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Palestine Today 12 19 2011

19-12-2011 16:01

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday December 19, 2011.

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Why I and many others choose to protest against the London 2012 Olympics!

19-12-2011 13:27

A short article upon which I explain (angrily) the reasons behind the opposition to the Olympic Games, not an attack on the participants but an attack on the corporations making billions out of it and getting away with evil crimes in the process!

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Kristallnacht in Palestine

17-12-2011 23:43

Virtually daily, Israeli security forces attack, kill, or injure Palestinian civilians with impunity. They also destroy their property by bombing, shelling, bulldozing and uprooting it. At the same time, Israeli authorities wink and nod, occasionally decry, yet do nothing to deter extremist settler crimes against Palestinian civilians. Most often, they're given license to terrorize, vandalize and commit physical violence with impunity. Rarely ever is anyone held accountable. The same holds for its own security forces, no matter how outrageous their crimes.

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Thank you Joker for not playing with Israeli Apartheid

17-12-2011 17:35

Joker (Dubstep) was due to play in Tel Aviv for Hanukkah celebrations on 20th December 2011. He was contacted by fans on Facebook asking him to cancel his performance and not support Israeli Apartheid. Joker aksed his fans what he should do and after understanding their replies drew his own decision on the matter.

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Palestine Today 12 15 2011

15-12-2011 14:08

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday December 15, 2011.

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Palestine Today 12 14 2011

14-12-2011 14:11

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday December 14, 2011

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Palestine Today 12 13 2011

13-12-2011 17:14

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday December 13, 2011

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Israel uses British JCB machines to demolish Palestinian property

12-12-2011 19:48

UN body CESCR calls on Israel to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes. Israeli occupation forces used machines from British manufacturer JCB in Umm Fagarah on 24 November and in Bir el-Eid in the South Hebron Hills on 20 June.

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Leicester Drones Demo

12-12-2011 18:43

Demo on Thursday at 64 Scudamore Road, Leicester outside the Thales factory which makes Watchkeeper drones in partnership with Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit.

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Last Smash EDO demo of the year is this Wednesday...

12-12-2011 17:00

Wednesday 15th November is the last noise demo of 2011 against arms manufacturers EDO MBM/ITT

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Palestine Today 12 12 2011

12-12-2011 16:04

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday December 12, 2011.

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Photos from Court: Census refuser cases, Liverpool

08-12-2011 21:00

Here are some photos from the demo outside Dale Street Magistrates Court in Liverpool where a number of census refuser cases were dealt with this morning. We're aware of at least three defendants pleading not guilty today with their trials being set for 17 and 18 January back at this court (not at Crown Court as reported by the bbc). Full report to follow.

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Palestine Today 12 08 2011

08-12-2011 14:04

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday December 8, 2011.

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Palestine Today 12 07 2011

07-12-2011 15:00

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday December 7, 2011.

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Smash EDO reminder: noise demo in memory of Mark Rivers TODAY

07-12-2011 11:26

There will be a special noise demo in memory of Mark Rivers, who died last month, outside EDO/ITT, Today 4-6.

Be there if you can. He would have been.

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Palestine Today 12 06 2011

06-12-2011 15:38

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday December 6, 2011.

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Palestine Today 12 05 2011

05-12-2011 14:06

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday December 5, 2011.

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Flyer for 8 Dec Solidarity action, Liverpool: Census refuser in court

02-12-2011 21:56

Here's a flyer to print out and share.

Sarah Ledsom is at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Thursday 8 December for refusing to complete the census on the grounds of Lockheed Martin's contract to process census data. Sarah's objections relate particularly to the use of Lockheed Martin weapons by Israel on the people of Palestine. Solidarity demo from 9.30am on the 8th.

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"Surrounded by Olive Trees and Settlers": Report of EAPPI talk in Wrexham

02-12-2011 14:43

Yesterday I went along to a talk by Ann Farr of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel organised by Wrexham CYTÛN (Churches Together in Wales). Ann has visited Palestine and Israel several times previously through her work with the Catholic peace organisation Pax Christi. In December 2010, she returned to Palestine for three months to work as an Ecumenical Accompanier (EA). EAs provide protective presence to vulnerable communities, monitor and report human rights abuses and support Palestinians and Israelis working together for peace.

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Palestine Today 12 1 2011

01-12-2011 14:25

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday December 1, 2011.