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Occupation, Occupation, Occupation: Religion Isn`t Israel`s Big Problem

Rather, it is the Jewish takeover of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. A response to Eva Illouz.

(TEL AVIV) - What is the cause of the segregation between groups in Israeli society? How should we cope with this and with the polarization and racism it engenders?

In her soul-searching, riveting article, Prof. Eva Illouz argues that this ostensible regime of separation stems primarily from the distorted importation here of ethno-religious principles that dictated the isolationist, self-defensive Jewish existence in the Diaspora.

Walled in by Zionist Ugliness

The grim horror now surrounding our 'Little Town of Bethlehem'.

(LONDON) - London's Christmas was made gloomier this year ­ and rightly so ­ by the appearance in the courtyard of St James’s Church, Piccadilly, of a replica of the hated Israeli annexation Wall that threads its thieving way around the Palestinian West Bank http://bethlehem­unwrapped.org/.

It's a life­size representation of the actual 8­metre high Wall surrounding Bethlehem and imprisoning its inhabitants. The project, called 'Bethlehem Unwrapped' is a response to a call from the united churches of the Holy Land pleading with churches and communities around the world to “help us get our freedom back”.

THE GUARDIAN: Time to End Israel`s Gaza Blockade

This blockade has also resulted in unacceptable limits on personal freedom. It is deplorable for us to allow this continuing collective punishment against Palestinians in Gaza.

(LONDON) - Today marks five years since the Israeli military launched missile and ground attacks on Gaza, which Israel named Operation Cast Lead. According to the UN, 1,383 Palestinians died as a result, including 333 children.

And what of the survivors? For the 1.7 million living in the tiny Gaza Strip, life has become increasingly desperate because of Israel's continuing blockade, backed by Egypt and with no effective challenge from governments around the world.

Support Mother Who Resists Court Order to Circumcise Son

The woman has said that she does not wish to harm her son. Circumcision has been shown to result in physical, sexual, and psychological harm.

(LOS ANGELES) - The Jewish Circumcision Resource Center represents Jews around the world who question circumcision and choose not to circumcise their sons.

An Israeli religious court has fined a woman for refusing to circumcise her infant son. The matter is part of an ongoing divorce case. In Israel, religious courts have authority over various family matters like marriage, divorce, and child welfare.

Remember Mordechai Vanunu, Israel`s Heroic Nuclear Whistleblower

In 1986 Vanunu leaked details of Israel’s military nuclear programme to The Sunday Times, blowing the cover off Israel’s so-called “nuclear ambiguity”.

(LONDON Redress News & Analysis) - He should have received the Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, he spent 18 years in solitary confinement.

He should be celebrated internationally as a man who has sacrificed his freedom for the truth and for the wellbeing of humanity. Instead, he has been stripped of his right to travel and prohibited from talking to foreigners.

Statistics Indicate Israel Kills 25 Palestinians for Every One of Their Own

It is a manic game of over-retaliation that can't last forever.

(SALEM) - Much has been written about the disparity between the killings of Palestinian and Israeli people. Media accounts published in the U.S. often concentrate on the Israeli side of the story, causing the public to believe in many cases, that Palestinians represent a serious threat to the Israeli populace.

The Hamas rockets that are consistently reported in the United States have killed roughly 30 Israeli people - not a small number, but tiny in comparison to the number of Palestinians killed in the same time frame, since the early 1990's when the first rockets were fired. The Gaza rockets are unguided.

Interfaith Freedom March

This event will set up a concerted and consistent effort in furtherance of freeing the area from the terrible bondage of continued conflict.

(WEST BANK) - The truth is that residents of the area are ready for a durable peace, even those who were not ready a year or two ago.

Similar to the situation in Ireland and other conflict areas, residents of the area have become fed up with, as well as exhausted and disgusted by the violence and truly seek peaceful coexistence.

תקופת כליאה שניה לסרבן המצפון עומר סעד الحكم Second Prison Term for Conscientious Objector

-الرجاء التعميم- Triple language article in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

(TEL AVIV ) - Omar Saad, 18 years old from Mghar, a village in the Galil, arrived, Sunday 22/12/2013, to the Induction Base in Tal Hashomer, where he declared his refusal to serve in the Israeli Army.

On 23/12/2013, Omar was sentenced to 20 days of imprisonment for his refusal, for the second time, in the military prison No. 6 near Atlit.

AOHR: The European Union and US Back the PA Security Violations

"The Palestinian people need international protection first to face the aggression of the PA" - AOHR

(LONDON) - The London-based Arab organization for human rights (AOHR) said that the security policy which is pursued by the Palestinian Authority (PA) has made the Palestinian people vulnerable and undermined their steadfastness in the face of the occupation.

In a press release on Monday, the Arab organization stated that the Israeli political and security officials every once in a while praise the PA security apparatuses and call for more cooperation...

Iran And The Season of Peace and Goodwill

The pro-Israel senators in this discussion have chosen s path against the vulnerable nuclear peace agreement...

(CHICAGO) - This is the season which celebrates the hope of peace and good will among humankind. The New Testament testifies to this hope in Luke 2:8-20.

“Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid..."