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AMP expresses deep condolences to ISM and family of Vittorio Arrigoni

May we all stand together during this difficult and painful time as we continue to work to bring justice and liberty to Palestine.

(CHICAGO) - It is with heavy hearts that the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) offers our deepest and most sincere condolences to the members of the International Solidarity Movement and to the family and friends of ISM activist Vittorio Arrigoni.

'Vik' as he was known to his friends, was found murdered in the Gaza Strip Thursday.

Hero of Gaza: Vittorio Arrigoni, Kidnapped and Murdered

"I have seen my brother Vik's body and his death certificate, but Vik is not dead." -Ken O'Keefe

(SALEM / GAZA) - Italian Journalist Vittorio Arrigoni's body has reportedly been found in Gaza.

Those on the ground in this embattled region of Palestine say they had held out hope that he would be returned alive...

New UN Report Assesses Progress on Palestinian State-Building Efforts

The report also voices concern about the Palestinian Authority's lack of presence in Gaza.

(NEW YORK) - A new UN report highlights progress made by the Palestinian Authority in building institutions necessary for a functioning State, while stressing the need for Israel to roll back “measures of occupation”.

“No one should underestimate what is at stake now. What we urgently need are further steps on the ground that can enable a broadening of this progress,” UN Special Coordinator Robert Serry said.

Pacifist Sentenced to Three Years for Insulting Egyptian Military

Family and friends told trial was postponed / grave violation of human rights.

(LONDON) - In what many call an outrageous move by the military, family and friends of Maikel Nabil Sanad were told the trial was postponed, while in fact he was being sentenced at the same time - alone.

Sanad appeared in front of the military court in Cairo on charges of "insulting the military by publishing false news about it" and "obstructing public security"

Egypt: Mission Accomplished in Libya for Obama and Coalition

Politics is a dirty game but we tend to ignore this fact all the time.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - "Gaddafi has lost legitimacy in Libya and he has to go”

…thus went President Obama about the popular uprising that was undergoing in Libya with rebels from east of the country taking Benghazi as their stronghold and core of the revolution.

Move Over AIPAC

“No lobby has managed to divert U.S. foreign policy as far from the American national interest… while simultaneously convincing Americans that U.S. and Israeli interests are essentially identical.”– John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt - keynote speakers

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Few Americans are aware of the enormous influence AIPAC wields over U.S. foreign adventures – especially in the Middle East.

The unquestioning support of Israel’s abuse of Palestinians and America's willingness to go to war against Israel’s neighbors illustrate blind obedience to orders from AIPAC.

Gaza Under Attack: Death and Destruction in Rafah

At least 18 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks. Story also in Deutsch.

(GAZA ISM) - On Thursday afternoon, Israeli forces escalated attacks on the Gaza Strip: the murderous offensive has killed 18 people so far, the majority of them being civilians.

Among the massacred are a mother, her daughter, two children, two elder men and four members of Al Qassam Brigades. More than sixty people have been injured so far, some are still fighting for their lives.

One Can Not Help But Wonder

Protecting a faith has less to do with the faith than it does with the interests of those who control it.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - One Can Not Help But Wonder Those who follow the international news will know that the nut case pastor down in Florida burned a copy of the Koran.

This prompted the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, to call for the arrest of the pastor resulting in a bunch of yahoos in Afghanistan rioting in protest and in Mazar-i- Sharif even killing UN aid personnel.

The Goldstone Affair: The Loyal Zionist Judge Who Came In From the Cold

Whatever initially might have been right about Zionism as a movement, the Goldstone affair is a further indication that Zionism has been badly misused by Israel’s current leadership.

(CHICAGO) - I have been studying an excellent documentary, Occupation 101, an examination of the root causes of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The case of Judge Richard Goldstone broke too late to make it into the film, but I have a suggestion for the film makers: Start work on a sequel. Call it The Goldstone Affair: The Loyal Zionist Judge Who Came in From the Cold.

On Jewish Intolerance

The Goldstone saga is an opportunity to peep into contemporary Jewish political intolerance, and Goldstone emerges as a tragic figure.

(LONDON) - In a New Statesman article, law professor John Dugard, who was a Judge on The International Court of Justice as well as being Special Raporteur for United Nations Commission on Human Rights, summarises the Goldstone apology saga:

‘there are no new facts that could possibly have led Richard Goldstone to change his mind about the UN-backed investigation into Israel and the conflict in Gaza.’