Salem-News.com Gaza articles Page 43

Program of activities in Bethlehem area

We native Christian and Muslim Palestinians remember that Jesus, the Aramaic speaking Palestinian born in this town spoke truth to powers and asked us to be a "light unto the world".

(BETHLEHEM) - Below is a program of selected activities in the Bethlehem area starting tomorrow and over the Holidays (your participation if around would be appreciated).

Ethnic cleansing of invented people

Israeli children are educated to see the Palestinians as a problem that must be solved and as a threat that must be eliminated.

(MELBOURNE, Aust.) - Mostafa Tamimi from Nabi Saleh, Bahjat Zaalan and his son Ramdan from Gaza died on my fiftieth birthday and just a few days after Newt Gingrich declared them an invented people.

They were murdered by the Israeli terrorist organization, the IDF, an organization that is supported and funded by the US.

Five female prisoners at Israel`s Hasharon Launch Hunger Strike

Women were among the 550 detainees released in phase two of the prisoner exchange deal on Sunday, however many were left behind.

(GAZA) - Five female prisoners at Israel's Hasharon jail started a hunger strike on Wednesday in protest against not being included in the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.

A report by the Palestinian Authority ministry of prisoners affairs noted that detainees were deeply disappointed after finding out they were not included in phase two of the swap.

Britain may be a Christian country...

... but its government marches to the beat of another drum.

(LONDON) - Prime minister David Cameron has told Britain: "We are a Christian country and we should not be afraid to say so."

It`s a Win-Win Situation!

Jews are of course most welcome in our rapidly changing movement – they are precious to us and we are responsible for them too. But let’s be clear: we need no Kosher stamp.

(LONDON) - A few years ago that I grasped that Zionism was just one manifestation of Jewish political power in the West.

America`s growing isolation

It's bad news for the would-be presidents on the Republican side who are grovelling for Jewish campaign funds and votes.

(LONDON) - It was UK Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant who read the statement of the EU group.

“Israel's continuing announcements to accelerate the construction of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, (1000 new housing units tendered for last week), send a devastating message. We believe that Israel's security and the realisation of the Palestinians' right to statehood are not opposing goals. On the contrary they are mutually reinforcing objectives. But they will not be achieved while settlement building and settler violence continues.”

Joy to the world

Includes a message from the mayor of Bethlehem for Christmas...

(BETHLEHEM) - An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

The Use of Character Defamation as a Political Tool

A Case Study:

(LONDON) - On the 14 December I received this email from Sam S. one of the founders of our local group of "Jews for Peace and Justice".

I am sharing his email with my readership to give people the opportunity to see an example of the dishonourable methods of ad hominem attacks and character assassination, used (in this case against me) to stifle the debate. Pursuing their objectives, they stop at nothing; in this incident, they even try to exploit my personal pain and sorrow for the loss of my late beloved husband as a way to intimidate me into silence. All I can say is that I find their tricks nauseating and sick to the core.

Obama Ad Condemns Israel Aid Opponents

What is so bizarre about the Obama campaign’s hostility toward those who oppose aid to Israel is that Israel doesn’t need U.S. assistance to begin with.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - An ad on my Facebook page from barackobama.com reads, "Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich say they would start foreign aid to Israel at zero. Reject their extreme plan now!"

This struck me as odd for two reasons: First, it is disingenuous and misleading. The actual position taken by these Republican presidential candidates is that all foreign aid should initially start at zero as means of reducing the deficit, to be immediately followed by the resumption of aid on a case-by-case basis.

Israeli Navy Shoots (Another) Fisherman in Open Water

A fisherman is shot by the Israeli Navy without cause off the coast of occupied Gaza City.

(GAZA) - A 45-year old fisherman was rushed to the hospital for treatment after medical sources say he was shot in the leg today. His condition is stable now.

The Israeli occupation forces have recently increased prosecution against fishermen in the Sea of Gaza Strip. They have developed a new large buoy system only 3 miles from the shore in order to oversee the occupied people of Gaza.