could have been describing the public-relations strategy of the current US government.

Barack Obama won the presidency and the hearts of billions around the world by pledging to bring peace.

The Beacon that Is Israel: Self-serving by Delay and Denial

“Calls for democracy … stem from …an inner hunger for freedom.” - Tzipi Livni, Washington Post, 2/24/11

(LAVERNE, Calif.) - A beacon is a signal fire, a warning light to guide one out of darkness; as the former Foreign Affairs Minister for Israel noted in late February:

“These are days of momentous change in the Middle East …”

Universal Jurisdiction

The tampering will enable Gaddafi's arrest but protect Israeli war criminals.

(LIVERPOOL) - Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has initiated a campaign to enable people to petition their MPs to support Ann Clwyd's Amendment to the Police Bill currently going through Parliament.

Her Amendment calls for the Government to omit the clause in the Bill which tampers with the present law of Universal Jurisdiction.

Children of Vietnam Provides Scholarships, Playground Improvements with Generous Grant from MoneyGram International

MoneyGram made the grant to Children of Vietnam as part of its Global Giving program.

(WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.) - Thanks to MoneyGram International, five economically disadvantaged students from central Vietnam will be able to continue their college education and kindergarten children.

It also means a rural province will be protected from harsh weather when they play outdoors.

Pete Seeger Officially Joins BDS Movement

Seeger, 92, one of the fathers of American folk music, is a veteran political and peace activist.

(TEL AVIV HA'ARETZ.) - American folk music legend Pete Seeger on Monday officially joined the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign - an international movement to pressure and sanction Israel through economic means.

American folk music legend Pete Seeger on Monday officially joined the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign (AP) Seeger, 92, one of the fathers of American folk music, is a veteran political and peace activist.

Ciudad Juarez Mourns, Organizes

In Ciudad Juarez, people have two stark choices: they can either sit back passively and wait to be killed or extorted or do something in spite of the dangers.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Stunned by the murders of three people whose lives they tried to save, human rights activists in Ciudad Juarez vow nevertheless to press forward with their movement for justice.

On Saturday, February 26, Elias Reyes Salazar, his sister Magdalena Reyes and Luisa Ornelas, the wife of Elias Reyes, were laid to rest in the rural Juarez Valley south of the city.

Hot, Loud, Angry and Political for Justice

Music to rescue hearts broken by Israeli oppression.

(ORLANDO, Fla.) - It wasn’t just a hot one in O’Town on the last Sunday of February because the thermometer registered 83 degrees in the shade at Lake Eola during the first Arab American Cultural Festival.

Temperatures rose with the heat that emanated from voluptuous belly dancers, award winning Debkeh dancers, singers and passionate hip hop poets who energized the crowd of thousands...

Israel`s Own People Increasingly Targeted by Jewish State

One of Israel's activists for humanity takes a soldier's rifle butt to the cheek; is it time now for the People's Revolution of Israel?

(HEBRON / SALEM) - We write constantly about Israel's abuse of the Palestinian people, but we are infuriated on an equal scale when Israel ratchets up the violence against its own citizens and American Jews like Emily Henochowicz; who Israeli soldiers deemed fit for a tear gas canister blast in the face.

Today we're talking about 20-year old Israeli activist Sahar Vardi; whose appearance was marred on this occasion by the actions of an Israeli soldier, who drove the butt of the rifle into her face.

Message Of Peace From Pakistan

This is my message for peace and harmony.

(PAKISTAN) - Dear Brothers & Sisters: We all need to pray for one another, and to love one another. We should always pray for the safety, peace, love and brotherhood for people all over the world.

Too bad we can't have an independence day for the entire world. A day of freedom from ignorance, hatred, war, illusions, power and control. A day where we can all love each other as human beings and toss away the weapons of war, and cast out our fears and hatreds from our hearts into the graves.

27th Annua` `Give Peace a Dance` Happens this March at the Grand Ballroom

This is an evening that has something for everyone and benefits a great cause – the peace efforts of Oregon PeaceWorks.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon PeaceWorks is proud to announce that for the 27th year running, it will again sponsor Oregon’s foremost peace party. Give Peace a Dance will take place March 12th at the Grand Ballroom in Salem (700 Marion St. NE) from 6-11 p.m.

This year’s event boasts of an incredible auction with offerings you will not want to miss such as vacations, gift baskets, collectibles & unique Salem-based getaways.