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The Golden Rings of Betrayal

Report Coincides With New Effort to Break Gaza Siege.

(BEIRUT) - On the 21st of June Haaretz published an article, “Lebanon allows Gaza-bound ship to sail to Cyprus.” Two ships may be involved, one with a contingent of Americans, approximately 10, another with a group of women including Nuns, the Miriam.

This new effort at breaking the Israeli siege of Gaza follows the attack on the boats that sailed from Turkey where 9 people were killed by Israeli naval forces.

Wall Street Journal Launches Special Tel Aviv Operation

The WSJ defends Israel's deadly apartheid politics, but then what would you expect?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Who should be surprised that the media group named for the biggest curse in America is decidedly pro-Israeli?

Why would anyone fall over in shock that the WSJ laments the role of the killer while demonizing those who simply seek world peace?

They`re Coming: Freedom Flotilla Two and Others Planned

Turkey also promised to send aid, this time with a naval escort.

(CHICAGO) - The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) is "an umbrella body" of 34 European human rights and humanitarian organizations supporting the right of Palestinians "to live in peace and dignity," to be free from occupation, and to have "their own independent and sovereign state."

It also encourages all peoples of conscience and human rights advocates to intensify their efforts to highlight this life-threatening issue and end the catastrophe.

Arizona Immigration Law & Senators John McCain & Russell Pearce

One source suggests that it is little more than a “publicity stunt.”

(LOS ANGELES) - One national report calls it, "Arizona's New Low" and it just might be; the latest idea of State Sen. Russell Pearce is to deny citizenship to people born in the U.S. if their parents happen to be here illegally.

There is no question that laws should be followed, they exist for a reason, but it is not that simple. People who were born in the USA are Americans.

Innovation of the Week: Getting Water to Crops

After just two years of improved irrigation provided by a treadle pump, Robert Mwanza grew more than enough vegetables to feed his wife and eight children.

(DAKAR, Senegal) - In 1999, when he purchased his first treadle pump, Robert Mwanza, a farmer in Lusaka, Zambia, was struggling to make ends meet and without reliable access to water. As his country dealt with drought and economic weakness, Robert lacked the necessary resources to irrigate his farm and “couldn’t grow enough to eat, let alone sell.”

Access to water is a luxury that many rural households, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, do not have.

World Hunger

Hunger is an offence to human dignity.

(MADRID) - An infant’s semblance is the image of an adult’s moral condition. Any civilization that fights against infancy is a world that has lost all sorts of hope. Infancy in poverty, sacrifice, and abuse is a crime against humanity that will sooner or later be judged by its own descendants.

Israel Plans to Demolish Tent of Nations

Israel keeps pushing and pushing, and the west lets their terrorist government continue to attack & kill unarmed civilians.

(BETHLEHEM) - The Nassar Family Farm/Tent of Nations Project near Bethlehem, is in immediate jeopardy because of actions taken by Israeli authorities on Thursday afternoon, 27 May 2010.

Two officers from the Israeli Civil Administration, guarded by Israeli soldiers, came to the farm and gave the family nine demolition orders for structures built without a permit from the Israeli Military Authority during the last two years.

CITIZENS OF ISRAEL -- Please Sign - A Declaration of Support for the Break the Siege Flotilla

To sign the statement please send an e-mail to eilat@coalitionofwomen.org

(TEL AVIV) - The Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel is asking other Israeli citizens to please take a minute to sign a declaration of support on behalf of citizens of Israel for the huge (more than 700 people) Break the Siege of Gaza Flotilla that is planned to arrive at the Gaza port during the weekend.

This declaration is especially important because the Israeli navy is threatening to stop the boats and arrest the activists.

Innovation of the Week: Providing an Agricultural Answer to Nature`s Call

The real scoop on the lifesaving use of 'poop'.

(DAKAR, Senegal) - It’s hard to believe, but an estimated 2.6 billion people in the developing world—nearly a third of the global population—still lack access to basic sanitation services.

This presents a significant hygiene risk, especially in densely populated urban areas and slums where contaminated drinking water can spread disease rapidly.

Gaza Artist Discusses Art and Oppression in Dual Languages

Shareef Sarhan talks to Tim King about life as a dedicated, passionate artist of Gaza. (Arabic and English / بالعربية والإنكليزية)

(GAZA CITY / SALEM) - Shareef is an artist who creates amazing images of Gaza. I asked about the impact this has on people to see such suffering through your camera lens.

He says art has a significant role in daily life in Gaza, and many people all over around the world look forward to it. It is a toll in which we can transform the nature of life; either delight or suffering, through my camera, video, audio art or other artistic devices.