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Rachel Corrie Case: Israeli Soldier to Testify Anonymously

Family criticises decision to allow soldier who drove bulldozer that killed daughter to give evidence from behind screen.

(HAIFA) - The Israeli soldier at the controls of a bulldozer that crushed to death 23-year-old Rachel Corrie in Gaza in March 2003 is due to give evidence tomorrow in the civil lawsuit brought by the American activist’s family.

However the judge hearing the case in Haifa has ruled that, for security reasons, the soldier can testify anonymously from behind a screen, denying Cindy and Craig Corrie the opportunity to face the man who directly caused their daughter’s death.

Viva Palestina Convoy Breaks Siege and Engers Gaza to Jubilant Crowds

The Viva Palestina convoy of almost 150 vehicles, 370 people from 30 different countries and $5 million of aid has entered Gaza.

(GAZA CITY) - Amidst scenes of jubilation from thousands of Palestinians there to greet the convoy, Kevin Ovenden, the convoy director, expressed his joy at being in Gaza once again.

The convoy set out four weeks and five days ago from London, travelling through France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Syria, before reaching Gaza.

Ahmadinejad Galvanizes Lebanon`s Palestinians

Young Palestinians are still abuzz with excited discussions of his visit.

(SHATILA CAMP, BEIRUT, Lebanon) - One largely unnoticed achievement of the Iranian President’s recent visit remains among the Palestinian refugee community in Lebanon.

Close to a quarter million are “living in cages” to borrow President Carter’s description during his meeting this week with Hamas leader Khaled Mashall in Damascus, to describe how their sisters and brothers are forced to exist in Gaza.

Oregon Inmate Stabbing Victim Attacked Second Time

Oregon prisons are dangerous, but not for the reasons you might think...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last summer we told you about an inmate whose life was in peril in the Oregon State Prison system; an individual who had testified in a whistleblower case exposing rampant internal corruption. We revealed how Clayton Howard had already been stabbed in an incident that screams of 'set up' from prison administration, and that we were concerned the state would try to get him again.

They got him again last week.

Schneider Sentencing: Dr. Stephen Schneider 30 Years - Linda Schneider 33 Years

Judge spares Schneiders a life sentence in running a "pill mill" resulting in the deaths of 68 patients.

(WICHITA, Kansas) - Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda Schneider, who were convicted in Federal Court of dozens of deaths of patients attributed to running a "pill mill" had asked a federal judge to sentence them to the minimum of 20 years in prison, rather than the life sentence prosecutors were seeking.

The Schneiders also were found guilty on five counts of unlawfully writing prescriptions and 11 health care fraud counts.

Oregon`s Measure 74 Serves the Needs of Patients

Advocates say it adds more choices for patients, but doesn’t affect the current MMJ program.

(SALEM, Ore.) - With so much discussion taking place regarding Oregon’s Measure 74, which allows medical marijuana to be sold at lawful dispensaries, having the facts straight is mandatory.

The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program was approved by voters in 1998, and currently has nearly 40,000 patients that have been registered by more than 3,500 doctors - approximately 1 out of every 7 licensed in the state of Oregon. Though patients can use marijuana legally, many of them have a difficult time getting their medicine.

Israel`s Murder of Furkan Doğan

Today would have been the young man's 19th birthday.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Furkan Doğan shot the Israeli military first, then they shot back, and ultimately executed him on the deck of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla 'Mavi Marmara' last May.

The problem, is that Furkan was only using a video camera. The Israeli commandos who "bravely" stormed this humanitarian aid vessel with unarmed peace activists, used 9mm pistols and sub machine guns to shoot back.

`Zionism and Peace are Incompatible`

If it is the case that American presidents are frightened of provoking Israel, the conclusion would have to be that the Zionist state is a monster beyond control and that all efforts for peace are doomed to failure.

(LONDON) - At last somebody has said it in the most explicit way possible. The somebody also said: “The problem is Zionism and the solution is dismantling the Zionist framework and instituting a secular democracy that does not discriminate between Israelis and Palestinians.”

The somebody was Miko Peled, a Jewish peace activist who was born in Israel and lives in America.

Students Denounce Demonization of Student Activism by Anti- Defamation League

On campuses around the country, groups promoting Palestinian freedom respond to attack by the Anti-Defamation League

(UNITED STATES) - Representing campus organizations at over 60 campuses around the country, university students promoting Palestinian freedom have responded to a vilifying report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) listing “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP) and a variety of other American organizations as the “Top 10 Anti-Israel Groups in America.”

The report was released the same day the ADL honored Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul who owns Fox News Network.

The Ken O`Keefe Family Values Tour

A Mother's Love for a man Israel calls a Terrorist.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Ken O'Keefe's recent whirlwind NW speaking tour featured a level of depth that one doesn't often see. His mom, Pat Johnson, accompanied her son

It was her first chance to see him, since his dramatic survival of a deadly Israeli commando attack aboard the Mavi Marmara, a passenger ship in last May's Gaza Freedom Flotilla.