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An open letter to President Obama from the Free Gaza Movement
Free Gaza Movement 3 June 2009 Dear President Obama, Tomorrow you travel to Egypt to give one of the most important speeches of your presidency. With the words you deliver you have said that you want to “reset” U.S. relations with the Muslim world and create a fundamental change for the better. We sincerely wish…
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Settlers set Palestinian land ablaze and attack villagers in the West Bank
1 June 2009 Early in the morning of the 1st of June, settlers started to burn farm land of the village of Burin. Continuing throughout the day, settlers also set fire to the crops and olive trees of Tell, Jit, Immatin, and Far’ata villages in the Nablus region of the West Bank. Six Palestinians were…
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Gambling with Conflict: How a neocon casino king from California funds the Israeli settler movement
Max Blumenthal | Mondoweiss 2 June 2009 The Israeli government has repeatedly announced plans to forge ahead with plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank in direct opposition to President Barack Obama’s demand for an absolute settlement freeze. On May 27, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leveled strong criticism at Israeli policy, telling…
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Health Day for Gazan fishermen
ISM Gaza | Fishing Under Fire 3 June 2009 The Palestinian International Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza, has organized a day of free medical treatment for the Gazan fishermen at the offices of the Tawfiq Cooperative of Fishermen – Gaza Strip. The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC) provided the doctors, nurses…
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Soldier who killed UK peace activist deemed ineligible for parole
Hanan Greenberg | YNet News 2 June 2009 Israel Defense Forces soldier Taysir Hayb, who was convicted of the manslaughter of British peace activist Tom Hurndall in Gaza in 2003, will remain in jail despite having served two-thirds of his sentence, which should have made him eligible for parole. Hurndall was shot in the head…
