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Israel Sabre Rattles Against Iran to Divert Attention From Home

Israel is using the spectre of an imminent attack on Iran to safeguard the country’s bloated military budget and divert attention from social protest at home.

(TEL AVIV) - Everybody knows the scene from school: a small boy quarrels with a bigger boy. “Hold me back,” he shouts to his comrades, “before I break his bones!”

Our government seems to be behaving in this way. Every day, via all channels, it shouts that it is going, any minute now, to break the bones of Iran.

Occupy Wall Street, Not Palestine!

IfAmericansKnew.org Provides Flier to Distribute at Occupy WS Events; can be shared widely with anyone you know who might distribute it.

(EL CERRITO, Calif.) - Are you participating in the Occupy protests? Thinking about joining? Or do you live near an Occupy protest? If so, we encourage you to share information about Palestine with protesters and passers-by.

We've created a special flier to use at Occupy events, highlighting the huge amount of US tax money sent to Israel.

New Flotilla Scheduled to Arrive in Gaza Friday

Press Conference Scheduled to Welcome Boats at Gaza Seaport 9:30 a.m.

(GAZA ISM) - Local fishermen, Palestinian youth, civil society, and international supporters will be awaiting the arrival of Freedom Waves to Gaza which is currently approaching the blockaded strip.

The press conference is being hosted by the Palestinian Fishing and Marine Sport Association (PFMSA), and will be held in Gaza's fishing port on Friday, 4 November at 9:30 a.m.

Israel raid kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians in an attack on the northern part of the blockaded Gaza Strip as Tel Aviv steps up attacks against civilians in the besieged territory, Press TV reports.

(GAZA STRIP Press TV) - The incident occurred on Thursday, when armed clashes broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinians in the north of the besieged coastal sliver.

The Israeli army has increased its attacks against the Gazans, vowing to continue to act against Palestinian fighters allegedly poised to fire rockets across the border. Palestinian groups say they're observing an Egyptian-brokered truce agreement but reserve the right to reply to any Israeli aggression.

Palestinian Youth Will March Today in Gaza

Group demands international protection for flotilla.

(GAZA STRIP ISM) - Palestinian youth will march today in Gaza to demand that the United Nations and international community protect the "Freedom Waves to Gaza" flotilla against Israeli attacks.

"I support the flotilla because Israel says it's no longer occupying Gaza," said Rana Baker, a 20-year-old business administration student at Islamic University. "This would include the sea and freedom of movement. But this is not true, and the flotilla will once again prove this and confront a siege illegally imposed upon a mostly-civilian population."

Palestine Hip-Hop - DAM Performs in Portland Friday

"Let us introduce ourselves... we are from a town called Lid where those that kill and demolish go without punishment"- DAM

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Mark your calendar for this Friday, Portland will host one of the coolest bands in modern history, DAM is from Lod, Israel is the face, heart and soul of Palestinian Hip-Hop.

Two brothers, Tamer and Suhell Nafar, and their friend Mahmoud Jreri, comprise the core elements of the band. Their music is raw and brave and who has more of a right to express anger in music than people living in a place where their rights are diminished simply because they aren't from the right religion?

Boats Ply Waters Toward Gaza

Vittorio Arrigoni ended his messages to us with the note “stay human”. May we all stay most alive and stay most human.

(BETHLEHEM) - This letter was written and rewritten four times as the ups and downs of the last few days. When you get it two boats would have left Turkish waters and I am not on one of them. I finalize this letter from a boat returning to port in Turkey.

Boats Now Sailing to Gaza

If you are an American, call the State Department and the White House- demand that they take immediate action to ensure the safe passage of these boats and to put an end to the siege of Gaza.

(GAZA) - Israel and the US outsourced the siege of Gaza to Athens last summer by preventing 8 boats in the Freedom Flotilla 2-Stay Human from sailing from Greek ports to Gaza.

Despite this we were able to bring world-wide attention to the blockade of the Gaza Strip. Our efforts in Greece only fueled our determination to challenge the imprisonment of the people of Gaza.

Palestinian Youth Join Boats set to Challenge Israel`s Siege of Gaza

Throughout the week Palestinian activists in the West Bank and inside Israel are organizing solidarity actions with the Freedom Waves mission.

(RAMALLAH ISM) - Two civilian boats, the Canadian Tahrir (Liberation), and the Irish Saoirse (Freedom), carrying 27 people from nine countries, are currently in international waters making their way to the beleaguered Gaza Strip to challenge Israel’s ongoing criminal blockade of the territory.

A Palestinian youth activist from Haifa has joined this renewed international mission to challenge Israel’s unrelenting stranglehold on Gaza via the sea.

Palestine Enters UNESCO in 107 to 14 Vote

Let the US waste its billions on wars against small nations. The rest of the world prefers to take a different path.

(CHICAGO) - To mounting excitement and wild applause, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), voted 107-14 with 52 abstentions, to approve full Palestinian membership in the international body. The vote came on Monday.

Fully aware that the negotiations track pushed by the US and Israel does nothing but enhance Israel’s continued take over of Palestinian land, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has chosen to enlist the UN in Palestine’s request for justice.