Israel Fires on Unarmed Demonstrators in Gaza- Third Intifada is On

The people of the world not in a complete coma are rising, and it all heads to Palestine. There will be justice in Palestine!

(GAZA / SALEM) - There is bravery in the world today. After 63 years of occupation and oppression from Israel, the people of Palestine have had enough.

The Third Intifada launched as scheduled today and the bullets were flying, people were falling, being carried by their brothers to waiting ambulances.

The years of non-violent resistance have brought these people very little. Indeed, the Second Intifada led to many Israeli casualties. But it wasn't just the occupiers and invaders who died. The decision to invade Palestinian strongholds like Jenin led to the waste of young men who bravely fought for their embattled, historic Palestine.

Considering the way Israeli soldiers are conditioned to wantonly slaughter Palestinian women and tiny children, it is no wonder that the new effort has been launched with a degree of dedication that many could never comprehend.

It's a new kind of war today. Very different from past conflicts, this is one born at Tahrir Square in Cairo, and in the streets of the Algeria, Tunisia, Syria and other countries.

It's a war where only one side needs guns, and only one side takes lives. It becomes a war of guns versus public opinion. The video camera and YouTube keep this in front of people, even though the news networks deny it by ignoring it.

This is primarily an American phenomenon; people in other parts of the world that do not have themselves crammed up Israel's rear side do not hesitate to talk about Palestine in the news. They also disclose information relating to Israel's war crimes that are as horrendous as any in history.

Today Israel is creating Martyrs in Palestine and they absolutely do not have enough bullets to stop it, and that is a fact. People are tired of this, they are sick of Israel getting away with Murder.

This video Ken shot shows the courage of the human race at full tilt. All these protesters want is to have their very own land that has been stolen from them. They want to be able to leave their homes and return with safety and security which they are outwardly denied.

God bless these people and arm them with strength to face the weapons of apartheid and hate.

Ken O'Keefe is a former U.S. Marine who served in the 1991 Gulf War and subsequently spoke out about the use of depleted uranium as a "crime against humanity" and the US military using soldiers as "human guinea pigs" with experimental drugs that were directly linked to Gulf War syndrome. He is also a social entrepreneur utilizing direct action marine conservation, he is more widely known for leading the human shield action to Iraq and as a survivor of the Israeli attack on the MV Mavi Marmara in which he participated in "defending the ship" and "disarming two Israeli Commandos". On January 7, 2004, O'Keefe burned his US passport in protest of "American Imperialism" and called for US troops to immediately withdrawal from Iraq. He replaced his US passport with a "World Passport", subsequently proclaiming himself a "Citizen of the World" with “ultimate allegiance to my entire human family and to planet Earth." Ken is also legal citizen of Ireland and Palestine citizenship. Read Ken O'Keefe's Biography, you can also visit Ken's Ken's Website alohapalestine.com

Tim King is a former U.S. Marine with twenty years of experience on the west coast as a television news producer, photojournalist, reporter and assignment editor. In addition to his role as a war correspondent, this Los Angeles native serves as Salem-News.com's Executive News Editor. Tim spent the winter of 2006/07 covering the war in Afghanistan, and he was in Iraq over the summer of 2008, reporting from the war while embedded with both the U.S. Army and the Marines. Tim holds numerous awards for reporting, photography, writing and editing, including the Oregon AP Award for Spot News Photographer of the Year (2004), first place Electronic Media Award in Spot News, Las Vegas, (1998), Oregon AP Cooperation Award (1991); and several others including the 2005 Red Cross Good Neighborhood Award for reporting. Tim has several years of experience in network affiliate news TV stations, having worked as a reporter and photographer at NBC, ABC and FOX stations in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. Serving the community in very real terms, Salem-News.com is the nation's only truly independent high traffic news Website. As News Editor, Tim among other things, is responsible for publishing the original content of 65 Salem-News.com writers. He reminds viewers that emails are easily missed and urges those trying to reach him, to please send a second email if the first goes unanswered. You can send Tim an email at this address: newsroom@salem-news.com

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Erin May 16, 2011 11:47 am (Pacific time)

This is a very one sided article. Starting with how the Palestinians "lost" their homeland. The historical fact is that the Arab nations told all arab living in Israel to pull out so they could roll in and flatten all Jewish resistance. The local Arabs in Israel pulled out as requested to the camps the arab nations had set up for them to be temporarily and the Arab nations lost the battle. Then the losers couldn't come home. Those Arabs who stayed were offered protection and citizenship. Those Jews who had nowhere else to go because everything had been taken from them in WWII, then came because Europe shipped them to Israel, so they didn't have to face their own guilt (ever hear of sending the slaves back to Africa? Uh, Liberia, anyone? Years later, when Israel offered to returned captured areas to Syria/Lebanon, these countries wouldn't negotiate for the return of their land because to negotiate would be to acknowledge Israels right to negotiote. So, Israel kept the territory because no one would take it back. When they finally gave it to the PA and you can see how they have managed things. The West Bank had a growing economy before the PA took over and now it is in shambles. Read "Once an Arafat Man" written by an ex-PLO fighter. Look up the original historical documents, it is all there.

Editor: Once again, this is pure fiction. All reading this, remember that Israelis will say absolutely anything to counter the truth: Don't pay attention because the program to falsely boost Israeli is called 'hasbara' and Erin is doing their bidding. The truth is that American tax dollars are used to silence a population of natural resistance. This video, Occupation 101, features lays out the history of Palestine and Israel in factual terms, all backed up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWpOqAitZLs Arab people lived in peace with Jewish people who were a minority then. Nobody wants death, but Israel's goals are afoul of humanity and no decent people accept Genocide.

Rob May 16, 2011 5:49 am (Pacific time)

Well when your EDITOR's best comeback is "Is that the best you can come up with"... dont expect unbiased and professional from the field. LOL!

Supporter May 16, 2011 1:46 am (Pacific time)

Ken O'Keefe rocks, this guy is absolutely too much and it is no wonder things are changing. We need about ten guys like him and it would already be over.

Jon May=Douchebag May 16, 2011 12:19 am (Pacific time)

It isnt biased at all you uneducated douche. Its a known fact, look at google maps ffs and compare it to a map from 1940, they are opressed and being murdered and thrown out of their homeland, it is being ignored (purposely) by mainstream media. If you think that this side of the story is biased, then you only represent the 50% of the North American population who suffer from severe retardation. I assume you are from the states because you think this article is biased.

Scruffy Scirocco May 15, 2011 11:49 pm (Pacific time)

"Years of non-violent Resistance" My eye! Israel has been under constant violent attack for decades, from within and without. Rockets are being fired daily at Israel from Gaza. Your article is yellow journalism, trash!

Tim King: Yes, years and years. Sad for you that we have hundreds of images, first-hand accounts and video to prove exactly what we say. That is why Zionists will lose this one. David became Goliath and you know how that story ends right?

Azedah May 15, 2011 11:38 pm (Pacific time)

Nice movie the actors were a bit overacting!

Editor: Don't we all wish it was acting. Is that the best you can come up with? Sounds like you are low on gas.

On target May 15, 2011 10:10 pm (Pacific time)

When World War Two broke out, American correspondents covered the action from the allied side, without a question of whether the Nazi oppressors were getting a balanced representation. When a government practices any level of state terrorism, and Israel is the mot profound example, then the only side of decency is the side of resistance. How does one report in a balanced way about Genocide? It doesn't happen.

Jon May 15, 2011 8:57 pm (Pacific time)

What a professional and totally unbiased news article this is. >.>

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