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Israel Sentences Conscientious Objector to Prison

First Prison Term for Conscientious Objector Natan Blanc | תקופת כליאה ראשונה לסרבן המצפון נתן בלנק | الحكم بالسجن على رافض الخدمة العسكرية ناتان بلانك‎

(TEL AVIV) - CO Natan Blanc, 19 years old from, Haifa, arrived, Sunday, 19 November, to the Induction Base in Tal-hashomer, where he declared his refusal to serve in the Israeli Army.

He was sentenced to 10 days of imprisonment for his refusal, he also received a suspended sentence of 10 days.

New Song: When the Rebels Rise!

This is the time to say no more Israeli baby killing.

(SACRAMENTO / BOSTON) - We're raised to be logical and then confronted with an expectation that we support a government like Israel that kills children so frequently it makes one's head spin.

Agron Belica and his crew address this chronic plague upon humanity in the new song, 'When the Rebels Rise' which was largely inspired by Israel's latest siege on Gaza.

Violence in the Congo

"We are calling on the International Community to protect the innocent civilians of the DRC"

(WASHINGTON DC) - The violence in the DRC has escalated over the last week by the rebel group M23, a rebel group the UN believes is supported and backed by Rwanda and Uganda, a claim they vehemently deny.

Due to the severe and ever increasing humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in this region Actionaid has workers on the ground in Goma who are actively assessing the needs of those displaced and in need.

Resentment Runs Deep in Arakan State

The policy of absolute segregation applied by the authorities since June is doing nothing to remedy.

(SITTWE, Arakan Burma The Irriwaddi) - Khin Mar Saw, a Muslim woman, arrived at Burma’s western coast near the Arakan State capital Sittwe late last month.

Clean Water Now! Coalition: `Adios y muchisimas gracias!`

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - The CWN!C which I co-founded and for whom I have proudly served as its only Executive Director is saying "Sayonara".

Update on Plight of 14-Year Old Pakistani Christian Girl: Rimsha

The local news and views of the case.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - It was around mid night in Pakistan.

A young Christian girl was brought in the Ramna Police Station, Islamabad accused of blasphemy law..

Marion County Sheriff`s Deputies Identified What Appears to be a Serial Burglar in the Detroit Lake Area

Deputies are asking the residents of Detroit Lake to watch out for Shrader and to report any sightings to the Marion County Sheriff's Office by dialing 911.

(SALEM) - With the end of summer, many of the Detroit Lake residents leave their vacation homes and return to work in the city.

Vacation homes and with homes posted for sale have become the target of a suspected burglar, breaking in and "living" in them for days at a time.

After the Ceasefire, Oppression Will Resume, Land-Grabs Will Continue, More Rewards for Israel Will Flow...

And it will be business as usual for Western leaders and their Zionist friends.

(LONDON) - In 2009 when Israel’s 22-day blitzkrieg was over, nearly 1,400 Palestinians had been wiped off the planet of whom four-fifths were civilians and 350 children, and over 5,000 wounded.

Israel had destroyed or damaged 58,000 homes, 280 schools, 1,500 factories, water and sewage installations and 80 percent of agricultural crops.

IDF Ends Operation Pillar of Defense: Ceasefire Agreement Comes Into Effect

Press release from the Israeli Defence Forces.

(TEL AVIV) - A short while ago, a ceasefire agreement regarding the fighting in the south, came into effect.

Following eight days of operations, the IDF has accomplished its goals in Operation Pillar of Defense, and has inflicted severe damage to Hamas and its military capabilities.

WORLD COMMENTARY: UN has a Second Chance to Right Wrongs on Sri Lanka

For its part, the UN Security Council studiously ignored the warning signs so obvious in a civil war.

(MELBOURNE, Aust) - THERE is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it.

Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone. In a new report released in New York, the UN has shouldered its portion of responsibility for this bloody catastrophe.