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My Expulsion from IsraelBy Richard FalkBy attacking the observer rather than what is observed, Israel plays a clever mind game. It directs attention away from the realities of the occupation, practising effectively a politics of distraction. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21505.htm The former archbishop of Cape Town said the international community’s “silence and complicity, especially on the situation in Gaza, shames us all”. Mr Tutu said conflicts were resolved through talking to enemies not friends. Palestine and Apartheid by Desmond Tutu A Short Path, from Gaza to Somalia By Daniel LevyThe humanitarian crisis in Gaza is beginning to approximate that of Somalia, where 77 percent of the population requires emergency humanitarian support, and the rate of malnutrition is the world's highest. Food insecurity in Gaza currently runs at 56 percent and is deteriorating rapidly, 42 percent of the Strip's population is unemployed and 76 percent is receiving humanitarian assistance (all UN figures). http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21498.htm Op-Ed: Occupation defies social justice by Amanda Gelerter (co-founder of the Stanford student group Jews for Justice in Palestine) http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/3/2/opedOccupationDefiesSocialJustice Israel's message to the Palestinians: Do not use non-violence http://samiawad.wordpress.com or http://samiawad.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/israels-message-to-the-palestinians-do-not-use-nonviolence/ LobbyingAbout the Israel lobby (Text is available here.) Pledging Allegiance to AIPAC. (6/9/2008) Scott Ritter discusses Israel's influence on US policy (short video) NukesWebsite exposes Israel's 'Nuclear Secrets' Israel tries to play down minister's warning of attack on Iran 09 Jun 2008 Israel yesterday attempted to play down a warning from a senior government minister that an attack on Iran was "unavoidable" if Tehran continued to develop nuclear weapons. The transportation minister, Shaul Mofaz, a key figure in Israel's dialogue with the US on Iran's nuclear programme, raised the prospect of a unilateral Israeli attack against Tehran on Friday, adding that international sanctions had been ineffective. IAEA slams Mofaz remark that attack on Iran seems 'unavoidable' 08 Jun 2008 Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohammed ElBaradei on Saturday rebuked remarks made by Transportation Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz, saying an attack against Iran seemed "unavoidable." Kurdistan's Covert Back-Channels. How an ex-Mossad chief, a German uberspy, and a gaggle of top-dollar GOP lobbyists helped Kurdistan snag 15 tons of $100 bills. Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/04/Kurdistan_Shlomi.html Message to Obama (from Rod Driver) BibliographyThe Israel Lobby: Mearshiemer and Walt Peace Not Apartheid: Jimmy Carter The Samson Option: Seymour M. Hersh (How the US looked the other way when Israel built the bombs...lots of them.) LinksMazin Qumsiyeh, PhD |