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Khaled Meshaal in Gaza

"As long as Palestine is ours and Palestine is the land of Arabism and Islam, we can never recognise the legitimacy of Israel's occupation of it," - Hamas' leader Khaled Meshaal

(LONDON) - If the Israelis expected the Hamas to become a Palestinian Judenrat, Hamas' leader Khaled Meshaal made it clear today that this is not going to happen anytime soon.

Meshaal told tens of thousands of people marking Hamas' 25th anniversary that his party will not recognise Israel.

As Court Martial Approaches, Support for Bradley Manning Grows

“We Nobel Peace Prize laureates condemn the persecution Bradley Manning has suffered" - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

(BOSTON) - In 2010, Bradley Manning was charged with leaking classified information to Wikileaks.

His revelations include the video of US soldiers in a helicopter gunship enjoying themselves murdering civilians walking along the street as if the soldiers were playing a video game.

Sampanthan`s Speech in Parliament

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan is a leading Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Parliament and leader of the Tamil National Alliance.

(COLOMBO) - This is the Hon. R. Sambanthan's speech in Parliament, though long, covers the whole range of discussions of the Tamil issues in the Parliament.

Please read this document to understand the problems the Tamils face in Sri Lanka.

Why Oh Why Israel?

Is human depravity really the only possible option?

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - What possible reason exists to justify the gaping hole Israel left in Gaza's heart?

How can pounding people into burning pools of twisted torture and grief be an answer?

Diplomatic Impunity?
Why Suspected War Criminals should not be Diplomats

South Africa reportedly declined to receive Sri Lanka war crime suspect General Silva.

(JOHANNESBURG) - It was recently reported that Sri Lanka intended to deploy suspected war criminal, General Shavendra Silva, to South Africa to take up the post of deputy ambassador.

Southern Africa Litigation Centre and other groups submitted a briefing paper to South African President Jacob Zuma, outlining the legal implications of recognising General Silva.

Noam Chomsky: Palestine 2012 Gaza and the UN Resolution

The persecution of Gazans took new forms when Israel conquered the Strip in 1967.

(TEL AVIV) - An old man in Gaza held a placard that reads:

“You take my water, burn my olive trees, destroy my house, take my job, steal my land, imprison my father, kill my mother, bombard my country, starve us all, humiliate us all but I am to blame: I shot a rocket back.”

Silenced Voices and The Petrie Report discussed on TVI`s Crossroads Program

Beate Amestad & UN Report (EP35) - CrossRoads "TVI"

(TORONTO) - Manjula Selvarajah of TVI, interviews Beate Arnestad, who produced the film "Silenced Voices", story of 3 exiled journalists from Sri Lanka.

Israel Plans a `Doomsday Settlement` for E1

Netanyahu retaliated for the UN vote by announcing he had authorized the building of 3000 new Jewish housing units in Area E1, a plot of land east of Jerusalem.

(CHICAGO) - Israel’s response to the United Nations’ overwhelming vote to admit Palestine to the UN was easily predictable.

Israel had been waiting for just this moment to announce it would build a settlement in Area E1 (East One).

Up Close Look at Israel`s Carnage in Gaza

The footage from the assault on Gaza was recorded by an Indonesian film crew...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - In the U.S., few people take the time to examine the struggle of Gaza from an inside perspective.

What the video below conveys, Something the Americans termed 'shock and awe' (the unleashing of heavy weapons on a civilian community) really amounts to horror and raging, epic fear and grief, shock and disbelief.

Justice and Peace as Defined by the Jewish State

Israel has invaded all of its neighbors over the years and occupies some of their lands to this day.

(LAVERNE, CA) - In today’s world a tragic hero is a representative figure who stands before us as one speaking for his people.

It is an Ambassador if you will, addressing the citizens of the world at the United Nations, enunciating the beliefs and demands of his nation as they must confront an event of great magnitude that appears to represent a reversal of their fortunes.