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PressTV – US House of Reps to okay $1 billion for Israeli missile projects

US to okay $1 billion for Israeli missile projects Israeli Minister for Military Affairs Ehud Barak (L) visits an Iron Dome launcher stationed close to the southern city of Ashkelon, August 21, 2011. Tue May 8, 2012 3:47AM GMT    PressTV The US House of Representatives is set to allocate nearly USD one billion for [...]

Peter Hart> Misremembering Gaza, Again

Misremembering Gaza, Again Posted on 05/04/2012 by Peter Hart     FAIR The New York Times shouldn’t be trusted to report on future wars if it can’t get the facts about previous wars right. فداك روحي يا فلسطين  (photo added by WAMMToday) Once again, the Times misleads readers about the lead up to Israel’s invasion of [...]

Jeff Halper> Is the Two-State Solution Dead?

Americans for Middle East Understanding Current Issue > 2012 – Volume 45 Is the Two-State Solution Dead? Jeff Halper    Posted 3/28/12      AMEU Let’s say it clearly and categorically: the two-state solution is dead. If the possibility ever genuinely existed—a subject historians are welcome to debate—it is gone as a political option. We should even [...]

University of California Takes Aim at Human Rights Activists

University of California Takes Aim at Human Rights Activists By Stephen Zunes    May 4, 2012    Truthout | News Analysis A Sign of Mark Yudof. (Photo: Keoki Seu / Flickr) From the Vietnam War to the Central American revolutions to apartheid South Africa to the East Timor occupation to the invasion of Iraq, university campuses [...]

Richard Falk> The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike

The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike By Richard Falk     Thursday, 03 May 2012 10:10     MWC News Traveling below the Western Radar Can anyone doubt that if there were more than 1300 hunger strikers in any country in the world other than Palestine, the media in the West would be obsessed with the story? It would [...]

Stephen Lendman> New York Times Publishes Hate Ad

New York Times Publishes Hate Ad By Stephen Lendman     Saturday, 05 May 2012 08:59     MWC The Times notoriously provides one-sided Israel/Palestine coverage. Jewish rights and all things Israel matter. Palestinians don’t count.  Times articles, commentaries, and editorials turn a blind eye to egregious violations of international laws, norms and standards. Endorsing wrong over [...]

Agence France-Presse> Israel military chief: Iran not pursuing nuclear weapon

Israel military chief: Iran not pursuing nuclear weapon By Agence France-Presse    Wednesday, April 25, 2012 8:27 EDT    The Raw Story JERUSALEM — Israel’s military chief toned down the rhetoric over Iran’s nuclear programme on Wednesday, describing the Iranian leadership as “very rational” and unlikely to take the decision to build a bomb. Speaking [...]

10 Reasons Why the Israel Lobby AIPAC is so Dangerous

10 Reasons Why the Israel Lobby AIPAC is so Dangerous AIPAC undermines American support for democracy movements in the Arab world. barackobama.ir    March 5, 2012 opednews.com–The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is one of the most powerful lobby organizations in the country. AIPAC’s clout helps fuel a never-ending cycle of violence in the Middle [...]

Tomgram, Tom Engelhardt> Juan Cole, The Iran Conundrum

Tomgram, Tom Engelhardt>  Juan Cole, The Iran Conundrum Posted by Juan Cole  April 12, 2012    TomDispatch Juan Cole’s article, “Why Washington’s Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster: What History Should Teach Us About Blockading Iran” is posted separately on WAMMToday. Negotiators for Iran, the U.S., Britain, China, France, Russia, and Germany are to meet in [...]

‘We have cancelled your booking’ — the criminalization of travel to the West Bank is laid bare to the world ~ by @Mondoweiss | #Airflotilla2

Reblogged from Occupied Palestine | فلسطين: BREAKING – Exclusive by @972Mag : “Political contract” required to enter Israel? by Laura Durkay on April 14, 2012 | Mondoweiss Follow @Mondoweiss French activists protesting European airlines canceling flytilla passenger flights, 2011.          (Photo: Abu Nawfal) This Sunday, I was planning to fly to Tel Aviv with up to [...]