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Compare Responses to Israeli Massacres and Syrian Massacres

The Israeli human-rights organization B’Tselem filed a complaint, and the Israeli military opened an inquiry into the attack on the Samouni family.

(RICHMOND, R.I.) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned the massacre of more than 100 people in Houla, Syria.

But no Security Council resolution condemned Israel’s killing of 1,417 Palestinians, including 313 children, in Gaza in 2008/2009.

APN Opposes Knesset Bill `Legalizing` Illegal Settlement Construction

"... This week, yet again, Netanyahu shows that he is not serious about peace..." - APN President and CEO Debra DeLee

(WASHINGTON DC) - Americans for Peace Now joins its Israeli sister organization, Peace Now, in its strong opposition to a Knesset Bill that seeks to circumvent Israel’s Supreme Court and retroactively “legalize” West Bank settlements.

These are built illegally on land privately owned by Palestinians.

War Crimes against Sri Lankan Soldiers Swept Under the Carpet

No one has uttered a word about the possibility of war crimes perpetrated by the Sri Lankan forces against its own soldiers.

(LONDON Sri Lanka Guardian) - Much has been spoken about and campaigned against on the war crimes perpetrated by the government forces and the LTTE.

But war crimes committed on the dead Sri Lankan soldiers by the state has never touched the conscience of the war victims, war crimes campaigners and the media yet.

IC Role in Massacre of Tamils a Shame for Entire Century: Kurdish Activist

Kurdish activist said that when “illegal and militarist states” cooperate with one another, it was necessary for people oppressed by such states to build greater solidarity with each other.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - The international players knew what would happen to the Tamils in May 2009; they did nothing to prevent it.

Mirham Yigit, Head of Kurdish Institute in Germany, says that was a shame right at the beginning of the 21st century, and a shame for the entire century.

ANNA News Journalist Marat Musin about Houla Massacre

The town was attacked from the north-east by groups of bandits and mercenaries, numbering up to 700 people.

(ROME / DAMASCUS) - In the weekend of May 25, 2012, at about 2 PM, big groups of fighters attacked and captured the town of Al – Hula of the Homs province.

Al-Hula is made up of three regions: the village of Taldou, Kafr Laha and Taldahab, each of which had previously been home for 25-30 thousand people.

Bailiffs Raid Hindu Temple as Priests Refuse to Move

Business interests want to convert the temple into a to Travelodge.

(TOOTING, Sri Lanka) - Bailiffs have carried out a dawn raid on a Hindu temple, evicting priests and seizing its sacred contents.

Backed up by the police, they moved in on the Sivayogam temple in Hebdon Road, Tooting, following a protracted legal dispute with owner Barrowfen Properties Ltd, which has plans to turn it into a Travelodge.

Battlelines Being Drawn for Next Phase: a Plus for Palestinians?

Both of Egypt's finalists will carry substantial political baggage into Round Two.

(BEIRUT Al-Manar) - The official results of the first round of the historic Egyptian presidential elections, the first ever in Mother Egypt where the results were not known in advance, present an encouraging snapshot of “new democratic Egypt”.

The choice of close to 50 per cent of Egypt’s approximately 50 million eligible voters, will not be officially announced until late May.

Temple of Tamil Folk Heritage in Sri Lanka Found Destroyed, Desecrated

Jaffna University History Department surveyed and documented damage to the temples in the resettled parts of the HSZ in Valikaamam North.

(JAFFNA, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - A unique temple of Tamil Eelam folk heritage, dedicated to Kooddaththaar, was found destroyed, and its rare bronze idol sawed off and stolen.

For the last two decades the locality was under the ‘High Security Zone’ (HSZ) of the occupying Sinhala military.

Living Without Your Name

If you are a Palestinian and want to rent a flat, at times, to misquote Arthur Miller, you have to live without your name.

(BEER-SHIVA, Israel) - My friend’s wife was accepted to a PhD program at McGill University in Montreal.

They decided to move to Canada with their two children at about the same time that I was offered a fellowship at Princeton and decided to move with my family to New Jersey for a year.

Strategies of Deception

Under a Republican president we could revive the spirit of revolt and mobilize the people of the world against the empire.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - To get a preview of Obama's strategies for winning a second term, we just need to read the liberal press. They are giving lip-service praise to the current protests while trying to steer them in a direction that serves the Democratic Party.

They believe if Obama is given a second term, his true nature will emerge and he'll crack down on the greed and corruption of the 1% and lead the country in a progressive direction.