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Netanyahu`s Flawed Vatican Charm Offensive

Pope Francis does not have to make a gift to Netanyahu of either the Vatican 1917 Jaffa report or Scott Anderson’s book, should the two leaders meet in Tel Aviv.  What he can do is prepare for his meeting by reading both the Vatican document and Lawrence In Arabia.

(CHICAGO) - With the U.S. Congress safely in his back pocket, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned his charm offensive on the Vatican. How is that working out for him?

It does not look promising. The Prime Minister forgot the first rule of charm school: Target your prey gently.

Opinion/Editorial: How Obsession With `Nonviolence` Harms the Palestinian Cause

Oppressed people do not and should not have to explain their oppression to their oppressor, nor tailor their resistance to the comfort of the oppressors and their supporters.

(RAMALLAH The Electronic Intifada) - In recent years, western discourse surrounding the Palestinian cause has employed a few new — and superficial — adjectives to describe Palestinian resistance: Palestinian “nonviolent” resistance, Palestinian “peaceful” resistance, Palestinian “popular” resistance, Palestinian “unarmed” resistance. And the ever so popular Palestinian “Gandhi-style” resistance.

This discourse has been adopted by the Palestinian popular struggle committees...

Gilad Atzmon on Ken O`Keefe`s Middle East - TPV pt.1

If you aren't familiar with these two you should be.

(LONDON) - Two of the world's most outspoken critics of the Zionist government of Israel, Gilad Atzmon and Ken O'Keefe, scrutinize the role of language in political discussion and Palestine solidarity discourse in particular.

In this segment they examine Zionism, Israel, Jewish tribalism and the usage of the 'J word'.

Press TV Interviews Anna O`Leary, Political Commentator in Ireland About Developments in Gaza

Here we are with no fuel. The sewerage is on the streets of Gaza because the power plants are out. It is such a big humanitarian crisis and we the people of the world must push America, must push Israel. These are the two parties that are behind it.

(DUBLIN) - Press TV has conducted an interview with Anna O’Leary, political commentator, Ireland, about Amnesty International saying the Israeli siege of Gaza for many years is collective punishment of all Gazans.

Amnesty International has called on Israel to immediately lift its siege on Gaza.

Please Sign the `Stop Destruction of Palestinian Village` Petition

The residents of Susya have submitted five different versions of a master plan to Israeli authorities in an attempt to remain on their ancestral lands.

(JERUSALEM) - I lived in Israel for eight years and traveled throughout the West Bank including the village of Susya, targeted for demolition.

I have witnessed first-hand the oppressive and inhumane conditions imposed on Palestinians by Israeli military occupation.

Israel`s Unprecedented Interference In Domestic American Political Life

Israel has refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and it is well known that it is in possession of an arsenal of nuclear weapons.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign military assistance since World War II. To date, the U.S. has provided Israel $118 billion (current or non-inflation adjusted dollars) in bilateral assistance.

One result of this special treatment is that Israel is now the sixth largest arms exporter in the world, with sales totaling $12.9 billion.

Daily Life in Gaza Under Israeli Blockade

Complacent Complicitous Holocaust Children: do not be offended by the truth of your complicity in this new holocaust.

(GAZA STRIP) - Notice that China TV is concerned about this new holocaust, while the United States TV supports this genocide by concealing it from caring eyes! Why? Because the genocide-backers own the U.S. networks. I never thought that I would someday be thankful for Chinese and Russian TV journalism (CCTV and RT-TV).

Shielded from American eyes, this new holocaust has thrived ever since 1948 when the fanatical Zionist terrorist Irgun waged "ethnic cleansing" upon the defenseless agrarian people of Palestine.

Hot Off The Press: Nakba II -Israel is Testing The Water

Lieberman, didn’t leave much room for a doubt. Once again, it is the Jewish state that is evicting Palestinians from their land in favor of the Jewish People and their Jewish interests.

(LONDON) - Simultaneous protests took place on Saturday in Hifa, Tayibe and Jerusalem over Praver Bill -a plan to evict Bedouin communities in the Negev. The Bill has provoked a storm not only amid the Arab MKs who voted against it, but mainly among those it is aimed against, the Bedouin residents of southern Israel.

It seems as if Israel is testing the water examining the reaction to another mass expulsion of Palestinians.

Has the Penny Dropped?

As the saying goes, “there is none so blind as those who will not see.”

(LONDON) - This last week has seen a fundamental change in the way the world sees Israel. In particular, the United States of America.

When Mr. Obama came to power in 2008 we, the citizens of the world who, whether by choice or coercion are affected by what the most powerful nation on earth does, let forth a huge sigh of relief.

The Secret Mission of William J. Burns

War is raging between Iran and Iraq. Burns volunteers to drive a truck load of communications equipment across the desert from Amman to Baghdad, Iraq, a distance of 500 miles.

(CHICAGO) - “The Secret Mission of William J. Burns” is a true story that begins in Amman, Jordan. The year is 1983. William J. Burns, a 27-year-old U.S. Foreign Service officer, is on his first overseas post to Amman, Jordan.

War is raging between Iran and Iraq. Burns volunteers to drive a truck load of communications equipment across the desert from Amman to Baghdad, Iraq, a distance of 500 miles.