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The Acts of Perfidious Traitors Throughout Jewish History

Today they call them leftists, but throughout history, it is those who have strived for peace and compromise, called traitors, but remembered for their moderation.

(TEL AVIV) - "There are situations in which a real patriot has no alternative but to be a traitor," wrote a senior German journalist, the late Rudolf Augstein, in a review of one of my books in the late 1980s.

`Panetta to Netanyahu:` Israel may not survive the current Arab/Islamic awakening`

In Next War, Only Fleeing Israelis Will Be Safe.

(BEIRUT) - Three weeks after being named by President Obama in January 2009 as the 19th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and during his first day on the job which was February 12, 2009, Leon Panetta, now US Secretary of Defense, signed off on a March 2009 “eyes only” CIA Report that had just been completed by his new agency.

As reported at the time, the CIA Report predicted the demise of Israel within 20 years, if present political trends in the region continued.

Gilad Atzmon on The Kevin Barett`s Truth Jihad Radio Show

Gilad said chatting with Kevin is "an inspiring event" and we are glad to share this program with our viewers.

(LONDON) - On 28^th September I was a guest on the Kevin Barrett’s radio show. We spoke about everything: Israel, Palestine, freedom of speech, Islam, Judaism, Jewish identity, Zionism, Nazism vs. Zionism, The Guardian and its 'new cult' , The Wandering Who, The Wondering me, the ‘left’, Jewish ‘anti’ Zionism and more.

Chating with Kevin is an inspiring event.

Sri Lanka Joins Israel in Naval Attacks on Unarmed Fishermen

There is strong criticism of Sri Lanka Navy's practices by the Tamil Nadu Prime Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who calls Sri Lankan attacks on Indian fishermen an 'Act of Aggression'

(SALEM ) - Sharing a spot on the world stage with Israel as one of the only navies in the world that attacks unarmed fishermen, Sri Lanka's military is falling under the increasing scrutiny of politicians in neighboring India.

Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Chief Minister of the state of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, said such assaults on Indian citizens should be viewed as "an act of provocation and aggression against India."

Blowing Winds of an Arab Spring

Across the world, the extinction and suffering of countless human beings could be attributed to rampant America.

(DUBLIN, Ireland) - The Middle East, always a hotbed of great power rivalry, has pivoted centre stage. Having dominated the media for the past three decades the region appears incurably gripped by violence. Mired by war, it has erupted in violent turmoil.

In the last half of the twentieth century, cultural products from films and news reports to museum exhibits and novels have profoundly shaped ideas about the relationship between Americans and the Middle East.

Nobel Peace Prize Discredited

The issue is the historical sense of the committee, or the lack of it for that matter.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni women’s rights activist Tawakul Karman have been named winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the names at a ceremony in the capital, Oslo, on Friday, saying the three were honoured for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work”.

Steve Jobs, Palestinians`s steps and more

Demolitions by Israel increase fivefold, and Israel police turned a blind eye to a lynching.

(BETHLEHEM) - In this week’s digest, further tree uprooting and destruction in Walaja, upcoming Friday Demonstrations, and the death of Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple and son of a Syrian immigrant to America).

In Post- Mubarak Egypt, Waterboarding is Baby Stuff

“There was much more to this unique Tahrir square phenomenon than just bread and butter, … there were popular demands to restore a lost dignity.”

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - There are a few academic definitions of “Revolution”… but they all come down to one sentence “Dramatic change in a relatively short period of time”.

It could take some time to change the political system of a country; it could take some time to draft a new constitution, elect a new parliament, even a new president … but it will definitely take so many years to get rid of the culture of fear when you have been living for so long in a police state.

Another Failure of The Media to report

WIKIPEDIA Censorship Regarding Vanunu, Israel and Human Rights

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - On Monday around 5 PM in Israel, Mordechai Vanunu, Israel's Nuclear Whistle blower reported.....

"Oct. 3, 2011. The court heard my appeal against Israel Gov' Not to leave the country, and not to meet foreigners. The Prosecutor repeat all the same arguments, against me, nothing changed. The 3 Judges will decide in few days...

An Evening with Ali Abunimah -- with Special Guest Alice Walker

Several exciting upcoming events in Oakland.

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - In a recent interview with Dennis Bernstein, "Alice Walker Fights Anti-Palestinian Bias," Alice says (referring to her experience with the US Boat to Gaza):

"The thing that I find really remarkable, and I felt this way in Mississippi forty years ago, when you reach the other people who are as determined and as dedicated as you are, with the love that you have, it’s a kind of heaven...