Archive for June, 2008
According to Israeli officials cited by Ha’aretz, Israel did:
‘The mortar shells were fired [on Monday] by Hamas, although the group did not publicly take responsibility for the attack, which caused no injuries.
Israeli officials said the mortar fire appears to be a Hamas reaction to the wounding of a Palestinian civilian in northern Gaza on Monday, [...]
Filed under: Israeli / Palestinian, News and politics | 16 Comments
Tags: ceasefire, Gaza, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, truce
‘Palestinian detainees held by the Israeli military are not safe. Their dignity and physical integrity are in grave and concrete danger. Throughout the Occupied Territories, Palestinians who are arrested are subject to the power and whims of Israeli soldiers from all units, and are often the victims of severe ill treatment and humiliation while they [...]
Filed under: Israeli / Palestinian, News and politics | Leave a Comment
Tags: Human Rights, IDF, occupation, Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, Torture
Hamas’ spokesman in the Gaza Strip today voiced optimism about a potential future peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, noting that “[n]othing is impossible”:
‘Unlike some of his Hamas colleagues, Bardawil does not act horrified when hearing the words “peace” and “Israel” put together. “The Arab world has already outstretched its hand for peace with [...]
Filed under: Israeli / Palestinian, News and politics, Quote of the Day | 5 Comments
Tags: "peace process", ceasefire, Gaza, Hamas, Khaled Mesha'al, two-state settlement
‘An elderly shepherd, his wife and a nephew said they were attacked by four masked men for allowing their animals to graze near the settlement of Susia.
The rights group, B’Tselem, said the cameras were provided to enable Palestinians to get proof of attacks.
A spokesman for the Israeli police said that an [...]
Filed under: Israeli / Palestinian, News and politics, US | 11 Comments
Tags: "peace process", Annapolis, occupation, Salam Fayyad, settlements, settlers, Terrorism
So much for Iraqi ’sovereignty’.
Marvel at the U.S.’ commitment to a democratic, sovereign Iraq:
The ongoing negotiations between Iraqi leaders and the Bush administration over the future role of the military occupation “have turned into an increasingly acrimonious public debate.”
The Bush administration’s demand for 58 permanent bases in Iraq — a near doubling of the current 30 bases — are [...]
Filed under: Iran, Iraq, News and politics, UK, US | Leave a Comment
Tags: Democracy, imperialism, occupation, permanent bases, War
What’s good for the goose…
…will apparently make the gander an oppressive dictatorship.
The New York Times on Chavez’ proposal to abolish term limits:
“Indeed, Mr. Chávez’s plan to allow himself to run for re-election as many times as he wants — to achieve his stated goal of governing until the 200th anniversary of Venezuelan independence in 2021 — could lock Venezuela [...]
Filed under: Media, News and politics, US, Venezuela | Leave a Comment
Tags: "paper of record", Democracy, Hugo Chavez, term limits
Iraq facing permanent occupation
Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control:
‘A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November.
The terms of the impending deal, details of which have been leaked to The Independent, are likely to have an explosive [...]
Filed under: Iraq, News and politics, UK, US | 1 Comment
Tags: imperialism, occupation, permanent bases
“We are committed to the political platform on which we agreed with the other Palestinian forces and in convergence with Arab position. Thus all the international parties should deal with this political fact and judge the political platform to which we agreed. The challenge here is not to search in the minds of peoples but [...]
Filed under: Israeli / Palestinian, News and politics, Quote of the Day | 2 Comments
Tags: "peace process", Fatah, Hamas, Khaled Mesha'al
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