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Israel used an Imposter and a Belly Dancer to Counteract Flotilla II

The Flotilla II was counter attacked by propaganda stunts.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Though Israel has managed to abort the planned course of the freedom flotilla II that was aiming to break the Israeli naval blockade on Gaza, it utterly failed to divert the attention of the international community from the inhumane Israeli siege on Palestinians imprisoned in their own homeland.

Palestinian Statehood: A First Step Toward Sovereignty?

“...we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the United Nations – an independent, sovereign state of Palestine, living in peace with Israel” - Barack Obama's forgotten words

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - With little fanfare and understated ease, the Ambassador of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the United States spoke in Washington, DC on Tuesday.

The event, entitled “Sovereignty and a New Reality: Palestinian Statehood at the United Nations”, took place at the Palestine Center, a part of the Jerusalem Fund.

Congress Blesses Israel`s Matrix of Control

Both U.S. parties are still trapped in an early mindset which believes that colonized people should only be allowed independence under the terms and conditions granted them by their occupiers.

(CHICAGO) - The US Congress announced through two July votes that since the US and Israel are obviously the colonial bosses of the Middle East, the future of the Palestinian people must be determined through “negotiations” between unequal partners, an occupying military power and the captive population it occupies.

OK, so the resolution did not actually say that part about colonialism. But ponder for a moment what really happened in our national legislative halls this month.

Israeli leaders understand the futility of military adventure against Iran: Interview with Abolghasem Bayyenat

In-depth interview includes discussion of the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, the prospect of Iran-West relations and the politics of Israel's nuclear activities.

(TEHRAN) - Abolghasem Bayyenat is an independent political analyst writing mainly on Iran’s foreign policy developments.

Over the past decade, his political commentaries and articles have appeared in numerous popular media and online journals.

Egypt: Picking Up The Remains of a Revolution

“Could Mubarak’s impending death be a game changer in the Egyptian revolution?”

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Things are not always what they seem. The Egyptian revolution lasted for amazing 18 days. The president was forced to step down.

The power was restored to the people. The mass crowd cheered and screamed in jubilation. Everybody returned home happy. A wonderful and thrilling story, but unfortunately far from true or over…

The Brutal Murder of Vittorio Arrigoni is Still Shrouded in Mystery

Translated by Daniela Loffreda.

(ROME) - Three months have passed since April 15, 2011, that damned day when Vittorio Arrigoni’s life was ripped away from us at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists.

The truth surrounding his disappearance and the reasons of who and why anyone would have wanted his death are still to be unveiled.

`Welcome to Palestine` Campaign Responds to Israe;`s Denial of Entrance

The "Welcome to Palestine" campaign has been successful in exposing Israeli attempts to isolate and imprison Palestinians and prevent international visitors from coming to find out what is really happening on the ground.

(BETHLEHEM / JERUSALEM) - Israel is escalating attacks on anyone they suspect of participating in the peaceful events of the ‘Welcome to Palestine’ campaign.

Israeli authorities sent hundreds of names to airline companies directing them to deny travel to individuals on the list.

`Air Flotilla` successful in exposing Israeli blockade of West Bank

Israeli authorities deployed hundreds of police officers to arrest and deport pro-Palestinian visitors. The Minister of Tourism announced that “good tourists” will be greeted with flowers

(TEL AVIV +972) - Panic. There is no other way to describe the Israeli reaction to a plan organized by a few activists—no more than a thousand, according to the most generous estimates—to try and travel to the West Bank via Ben Gurion International Airport.

A handful of those visitors arrived (five of them have already been deported), and it seems that the whole country has gone mad.

Press Conferencee: Freedom Flotilla II, Boat to Gaza in Greece

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(ATHENS) - This is a live press conference from Athens regarding the holdup and blockage of the boats bound for Gaza as part of Freedom Flotilla II.

Organizers are discussing the French ship which is in an undisclosed location, and a second French ship now part of the Flotilla. There is a substantial update on the U.S. Boat 'Audacity of Hope' and the Canadian boat.

Plastic isn`t Fantastic When Used as Invisible Shrapnel

You wouldn't believe what is killing and maiming people in Palestine.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This article is about war-related issues in Palestine that are missing the radar in western newsrooms.

I am referring to the use of plastic in rockets that leave behind undetectable shrapnel in humans, munitions that amputate by heat, and the massive killings of Palestinian farm animals and wildlife through the use of Israeli-manufactured tablets deposited on Palestinian land.