ICC is Puppet of the West: Shreds Remaining Credibility by Refusing to Investigate Operation Cast Lead

by Scott Creighton There is even more evidence today that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is nothing more than a pro-Western front group doing the bidding of imperialist nations across the world. “This dangerous decision opens the ICC to accusations of political bias and is inconsistent with the independence of the ICC.” “It also breaches [...]

Israel’s Iranian Solution: “Iran’s citizens should be starved” Israeli Officials Say

by Scott Creighton Just ahead of the Parliamentary Elections in Iran, Israel is once again stepping up their terrorist rhetoric in order to send another frightening message to the people of that sovereign nation. Israeli officials have openly called for a starvation campaign against the civilian population of Iran in order to stop them from [...]

Freedom Flotilla II to Set Sail Today Amid a Flurry of Israeli Propaganda and Dire Warnings from Hillary Clinton

by Scott Creighton UPDATE: IDF Chief of Staff says “Hate Flotilla is an attempt to de-legitimize Israel” UPDATE: Israeli officials claiming that flotilla activists like holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein are planning violence against the IDF. UPDATE: Ray McGovern is on the U.S. aid ship UPDATE: Passengers and Crew of US ship to Gaza “Audacity of [...]

State Dept Threatens Prison for US Participants in Gaza Aid Flotilla

by Jason Ditz, Antiwar While this hasn’t resulted in European nations or others stopping humanitarian groups from moving forward with the aid, it has shifted the Obama Administration’s position from opposition to open threats. Now, the US State Department is not only railing against the flotilla as “irresponsible” but is threatening criminal charges against American [...]

US Veto on Settlements Undermines International Law

from Human Rights Watch The US veto of a proposed United Nations Security Council Resolution calling upon Israel to end illegal policies that promote settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, undermines enforcement of international law, Human Rights Watch said today. The Geneva Conventions, to which Israel is a party, prohibit the transfer [...]

US vetoes UN res. condemning illegal Israeli settlements

Mondoweiss Mondoweiss Obama administration vetoes any remaining legitimacy it had to lead the “peace process.” Time to step aside.15 seconds ago  Favorite  Retweet  Reply sahoura سحر US vetoes UN res. condemning illegal Israeli settlements shows Obama is an hypocrite-liar when he pretends he wants an end to this activity. gazamom Laila El-Haddad by PalestineToday US [...]

Palestinian Authority Disrupts Egypt Solidarity Protest in Ramallah

Human Rights Watch Palestinian Authority security forces shut down a demonstration on January 30, 2011, in front of the Egyptian embassy in Ramallah, after calling in one of the organizers for questioning multiple times on January 29 and ordering him to cancel the event notice that he had created on Facebook. Human Rights Watch monitored [...]

“We can’t refer to the past” – Israel refuses to take responsibility for creating the Palestinian refugee crisis.

Tzipi Livni then-Israeli foreign minister – “I feel like we can’t refer to the past“. by Laila Al-Arian, al Jazeera It’s a core issue of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that dates back to Israel’s creation: the forced expulsion in 1948 of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes by Israeli soldiers and Jewish paramilitary groups. [...]

PA negotiators reject leaked report

“Because of the sensitive nature of these documents, Al Jazeera will not reveal the source(s) or detail how they came into our possession.”  Al Jazeera, Introduction to the Palestinian Papers The Palestinian Papers are brought to you by the same propaganda mill that brought you the Wiki”leaks” fraud. “shared exclusively with the Guardian“. Again, there [...]

Russia recognizes Palestine

from UPI Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recognized Palestine as an independent state during a visit to Jericho. Medvedev said since 1988 Moscow has recognized the need for a Palestinian state during his visit Tuesday to the Palestinian city. He said everyone including Israel will benefit from its establishment, Ynetnews.com said Wednesday. “The Russian position hasn’t [...]

The IDF uses propaganda like an authoritarian regime

by Gideon Levi, Haaretz Jawaher Abu Ramah died young. She stood facing the demonstrators against the separation fence in her village, inhaled very large quantities of the gas that Israel Defense Forces soldiers fired that day, collapsed and died several hours later at a Ramallah hospital. These are definitive facts. The IDF should have immediately [...]

Israel academics to boycott college

“I have two young daughters and I want them to grow up in a democratic, free Israel” At least 165 professors sign peition vowing to avoid activities at campus built on illegal settlement in the West Bank. from Al Jazeera English At least 165 Israeli professors have declared a boycott against a contentious college in [...]

As the Rest of the Civilized World Moves to Recognize The Palestinian State, US Representatives RUSH to Oppose It

by Scott Creighton Civilized World: European Union: “On Monday, the European Union reaffirmed its readiness to recognize a Palestinian state at an “appropriate” time. However, it stopped short of an outright recognition… the statement demands that a way be found to resolve the status of Jerusalem “as the future capital of two states” and calls [...]

George Galloway Returns To Canada

from Information Clearinghouse The support of the oppressed people in Gaza is no longer a crime or considered support of terrorism, according to the latest Federal court ruling in Canada.

UN rights council: ‘Clear evidence’ against Israel in flotilla raid

Raw Story A UN probe said Wednesday there was “clear evidence to support prosecutions” against Israel for “willful killing” and torture committed when its troops stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. In a scathing report, it also threw out Israel’s argument that activists on the aid ship were violent thereby justifying the decision by [...]