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NYCLAW ANTIWAR DIGEST -- 11.19.08

19-11-2008 22:55

Despite SOFA, U.S. Withdrawal Still Depends, Says Admiral Mullen: Asked if the agreement could be changed, he said "that's theoretically possible".

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British National Among Three Held In Israeli Sting On Palestinian Fishermen

19-11-2008 16:59

UK politicians call for the release of prisoners and an end to Israeli aggression

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Palestine Today 111908

19-11-2008 16:21

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Wednesday November 19 2008

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Israeli president met by noise demo

19-11-2008 01:03

The planned lecture by Shimon Peres in Oxford tonight was delayed by noisy protests outside.

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NYCLAW ANTIWAR DIGEST -- 11.18.08

18-11-2008 22:49

[I]t will be interesting to see how antiwar activists react to this. Are they antiwar or just anti-Republican?

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Palestine Today 111808

18-11-2008 14:42

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Tuesday November 18 2008

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15 Palestinians & 3 Internationals abducted by Israeli Navy

18-11-2008 14:06

Fifteen Palestinian fishermen along with three internationals have been kidnapped in Palestinian waters by the Israeli Navy. They were fishing seven miles off the coast of Deir Al Balah, clearly in Gaza fishing waters and well within the fishing limit detailed in the Oslo Accords of 1994.

The fishermen and the human right's observers were transferred from 3 separate boats to the Israeli warships. Other Palestinian fishermen reported that the 3 boats were seen being taken north by the Israeli Navy.

The three internationals are Andrew Muncie from Scotland, Darlene Wallach from the United States and Victor Arrigoni from Italy. The U.K., U.S. and Italian embassies in Tel Aviv have been contacted and know about the abductions.

Please call the Israeli Ministry of Justice at +972 26 46 66 66 and register your outrage over these illegal actions by the Israeli Navy. Then call the Embassies in Jerusalem and make sure they know that many of us are appalled by Israel's illegal search and seizure.

Stephen Brown, UK Consulate +972 25 41 41 00
U.S. Consulate General + 972-2-6227230
Luigi MATTIOLO, Italian Ambassador +972 3 5104004

CONTACT:
Caoimhe (Gaza) + 972 598 273 960
Donna (Gaza) + 972 598 836 420
Fida (Gaza - Arabic) – + 972 599 681 669
ISM Media Office - + 972 2-2971824

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Twinning with Palestine Public meeting

17-11-2008 19:17

Twinning with Palestine public meeting with the a student activist and a healthcare worker from Palestine has been organised at the Indian Workers Association-GB Centre on Wednesday, 19th Nov '08, 7-8.30pm.

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Interpal faces closure

17-11-2008 17:16

Article copied from Interpal, a charity who support the Palestinian refugees.

Lloyds TSB is calling for IBB to stop Interpal's account without any legal, economic or other reason given.

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Palestine Today 111708

17-11-2008 16:29

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Monday November 17 2008

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Israeli President coming to the UK

15-11-2008 17:10

Shimon Peres, the President of Israel, is due to come to Oxford on Tuesday 18th November...

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Human Rights Activist Recounts Path-Breaking Voyage to Break the Siege of Gaza

15-11-2008 08:24

Paul Larudee, co-founder of the Free Gaza Movement, described the elaborate measures taken to certify that the first historic voyage to break the Israeli siege of Gaza was completely harmless, non-violent, and transparent. Speaking to supporters in Sunnyvale, California, he said, “We don’t preach non-violence, we practice it!”

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NYCLAW ANTIWAR DIGEST -- 11.14.08

15-11-2008 02:58

The campaign to elect the president is over. The campaign to make the president DO what he was elected FOR is underway.

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This Week in Palestine, Week 46

14-11-2008 18:18

This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, for November 8 through 14, 2008.

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Boycotting Israeli settlement products: tactic vs. strategy

14-11-2008 08:09

There has been a spate of recent news reports on international companies moving out of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) to locations inside the internationally-recognized boundary between Israel and the West Bank. The impression is made that boycotting products originating in Israel's illegal colonies in the West Bank is on its way to becoming mainstream, handing the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement with a fresh, substantial victory. While this development should indeed be celebrated by all BDS activists anywhere, caution is called for in distinguishing between advocating such a targeted boycott as a tactic -- leading to the ultimate goal of boycotting all Israeli goods and services -- and as an end in itself. While the former may be necessary in some countries as a convenient tool of raising awareness and promoting debate about Israel's colonial and apartheid regime, the latter, despite its lure, would be in direct contradiction with the stated objectives of the Palestinian boycott movement.

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Film from Nahr al-Bared Camp (Lebanon): "Transitions"

13-11-2008 21:20

More than a year after their homes were destroyed during the battle between the Lebanese army and the militant islamist group Fatah al-Islam, the majority of the refugees from Nahr al-Bared in North Lebanon find themselves in a difficult situation. Not able to return to their homes, stuck in pre-fabricated housing units and often unemployed, many of them feel frustrated and hopeless, only sometimes seeing a glimmer of hope.

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Palestine Today 111208

12-11-2008 14:40

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Wednesday November 12 2008

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Reports from the Brighton Group -Al Mazra’a and the continued threat of Talmon B

12-11-2008 11:00

This is part of a series of blogs from a delegation of eight people from Brighton who have just arrived back from the Tubas region of occupied Palestine. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and the Tubas region.

This is an excerpt from Therezia's blog

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Palestine Today 111108

11-11-2008 16:02

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Teusday November 11 2008

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Anti-arms Campaigners remember War Victims outside EDO/ITT for Remembrance Day

11-11-2008 12:43

On the 11th of November a group of Sussex students and local activists gathered outside the gates of Brighton’s local bomb factory, laden with flowers and wreaths. 25-30 demonstrators placed the flowers outside the open gates at 11am and held a 2 minute silence to remember all those who have died because of war.