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Flawed, Futile and Fatal

Their prime objective was, and still is, the total theft of the entire landmass of Palestine, preferably with no Palestinians left in it.

(LONDON) - In business as in life the best outcome that could be hoped for in any deal is when the two parties leave the negotiating table satisfied. Don’t you agree?

Not, it would seem when the business at hand is dirty politics and the major player is Zionism. What I am alluding to here is the on-going pretence on the part of the Zionist, racist, occupiers of our land that they are willing to play ‘nice’ and the gullibility of our representatives in believing them.

U.S. Urges Myanmar to Thoroughly Investigate Thandwe Violence

The press release also urges the Union government and local authorities "to do more to ensure progress in security, rule of law, justice, humanitarian access, and reconciliation in Rakhine State to stem the sources of on-going tension, and create conditions for sustainable peace and development in the State".

(THANDWE, Myanmar) - The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar on Wednesday issued a press release condemning violence in Thandwe, Rakhine State, urging Myanmar authorities to respond quickly and decisively to the violence and protect all the residents and their properties.

A Director of a Myanmar government office who does not want to disclose the identity told Mizzima that “handlings [of the violence] differ according to areas.

Supreme Court Rejects Citizens` Request to Change Nationality from `Jewish` to `Israeli`

Court rules against change in identity card registration, citing that there is no proof of the existence of a uniquely 'Israeli' people.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by a group of Israelis to declare that they were members of the Israeli people and to allow them to change the ethnic registration on their identity cards from “Jewish” to “Israeli.”

The court ruled that the issue was not one for the court to decide and that there was no proof of the existence of a uniquely “Israeli” people. The court’s ruling echoed that in a similar case 40 years ago.

Rethinking the Two-State Solution

An Israeli-Palestinian power-sharing model could guarantee democracy and a certain kind of Zionism.

(JERUSALEM) - In the 2012 elections, J Street, the relatively new pro-Israel lobby whose stated purpose is to promote a progressive peace agenda in the Middle East, says its PAC disbursed more than $1.8 million to candidates from 26 states, thus helping eight Senate and 63 House hopefuls win their races.

Among the winners are the chairs and ranking members of five committees, including the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Armed Services Committee, as well as chairs and ranking members of more than 30 subcommittees.

Human Rights: Politicians and more

This week in Palestine there were twice efforts to break through the apartheid wall in AbuDis, there was rebuilding of demolished homes in Khirbet Makhoul, there was resistance to persistent Jewish colonial attacks on the third holiest site in Islam, there was successful pressure to release three peace activists detained at a checkpoint

(BETHLEHEM) - Netanyahu tells Obama to keep illegal sanctions on Iran and that he can get AIPAC to help resolve the US budget conflict (a conflict caused in large part by trillions spent for Israel on behest of AIPAC)!

Livni tells J Street that the Israeli Occupation Army is a great army and that its is only fighting terrorists (even though she admitted her own parents were members of the Irgun terror organization and have met while robbing a British train).

`I`ve Had a Rough Day`

We as a Nation have lost our way, lost our identity, and lost our God and are in process of losing our soul. Our children are lost in the wilderness, crying for direction, trying to find their way home.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - We have to have some kind of ongoing conflict to keep our defense contractors busy and our major corporations operating in the black and our stock market alive. We can only coast along for a very short time before we have to kindle the fires of our war machines.

If those fires are not stroked then our bellies become empty and our workers become idle, lazy and are sent home. Our children go hungry, our shopping malls, empty.

Council of Europe Adopts Resolution That Opposes Circumcision

The Council of Europe, founded in 1949, is an international organization that promotes cooperation in the areas of human rights, legal standards, and democratic development.

(BOSTON) - Yesterday the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe agreed on a resolution in support of "children's right to physical integrity."

The purpose is to reinforce the protection of children's rights, oppose violence against children, and promote children's participation in decisions that affect them.

A Wall for a Wall: Mirroring Racism

“Here’s a piece of disgusting news, so disgusting in fact that it beggars belief. Israel and its army of occupation are not just brutal, inhuman and utterly devoid of morality. Israeli army sprays sewage on the streets of the Palestinian town of Abu Dis" - Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association,

(LAVERNE, CA) - Now that our President has handed over the resolution of the Syrian debacle to the United Nations, perhaps justice demands that he hand over resolution of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict to that international body as well.

One can turn to the reality of the illegal machinations of the Israeli Zionist government any day of the week and see and know and feel the terror that exists for the occupied people who are defenseless before the impunity granted to the state of Israel for crimes that any other member nation of the UN would, as is true of Syria, be brought for justice before the International Courts.

Urgent Action is Needed - Key ITCCS Activist Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Kitchener, Canada

Help insure Steve's safety by immediately flooding the Kitchener Police with inquiries about Steve Finney and the cause of his arrest.

(KITCHENER, Ontario) - Steve Finney, a leader of the Common Law campaign in Canada who has confronted local police and government agencies for their child trafficking, was arrested this morning and is being held incommunicado at the Central Division of the Kitchener-Waterloo police department.

The Kitchener police refuse to confirm that Steve is in their custody and will not disclose any information about him.

USTPAC Commends UN Human Rights Chief`s Challenge to Sri Lankan Government

USTPAC welcomes Commissioner Pillay's firm stance on justice and accountability for both sides.

(GENEVA) - United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) thanks UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay and her team for their recent visit to Sri Lankaand the oral report provided on Wednesday to the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Commissioner Pillay's report to the Council, criticizes the heavy military presence in the North, and notes with concern ongoing sexual harassment of vulnerable groups, and the compulsory acquisition of private land.