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On AlterNet: palestinians

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "palestinians"

Israel Approves 50 New Settler Homes in West Bank

Agence France Presse June 29, 2009.
The decision to build the houses in Adam, north of Jerusalem, came despite repeated U.S. calls for Israel to halt all settlement activity in order to relaunch peace talks with the Palestinians.

Palestinians 'Treated Like 'Animals': Jimmy Carter

Agence France Presse June 15, 2009.
The former president was speaking at a UN school graduation ceremony in Gaza City.

Palestinians Voice Dismay About Netanyahu Terms

Mohammed Assadi, Reuters June 15, 2009.
Palestinians aired concerns about the terms Netanyahu set for a peace deal, but the Israeli leader won guarded approval in Washington and Brussels.

"My Son Is a Murderer" -- The Gut-Wrenching Realities Facing Military Moms

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet. May 20, 2009.
Author Susan Galleymore shares her dramatic encounters with mothers living in Mid-East war zones and American military moms.

Israel Promises Internal Probe After Soldiers Describe Civilian Killings in Gaza

Israel Promises Internal Probe After Soldiers Describe Civilian Killings in Gaza

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. March 24, 2009.
While Defense Minister Ehud Barak claims that Israel has "the most moral army in the world," IDF soldiers suggest otherwise.

Attempts to Undermine Hamas Are Killing Gaza

Attempts to Undermine Hamas Are Killing Gaza

Ali Gharib, IPS News. February 10, 2009.
The U.S. and the international community are poised to continue politically-charged policies that will impede progress.

Conspicuously Absent from Obama's Inaugural Speech: 'Gaza'

Conspicuously Absent from Obama's Inaugural Speech: 'Gaza'

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 22, 2009.
Obama's message about 'a new way forward based on mutual interest and respect' did not address the Gaza bloodbath.

Rebuilding Gaza Could Be the Most Difficult Reconstruction Project in the World

Rebuilding Gaza Could Be the Most Difficult Reconstruction Project in the World

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. January 20, 2009.
The scale of the ruin, the economic siege of the enclave, and attempts to exclude Hamas are complicating factors.

Like 60,000 Other Gazans, We've Taken Our Belongings and Fled

Like 60,000 Other Gazans, We've Taken Our Belongings and Fled

Fares Akram, Independent UK. January 13, 2009.
Even if the warplanes are gone by the time our baby is born, Israel's siege will keep the flames of this conflict alive for generations to come.

Mobilized Against Israel's Bombs, Jewish Activists Say 'Not in Our Name'

Mobilized Against Israel's Bombs, Jewish Activists Say 'Not in Our Name'

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 12, 2009.
"We as Jews have to say to this country that claims to represent us, 'Stop. Stop. This is a humanitarian disaster.'"

AlterNet Commenters Share Their Anger at the Killing and Atrocities in Gaza

AlterNet Commenters Share Their Anger at the Killing and Atrocities in Gaza

AlterNetJanuary 10, 2009.
The anger and frustration at U.S. politicians, the corporate media and the slaughter of hundreds of innocent civilians is palpable.

The Headline You Never Saw in the Mainstream Press: Israel Attacked Gaza on U.S. Election Day

The Headline You Never Saw in the Mainstream Press: Israel Attacked Gaza on U.S. Election Day

Jim Lobe, Ali Gharib, IPS News. January 8, 2009.
The corporate media buried a key Israeli military attack on a Hamas target that some claim sparked the current conflagration in Gaza.

Could Israel Be Charged With War Crimes?

Could Israel Be Charged With War Crimes?

Mel Frykberg, IPS News. January 7, 2009.
The repeated bombing of clearly marked civilian buildings is a flagrant violation of international law.

My Father Was No Militant, But Israel's Bombs Reduced Him to a 'Pile of Flesh'

My Father Was No Militant, But Israel's Bombs Reduced Him to a 'Pile of Flesh'

Fares Akram, Independent UK. January 6, 2009.
What is the difference between the pilot who blew my father to pieces and the militant who fires a small rocket?

As Attacks on Gaza Escalate, NYC Protesters Decry U.S. Aid to Israel

As Attacks on Gaza Escalate, NYC Protesters Decry U.S. Aid to Israel

Zahra Hankir, Indypendent AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 5, 2009.
"As Americans, we are demanding that our tax money not be spent on killing innocent civilians."

Keeping Journalists Out of Gaza is Futile and Counterproductive

Keeping Journalists Out of Gaza is Futile and Counterproductive

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 5, 2009.
Israel is ignoring the lessons of history by banning the press from the areas it is bombing.

My Grandpa Lives in Gaza

My Grandpa Lives in Gaza

Laila Al-Arian, The Nation. January 3, 2009.
My family has struggled to get in touch with my grandfather. As missiles rain over his Gaza neighborhood, I can only imagine what he is thinking.

Israel's Bombs Are Only the Latest Variation in the Killing of Palestinians

Israel's Bombs Are Only the Latest Variation in the Killing of Palestinians

Ali Abunimah, Comment Is Free. December 30, 2008.
Deprived of food and medicine by an Israeli blockade, the most vulnerable Palestinians die silent deaths every day.

Obama on the Siege of Gaza: No Comment

Obama on the Siege of Gaza: No Comment

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. December 29, 2008.
If Obama truly supports Israel's massacre of the Palestinians, as his silence suggests, there should be no celebrating on Inauguration Day.

Blocking a Gazan's Path to an Education

Blocking a Gazan's Path to an Education

Fidaa Abed, The San Diego Union-Tribune. August 19, 2008.
Hundreds of Palestinian students with dreams of improving their lives are stagnating intellectually in Gaza.

Will Israeli Settlers' Violence Finally Be Prosecuted?

Will Israeli Settlers' Violence Finally Be Prosecuted?

Mustafa Qadri, AlterNet. July 16, 2008.
Shocking video of Palestinians being lynched by four youths has shown a bright light on settler violence.

Surging Towards Gaza: How the U.S. is Reproducing Israel's Flawed Occupation Strategies in Iraq

Surging Towards Gaza: How the U.S. is Reproducing Israel's Flawed Occupation Strategies in Iraq

Steve Niva, Foreign Policy in Focus. April 23, 2008.
Through its awful Iraq strategy, the U.S. is re-creating itself in the image of a country permanently at war with the Arab and Muslim world.

On Arab Chutzpah, Kurds and Kissinger

On Arab Chutzpah, Kurds and Kissinger

Barry Lando, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. December 19, 2007.
To our Arab friends: How about buying Gaza instead of Citi Bank?

The Role of Race in Rove's Resignation

The Role of Race in Rove's Resignation

Andre Banks, AlterNet: PEEK. August 14, 2007.
Andre Banks: Did Rove's push to woo Latino voters make him an outcast amongst the Republican base?

Are Recent Clashes in Gaza a Threat to Women's Activists?

Are Recent Clashes in Gaza a Threat to Women's Activists?

Brenda Gazzar, Women's eNews. June 25, 2007.
Some women's activists in the Gaza Strip are nervously reopening centers for women and girls following civil war clashes. Others have stayed off the streets fearing a crackdown against them and their work by militant Hamas forces now in control.