INTERNATIONAL

  If there is one piece of ancient wisdom that has never lost even a bit of its validity over the centuries, it is Cornelius Tacitus' axiom that, “Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.” Indeed, this appears to be the underlying principle of the US-Israeli PR campaign that has been launched in the wake of the almost …

The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid thanks everyone who came out on short notice to the protest at the Israeli consulate in Toronto yesterday May 31. More than a 1000 people were out on the streets to express their outrage against the Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. We will be sending out announcements on more protests shortly. In the …

By killing 19 and wounding 30 unarmed peaceful people on humanitarian mission in the civilian Gaza aid flotilla in the international waters, Israel drew worldwide condemnation and once again demonstrated its barbarity, cruelty, arrogance and lawlessness to the world and The aid flotilla carrying 10,000 tons of medicine, food and other essential items was organized by Turkish Human Rights Agency …

  Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country's siege on Gaza . At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured when troops intercepted the convoy of ships dubbed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, Israeli radio reported.   The flotilla was attacked in international waters, 65km off the Gaza coast. Avital Leibovich, an …

  The Kansas City Star W henever there has been a crisis in the world, from 9/11 to events in the Middle East, no one group in the metro area has been able to speak for the local Muslim community. The newly formed Midland Islamic Council wants to change that. And it also has other ambitious goals, such as unifying …

More than 30 privacy and civil liberties organisations have filed a formal petition with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), urging the federal agency to shut down the use of 'full body scanners' (FBS) at the nation's airports.  At a press conference, Marc Rotenberg, president of the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC), one of the signatories to the petition, said, …