UK Indymedia - UK Palestine Newswire Archive

PNAC Plot Against Lebanon Advancing Rapidly

26-05-2007 01:51

Note that there have been several acts designed to perpetuate and escalate this "crisis", attributed to the group, that American Extremists created, for which no actual evidence can be found.

Sensing a pattern here?

Cui Bono?

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This Week In Palestine – Week 21 2007

25-05-2007 17:24

This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for May 19 through 25, 2007.

Nonviolent resistance continues to grow in Palestine against the wall and settlements while the Israeli army stages deadly air strikes against the Palestinians who continue to call for international observers and protection. These stories and more coming up, stay tuned.

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Release Alan Johnston Vigil: 30th May

24-05-2007 20:46

Weds 30th May outside BBC Shefﬁeld, 1pm

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Israeli forces arrest Palestinian ministers

24-05-2007 19:56

Israeli forces launched an extensive arrest campaign in several West Bank cities on Thursday morning, culminating in the arrest of the Palestinian minister of education, Nasser Addin Ash-Sha'er, and former minister of public works, Abdur-Rahman Zeidan, in addition to a number of Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members and mayors.

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Palestine: Imprisoning a whole nation

24-05-2007 08:30

John Pilger describes how Gaza in Palestine has come to symbolise the imposition of great power on the powerless, in the Middle East and all over the world, and how a vocabulary of double standard is employed to justify this epic tragedy. See also the audio interview with John Pilger from last week:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/371093.html

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Development Bank

23-05-2007 08:45

LEADERSHIP

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Israel stokes up Hamas-Fatah strife in Gaza, considers ground invasion

21-05-2007 23:43

Israel is intervening in the mounting factional strife in Gaza between Fatah and Hamas, with the explicit aim of eliminating Hamas as a military and political force.

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A Talk on Life in Palestine

21-05-2007 09:13

A talk on life in Palestine on Tuesday 22nd May at 7.30 pm

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SMASH EDO PRESS RELEASE - BLOCKADE OF BRIGHTON ARMS FACTORY

21-05-2007 08:08

21/5/07

SMASH EDO PRESS RELEASE - BLOCKADE OF BRIGHTON ARMS FACTORY

Contact Andrew Beckett or Sarah Johnson For more
Details

Email -

smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk, tel 07875708873

www.smashedo.org.uk

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Australia: 'Howard's Wood' - picket at Crown Casino

21-05-2007 01:56

If he had not chickened out of entering by the front door, John Howard would have been met by a peaceful but vigorous protest last night at Crown Casino ...

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John Pilger: The Imposition Of Great Power On Powerless People

19-05-2007 20:25

Attached is an audio interview with John Pilger that was conducted by Flashpoints and broadcast on 17th May 2007.

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Messages in Memory of the Nakba (Part 2)

18-05-2007 18:44

This year marks the 59th anniversary of the Nakba (Palestinian catastrophe) in which the Zionist Jewish militias committed a horrendous number of massacres and crimes which led to the displacement of half of the Palestinian nation (around 750,000) from their villages and towns and the occupation of most of Palestine. In the memory of the Palestinian holocaust I have five messages that I would like to send to different people who have a lot to do with this continuing catastrophe: Palestinians living in Palestine, Palestinians living outside Palestine, Palestine solidarity movement activists, the international community and Jews worldwide. Part 1 of this article contained my message to the Palestinians. Part 2 carries my message to the rest of the world.

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Messages in Memory of the Nakba (Part 1)

18-05-2007 18:42

This year marks the 59th anniversary of the Nakba (Palestinian catastrophe) in which the Zionist Jewish militias committed a horrendous number of massacres and crimes which led to the displacement of half of the Palestinian nation (around 750,000) from their villages and towns and the occupation of most of Palestine. In the memory of the Palestinian holocaust I have five messages that I would like to send to different people who have a lot to do with this continuing catastrophe: Palestinians living in Palestine, Palestinians living outside Palestine, Palestine solidarity movement activists, the international community and Jews worldwide.

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This Week In Palestine – week 20 2007

18-05-2007 18:23

This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for May 12 through 18, 2007.

While the Palestinian prepare to commemorate 59 years of Al-Nakba, factional infighting in Gaza Strip kills dozens of Palestinians and Israeli army launches several air strikes killing 17 others. These stories and more coming up, stay tuned.

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Arwa from Hebron Speaks in Manchester and Sheffield

17-05-2007 11:08

Arwa Abu Haikal will be speaking in;
Manchester on Tues 22nd May at 7.30 and Sheffield on Thurs, 24th May at 7.30.

Arwa is in England for 3 weeks, speaking about the experience of her family living alongside an extremist Jewish settlement in the middle of the Palestinian town of Hebron.

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Indepth Interview with the Pedal Powered Clowns

14-05-2007 18:46

Four activists left Nottingham today to travel into Europe and to G8 summit in Germany and eventually Palestine. Their project is all about cycling, communicating, taking action and general clowning about. Where are they going? What will they be doing? Why go to Palestine? Why is it important to go to the G8 summit in Germany? Last week I got my audio device out and invited them around for tea and cake.

The beginning of the recording is slightly disturbed by one of the younger clowns... Download the individual soundfiles or listen to the entire interview (38,4 minutes) via the stream:

http://www.archive.org/download/pedal_powered_clowns/pedal_powered_clowns_64kb.m3u

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Pedal Powered Activists from Nottingham set off for Palestine

14-05-2007 14:04

This morning 4 activists, based at the ASBO Community Centre in Nottingham got on their bikes and set off for an epic journey to mainland Europe. The project 'Pedal Powered Clowns to Palestine' brings together performance, clowning, action and pedal power to raise awareness of the situation in Palestine as well as entertaining and supporting the Palestinian Community through play. In the last few months the group raised money through benefit events in Nottingham to fund their trip. The first leg of the journey will be by train to Hull and then onto the ferry to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Once in Europe a few dates have been planned to work with other groups and visit some social centres. From then on the route will lead North into Germany to the G8 summit in early June. The idea is to join the G8 protests and add a creative element to the planned actions. At the end of June the group will set course for Palestine.

Here are some photos of the groups departure. Of course some of it was last minute but all set of with a feel of excitement. When we arrived at the train station some of the transport bobbies showed interest in the trailers, which I thought would never make it onto the train, but after some chat with the conductor they were all boarded on...

For more info, see their website:

http://www.pedalpoweredclowns.org/

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The Pro-Israel Lobby and US Middle East Policy: The Score Card for 2007

14-05-2007 12:46

Never in recent history has US Middle East policy been subject to such a barrage of conflicting pressures from erstwhile allies, clients as well as adversaries. The points of contention involve fundamental issues of war and peace, foremost of which are divergent responses to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the US-Iranian confrontation, the US occupation of Iraq as well as the US-Ethiopian proxy invasion and occupation of Somalia.

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Sheffield Palestine Demo and Rally Photos

12-05-2007 21:45

On 12th May 2007 there was a big Palestine solidarity event held in Sheffield.

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Apartheid Wall Street Theatre

12-05-2007 21:21

At the march and rally for Palestine held in Sheffield on 12 May 2007 a mock up of an Israeli checkpoint was created and people queued up to be abused.